The Founder, John Lee Hancock
The founder 2016 was written by Robert Siegel and
directed by John Lee Hancock. This is not his first time directing a Biopic, as
he previously worked on such films as The Blind Side, the story of a homeless
and traumatised boy who became an All American football player with the help of
a caring woman and her family. And also Saving Mr Banks the story of
Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly
meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for
the big screen.
The Founder is set in year 1954, it’s the true
story of Ray Kroc is an ambitious milkshake machine salesman, who is struggling
to find customers to purchase his product. With the bills starting to stack up
and seems misguided in his attempts in the milkshake machine business, Ray gets
his break breaking when a customer asks for a large order of milkshake machines
in San Bernardino, California. Traveling there, Ray meets the McDonald
brothers, Dick and Mac, and witnesses their revolutionary restaurant McDonalds.
Marvelled by what the two brothers have accomplished, Ray seizes opportunity,
asking the McDonald brothers to allow him to expand and franchise their
restaurant. While sharing his vision, the brothers make him Ray a partner.
The stars in the films are Michael Keaton, Nick
Offerman, John Lynch and Linda Cardellini. Michael Keaton started his career on
the Mister Rogers’ Neighbourhood TV show in the 70’s, in the late 80’s he took
the role of Batman and he recently featured in Spiderman Homecoming as the
films antagonist called the Vulture.
The
founder constantly switches between Ray Kroc and the brothers, this happens in
a pattern. The pattern is the film follows Ray and after a decision or action
taken by him, it cuts to the McDonalds brother’s reaction of his actions, this
happens great deal throughout the film. With these two sides of the film shows,
for every negative portrayal in the film there is a corresponding positive
portrayal, whether that is in the character. The film also gives their
portrayal of the American dream, and how it is possible but gets destroyed by
capitalism and greed.
Ray Kroc: There’s no place in business for nice people like that, business is war, its dog eat dog rat eat rat. If my competitor were drowning, I’d walk over a put a hose right in his mouth. Can you say you would do the same?
Mac McDonald: I can’t, nor would I want
to.
Josh again some great insights into the film and the protagonist but it still feels a little too much like a review and not an analysis.
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