Side Note: There are quite a bunch of allusions and themes here (even some left open to interpretation) so try to bear with me as I explain some of them.
This dude Roscoe is smiling really hard here and thus shows his gold molar to The Boy. If you remember in the beginning of the screenplay, that was the name of his twitter handle (@thegoldmolar).
The reason why Roscoe has a gold molar is because, just like he told The Boy, he is a part of him. This is made evident in the short film “Clapping for the Wrong Reasons” when The Boy (or whatever you want to call him) pulled out that gold tooth from his nose. Since Roscoe is basically his other half (the other part of him The Boy’s been searching for this whole time), pulling out the tooth didn’t get rid of Roscoe at all.
Have you seen Fight Club? If you haven’t, just know this is a spoiler alert. Similar to the movie (which is also referenced in “Life: The Biggest Troll), the way to get rid of Roscoe was to get rid of The Boy. Now there is a bit of a difference because in the movie when The Narrator is shot, Tyler dies but The Narrator is still alive. In this case with The Boy and Roscoe, they both die.
Now try to put that all together. Why was The Boy so bent on figuring out Roscoe’s wetsuit? It’s because Roscoe was a part of him, and The Boy was leaning to find more about himself even if he didn’t know Roscoe was a part of him. Think of it this way: The Boy kept seeing signs of Roscoe’s wetsuit everywhere and kept trying to find the meaning. By doing that, he was indirectly trying to find himself.
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Gambino teams up yet again with very close friend Jhene Aiko for an upbeat, Camp-esque track.
This is the part where they kinda fall in love a little bit.
BTI Screenplay: Since his mysterious rich father died, The Boy doesn’t know how much money is left, so he decides to start slanging drugs with the help of his friend; FAM. Naomi (who’s actually Jhene Aiko) thinks it’s a bad idea because she knows The Boy will be an “awful” dealer. Turns out it’s pretty easy for her to get used to the lifestyle.
Just hold me close, my darling
Just hold me close, my darling
Just hold me close, my darling Childish Gambino – I. Flight of the Navigator
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The beginning of the verse plays a terse yet eerie instrumental that can actually be heard in it’s entirety on page 51 of his official website.
It’s not on page 51 anymore. Anyone happen to download it?