2016 Directed by Barry Jenkins
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
MOONLIGHT is *MAGNIFICENT.* a specific but utterly symphonic portrait of masculinity in the modern world. every shot is seared into my brain. it's also a devastatingly beautiful love story. to put it in the most reductive / tantalizing terms possible, think CAROL by way of Frank Ocean.
most likely the best film of 2016 so far.
The hype has never, ever, ever been so real. And the best birthday present that I ever could have asked for. A marvel -- a modern masterwork of unadulterated understanding. Understanding of isolation, of idiosyncrasies; understanding of care, of compassion; understanding of darkness & disparities, of spectrums, of sexuality; understanding of memories & maliciousness, of (forced) numbness, of nostalgia; understanding of catharsis. Catharsis. The third act of this film is nothing short of the purest shaping and structuring of cathartic cinema. One of, if not the finest sophomore feature of the last half-decade. A miracle of a film... an experience which we are blessed to have exist in our current, rapturously unsympathetic reality.
It doesn't matter who you sleep with, look like, voted for, your age, what part of the world you live in, your hairstyle, who your favorite member of Nickelback is, what type of car you drive, what music you listen to, your sex; a good movie is a good movie. You don't have to be a certain "type" of person to appreciate quality cinema. A great film should bring people closer, not rip them apart. That's what I got out of Barry Jenkins' Moonlight.
Mahershala Ali is the motherfucker, ain't he? Fuck yes! What a screen presence. The orange juice scene will stay with me for a very long time. For such a short amount of time on screen, Mr…
I'm not sure we as a society deserve a movie as empathetic and open-hearted as Moonlight right now, but I'm grateful it exists.
This movie is split up into three parts. Us, in the film industry, refer to this as the "three axes" because they chop the movie up.
The movie opens with Remy Danton after his fall from US Politics. He's back on the streets wheeling and dealing when he meets his young clone.
Little Remy has taken to house flipping and he discovers the previous tenants' epipens lying all over the floor. Big Remy feeds his clone and teaches him how to swim. He even introduces little Remy to the moonlight to see if he would turn into a werewolf. This is where the movie gets name.
Fast forward to high school. Although it is never stated, little Remy is now…
There's so much I want to say, and don't really know how to say any of it (yes I have said that before), but I have meaning to rewatch this film since I saw it in theaters initially. I finally did tonight, and I'm so glad I did.
I have thought about this movie since I saw it initially, and upon this rewatch, I will continue to think about it. I know that sounds kind of obvious, but it's the truest thing I can say right now.
I just cannot believe it. I am in utter awe at this film. Thank you Barry Jenkins and team for this movie. Thank you so, so much.
i don't remember when i actually went to see it lmao so i'm just guessing!
BEST PICTURE WINNER JDKNSDNIAJDEOJOIEJFOJSLKVKSNJKFVNFJVKSNKNFnvN BItcH! definitely need to rewatch sometime
Yes, I know I should have seen Moonlight way earlier when it was out in theatres, but there was something inside of myself stopping me, so I decided to wait until it came on Netflix to watch it. Having seen it, I can definitely say that it mostly lives up to the hype. Should it have won against La La Land? I'd have to say no, as I still think La La Land is the better movie, but even still, in regards to actual issues, there are hardly any, the only reason that I'm not giving at 5 stars is because I was a bit underwhelmed by it. Sure, this movie is masterfully directed, brilliantly acted (Mahershalla Ali and Trevante Rhodes stand out the most), and has a beautifully told story. It's just that for me, the hype seemed to be a little much.
I liked it, wish I loved it but this thing has been hyped to hell and back so I suppose that waiting so long to take it in would only lead to some form of disappointment.
One could easily watch Moonlight on mute and still feel its shockwave; so much of the power of Jenkins' film comes through gestures and image- Juan cradling Chiron while teaching him to swim, the glances between the characters during the table scene, Kevin and Chiron on the beach, each scene set in a car, the expressionistic lighting and color, evocative of its Floridian, oceanside setting. A lot of the acting is somewhat silent, emotive- Little constantly called out for being quiet, Juan and Teresa constantly compassionate, but often loving in silence, the aforementioned scene on the beach one of the most perfectly composed scenes of intimacy in all of cinema. Turn on the volume, however, and you'll latch onto the…
Not my fav of last year, but a beautiful movie nonetheless. It's cool that it won Best Picture.
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I JUST REALISED MULAN AND SHANG NEVER MADE OUT WTF
