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.
Joshua Adeniji Onnalee Blank Christopher Bonis Alessandro Checcacci Chris David Frederick Howard Mathew Waters
ashton sanders’ career should have the same momentum as timothée or lucas hedges or that fucking guy from to all the boys i’ve loved before. he should be in a new movie every year he should be offered franchises he should be on magazine covers and red carpets he was incredible in this movie and he deserves a big and successful career in hollywood thank you and good night!
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…
Beautifully shot on great film stock. Wonderful script. Incredible acting, especially from the child actors. Feels incredibly authentic, and the way Jenkins just lingers and frames all those emotions with the camera is incredible.
Plus, the story on display here — about our yearning for intimacy and the need to break down those walls — is immensely, profoundly beautiful. Like Carol, or Lost in Translation. Perhaps a new classic.
this was one of the most heartfelt and soulful films i've seen in a while, i was cry smiling throughout the whole second part
i just rewatched moonlight for the first time since2016and DAMN i fucking hate myself for not appreciating it enough back then!I literally skipped through the majority of film bc i felt bored or sumn but today i fell in love with every frame every chapter and every fucking line..
Both emotionally moving and beautifully orchestrated. The story of Chiron developing and repressing his sexuality is jammed with realism and truth. Through the cinematography and soundtrack the world of Chirons thoughts and feelings are communicated to the audience. Moonlight is an important story to tell and is one of the most influential films of the decade. Would recommend watching it multiple times to fully appreciate everything that is happening in this film. Stunning!
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