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This is going to be short and sweet:
Moonlight is a gift. It is a gift that fulfills an area so often overlooked by Hollywood films. I went into the cinema knowing only that it was about a black lgbt+ boy and that we see him at three stages in his life, and oh my god, it is so much more.
Moonlight explores many themes including: black identity, sexuality, family and black male masculinity, and I use black before masculinity because this film completely contradicts the stereotypical representations often portrayed in Hollywood films because they are seemingly the only available parts. Masculinity is essential to this story as Chiron grows up and its essence, its focal point, for me, is highlighted in the last section of the film as he has had this huge body transformation and, form my interpretaiton of the film, it is his shield; his body is his protection against the outside world. And then there is that moment of heart-wrenching vulnerability when Chiron tells Kevin something along the lines of:
"You're the only man that has ever touched me."
Another factor I wish to talk about is the representation of the poor lifestyle Chiron lives in, the people he is surrounded by, one that shouts at all those who dehumanised black communities in the US - Mahershala and Janelle articulated this a lot better than me. Juan and Teresa become almost guardians to Chiron, they gave him a place he felt safe in.
Some of these moments:
And a moment that I sobbed all the way through because of how personal it was for me:
How the film ended was beautifully picture-esque and coming full circle back to Chiron as a kid *sighs* beautiful. I am and will be forever grateful to be able to read this.
Moonlight is a gift. It is a gift that fulfills an area so often overlooked by Hollywood films. I went into the cinema knowing only that it was about a black lgbt+ boy and that we see him at three stages in his life, and oh my god, it is so much more.
Moonlight explores many themes including: black identity, sexuality, family and black male masculinity, and I use black before masculinity because this film completely contradicts the stereotypical representations often portrayed in Hollywood films because they are seemingly the only available parts. Masculinity is essential to this story as Chiron grows up and its essence, its focal point, for me, is highlighted in the last section of the film as he has had this huge body transformation and, form my interpretaiton of the film, it is his shield; his body is his protection against the outside world. And then there is that moment of heart-wrenching vulnerability when Chiron tells Kevin something along the lines of:
"You're the only man that has ever touched me."
Another factor I wish to talk about is the representation of the poor lifestyle Chiron lives in, the people he is surrounded by, one that shouts at all those who dehumanised black communities in the US - Mahershala and Janelle articulated this a lot better than me. Juan and Teresa become almost guardians to Chiron, they gave him a place he felt safe in.
Some of these moments:
And a moment that I sobbed all the way through because of how personal it was for me:
How the film ended was beautifully picture-esque and coming full circle back to Chiron as a kid *sighs* beautiful. I am and will be forever grateful to be able to read this.