And like the brilliant Mahershala Ali, who plays Juan in the film, said best about his character: Made me grow appreciative of Teresa and Juan that more. Little looking up from his plate at that, something about Teresa's voice, her presence, clicking with him. You don't talk much but you damn sure can eat.
I had so many favorite scenes in Moonlight - and since the film is divided into three parts, it's quite a number - so I'll just start sharing: (Plus, we get extra scenes that didn't make it into the final cute.) (AND A DIFFERENT - BUT STILL SIMILAR - ENDING!!) And as you might've guessed, Moonlight was just as spectacular on page as it was on the big screen. I vividly remember thinking during one particular scene in the film, I wonder how this was written down in the script… So I was beyond ecstatic to get to read the screenplay so soon after seeing the film. Dev Patel and Andrew Garfield said it best when: To quote this article, Moonlight also became the first film with an all black cast, the first LGBT film and the second lowest-grossing film domestically (behind The Hurt Locker) to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.Īlso, THAT ENDING!!!. I can’t get over how wide-spanning and game-changing this film is. Covering issues of race, discrimination, sexuality, m/m love, coming of age, and so much more.
#MOONLIGHT MOVIE MOVIE#
It’s the kind of movie that sticks with you. I recently watched the masterpiece that is Moonlight and to say that I was utterly blown away would not be at all an exaggeration. To quote this article, Moonlight also became the first film with an all black cast, the first LGBT film and the s
Anchored by extraordinary performances from a tremendous ensemble cast, Jenkins’s staggering, singular vision is profoundly moving in its portrayal of the moments, people, and unknowable forces that shape our lives and make us who we are.more At once a vital portrait of contemporary African American life and an intensely personal and poetic meditation on identity, family, friendship, and love, Moonlight is a groundbreaking piece of cinema that reverberates with deep compassion and universal truths. Moonlight is a 2016 American drama film directed by Barry Jenkins and written by Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, based on the previously unpublished play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by McCraney A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in Moonlight is a 2016 American drama film directed by Barry Jenkins and written by Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, based on the previously unpublished play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by McCraneyĪ timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.
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