Review of Moonlight (2016) by Arvin G — 13 Mar 2017

Moonlight builds its main subject with substance-filled chapters, acted by brilliant and compelling actors, in a rare fascinating story while dealing with difficult issues, race and sexuality, while fighting the pressures of life.

This is Director Barry Jenkins' first Oscar Award winning piece, but before this, he's already known for his style, for he fills the silver screen with detailed masterpieces apart from it being visually captivating. He doesn't do movies for the visual pleasures, there's always a story behind every angle of his film.

Moonlight is divided into three chapters, all with the lead being performed by three different actors whom all provided a soul to their character, Chiron.

The first part is titled "Little", which entails Chiron's isolation as a kid, for different reasons like bullying and his mother being a crack addict. The second called "Chiron" where, in his adolescent years, began to question or be curious of his sexuality, and still the bullies in school that made his inner beast came to life. The third is "Black", a full grown Chiron, who is now a drug dealer, following the footsteps of his mentor Juan (Mahershala Ali).

Moonlight is so grounded in its character development, but it never went dull. Every scenes is based on the character's perspective, which is filled with searing emotions all throughout without focusing other than its subject matter.

Moonlight builds its main subject with substance-filled chapters, acted by brilliant and compelling actors, in a rare fascinating story while dealing with difficult issues, race and sexuality, while fighting the pressures of life.

This is Director Barry Jenkins' first Oscar Award winning piece, but before this, he's already known for his style, for he fills the silver screen with detailed masterpieces apart from it being visually captivating. He doesn't do movies for the visual pleasures, there's always a story behind every angle of his film.

Moonlight is divided into three chapters, all with the lead being performed by three different actors whom all provided a soul to their character, Chiron.

The first part is titled "Little", which entails Chiron's isolation as a kid, for different reasons like bullying and his mother being a crack addict. The second called "Chiron" where, in his adolescent years, began to question or be curious of his sexuality, and still the bullies in school that made his inner beast came to life. The third is "Black", a full grown Chiron, who is now a drug dealer, following the footsteps of his mentor Juan (Mahershala Ali).

Moonlight is so grounded in its character development, but it never went dull. Every scenes is based on the character's perspective, which is filled with searing emotions all throughout without focusing other than its subject matter.

Moonlight builds its main subject with substance-filled chapters, acted.

By brilliant and compelling actors, in a rare fascinating story while.

Dealing with difficult issues, race and sexuality, while fighting the.

Pressures of life.

This is Director Barry Jenkins' first Oscar Award winning piece, but.

Before this, he's already known for his style, for he fills the silver.

Screen with detailed masterpieces apart from it being visually.

Captivating. He doesn't do movies for the visual pleasures, there's.

Always a story behind every angle of his film.

Moonlight is divided into three chapters, all with the lead being.

Performed by three different actors whom all provided a soul to their.

Character, Chiron.

The first part is titled "Little", which entails Chiron's isolation as.

A kid, for different reasons like bullying and his mother being a crack.

Addict. The second called "Chiron" where, in his adolescent years,.

Began to question or be curious of his sexuality, and still the bullies.

In school that made his inner beast came to life. The third is "Black",.

A full grown Chiron, who is now a drug dealer, following the footsteps.

Of his mentor Juan (Mahershala Ali).

Moonlight is so grounded in its character development, but it never.

Went dull. Every scenes is based on the character's perspective, which.

Is filled with searing emotions all throughout without focusing other.

Than its subject matter.