Review of Moonlight (2016) by Nedryerson1 — 02 Feb 2017

Moonlight is a movie of self-discovering like you never seen before. The story is told by chapters, portraying the protagonist in three moments of his life, as he grows up. The plot is simple, little actions but center on its characters.

As Chiron interacts with his mom, a couple of strangers that welcomes him and his school friend, the viewer discover the theme of the film, the search for identity as a whole, understanding of one’s emotions, clearing the brainstorm of thoughts in order to comprehend who you really are.

The thing is that all these are endangered by a sexual identity that it’s still developing, so the outcome is very unique and beautiful on its way. The direction is precise, the screenplay cunningly fragmented, accurate score, the three actors that created the protagonist nailed it, but all the credits are for Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali, both gave sublime performances.

And the movie title just perfect: running alone at night in the moonlight, symbolizing the solitude of growing up in the streets.