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A landmark South Florida film and winner of the Golden Globe Award for \u201cBest Motion Picture \u2013 Drama\u201d
A film critique by Irene Lopez, Virginia Key Beach Park Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Far from standard indie or big production house arcs, screenwriters Barry Jenkins and award-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney<\/a>, whose mothers were HIV positive addicts, combine their diverse sexual perspectives to show us the evolution of a black boy growing up in Liberty City. Unlike trendy movies which embellish social misery and eventually let go its progressive disguise by making up through explicit sex and luxurious contrasting locations, Moonlight <\/em>focuses on a circumscribed story of self-understanding and positive change while crushing clich\u00e9s of African-American masculinity. Underscoring purity of love over sexuality, the blue darkness of beaches leads us to the true meaning of love between Juan and Little, between Kevin and Black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did Beethoven\u2019s Sonata Moonlight<\/em> had something to do with this three act structure film based on \u201cIn Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue\u201d by Tarell Alvin McCraney<\/a>? It is not present in the film score, but you simply know that it is there somewhere. As is the transformation in contemporary demographics, when Jenkins lets us gradually and sparsily observe the mix of races and classes in the background, all in poverty survival mode. Nicholas Britell\u2019 score synchronizes this subtle effort adding hip-hop, R&B, even Mexican Currucucucu Paloma<\/em> sung in Spanish, by Brazilian Caetano Veloso, and nothing has been added by chance. Even in its absence, everything connects subliminally to resist categorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At some point, the audience does not need to hear about drug dealer Juan anymore. His legacy already catalyzed Chiron\u2019s journey. Jenkins wisely surpasses Black drama via a sensorial cinematography integral to the movie\u2019s plot: the water heating on the stove, the beans, the ice cubs, the doors, all takes you beyond an obvious written world that unravels your emotions while shattering your fear of lecturing finales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notwithstanding most actors playing the main roles during the different periods of Chiron\u2019s life never met during production, the portrayals of the three physically unrecognizable Chirons, and Kevins in the three more important turning points of the script, show Jenkins\u2019 masterful skills as a director. Mahershala Ali won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor because he came out off the screen to share a meal with us without asking for redemption. It was only a matter of time that Hollywood grew up and rewarded with its Best Picture Award a minimalist cinematic jewel like this. The eternal rivalry between discrimination and beauty will stick with audiences long after the film credits roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.vox.com\/culture\/2017\/2\/27\/14748332\/moonlight-best-picture-why-it-won<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/movies\/100000004787538\/anatomy-of-a-scene-moonlight.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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