①The film tells the stories of the various growth and confusion of the African-American gay male protagonist in three time periods. Topics include drugs, school bullying, same-sex love, middle-aged men who fill fatherly love, drug-addicted mothers, Wait.
②The color palette of the movie is very interesting, fresh, delicate and rich in texture (the black skin tone is the soul, and other races don’t have that taste with those dark colors), the atmosphere of this tone is further enhanced by the peaceful and gentle lens movement/editing/soundtrack/performance strengthen.
③ Fragments that specifically highlight this atmosphere: the swimming part (the sea water is constantly surging softly on the screen), the scuffle between the male protagonist and Kevin on the football lawn, the catch on the beach when the two of them kissed at the seaside, and various other seasides. Fragments of gentle wind and waves, etc.
④ It is completely understandable why there are so many bad reviews for this film, and why the film catalogue only gave this film two stars (although the film catalogue of the 21st century is no longer the film catalogue of the year, but it has some weight in itself). Because theoretically, the content of the story itself is relatively heavy, and it is out of place with the refreshing atmosphere in audio and visual: drug trafficking, single parents, decadent families, school bullying, same-sex discrimination, growing up and going to the end of drug trafficking, etc., Neither of which is trivial to say is "fresh". The idea that I just finished repainting is that the audio-visual of this movie floats on the surface of the story, and it is sought after because of its practical significance related to racial diversity. But I searched the opinions of some American film critics, and found that many independent film critics who don't care about political correctness (note: "political correctness" here is a neutral word) also praised "Moonlight". It can be seen that it is not just a matter of "political correctness". I think maybe it's this: The reason this movie is so popular in America is because Americans know the black community in America very well. Specifically, this story may not be fresh in the eyes of those who do not know the African American community, but perhaps the director has seen many such things as a member of the African American community, and he does not feel that the content of the story is heavy but feels It can be handled as a refreshing story with a touch of sadness. And Americans, perhaps because they know these things about their black community, do not feel how heavy the content of the story itself is, and can easily accept this emotional tone. If so, the director should devote some space to helping audiences unfamiliar with African-American communities to understand and bring in the atmosphere of those communities, so that we can embrace this fresh emotional tone.
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