"Moonlight" is my ideal kind of movie, or the kind I like. It's not too straightforward or obscure. I can touch the heartbeat of the text, and it also leaves me a lot of room for imagination. It has its own temperament and perception, it is dynamic and charming, and it carries the heaviness of life itself. Unique, or universal. In the first ten minutes of the film, I was still a delighted bystander, savoring the taste of oriental aesthetics oozing from the camera, and my curiosity about the beginning of the hero's life. But in the future, I became a participant. To be honest, I have never experienced anything that the male protagonist has experienced. However, I have established a certain connection with the male protagonist, which is inexplicable and difficult to forget. . This is the most fascinating thing about the film. Facing his mother's moodiness and school bullying, the hero Shiron has been taciturn, restrained and stoic since he was a child. Throughout the film's three chapters, Shiron's temperament has remained the same, no matter what has changed. As the film tells me, people keep burying their former selves as they grow up, not in other places, but in their hearts, and they will not disappear even if they go away. The little boy in the little chapter spoke for the first time in front of Juan, that is, to reveal his heart. When it comes to the chiron chapter, everything about Shiron begins to enlighten. Regarding sex and self, Kevin is undoubtedly a bright spot in the world of Shiron. The little boy who grew up in an unfortunate family turned the little love fruit in the early stage of sexual enlightenment. As the only consolation, the only life-saving straw finally overwhelmed him. When Kevin threw a punch on his face, the teenager was surprised and heartbroken, and his hopes were dashed, but he was stoic until he cried bitterly in the teacher's office. Whispering, we saw that none of his shells were spared and all were broken. During this period, he completed the transformation from escaping and dodging to rising up and resisting, and also completed the initial awareness of sexual orientation and rebellion. It is not difficult to imagine that this also affected his vision of the world. The whole film revolves around "growth and transformation". The male protagonist reads the lyrics of fate passively while searching and escaping. In the text, a "three-stage" linear narrative is adopted to show several important scenes in the hero's life, and then embellish them with details. It doesn't tell the story in large sections, but it goes to the point, and even has a lot of blank space - the director doesn't intend to tell you what happened in the middle, but you seem to know why he changed. The imagination space in this is fascinating. The expression is forbearance and the emotion is restrained, but instead of affecting the display of the character's life course, it provides a broader perspective and deepens the connotation of the film. Shiron used violence to retaliate against the bullying. After being arrested by the police, he used disappointment and pain, interrogation, and even a bit of hatred. Looking at Kevin, the film did not stay in this tearing pain for too long. After the black screen, the adult Shiron was already full of muscles and golden teeth, driving on the road. It is not difficult for us to imagine what kind of pain and sweat this once thin teenager went through to reluctantly cut off the umbilical cord from his mother in the past and get a new life. Not only in the text, but the scenes of the film are also worth discussing. The language of the shots is rich, delicately and implicitly expressing the emotions of time and space, and it also shows that the director is influenced by the Oriental director and is persistent in poetic expression. In the little chapter, Juan taught him to swim, the water floats in the center of the screen, and the soundtrack is solemn, reminiscent of the father teaching his son the truth of life and placing great trust. In the chiron chapter, two teenagers are sitting on the beach, talking about the cool breeze, feeling each other's attraction, a restrained sexual experience, leaning on Kevin's shoulder, holding the fine sand in his hand. In the black chapter, the adult Shiron was awakened by a nightmare. Under his strong physique, there are still hidden pains in the trauma. Looking down on the camera, he is alone and alone, which is pure heart and few desires. In the three chapters, beach and water are the most common images, but the moods are different. When he received a call from Kevin, which was full of bland and rich conversations, Shiron was driving down the road. The soundtrack at this time is the magical "Dove". There were no cars on the road, and it stretched forward, and it didn't stop to the horizon, as if it were a reconciliation that he had to accomplish alone. Then, the camera slid and slowly landed on Shiron, watching him drive into the shadows, until the car overlapped with the children playing by the sea, and then upwards, a blue sky and a bright moon appeared. The road is not without end, its end is a reunion ten years later, where the director's deliberate sense of form and drama reached their peak. Xilong entered the door, the camera gave a close-up of the softly ringing bell, and the South American-style music sounded, this thick sunglasses style (heart melted) Xilong was full of anxiety, and walked with the mood of reconciliation or nostalgia with the past Come in and sit down. At this time, Kevin didn't notice Shiron's arrival, he was still working, and he walked past him and said, "Sir, please wait a moment, I'll come over there after I've cleaned up. Here, I want to give the director extra points. This seemingly meaningless detail makes me smile. It is true that this paragraph is full of formality. He is the hero's first kiss, the object of his sexual enlightenment, the only person who has touched him (the hero's line at the end), and Kevin punched him in adolescence to save himself. How can such two people meet in ten years, how can it be as plain as water! But things like hugging and forgiving with tears in your eyes are a bit vulgar. This detail is a buffer, just Like the music in the restaurant, it really doesn't matter in the general direction, but it is the natural, delicate and flexible verification of the film, which won my heart. After the reunion, the familiar and unfamiliar atmosphere is everywhere. The dialogue and eyes show the subtle oriental aesthetics. The shot that seems to be paying homage to the sunglasses-Kevin leans against the wall to smoke, the light is dim and psychedelic, his face is slightly sideways, and his expression is lost. It is not difficult for Kevin's state to be reminiscent of "Breakthrough". He was a chatterer when he was young, but like Shiron, he was gradually grinded into a man who was reluctant to talk. The close-up of the two faces at the time of the reunion, the two similar expressions, seemed to condense ten years of time that he had not been portrayed at once. Outside the film, the "political correctness" of sexual orientation and skin color is naturally eye-catching and controversial. But when I looked at the blue skin of the little boy and indulged in the solemn and melodious sound of the violin, all the controversy was resolved by the emotions shared by human beings displayed in the film. Growth is fragile porcelain, life is a glimpse of a hard city wall. The pain of being bullied, the sourness of the first sexual experience, the despair of being betrayed. They have gradually drifted away, but the traces of growth still remain in the depths, and together they constitute the current he - a mature individual. In the last scene of the film, on the seaside covered with moonlight, the little blue boy turned his head to look behind him, his eyes were still as innocent as a deer, and he also carried the perseverance throughout his life. However, we all know that the youth of the past has grown up, the scars have not faded, but everything is developing in a good direction, "who am I", "where do I come from", "where do I go", "how do I become now" The most difficult puzzles, which may take a lifetime to solve, were solved the moment the little boy turned his head. And while watching this movie, a person who is busy growing up, was also writing this review, stopped to say hello to my growing self, and said softly, hi. In the solemn and melodious sound of the violin, all the disputes are resolved by the common emotions of human beings shown in the film. Growth is fragile porcelain, life is a glimpse of a hard city wall. The pain of being bullied, the sourness of the first sexual experience, the despair of being betrayed. They have gradually drifted away, but the traces of growth still remain in the depths, and together they constitute the current he - a mature individual. In the last scene of the film, on the seaside covered with moonlight, the little blue boy turned his head to look behind him, his eyes were still as innocent as a deer, and he also carried the perseverance throughout his life. However, we all know that the youth of the past has grown up, the scars have not faded, but everything is developing in a good direction, "who am I", "where do I come from", "where do I go", "how do I become now" The most difficult puzzles, which may take a lifetime to solve, were solved the moment the little boy turned his head. And while watching this movie, a person who is busy growing up, was also writing this review, stopped to say hello to my growing self, and said softly, hi. In the solemn and melodious sound of the violin, all the disputes are resolved by the common emotions of human beings shown in the film. Growth is fragile porcelain, life is a glimpse of a hard city wall. The pain of being bullied, the sourness of the first sexual experience, the despair of being betrayed. They have gradually drifted away, but the traces of growth still remain in the depths, and together they constitute the current he - a mature individual. In the last scene of the film, on the seaside covered with moonlight, the little blue boy turned his head to look behind him, his eyes were still as innocent as a deer, and he also carried the perseverance throughout his life. However, we all know that the youth of the past has grown up, the scars have not faded, but everything is developing in a good direction, "who am I", "where do I come from", "where do I go", "how do I become now" The most difficult puzzles, which may take a lifetime to solve, were solved the moment the little boy turned his head. And while watching this movie, a person who is busy growing up, was also writing this review, stopped to say hello to my growing self, and said softly, hi.
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