“At some point, you got to decide for yourself who you’re going to be—can’t let nobody make that decision for you.”
Of course it's not just a love affair, but it's such a love affair.
Since childhood, I lacked a sense of security.
There are three people.
Friendship, after the best friend turned against him, he threw out a chair and smashed it to pieces.
Family affection, playing the father, from licking lips to steering wheel posture, are all the same, but the only regret left is the early death, simply let me become you.
Love is playful all night, but the aftertaste after returning home is estimated to have dreamed of 10,000 new lives, and it was broken along with the bridge of the nose.
I hate my mom too, the fake dad said, but now I miss her again.
Fake love has come, but there is no trace.
Qi Lun, who can only say one word but not two words, is not only shy, he has never taken the initiative to fight for anything. Being bullied on campus, he just hides; being hurt by his mother's verbal violence, he just bears it silently. Too kind, do not want to resist, seems cowardly. But the little friend knows that he is not cowardly, he knows it himself, he is just kind.
Knowing Juan, he realized his own blue color, but this love is not the real father's love, even if one party is sincerely giving, but the other party dare not feel at ease, so the heart is only half open. But in the sea, when you swim, you are free, but no one understands this "opened" heart.
Kevin is an amorous young man, and he won't fall in love at first sight, but by chance, he finds his own hidden place, and he has such a tacit understanding in a few words that it is difficult to control himself. Kevin not only opened Chiron's crotch, but also Chiron's heart. Chiron had been forbearing all the time, and broke out on the beach. Sex is the embodiment of "life", except for the "sex" happiness this time, Chiron has never enjoyed the happiness of life before, and he has the attribute of curse to himself. The drug-addicted mother couldn't control herself, and the evil in her mouth would only manifest itself in herself after many years, but the current Chiron was tortured by this disgust. So he asked Juan, but Juan didn't know how to answer.
What is gay, how do I know if I'm gay? Juan's answer to the question from the little boy on the opposite side is excellent. You will know it later, but you don't need to know it for now.
Halfway through, I want to sigh, it's so polished, it's over the top, and I'm trying to make fun of it. The shadow that Juan left on Chiron did not miss a single point. Use cowardice as a weapon, arm yourself, and earn everything you want with a boxer, including respect, and also earn it with strength.
But the second half was so good.
It doesn't have much to do with blacks, gays, and school bullying. I grew up.
It is actually a freedom.
The set of rules for black people is a faction of its own, and like the Jews, there is a part of self-isolation. But those who were confined to this set of rules by Little Qiron now have a chance to break free. He got everything that Juan had ever had and he became Juan. But Juan is happy, at least he can sleep at night. And Chiron couldn't sleep.
Because Juan has Teresa, he can earn everything he wants with his fists, including big golden teeth.
He is also stubborn and not afraid of losing, which is nothing more than a cheap life.
But love is something that cannot be earned with fists, and it is more worthy of being cherished than life.
The confused Chiron received a call from Kevin, and his life started anew, his life had meaning again, there was something to be afraid of, and he became nervous, which was more exciting than drug trafficking.
After Hosseini wrote "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns", he published "Singing Back in the Mountains". Some people criticized him for using political correctness, like "Moonlight". Gay groups, after all, are a minority. Nabi in "Singing Back in the Mountains" is still a straight man who is loved wholeheartedly by gay. Naturally, both sides are tortured, but the seemingly unreasonable letter is particularly persuasive. Time is such a thing Well, hard to say. In Nabi's life, as he grew older and his physical needs changed, he was willing to accompany his master, not just take care of him. I remember that Hussaini explained it once on ins. The content is probably that the essence of love has nothing to do with orientation. Straight men and gays can also develop love, but this kind of love is anomalous again.
The second half of the movie is a poem. When a man who has been in love for ten years meets again, it is he who makes himself understand the answer that Juan hadn't told at the time, but now he is married and has children. Such a meeting is naturally stimulating.
Kevin was still the same as before, every cell was teasing from beginning to end, but he pretended to be nothing. In Chiron's life, there was only one night between the seaside and Kevin, and he never touched or was touched by anyone else since. He is still the same as before, he has no confidence to fight for anything, and everything he gets is passively obtained. Smashing yourself into prison with a chair, then being a strong boss, starting from scratch, more or less being pushed forward. Instead, he was insulted and mocked by his mother's viciousness. His growth trajectory was passive and evasive. But he is too kind and simple, so when he stands on the top of the food chain and encounters a small animal on the bottom, his first reaction is to flee.
But only for Kevin, this is a lover, no matter how many years of forbearance, it can't be stopped, so in the end, he expressed his heart and made a loud voice.
Except for children, it's hard not to like this movie.
It's like reading "Reminiscence of the Years Like Water", a bit of stream of consciousness, but like Vivaldi's Autumn.
You are the only one, and this is the only one.
The fake father saw the blue under his black skin, and the fake love uncovered the black under his blue skin.
Blue, black, the color that is kneaded together, is.
he asks.
How to know.
The answer is, will know.
The director is so powerful that he melts sympathy away. It's not pity, it's pity.
Shy is not only kind, but also simple.
I haven't been able to sleep because I miss you so much.
The most powerful thing about this movie is that it can make people with white skin feel the understanding and pity of people with dark skin. It expresses the essence of homosexuality: on myself, I can get everything I want, I can turn my cowardice into a weapon, I can become a strong person, and I can win everything I want. I am no longer bullied, not bound by my family, I am mighty and majestic, I am full of courage, but in the dead of night I can never sleep soundly, I can never love myself only by myself, and even respect me can be armed with big golden teeth Get up, but only love, I am as humble as before.
This is the most meticulous part of the film. It transcends American political correctness. It is thrown out, clean, moving and beautiful.
After reading some of the discussions on Quora, it is extremely opposite to the domestic discussions. In China, people think that they won the Oscar by relying on political correctness, but in fact it is unique. It's definitely not the subject matter. Chiron doesn't represent black people, nor does he represent gays. He has weakened the label on his body. His whole body, the only person who needs to take care of his feelings - Juan - is dead. Everyone in this world is someone who has hurt him or is a complete stranger, and Teresa will not ask him anything. So all his choices are independent. Perhaps the spiritual level, childhood experiences, influenced his behavior subconsciously, but social influences had no effect on him.
But he "keeps himself like a jade", he is so clean, that's why the movie is called Moonlight.
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