Wearing the hat of political correctness, they sing the hearts of mortals

Maxine 2021-10-20 17:43:25

"Moonlight Boy" wears the four politically correct hats of black + homosexuality + poverty + drugs, it seems to be very speculative to go to Oscar, especially under the pressure of public opinion that there is no black film shortlisted last year. However, this is the first black movie I have ever seen that does not promote bitterness and hatred.

Why do you say that? First of all, there are no whites in the movie, and there is no content about blacks being bullied as a race. Secondly, although the protagonist Theron is often bullied, what the film calls for is not equal rights struggle; Theron’s family financial situation is certainly not. It’s good, but it’s not to deliberately catch people’s eyes. The community is full of drugs, but drugs are more of a mediator of conflicts around Theron, rather than complaining about how drugs can destroy a community.

What is the theme of the movie? This is a story of personal growth, but this person happens to be a black homosexual, a group that is rarely seen by people.

The poster of the movie is a mosaic of three faces, and the story of this man is also divided into three sections: Little, Chiron, and Black. It is his three names (nicknames), which are also the characteristics of each age group.



Theron's first appearance was when he was chased and bullied by a group of bear kids because he was small (Little). The mother who was addicted to drugs could not give him care and protection. On the contrary, Juan met him by chance and gave him solid and strong support for the first time, and it was a long-term continuous support. Juan taught him to swim, as if it were a Christian baptism, and gave him a new life.



However, vulnerable people are always particularly sensitive. He discovered that Juan’s business-drug trafficking, was the chief culprit of his mother's drug use. Being thin and sensitive, and discovering the complexity of the world early is the keynote of this first paragraph.

The title of the second paragraph is his name Chiron. This symbolizes that in this period, he has found himself. In high school, he was still reticent, still being bullied at any time, a muddy mother did not see improvement, and Juan, who had once protected him, also left his world. It seemed that everything couldn't be worse, but with his childhood friend Kevin, he found a new place of sustenance. In the sea of ​​Miami that year, Juan gave him a strong support for the fragile for the first time, but at the same time he sealed his inner package; ten years later, under the moonlight of Miami Beach, he was in another person. In front of me, I truly released myself.



However, his world is destined to be complicated, and Kevin betrayed him the next day under pressure. This heart-wrenching blow finally caused the anger that had accumulated for more than ten years to erupt and completely changed his life.

The title of the third paragraph, Black, means that Theron finally became a typical black. Instead of looking thin and thin back then, what I saw was a muscular man wearing a gold chain, driving a muscle car, armed to his teeth, and was involved in Juan’s job-drug trafficking. From the teasing of his opponents, he was also very sophisticated. Just when I was wondering if it was Chiron, the two phone calls he answered revealed the answer, and also revealed his two knots that are different from the past-the mother who was absent when he needed love, and the one who escaped when he really gave. Kevin. This paragraph is the process in which he tries to untie these two knots. At the moment when he received the call from Kevin, the underworld boss instantly changed back to his youthful appearance: silent, whispered, and no more than three words in one sentence. That was the memory of worship in his heart, and it was also a piercing pain.

In the plot of the two people meeting, many comments said it was too long and slow in pace, but I thought it was appropriate. The only sweetheart I've ever touched in my life is still of the same sex. I haven't seen each other for ten years. They are still married and have children. Naturally, they can only be very careful about each other's attitudes. Theron’s world is destined to be complicated. Although he shed tears before his mother’s confession, and although he sobbed on Kevin’s shoulder, maybe the knot can be solved, but what is gone is always gone, and life is still hard to return to himself. The look you want. At the bottom of his heart, it was still the boy with a faint blue light in the moonlight.



It is not difficult to see that this movie is full of delicate emotions. Photography has contributed to the expression of this emotion. We can often see Chiron's close-ups floating against the background of defocusing, and we can directly feel that Chiron is the focus of the film. Under the reddish light, slow motion of silent characters, or mother's abuse, or Kevin lights a cigarette, or reunion night calls from the beach between the shadows of the trees at the door of Kevin’s house, coming and going. , As if there were so few moments, I really felt Chiron's world. Of course, I also felt Wang Jiawei's possession.



However, the side effect of Wang Jiawei's possession is the extreme personalization of the author. It is destined that each segment can only empathize with a small part of the audience. This is also the reason why only the few moments mentioned above make me really feel the world of Chiron, and it is also the reason for the series of "shortcomings" put forward by other comments. And the distinctive three-part split narrative, as if Hou Xiaoxian possessed his body, can indeed focus on the subtlety of the micro level, but it also allows us to see only a part of Chiron, and cannot experience it from a more complete perspective. he himself. This is obviously better in "Manchester by the Sea".

But all in all, this is a rare black film that pays attention to the individual without chanting slogans in tears.

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  • Kennedy 2022-03-20 09:01:20

    Understand the director's meaning, the skills are really lackluster. To learn the King of Sunglasses, you should not learn "Spring Light", you should learn something about "Chongqing Forest" or something.

  • Mustafa 2021-10-20 19:02:43

    Did not see any race. This is a story about people.

Moonlight quotes

  • Kevin: It's Kevin. You do remember me, right?

    [pause]

    Black: Yeah.