Moonlight Review

After watching Moonlight again for this class, I had a few key takeaways that helped to my overall understanding and appreciation of the film. I think Chiron's identity is ultimately shaped by those around him. When he was younger, he had the nickname of "Little" which imply that he's small, weak, and unimportant. Juan tries to get through to Chiron by helping him out, and Juan wants Chiron to stick up for himself and create his own identity. Chiron is able to eventually understand who he is and become comfortable with his own identity, and that's where we see his nickname switch to "Black". I think his encounter with Kevin helped open his eyes for this moment. 

The colors of blue and black that are seen throughout the movie represent sadness and gloominess. I think the black could be seen with race, and Chiron's nickname is "Black". I think black could represent firmness and strength, and we saw Chiron's strength to keep going through the trauma and bullying while growing up but not refusing to back down. 

I think the chaptered structure of the film supports Chiron's journey as a character. The chapter layout helped to show the key moments from his life while still being able to show everything that happened. We got to see the full transformation of his character. I think if it was done differently, the audience would be missing out on certain aspects of his life. On the other hand, since it was mainly the key moments of his life, part of me wished I could know more about what was happening to Chiron throughout his whole life.