In that scene when he's getting lectured after being beaten up you can almost pin-point the very instant he decides to kill his potential for vulnerability. Powerful stuff.
I hear people calling this a "gay" movie but I didn't even notice that. I'm from the hood and it felt like I was seeing deep into my soul. Inner city life for real. A boy growing up in the hood, I felt it hard.
I cried. Everyone I know in the hood cried. It's too much. This is more than a story. It's real life told in the most beautiful and intense way. The hermeneutics are insane too. Notice that his name is spelled EXACTLY like the famous historical Greek Centaur Chiron, who was COMPLETELY different than his counterparts and fellow Centaurs. Centaurs are known for violence and a lack of self control-Just like the cultural narrative of American black men. However Chiron was different. Known for his bravery and knowledge. Chiron gained his benevolence from an absolutely HORRIBLE early life. Just like in moonlight; Chiron too had been abandoned by his mother, and soon adopted by the god Apollo. In astrology the astroid named after Chiron; is representative of early childhood traumatic experiences and emotional growth from pain wrongfully inflicted on you. All the layers to moonlight are overwhelming. I cry thinking about my dark skinned gay cousin the daily pain he faces from that stigma alone.
'your the only man whos ever touched me'. that line made me understand suicidal tendencies and mental illness a bit, bc i cant imagine someone that desperate for an emotional and physical partner wouldnt have such thoughts cross their mind.
It's not only desperation, people like Chiron NEED an emotional and physical parter and we as a society kind of refuse to let them have one with our double standards and discrimination.
I didn’t really see Chiron as depressed in the final act. It seemed more like an identity issue rather than one of depression. That line,to me ,was him basically saying “your the only man who has ever truly seen me for what I really am. This was hinted at earlier when there in the diner when Black tells the guy “u don’t know me” and the other guy repeats “I don’t know u?” I also don’t think black “needed a partner” The message didn’t seem to really be about sexuality, but rather that was just used to convey an identity issue. We also see him accept himself with other issues. He stops denying what happened to him and accepts and forgives it. Thats y he can hear her words in the intro to black and why he forgives her at the hospital.
I've had to sit through it a few times and it's made me cry every single dang time. Even though I didn't live in an inner city, Jenkins really uses the tools of cinema to make me feel for the characters. It's just so beautifully made. - Nick J.
every time I watch it and it gets to the scene where Chiron's mom says "Your heart doesn't have to be black like mine", even just now when watching this video... all the tears....
I heard about this movie about a group of African American women in the 60's that used maths to empower themselves and help NASA win the space race. I assumed it was this movie called 'Moonlight'. 1.5hrs into it I was still thinking when they'd get to the maths and space. Turns out the movie was called 'Hidden Figures'.
khan heshan LOL. That's what my friend wanted to see and I convinced her to see this with me instead. She loved it. Sorry you got them mixed up though.
And how did Barry Jenkins NOT win an Oscar for Best Director for MOONLIGHT? I like Damien Chazelle too, but LA LA LAND is not nearly as good as MOONLIGHT.
This movie devastated me like no other. My university’s (WVU) LGBTQ center showed this at the student theater and I left feeling both uplifted and crushed. I like what you said at the end; for me, all the artful switches between formalism and realism serve to elevate the supremely impactful story. Thanks for talking about this perfect film. I hope you guys cover Her as well!
I think the ice and cold was significant as after him first using the ice pack in the office he first began to lean into his more closed and traditionally masculine behavior. And you notice that he goes and sticks his head back in the fridge in a scene in his 20’s. I think the cold is representative of him closing up and hardening while the beach represents the opposite for him as it’s at the beach where he opens up and makes himself more vulnerable. I love how this movie simply for the amount of symbolism and metaphors and whatnot to pick apart. I can’t personally relate to any of main topic the movie touches on as I’m straight and Native American, but i still found it to be incredibly compelling as a piece of art and even made me think more about theses things as it presents it in a not obnoxious way. It doesn’t feel like it’s just agenda-pushing propaganda as it just shows you all this stuff and lets you use your own mind to come to your own conclusions and judgements. Excellent movie.
There's a great interview on Song Exploder about the soundtrack for this movie. Chyrone's theme when he's little is the basis of the score and then at each stage of his life the score is pitch shifted down to make it darker and more distorted, while still keeping the heart. It's a way of showing through sound that Chyrone might change on the outside, taking on signifiers in order to protect himself, but his core is unchanging. It makes me think of a matryoshka doll.
I love this series of Crashcourse You are not only giving good detailed and insightful looks into films but also uplifting films that would normally be over looked by normal movie seers. Thank you, I look forward to the next video!
I feel for the black community.. Especially young black boys and men. Society won't let them be vulnerable and their true selves shine. Many put up a front of strength when they don't have a family or society who gives them love and respect for being human and who they are.
Honestly, i didn't want to see Moonlight because of all the hype when it was originally released (ignorant of what it was actually about). Now i HAVE to see it. It sounds and looks absolutely gorgeous.
Moonlight was a film I had not understood, but after watching this video I have now understood way more about it. Just the little hidden things and techniques Barry Jenkins puts into Moonlight is astonishing and truly makes this film a masterpiece
The scene with Juan and Chiron where Chiron is talking about drugs and how he already has an idea of his environment and the pain on Juan's face afterward almost made me cry. That was an excellent scene
'Moonlight' has become my word for a near-perfect movie that is head-and-shoulders above the competition. Eg, "in 2015 and 2017, there was no clear Moonlight."
I saw this movie but I never really understood what it was about (in a critical sense)... But now that I saw this video I feel completely different about it!!! It was truly a masterpiece!!! 💕
I didn't watch it until AFTER it won Best Picture because I had full hope La La Land would win. I tried to watch it a while later, and had a little trouble setting it up. This would usually be a sign of a bad movie. I finally began watching. And half way through, I thought "Damn it! This is good movie!"
This video does a wonderful job of explaining Barry Jenkin's use of formalist style to express the deep complex emotions felt by the characters. Great job as always Crash Course.
Love this! I saw Moonlight with a friend and they hated it, while it had a huge impact on me. We had some friendly back-and-forth about whether it was good or bad, but I couldn't explain why I found it so powerful! Now I understand the technique behind it a little better.
Laurie That sounds like a terrible idea in my opinion. Not attacking you at all. I just think some art especially stuff like this works best and maintains its impact so much better as a piece of isolated art. I understand wanting to see these characters more and whatnot but that wasn’t the focus of the movie it was just to tackle these core themes and illustrate the progression of the protagonist as he adapts to his world (for better or worse).
yesssss this was beautiful ☺️✨when i fist watched moonlight, i was kind of unsatisfied because i didn't quite understand it, but Michael made an elegant and thorough job of explaining its significance and the true masterpiece that it is!
Sincerelyy Eccentric love, simon is about lgbt characters and has a couple main characters of color, also with simon's love interest being black, gay, and jewish. it was very inclusive and diverse i believe, but i havent seen it yet.
sky briggs as beautiful as that film was, I would like to see one that centers on these characters, instead of supporting rolls. Moonlight was really the movie that showed the perspective of a gay black man living in the hood who also struggles internally with the expectation of complete masculinity. The depth of the cinematography in itself is enough to deserve an Oscar.
Barry Jenkins is from my city and went to my rival high school. Liberty City is about 15 minutes away from me. What I loved most about it is the realness of the city he bought to film.
This was such a great video. I knew Moonlight was a good film, but this did a great job the reasons why. I was able to pick up most of the contextual stuff like masculinity and identify, but really appreciated the break down of the technical elements - the stuff that's unique to film. Can't wait to see what else this series takes on. Thanks for sharing!
First I've seen in this series. Am here to staaaaaaay. This was brilliant. I am pumped up to experience rest of what is or is coming! Moonlight is . . . eternal. Such a beautiful experience. Have seen it just once, but will probably enjoy myself even if I saw it 20 more times. What a film.
At the end of the movie we see Chiron on the beach as a kid. This represents how Chiron as an adult becomes vulnerable again like when he was a kid. Chiron is feeling vulnerability for the first time since he was a kid and becomes unhardened. Chiron realizes that his true self and accepts his sexuality and realized he is a vulnerable man and not a bad person who is a drug dealer who lives on the street.
I very randomly came across this video and decided to watch it so I don't know what going one. A I can say is that this video feels more like when you have to do a project for school on a book or a movie (usually in English class) versus a regular review of a movie.
The First time I saw this movie was just after it won Best Picture but then i disliked it and hated it but even weeks later I kept thinking about it and the filmmaking then i realized that may be i missed something so i watch it again and then again and i found the genius of this movie , this movie has effected me so much that everytime i see bright sunlit views it reminds me of this movie.
When I saw this movie I loved it. If I had to pick a favorite 'genre' it would be character studies. (but I don't pick a favorite there are plenty of amazing movies in every genre)
In that scene when he's getting lectured after being beaten up you can almost pin-point the very instant he decides to kill his potential for vulnerability. Powerful stuff.
Homosexuality and Masculinity are not opposites. Thought the movie, Black struggles finding a way to fit both concepts together, that is his struggle.
I hear people calling this a "gay" movie but I didn't even notice that. I'm from the hood and it felt like I was seeing deep into my soul. Inner city life for real. A boy growing up in the hood, I felt it hard.
I cried. Everyone I know in the hood cried. It's too much. This is more than a story. It's real life told in the most beautiful and intense way. The hermeneutics are insane too.
Notice that his name is spelled EXACTLY like the famous historical Greek Centaur Chiron, who was COMPLETELY different than his counterparts and fellow Centaurs.
Centaurs are known for violence and a lack of self control-Just like the cultural narrative of American black men.
However Chiron was different. Known for his bravery and knowledge. Chiron gained his benevolence from an absolutely HORRIBLE early life. Just like in moonlight; Chiron too had been abandoned by his mother, and soon adopted by the god Apollo.
In astrology the astroid named after Chiron; is representative of early childhood traumatic experiences and emotional growth from pain wrongfully inflicted on you.
All the layers to moonlight are overwhelming. I cry thinking about my dark skinned gay cousin the daily pain he faces from that stigma alone.
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wow
This is a good comment
André
How?
No one ever mentions it, I honestly think it’s underrated
Wow... Keep your cousin close. He needs ur love, support and acceptance
'your the only man whos ever touched me'. that line made me understand suicidal tendencies and mental illness a bit, bc i cant imagine someone that desperate for an emotional and physical partner wouldnt have such thoughts cross their mind.
Rashid C I cried after that line😢💗
It's not only desperation, people like Chiron NEED an emotional and physical parter and we as a society kind of refuse to let them have one with our double standards and discrimination.
Jorge Luis Farfán Vila - AMEN to that!
Dam ya deep
I didn’t really see Chiron as depressed in the final act. It seemed more like an identity issue rather than one of depression. That line,to me ,was him basically saying “your the only man who has ever truly seen me for what I really am.
This was hinted at earlier when there in the diner when Black tells the guy “u don’t know me” and the other guy repeats “I don’t know u?”
I also don’t think black “needed a partner”
The message didn’t seem to really be about sexuality, but rather that was just used to convey an identity issue. We also see him accept himself with other issues.
He stops denying what happened to him and accepts and forgives it. Thats y he can hear her words in the intro to black and why he forgives her at the hospital.
Janelle Monae was gorgeous
Is*
@@Foreveralonecuuuh bruh first second i saw her I looked her up and told my friends she's my new celebrity crush
@@Foreveralonecuuuh He means specifically in the movie of course. Of course she IS beautiful. Let the man have his comment.
I choked up a bit just from that clip of Chiron meeting his mother again as an adult.
Krombopulos Michael It was definitely a healing moment.
Krombopulos Michael I'm not crying I'm just sweating outta my face!
That moment was very sad
Cinematography is what makes this film imo. Best HD cinematography ever - makes black skin look absolutely LUMINOUS
SPOILERS
I love Juan so much. I was physically hurt to find out that he died in the second part of the film.
My jaw dropped during the third act of this film. Just magnificent.
Hell of a black dude, huh?!
This movie made me cry in the theater. So relatable to inner city life.
I've had to sit through it a few times and it's made me cry every single dang time. Even though I didn't live in an inner city, Jenkins really uses the tools of cinema to make me feel for the characters. It's just so beautifully made.
- Nick J.
every time I watch it and it gets to the scene where Chiron's mom says "Your heart doesn't have to be black like mine", even just now when watching this video... all the tears....
I heard about this movie about a group of African American women in the 60's that used maths to empower themselves and help NASA win the space race. I assumed it was this movie called 'Moonlight'. 1.5hrs into it I was still thinking when they'd get to the maths and space. Turns out the movie was called 'Hidden Figures'.
khan heshan LOL. That's what my friend wanted to see and I convinced her to see this with me instead. She loved it. Sorry you got them mixed up though.
Gold
Jenelle Monae and Mahashala Ali is in both movie
I was so glad when LA LA Land lost. It made my night.
Satan himself ^^^^
La La Land was great but Moonlight was superb
XZDrake RIGHT hahahah
Overrated trash movie (Moonlight)
@XZDrake Lmaoooo
And how did Barry Jenkins NOT win an Oscar for Best Director for MOONLIGHT? I like Damien Chazelle too, but LA LA LAND is not nearly as good as MOONLIGHT.
WHITE HOLLYWOOD
This movie devastated me like no other. My university’s (WVU) LGBTQ center showed this at the student theater and I left feeling both uplifted and crushed. I like what you said at the end; for me, all the artful switches between formalism and realism serve to elevate the supremely impactful story.
Thanks for talking about this perfect film. I hope you guys cover Her as well!
I truly think Moonlight is one of the best films ever made
I think the ice and cold was significant as after him first using the ice pack in the office he first began to lean into his more closed and traditionally masculine behavior. And you notice that he goes and sticks his head back in the fridge in a scene in his 20’s. I think the cold is representative of him closing up and hardening while the beach represents the opposite for him as it’s at the beach where he opens up and makes himself more vulnerable. I love how this movie simply for the amount of symbolism and metaphors and whatnot to pick apart. I can’t personally relate to any of main topic the movie touches on as I’m straight and Native American, but i still found it to be incredibly compelling as a piece of art and even made me think more about theses things as it presents it in a not obnoxious way. It doesn’t feel like it’s just agenda-pushing propaganda as it just shows you all this stuff and lets you use your own mind to come to your own conclusions and judgements. Excellent movie.
There's a great interview on Song Exploder about the soundtrack for this movie. Chyrone's theme when he's little is the basis of the score and then at each stage of his life the score is pitch shifted down to make it darker and more distorted, while still keeping the heart. It's a way of showing through sound that Chyrone might change on the outside, taking on signifiers in order to protect himself, but his core is unchanging. It makes me think of a matryoshka doll.
Wow thanks for that info
This was such a great movie and you explained it so well! Seeing the little brown animations made me so happy lol
I cried so so much on this movie, it was so beautiful; every time I watch it, it makes my heart release all its sorrows
“i hate you mom.” When i tell you i CRIEDDDDD
When did he say this?
@@SonnySantana2099 When he visited her at the rehab and she said she loved him.
I love this series of Crashcourse You are not only giving good detailed and insightful looks into films but also uplifting films that would normally be over looked by normal movie seers. Thank you, I look forward to the next video!
I feel for the black community.. Especially young black boys and men. Society won't let them be vulnerable and their true selves shine. Many put up a front of strength when they don't have a family or society who gives them love and respect for being human and who they are.
one of the best films I have ever seen. truly moving. and so important to watch
Honestly, i didn't want to see Moonlight because of all the hype when it was originally released (ignorant of what it was actually about). Now i HAVE to see it. It sounds and looks absolutely gorgeous.
Shauday Smith you will be happy that you watch it. One of my favorite movies.
I am crying right now... just from watching your video about this movie. A masterpiece of emotive film-making.
Moonlight was a film I had not understood, but after watching this video I have now understood way more about it. Just the little hidden things and techniques Barry Jenkins puts into Moonlight is astonishing and truly makes this film a masterpiece
The scene with Juan and Chiron where Chiron is talking about drugs and how he already has an idea of his environment and the pain on Juan's face afterward almost made me cry. That was an excellent scene
One of my favorite films. Can’t wait to see Barry Jenkins’ next film!
RIGHT!?!?!? I can't wait, either!
- Nick J.
'Moonlight' has become my word for a near-perfect movie that is head-and-shoulders above the competition. Eg, "in 2015 and 2017, there was no clear Moonlight."
That’s so gorgeous
I saw this movie but I never really understood what it was about (in a critical sense)... But now that I saw this video I feel completely different about it!!! It was truly a masterpiece!!! 💕
@@SerafinaLorelei ...... lol ok
How did you not know what it was about....
The soundtrack was great in Moonlight too!
i couldnt even make it through this critique without crying. Moonlight moved me beyond words and had stuck with me since.
The scene where he confessed he was trapping, was an emotional gut shank.
I felt that ending. You felt that ending. Your whole neighborhood felt that ending
the clip of chiron's mother saying she loves him made me cry again. i'm crying as i type wow i love this film. great video!!
Saw the notification for this series of crash course and it immediately made my day
This man didn't blink once
this was literally the most beautiful movie i think ive ever watched. i cant get it out of my mind
Time to dive into La La Land.. NO wait it's Moonlight!
Akke_Pakke literally about to say that. But you beat me to the punch. 👍🏽
Akke_Pakke lol 😂
hahaha!
SKSKKSKS STOP
One of the top10 movies I´ve ever watched. Period.
I didn't watch it until AFTER it won Best Picture because I had full hope La La Land would win.
I tried to watch it a while later, and had a little trouble setting it up. This would usually be a sign of a bad movie. I finally began watching. And half way through, I thought "Damn it! This is good movie!"
lol la la land isn't in the same universe as moonlight
Hey Spike!
I adored this movie. Honestly, one of the best and most thoughtful ones I've ever seen
This video does a wonderful job of explaining Barry Jenkin's use of formalist style to express the deep complex emotions felt by the characters. Great job as always Crash Course.
Love this! I saw Moonlight with a friend and they hated it, while it had a huge impact on me. We had some friendly back-and-forth about whether it was good or bad, but I couldn't explain why I found it so powerful! Now I understand the technique behind it a little better.
Ugh I know that it works perfectly ending the way it did, but boy would I love a sequel where we get to see them together more.
Laurie
That sounds like a terrible idea in my opinion. Not attacking you at all. I just think some art especially stuff like this works best and maintains its impact so much better as a piece of isolated art. I understand wanting to see these characters more and whatnot but that wasn’t the focus of the movie it was just to tackle these core themes and illustrate the progression of the protagonist as he adapts to his world (for better or worse).
Just being reminded how beautiful moonlight is still takes my breath away.
First in the Mood for Love and now Moonlight? You guys are winning me over!
Review had a severe lack of musical analysis, a key to the movie of Moonlight
yesssss this was beautiful ☺️✨when i fist watched moonlight, i was kind of unsatisfied because i didn't quite understand it, but Michael made an elegant and thorough job of explaining its significance and the true masterpiece that it is!
This movie just made my year. Black actors and gay characters. How many movies can compare?
wow, ACTUAL BLACK ACTORS AND GAY CHARACTERS? wonder, why it has so many awards.
black panther.
Black panther isn't about lgbt community. I was saying what movie, has black actors and is about homosexuality?
Sincerelyy Eccentric love, simon is about lgbt characters and has a couple main characters of color, also with simon's love interest being black, gay, and jewish. it was very inclusive and diverse i believe, but i havent seen it yet.
sky briggs as beautiful as that film was, I would like to see one that centers on these characters, instead of supporting rolls. Moonlight was really the movie that showed the perspective of a gay black man living in the hood who also struggles internally with the expectation of complete masculinity. The depth of the cinematography in itself is enough to deserve an Oscar.
Great video! You guys could make one about the “Waltz with Bashir”!! It’s an amazing movie!
Tell me more!
- Nick J.
Oh yes! Waltz with Bashir please!
AH YOU DID MY FAVORITE MOVIE!! (ALSO WHEN DID CRASH COURSE FILM BECOME A THING!!) Best day ever :')
Barry Jenkins is from my city and went to my rival high school. Liberty City is about 15 minutes away from me. What I loved most about it is the realness of the city he bought to film.
I watched this movie recently and it made me cry so hard.
I haven’t see the movie, but now I must! I see why it was so critically acclaimed. It’s beautiful.
This was such a great video. I knew Moonlight was a good film, but this did a great job the reasons why. I was able to pick up most of the contextual stuff like masculinity and identify, but really appreciated the break down of the technical elements - the stuff that's unique to film. Can't wait to see what else this series takes on. Thanks for sharing!
Beautifully done. The movie and the film criticism. Aspiring filmmakers can learn a lot from this breakdown
First I've seen in this series. Am here to staaaaaaay. This was brilliant. I am pumped up to experience rest of what is or is coming!
Moonlight is . . . eternal. Such a beautiful experience. Have seen it just once, but will probably enjoy myself even if I saw it 20 more times. What a film.
One of my favorite movies. Ive seen it multiple times. It's relatable aswell.
That last line, floored me. " I haven't touch any one else since "
Moonlight was amazing!!!! Beautiful story, calming vibes and atmosphere!
This was a really beautiful movie. Surprised me that Miami seemed like a third world country to me, but I guess thats the inequality of America.
Yes yes yes! An amazing and thorough analysis and I am greatly anticipating Beasts of No Nation in the next installment.
At the end of the movie we see Chiron on the beach as a kid. This represents how Chiron as an adult becomes vulnerable again like when he was a kid. Chiron is feeling vulnerability for the first time since he was a kid and becomes unhardened. Chiron realizes that his true self and accepts his sexuality and realized he is a vulnerable man and not a bad person who is a drug dealer who lives on the street.
I very randomly came across this video and decided to watch it so I don't know what going one. A I can say is that this video feels more like when you have to do a project for school on a book or a movie (usually in English class) versus a regular review of a movie.
This film was amazing, and this video was very insightful.
I loved this film when I first saw but didn't exactly understand why, this has helped me form my thoughts on it. Brilliant film & brilliant video!
Yes! Beasts of No Nations is one of my favourite films! I can’t wait!
I love your channel
Please continue this series. There are still a lot of great movies to talk about.
this movie broke my heart
I loved this movie, but it was just to powerful and heavy that I really can't see myself wanting to watch it again.
This was great, now I can't wait for the Beast of No nation episode.
This movie is perfect and beautiful. I cried so much for little, Alex Hibbert was just as amazing as the adults on screen
What an excellent and graceful essay on Moonlight! You have outdone yourselves, truly. I cried a bit.
gorgeous movie. bittersweet arc - this took me back haha
The First time I saw this movie was just after it won Best Picture but then i disliked it and hated it but even weeks later I kept thinking about it and the filmmaking then i realized that may be i missed something so i watch it again and then again and i found the genius of this movie , this movie has effected me so much that everytime i see bright sunlit views it reminds me of this movie.
This movie was an incredible experience for me. Love this video, you made me love the movie even more, thanks
When I saw this movie I loved it. If I had to pick a favorite 'genre' it would be character studies. (but I don't pick a favorite there are plenty of amazing movies in every genre)
this may be the best film breakdown in this entire series. Really good work, everyone.
This was beautifully explained. I so appreciate your work. Thank you.
please do a brighter summer day it is my favorite film of all time.
Damn. I need to watch this movie.
Can you do one about Get Out please? I'd love to see that !!!! Love that movie !!
Do Drive! Such an underlooked masterpiece
Please do an episode for one of the wes anderson movies!
I'm crying again just watching this
when you thought crash course couldn’t get any better
This, last weeks The Eagle Huntress and next week's movie Beasts with No Nation are on Netflix (in Canada anyway).
Wow, I'm gonna watch this one!
this analisis is awesome ! Thanks
Do Unbreakable, easily the most underrated film of the 21st century!!!
00:52 "no relation to Leroy" :D
This is an irrelevant comment but I love Crash Course's nod to The Nerdwriter in the title sequence of the video.
This breakdown was just as eloquent and concise as the movie!
I cried only looking at the trailer
I love this movie! Thank you ❤
I seen Barry's first film a long time ago.. I had no clue he was the same director for moonlight.
lord has blessed us with this channel