4 years ago. Your observations with regards to Kevin are really great and shed some light on that interaction for me. They sit on the sand as Juan tells Chiron about his own childhood, telling the boy how he must carve out his own path in this world and not let anyone else decide for him. He is first introduced having a conversation with one of his customers. I loved the scene with Chiron and his mother, I think this was the best that the final chapter had to offer. Especially in the last scene with how it went back to Chiron as a kid at the water. (sorry if there's any wording mistakes). Chiron, throughout his childhood and adolescence, is surrounded by signs that if you want to "make it" in the world, you have to be strong in a traditional macho sense. Juan is betraying this innocent little boy and himself. He has money, a nice car, the grills on his teeth, a lovely girlfriend, etc. When Chiron makes the connection that his mum is abusive because of drugs, you can see Juan break down in tears. It felt like something BAD was gonna happen... but then the movie just stops. Juan Williams, 66, one of a quintet of hosts on afternoon roundtable talk show ''The Five,'' initially tested positive as part of a routine regular screening Monday at Fox News’ headquarters in New York, a result which was confirmed with a second test, TheHill said. This is exactly how I felt! In his high school science class, a bully named Terrel makes fun of Chiron for being effeminate and is kicked out of class. Again, I feel like there are alot of scenes that could have been replaced with this more substantial material. Little. He's been betraying himself for all that time, and Kevin is the only person who can bring out his true self. It reminded me of what Juan said to Chiron at the beach in act I. about deciding who he was going to be and not letting other people decide for him. Juan's impact on Little's development helped Chiron not to deny his sexuality, but Kevin's betrayal resulted in Black shutting it down entirely. Juan takes Chiron to the beach to teach him how to swim. Does anybody know what happened? The third act has a really good scene between Chiron and his mom, but the movie is about Chiron as a person and the meeting between Kevin and Chiron doesn't advance his character as much as I would have liked. He was always able to see Chiron for who he was, even though he did turn on him due to peer pressure earlier in the film. Another case where the film does this is Juan's death. I really couldn't relate to that because it still seems out of the leftfield (although I do agree with you that he is mimicking the only male role mor he had), with minimal exploration of how he got there. I think this is what really let it down as it just left too many blanks and didn't fit in with the rest. That second chapter was so powerful and then the final one just felt so deflated in comparison. As a sensitive gay black boy, he's taught in acts 1 and 2 that he will be abused emotionally (and physically) by most people - mother, lover, acquaintances. **SPOILER** Having viewed Moonlight four times now, I do believe that the film explicitly states that Juan died. The burdens of his homosexuality, his mother’s callousness, the death of Juan … Just wondering if anyone else feels that these changes would have added something more to the film overall? And I think there were scenes that could easily have been cutor replaced without losing any substance. The presence of the Guatemalan bishop, assassinated in 1998, accompanies you from the moment you walk through the door. Answer Save. (Glocke aktivieren um kein Video mehr zu verpassen) Category I interpreted this part as the councellor suggests that he should 'snitch' on the guys that beat him up. That final conversation with Kevin shows how different they became. His first sexual experience is at the beach. MOONLIGHT *CUT TO THE CHASE* NOTE: This spoiler was submitted by Jeremy. Never have I seen such shame on a man's face as I did on Juan when he admitted to doing so. I would have been happy to have an hour more material to expand it! I. Exactly I remember being pretty into the first two chapters then once the final one came I was disappointed and it’s really impacted how I remember it. The … Kevin, despite having feelings for Chiron, caves under the pressure of wanting to fit in, participates in "Knock down, stay down". Inside, pictures of Juan José Gerardi Conedera are scattered around the office. I probably should rewatch it soon, While its technically “wrong” to compare them Call Me By Your Name is a much better movie and deserved Best Picture in 2017 but The Academy wasn’t going to give two Gay movies Best Picture back to back. Please tell me, in all caps, how wrong I am. I felt like what you thought was missing between acts 2 and 3 was laid out impressionistically in acts 1 and 2. What exactly was the point? Coming off such a strong second act, the relatively muted and unsatisfying conclusion makes it easy to feel like the movie misses something. It shows him alive, and then the next time you hear about him it s just saying that s he s been gone for a minute now.. Great movie, really, but I don't think the ending was satisfying in any way. The third act is what probably pushed Moonlight off of the number 1 slot in my movie of the year list, behind Nocturnal Animals. At the end he meets again the one person that made him accept who he was an now he seems at peace, our journey in this characters life ends and so does the movie. Honestly, I also felt like something was missing about the film. TG: When Juan dies in the film, we don’t get to see Chiron grieve the loss of the closest thing he had to a father. The street that opens the film, where we first meet Juan (Mahershala Ali), is near the street … Although I don't think that we needed to see this to understand Chiron, I feel like seeing Chiron deal with this incredibly important event would have been another insightful part to cover - the audience is really invested in Juan and he is integral to Chiron's growth and development as a character. The scene where he hits the bully with a chair is the beginning of a downward spiral for Chiron, I think. I think the hardest part to me was the Chiron-Black development. He is the boss of a group of drug dealers, and he clearly has the respect of his employee that we see a couple of times in the film. The film is told through three different points in the protagonist's life. ... Juan operates a crack dealing ring in Miami and takes Little under his wing when he notices him being chased by bullies one day. He was still in love with Kevin after all that time (the wet dream), and had still not resolved how badly Kevin hurt him in act 2. 1 Answer. Inside, in a dark, silent space, the kid stares at Juan, and Juan … I saw the beach part at the end as a memory of what Chiron and Kevin did there, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, News & Discussion about Major Motion Pictures, Press J to jump to the feed. Juan is a major character in the Oscar-winning film Moonlight. He starts selling drugs, he becomes muscular, emulates Juan's appearance with the clothes and the grills, he drives the same type of car and listens to the same music, he awkwardly fucks around with his employee to establish dominance, etc. He was little again, and blue in the moonlight. And because prison had hardened him, he was unable to talk to Kevin about either of these. Thank you. I just felt the previous two chapters were worth more than that. I can entirely imagine this scenario - it's very common. I loved the film overall, just thought that last chapter could have added more. He has money, a nice car, the grills on his teeth, a lovely girlfriend, etc. Yes! I think you're right about the last scene. I'm coming out and there's a lot I still have to learn about the LGBT community. Unfortunately, the circumstances surrounding his death are never revealed in the film itself. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. When Juan tells him he has to decide who to be, Juan says it right after telling Chiron about an old lady who told him that black men who run around at night soak up all the light, and are blue. Juan himself is a very dominant character, at least superficially. Thank you, that's interesting. Throughout the rest of the film, it is only explained through dialogue that Juan has died. It's been a little while since I last saw this movie, but I liked how they did not show Juan's death or the immediate impact it had on Chiron's life. He shuts out his mother, he doesn't have sex or intimacy with anyone, he develops a "thug" demeanor and engages in a "thug" line of work. The part when Chiron asks Juan if he sells drugs and if he sold to his mother really got to me. The audience is left to assume that Juan has been crucified by the … Yea I honestly think this movie is overrated because of the last act. Black's emotional dam breaks open, and the sensitive man emerges again. This lifestyle and identity aren't faithful to Chiron's true self, and Kevin knows it when they meet at the end. Why did … personally, I loved the ending.

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