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Moonlight:
the use of blue in constructing identity
by Rian, Jiaxi, Danny, and Chris
Outline
Outline
1. Overview
2. Reception
3. Identity
4. Conclusion
5. Q&A
Overview
Barry Jenkins (Director)
- Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
- Moonlight (2016)
Based on 'In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue' by Tarell Alvin Macraney
Overview
Themes:
Sexuality, Drugs, Role Models, Intimacy, Choices, Hyper-Masculinity, Bereavement,
Identity.
Reception
Telluride Film Festival
$65m+ worldwide at box office
$4m budget
La La Land grossed $340m from $30m budget
Won the Oscar for Best Picture
Race Representation in Hollywood
"How racially skewed are the Oscars?"
- The Economist
Hollywood Whitewashing & Success Decline
Cloud Atlas (2012)
La La Land (2016)
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
"Daniel Dae Kim applauds Ed Skrein for quitting 'whitewashed' Hellboy role" - The Guardian
Hollywood Whitewashing & Success Decline
"Hollywood made a white version and a black version of the same movie"
- theoutline
'Rough Night' vs. 'Girls Trip': Hollywood's latest twin films have a clear winner
- abcnews
Identity
i. Little
Identity
ii. Chiron
iii. Black
Clip #1 - "Little"
1m02s
Clip Analysis
"Can't let no one make that decision for you"
"At some point you gotta decide for yourself who you gonna be"
Clip #2 - "Chiron"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zef1t1PsRtw&feature=youtu.be
1m10s
Clip Analysis
clip analysis
Clip #3 - "Black"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQUZzdhaD0Q&feature=youtu.be
59s
Clip analysis
Conclusion
1. The growth of Chiron from a little boy to a masculine man
2. His struggle with the circumstance to seek for his own identity
3. The lasting impact of Juan
- 'Blue' and 'Black'
- both drug dealers
Q&A
1. Do you think that the representation of race/sexuality in mainstream cinema ought to be nationally proportionate and why?
2. How superficial is the culture presented in Moonlight? Does the uniformality of attitude and attire restrict personalities or cater to them?
Q&A
3. Reflecting on the clips shown, which formal aspects were significant to you or did you think noticeably conveyed the main themes of the film and how?