Moonlight (2016) MOVIE REACTION & REVIEW! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!
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- The third Oscar Best Picture winning movie of the 2010's selected by Tom is MOONLIGHT! This movie will be important to so many people and it is a beautifully subtle and moving piece of cinema.
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Thank you guys for watching a film that’s really outside your wheelhouse and represents the issues of people not like yourselves. Thank you. 🙏🏻
When he said he hadn't been touched by anybody since that night on the beach I fell apart how heartbreaking that was. To guard yourself from any intimacy, that was hard for me to watch. Glad to see you guys are socially conscious.
"Not being touched" really speaks to the past year for me. I am single & live alone. I've worked through all of the pandemic, I've seen members of my family - but I never really touched another human being since this began. My cousin hugged me last weekend because we are vaccinated. Felt great!
Yeah that was a really powerful and hard hitting scene. The grittiness and realism of the film is shocking and I felt that scene in particular, it was really well acted and emotion. I love so many parts of the film from it's music to it's acting and the cinematography, the writing, the realism and I think it was Barry Jenkins' breakout movie so that's awesome!
I think its pretty sad because I had a past coworker who was like just like that. He recently graduated from high school and was working. He was very nice and smart. One day we're talking about it slips out that he was gay and so we talk about that. But sadly he said of how one time he was chatting with his dad on the topic of gay people ( his dad doesnt know ) and got told by his dad that if he were gay then he'd be disowned. And so now this dude vowed that he would always be single and alone because he didnt want to lose his relationship with his parents
@@Spongebrain97 Similar thing happened with me and my brother. He made remarks about how all gay people should be rounded up and put on an island to rot. That made me "delay" my coming out by quite a few years. But, when I eventually told him, he asked me why I hadn't told him sooner, so I brought up all the things he had said about "the gays" previously, and he got very quiet. He is really supportive of me since coming out, so I think actually coming out can change some people's perspective, especially when a family member has known you throughout your entire life. But, humans are humans, and some are just fucked up, so you can never be sure! peace and love xx
yup
as an lgbtq peron (who also comes from a black family) this movie provided me with so much comfort in weird way, i guess its just the relatability. the way it was shot and how the story progressed all felt so realistic and personal, i loved it.
I was gonna agree with you woth a paragraph about the movie but i wanna say you pretty
I love that you guys chose this. Not many movie reactors can talk about a film like this in an intelligent way. That's why I love you guys
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As a black gay male, Moonlight really hit me hard. It highlighted all of my insecurities and placed them on film. This movie was so good yet so hurtful that I could only watch it once. Thank you guys for choosing to react to this film. I might go buy some Cinema Rules merch now.
When did your Uncle attack you?
@@daustin8888 excuse you?
I have watched it 32 times AS OF TODAY but I see why you could only watch it once because I HAVE WAILED AND BAWLED each time.
@@daustin8888 wtf is wrong with you
naomie harris had a problem with her visa and filmed all of her scenes in 3 days. simply amazing.
Kudos and MUCH respect to you guys for possessing the intellectual curiosity to watch this film!
If you consider yourself a film buff and would-be filmmaker, you have to be able to watch all different kinds of movies.
I mean, not really, gay and black people watch plenty of movies about straight white people, should we get praise?
@@Vertigotheatre1 Great point. CIS-gendered white straight men get praise if they watch anyone but themselves on a movie screen. It's ridiculous how little we expect them to be able to sympathise with other groups of people.
It’s definitely a quiet film but a peeling back the layers of reality. Such a human story and reality.
The last shot with Kevin cradling Chiron is the definition of “soft”. The moment caught me off guard so much that I was sobbing way too much while watching it in the movie theatre.
This movie triggers the big sister in me. Never has a movie given me so much anxiety before. Everything in me is screaming to protect Chiron. A true masterpiece.
I love you boys for being open to watching a movie centered on a black gay man's experience. ❤️
Totally agree. Love them. This channel is brilliant.
Watching a movie isn’t that hard lol
@@ririschannelx You would think otherwise with so few willing to actually do it.
I’d love to see you two watch to Brokeback Mountain at some point. I know it gets a rep for being “the gay cowboy movie” but it’s honestly a really compelling story, and Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal give such great performances in it. It’d be so cool to see your reaction to it.
I wholeheartedly agree
I always saw myself in Chiron. Not confident in myself, shy, reserved, with a few people to bring me out of my shell. I genuinely think this movie is a masterpiece and the best LGBT movie ever
Completely agreed. The Handmaiden is also a masterpiece of a LGBT movie, I'd put them together.
This film is like a chaotic poetry.
Also, trivia... Naomie Harris filmed her entire scenes in THREE WHOLE DAYS due to encountering issues with obtaining her visa. I personally would have also awarded her the Oscar that year too, just for the way she said "I'm sorry" to Chiron. Honestly, to be able to portray such a complex and damaged soul and do it with such earnestness... Stunning performance
But that would mean taking the Oscar away from Viola Davis for Fences though.
I think the thing I love most about Barry Jenkins's filmmaking is how in tune he is with the emotional experience of his characters. While the writing feels incredibly grounded and not overdramatized, the visual style is a bit more out there, and feels to me more grounded to the character's emotional reality than to objective reality. Truly one of the most empathetic filmmakers I've ever seen.
I love all the homages to Wong Kar-Wai. More directors should get their influence from the east, so many amazing films.
For me, Moonlight is one of the best movies of the last decades. I can't think of one thing that i would change in this movie. The story, the acting, the cinematography everything is SO good. I love how everything comes together in that last dialogue.
I encourage straight audiences to watch LGBTQ+ movies to broaden their horizons and entertainment options. It goes without saying that gays are certainly a large part of the audience for 'straight' movies, but sadly, very often not the other way round.
think you might be surprised it is less a big deal than you think
Agreed. 100% agreed.
There are so MANY LGBTQ+ films that are
such great films, but are often overlooked,
or scoffed at by some people due to who
said films represent, and or subject matter.
So great to see Cinema Rules has a broad
mindset in that regard.
@@santiagohardy2728 I'm not as yet quite ready to believe the guys are broad minded enough to view LGBTQ+ films because they're only watching this particular film because it's part of an Oscar best picture selection. But, it's nice to hope they'll watch more of such film, I've many suggestions if they'd care to ask.
As a gay person I think people should just watch... good movies lol choosing to watch a movie specifically because a character has a certain sexual orientation is really weird
@@Straumnes you’re missing the point on purpose
“This movie was damn-near perfect. It’s a 7.5”
*confused Jackie Chan face*
Seriously! I was like wait. what!?! I was expecting like an 8.7 or something. Lol.
Since a bunch of us in the LGBT+ CR crew likely gave the film a 10, I think we can go ahead and round our collective rating up to 9 😉 For those of us who grew up questioning whether anyone would ever accept us, videos like this: infinitely precious 💯 #MuchLuv
this movie so emotional like my heart wrenches. The acting is so well done you can see the complexity. very realistic of a part of the black community as well. Very amazing to have a black lgbt film to even be done seriously in general and also to win the oscars.
I can relate to this movie. I'm a lgbtq+ person I got a lot of hate when I was in high school. And my family are religious so they are not accepting. I came to a few of my friends then 3 years ago I came out to everyone. I've lost some friends and family but I am who I am.
I can't help but cry my eyes out every time I watch even just portions of this movie because I was Chiron. The lyrical quality of this film makes it so personal to me, like I am watching my own life flashing in front of my very eyes. As a Queen POC, this movie is absolutely untouchable when it comes to performances and storytelling. Thanks for reacting to this masterpiece.
just want to comment on the relief i felt when this film ended with a peaceful, hopeful ending. rarely does that happen in lgbt stories not to mention black lgbt ones.
Such a good movie and was so glad it won best picture (despite the disaster there was giving to it). Also, please just skip Crash and watch the movie that should have won which is Brokeback Mountain.
A beautiful and poignant piece of cinematic poetry. So many boys out there who are broken, lost and discovering themselves whilst living in a cruel world whether it be their social circumstances or the homes they are raised in and this film provides a powerful portrayal of that. I absolutely love this film and I'm so happy to see you react to it. ♥
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Truly touched by your thoughtful takes on "Moonlight." Such an important film, didn't get the proper pomp and circumstance it deserved by having its win undercut by Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway's catastropic mistake on Oscar night. You can tell how affecting the film was by how pensive your faces were throughout - really glad you took the time to reflect on this modern masterpiece.
Don't blame Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, it wasn't their mistake.
It's always awesome to see straight guys comfortable with LGBTQ+ stuff. We all, regardless of gender, race, sexuality, etc, go through the same fears, hopes, dreams.
I'm also happy that you put this amazing movie up on my birthday - thanks, guys :D
This piece of IMDb trivia is my fave:
In an interview, Barry Jenkins said that the three actors who play Chiron never met during production. He wanted each of them to build their own persona of Chiron during their respective segments, with no influence from the other portrayals. The same technique was used with the actors who play Kevin.
I understand what you’re saying, but have to say I don’t think straight people can understand the fear and hopelessness of being rejected by your family for what you are. They might be able to understand it from an outsider’s POV, but they will never know that very specific horrible feeling.
Well, they're not Americans so that helps. :)
@@ChucksCherubs3 hatred for lgbtq community is everywhere...
@@dionnel8882 Obviously, but some countries are more homophobic than others.
@@ChucksCherubs3 obviously, and you're basing America being more homophobic on what.
Really cool of you guys to watch this. Appreciate it :) I’ve never actually seen this one myself, I watched it for the first time here. Seeing it though, I can defiantly relate to growing up in an environment that isn’t accepting of lgbtq people. Even though I’ve accepted myself for who I am, it’s a lifelong journey. Thank you both 😎👍🏽
You watched it here for the first time? Surely you don't mean to say watching this reaction video is the same as actually watching the movie?
What are the requirements for a movie to get a 9 or a 10?? You both pretty much loved everything about this movie but the highest score was an 8. Not arguing, just curious.
I just had the same reaction to this as I did when I originally watched Moonlight... the emotion just kept building and it’s not until that very last scene that I started bawling.
I’m so happy you did this movie and that you’re expanding the types of movies to react to. I love every horror movie reaction you two do, but I would love to see you both watch Harold & Maude and Perks of Being a Wallflower
yup. Here I am trying to watch them come to a rating through watery eyes... (And also: yes, Harold & Maude!!!)
Yayy!! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I saw this film when it first came out, and it has stayed with me ever since. It's truly beautiful, from the way it looks to the story, and I can see it becoming a classic over time, especially in queer cinema.
There are other channels with two people doing film reactions, but you two are the best at getting deep into the films like we used to do way back in the day when film was mostly ‘expression’ and we read and discussed everything that was put into a film to illuminate that expression. Good work, keep at it!
As an lesbian growing up in the 80's and 90's, this film wouldn't be considered at all by straight ppl, so it is so awesome to watch you guys watching this with respect, understanding and humanity. I'm so proud of you guys and gives me hope for the new generations growing up. Keep up the good vibe and keep healthy. ❤️ P. S "Elena undone" is also a great great movie within this genre.
Barry Jenkins said in an interview that the rich visuals of his films are inspired by the films of Wong Kar Wai. If you haven't seen any of his films, change that when you can.
I watched Chungking Express a little while back. I never rewatched Moonlight cuz of just how heavy it was for me. I will def rewatch the whole thing soon. But just in watching this reaction highlight, I can DEF see that Wong Kar Wai influence
Gorgeous film. There’s such a great balance of calm and almost a tense panic. Call Me By Your Name would be another great LGBT themed film to watch.
Also, on a completely different spectrum. Would love to see your reactions to Contact starring Jodie Foster. Love that film!
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This was a pretty masterful piece of artistic filmmaking. I'm a straight black American but these are stories that are rarely told in the American black community. But if you live in a black American community you likely know someone who is gay. So i applaud the storytelling. These are stories that need to be told. I think it's moving, powerful, unsettling in all the right ways, though provoking, I think it's a great piece of art.
I love this movie. There were so many moments where I held my breath anticipating what he was going to go through and potential trauma he would have to face. Beautiful film making, just beauiful.
Never thought you guys would watch this. This is why y’all are my fave.
I’d love to know what ya’lls thoughts are on the movie Requiem For A Dream cause that’s one I want to see and it’s one that’s studied in film schools but it’s also VERY dark and VERY depressing and I liked watching a lot of these movies on this channel with you guys!
Didn't see this at the movies but purchased the DVD, a very thought provoking movie that makes you think and ponder. Great you guys are viewing different types of movies. I believe in listening to different types of music and the same with movies. This movie was very well done and deserves the nod for an Oscar for best film of 2017. Acting was also outstanding and convincing.
Gotta say, as much as I loved you guys watching and reacting to horror movies, this is the first one that truly captivated me! Loved it, please do more like this with LGBT films! Best one yet Cinema Rules! :D
Watching you watch this and seeing your reaction gave me hope as a gay person. I’m not black but the lgbtq themes here are deeply personal for me. And seeing you guys get it and react with empathy was a big mood booster for me. The world is changing for the better and you’re part of it! Movies like this are so important. And you just proved that anyone can understand what marginalized ppl experience through the power of film.
i actually avoided this movie in the theater. im gay and it would hit way too hard. i grew up with the "dont make waves-dont feel emotions- dont get close to people" decades later still fighting that automatic way of being.
You guys really touched me with your reaction (and I haven't even seen the damn movie!) Your complete lack of even (what I call) "involuntary homophobia" (flinching at certain words, types of discussions, imagery) let alone anything even remotely resembling toxic masculinity is heart-warming. I've seen many of your reactions to action and horror movies (despite being a 63-year old gay man, movies where "things get blowed up real good" are still some of my favourites). Nice to see you guys try something different, and I will definitely be checking out the movie. Liked and subscribed.
I thought Trevante Rhodes should have won for best supporting actor.
I'm still theorizing that Kevin was lying about detention and just wanted to see if Chiron was okay since he probably already knew he was threatened earlier.
I’m really glad you guys enjoyed this film. I have to say this is the first and really only film dealing with this subject that I really related to the main character. I’ve definitely seen other movies like this, however those always end in tragedy. This one ended with a sense of hope for Chiron. It’s like he was holding his breathe his entire life and by the end of the film he was able to exhale.
This and Drive are my two favorites of the 2010's.
7.5 and a 8........wtf 😭 easily one of the best films of all time
It's boring. Also why would you be bothered by someone else's opinion... like how embarrassing
@@Straumnes “like how embarrassing” mf’s just using the word embarrassing for anything now 😭 and how is it boring it’s narrative not pacing is never elongated or even filled with filler every single shit scene progresses it’s story and ideas so it’s definitely not boring lol
@@yeeyeebubba1885 you... totally missed the point. Why would you say "wtf" because someone has a different opinion than you... like how embarrassing
@@Straumnes Yep. I agree. Moonlight is a piece of crap. Boring is an understatement. I'm surprised that their ratings were that high. But I get it, it's good for business (i.e. Patreon voting and other things). (BTW, I have nothing against homosexuals, but a bad flick is a bad flick.) Now watch this person still be offended, which is more entertaining than Moonlight. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Moonlight is just such a gorgeous film. In every way. Thanks for reacting to it.
Moonlight really blew me away! Its beautiful, gentle and poetic. As a gay man myself, I connecred to everything he went through. Love your reactions as well ❤
You need to watch "Requiem For A Dream." It will be the most haunting movie you will ever watch...
Im so glad you guys watched this. I suggest everyone, no matter what demographic, see it if they haven't yet. Its such a beautiful film and it has a "Happy ending" which you can't say happens in a lot of lgbt movies. besides it being a movie about mlm love, there are many other ways to relate to this film like having a tough childhood or falling in love. It definitely deserved Best Picture
This movie and Waves changed my life
A legit masterpiece.
I also really recommend foreign lgbtq movies like Mario (2018), it mainly focusing on how harsh it is to be a part of this community specially sportmanship industry, i really recommend this one!! Also, its available in netflix!
And btw its German movie.
You guys should check out no country for old men
Such a heartbreaking, beautiful and powerful film.❤
LOVEE this one.! Thank you for reviewing.! (=
Thank you for reviewing one of my favorite films. So brilliant and beautiful!
If you are interested, do some additional research on the writer and the director. They lived in the same neighborhood presented in the film and their lives crossed over in several ways.
Imagine watching this excellent film and giving it a 7.5… 😞
The director had an addicted mother so you are right; there are autobiographical components.
Loved this movie. I was paralyzed in my seat when I saw this in the theater, had to remind myself to breathe at times! It’s so heartbreaking but in the end, I’m happy he finally got his mother’s love (and it’s amazing she performed the different eras of her character in just 3 days!), and reconnected with Kevin. I mentioned this before, but I love that scene at the jukebox where they just look at eachother while listening to the sweet words of the song. 🥰 you could cut the tension with a knife when they were in the car together too. 9/10 from me!
That Oscar moment had me sad and happy, I am happy they won (didn’t like La La Land) but wish they had the opportunity to win like everybody else and not feel bad for “taking” it from La La Land.
So glad you guys reacted to this, thank you!!
Great to see this film covered. It has an important message and wish more people were aware of it. Your channel helps.
Dudes, react to "Call me by your mame" it's a great movie too.
Gay Pride month is June. It would be fun to have you guys watch a few LGBTQ themed movies - from the sublime (Brokeback Mountain) to the ridiculous (but fun In & Out). I really appreciate your thoughtful comments and your banter and insights regarding almost every film (and movie) you watch. Great fun!
I dearly hope you two watch "If Beale Street Could Talk" next, given what a great job you did with this one.
I've had this on my list for a while so now I'm going to have to go and watch it and then come back and see your reaction to it. Judging by the comments here though, I'm very much looking forward to it. I should have watched it sooner anyway.
You guys should check out Wong Kar Wai’s movie In The Mood For Love. Barry Jenkins the director of Moonlight is a huge admirer of that film and the director. Also it is one of the most beautiful film ever made. Also another great film for queer cinema is Desert Hearts starring Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau.
honestly they should watch any movie by that director.. his films are so beautiful
I hope on your Oscar journey you get to Titanic. People love to shit on the film (not really because of the film itself but because of how popular it is--people love to tear down popular things as I'm sure you know). It's a genuinely brilliant piece of filmmaking craft. The scale is incredible, the sets, the costumes, the score, the cinematography...it's a feast to view truly.As for this reaction, brilliant as always. Such an important and gorgeous film and I'm so happy you got to it!
You guys should totally watch The Piano Teacher if you haven't already- it's messed up, but a beautiful film.
YES, please.
Everyone has a choice. Some of us the choices are limited
This is a great reaction and review on a great film. I like how diverse your movie choices are as well.
Hope you get to Beautiful Thing...great UK LGBTQ flick that never fails to bring a tear to my eyes.
I was nervous in that third act as well. I kept wondering if things were going to come to an ugly head and Chiron was going to get back at Kevin in some way. I kept hoping that wouldn't happen because a development like that would be counter to what I felt the film was trying to say. But I felt this tension brought about by this less-is-more approach, and I loved that the film unfolded the way it did. Very good film. I'm glad you guys got to see it.
A powerful experience. A flawless and surreal film.
It's such a wonderful movie. I have only seen it originally at the local arthouse theater. Just started watching the reaction and wonder if it will make either of you cry.
This movie is so good. You should definitely do more of these. U guys have great observations. Love seeing react to this film there’s little details that each pick up
So glad you decided to see something different
Appreciate y'all for watching this. One of my favorite movies of all time ❤
I'm so glad to see more people watch this movie!
You guys need to watch The Deer Hunter with Robert deNiro and Christopher Walken.
Yes indeed.
I need you guys to watch “The Color Purple”.
You guys did such a good job with this one! You can tell you were tryna be cool and sensitive and it felt very authentic and man its so important for straight guys to be that way every now and then! It makes a difference. Good fucking job
This movie is a perfect TEN!!!!! not no damn 7.5 or 8.....I love, love LOOOOVEE this movie.....
This movie means so much to me! You will never know how much the meaning goes. But I also have some unfavorable thoughts about it as well. As a gay man, this movie is so beautiful and inspiring.
Also, the way Mershala can look at him in the eye, when they talk about being called a f****t. As opposed to him flat out calling his mother a crackhead.
I usually don't comment on videos, but for this one, i fell like i need to or it ill eat me alive. This movie got me by surprise, as a LGBTQ+ person i got to say that every scene on this hit me like a train, but that table scene destroyed me, cried for hours, barely could end the entire thing, the felling on that scene, where a full grow man tells a young child what being gay is and that it's okay to be so, where he explains that being yourself is not wrong and that the F word is no way to call other people, oh boy, i would do anything to have someone go back in time to tell me that when i was younger, just to be accepted by someone that important on my life, it would have being so much different, i would have loved myself more, this is a emotional experience i think, especially for the people on the characters shoes, and just by this comment i can barely hold my tears back.
If there is anyone out there, that stumbles on this comment and needs this, i want you to know, you are valid, loved and i guarantee to you, it gets better, so hold on a little more, don't let anyone get to your head by telling you that you are a monster, a freak or other awful things, loving who you love independent of gender is no crime or sin, doesn't make you bad in anyway.
Thanks both of you guys for this reaction, and if by chance any of you two are reading this, i got to say, you guys are doing a amazing job on all of your vídeos, and i hope you guys the best.
With love, Brenda.
Love love love that you guys reacted to this!!! This movie is so underrated and visually stunning. Showing the story of a gay black boy from the hood is extremely rare but was so beautifully done I’m so elated you guys did this. My next movie rec is: Bone Tomahawk
Check out Ordinary People. Oscar winner. Themes are Mental illness, suicide, sibling rivalry, family dynamics, therapy. The difference between the two films is that Ordinary people deals with an affluent upper middle class family.
I do wonder what movies rate a 9 or 10 on your channel. "SOME people will gain comfort from this movie." What if this movie is NOT a social realism movie in which we see and feel the results economic and social oppressions by white people on black people. That is, what if it is less about Black, lgbtq, poor (have nots) vs. white, heterosexual, economically stable (haves) than it is about what is needed for all humans (including both haves and have nots) to be fully actualized human: and the journey towards fulfilling those needs that all humans inevitably are on, facing numerous obstacles and helpers. In other words, what if this is an archetypal myth rather than a melodrama? Why would only SOME people be comforted by that? Why did it take you so long to get to this movie? You make helpful observations. And it's fun watching your reactions to the movies. I have subscribed.
Thank you for approaching this movie with maturity, intelligence and open mindedness. Such an insightful reaction. You got yourself a new subscriber.
FYI: "Chiron" is unusual as the main character's name, but is not accidental (my guess). It is the name of one of the Greek centaurs who taught the gods and was known for his wisdom. He was betrayed by them and sacrificed in place of another Olympian.
Great analysis and critiques. So happy that you guys are including more films outside the horror genre. If you get a chance, add "The Conversation (1974)" to your list...great sound editing and a great performance by Gene Hackman.
This is such a masterpiece and I have cried so many times, so many tears watching and rewatching this movie!!! Magnificent
i really appreciate this and your comments, i like that you took the time to watch this movie thats not up your ally and actually pay attention to it and talk so eloquently, i don't think i've seen a movie commentary like this one before so its really nice
What a nice surprise and I enjoyed your reaction! I would really like it you would do a reaction to What's Love Got To Do With It...not an oscar winner but COMPLETELY robbed of oscars all the way around....actor, actress, movie... ALL
check out best picture winner "Marty" from 1955...(It basically swept the Oscars and the European Awards, still only about 3 or 4 movies to do that) Similar relationship movie and very ahead of its time. If it was made 20 years later , Marty would of had a different sexual orientation but that wasnt allowed at the time in American movies.
I like movies like this where they explore character psychology but leave something ambiguous for the audience so that it makes you think more about the character and I think exploring that on top of racial or gay characters is a testament to how well they built up the story and carried it through.