In the outside world, amongst kids like Terell, Chiron is being told, “You ain’t shit”, basically. “If you’re not getting a constant feedback, a constant guidance, some of those lessons can either not take hold, or they can go astray. It was all I could do to do what folks thought I should be doing. I never really did anything I wanted to do. And it’s what I love in the third embodiment of Kevin, he says, “I was never really worth shit. Some kids can just perform these things in a certain way. But he performs the lie so convincingly that Chiron goes home and dreams about this fucking fantasy.
This whole story Kevin tells in the hallway – we try to make it pretty clear that him fucking this girl in the stairwell is very clearly an absolute lie. Chiron doesn’t have the strength, or the fortitude, or maybe just the charisma, to pretend as well as Kevin does. And I do think that in some ways, Kevin is exuding this confidence externally, but maybe he’s just as fragile as Chiron. I think externally, what we project to the world is very different to what we feel beneath the surface. “One of the themes in the film is this performance of masculinity. We’re all trying not to lose ourselves in this defence of ourselves and by being hard.” Confidence We go into the workplace and we have to fucking toughen up, because people take advantage of us if we don’t. Because of certain things that happen in the world, we do have to be hard. It functions in the film and in life too. The Mary Sue has a strict comment policy that forbids, but is not limited to, personal insults toward anyone, hate speech, and trolling.Bringing this element of tenderness into the film is essential, because what happens is, as you’re creating this hard exterior out of survival, what you’re doing is, you’re almost subduing – whether you know it or not – these other elements of your personality, of your self, that are important for self-care. Want more stories like this? Become a subscriber and support the site! He was, of course, met with roaring applause. I cried because I realized I denied myself that dream for so long, I didn’t even recognize it when, through the help of my friends, I was able to give that dream to someone else.” And if I cried that night, it wasn’t because we won Best Picture. I never saw it, and when I looked back at those kids, sitting in my chair … watching me make this film that’s gonna go on to win Best Picture, I see, they see in me the dream I never allowed myself to have. They’re literally sitting in our chairs … I’ve said that a lot, and what I’ve had to admit is that I placed those limitations on myself, I denied myself that dream. “I turn and look back at one point, and I see all these kids who normally are running through my shot, they’re sitting at video village. Published on February 22nd, 2017 Moonlight (2016) Commentator: Barry Jenkins (writer/director) 1.Usually, the community had broken street lights, a sign of being “ignored by the government for its basic needs,” writes Slate, who shared the transcript: What’s done in the dark must come into the light. Jenkins spoke further about the limitations during his speech, referring to a moment while shooting Moonlight where children in the neighborhood (Jenkins’ hometown) were able to play outside thanks to the lights from the production. Because doing so may be the difference between dreaming at all and, somehow through the Academy’s grace, realizing dreams you never allowed yourself to have. And so, to anyone watching this who sees themselves in us, let this be a symbol, a reflection that leads you to love yourself. I’ve said that a lot, and what I’ve had to admit is that I placed those limitations on myself, I denied myself that dream. And when you watch Moonlight, you don’t assume a boy who grew up how and where we did would grow up and make a piece of art that wins an Academy Award. Jenkins had shared the speech before, just a few days after the Academy Awards, but this is the first time he’s read it aloud. Thankfully, during his keynote address at South by Southwest Festival on Sunday, he read the speech. That’s a huge shame, because the moment was so significant for films like Moonlight, and Jenkins’ speech was a beautiful reminder of what that film stood for. The infamous Best Picture incident at last year’s Oscars that accidentally awarded the prize to La La Land instead of Moonlight meant that, amidst the chaos, director Barry Jenkins didn’t have the opportunity to give the acceptance speech that he had prepared.
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