A Film For White People - Moonlight (2016) Discussion

[–] fuzzbear1 8 years ago

Not at all - I am white - I didn't understand dialogue in a single scene.
I did not get the speech patterns, idioms, terms used.

I have black friends and neighbors = none of them talk like this.

If it was a film for whites, they should have included subtitles, in Standard American English.

-"fuzzy"

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[–] renegade916 8 years ago

Extremely facile argument. What's your explanation of Schindler's List? 'Room' from last year? Pretty much any drama film with human suffering as the subject matter?

I'm always dragging that horse around...

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[–] modica 8 years ago

Some people are never satisfied. I bet the OP spent money on that Madea movie though.

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

You got me there.

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

I would love to meet your black friends.

"Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered"

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[–] stevenmorrisseyx 8 years ago

The OP is correct this movie is definitely for white people and anyone who says otherwise is a LIAR!

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

Good.

" Man, created God out of ignorance and fear"

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[–] beavispdx-1 8 years ago

I agree! The only thing that would have made this movie more for me would have been some *beep* hanging from a tree!

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

Good for you.

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[–] beavispdx-1 8 years ago

Yes. Everything is good for me! I have it all handed to me as a white male of endless privledge. Sorry you're so jealous of it! Hahahah!

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

I had no idea your kind had it so easy, how can I become cool like you?

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[–] beavispdx-1 8 years ago

Bleach your skin and you might have a chance.

Then again your attitude would still be there so at that point you'd just be white trash

LOL you're hopeless!

Oh well have fun being upset all the time.
Meanwhile I have privledge to enjoy.

Toodles! :-)

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

Awe man that sucks, I love myself too much to do something like that, oh well let me continue living my hopeless life.

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[–] PepeLePoo 8 years ago

sounds like you belong in Africa, you sure aren't an american.

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

What does an American sound like?

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[–] hoodho 8 years ago

i was with you once you mentioned birth of a nation as being a good film for black people. sorry but that movie was total trash made by a rapist director who didn't even do a goood job at directing the damn film. least he was hot though. after watching moonlight i was left stunned by why this movie was so criticaly acclaimed. wasn't a bad film but it certainly wasn't award worthy. i especially don't understand why mahershala ali is nominated for an award.

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

I agree with you about Birth of a Nation not being that good, but I have my reasons for liking it. I love your name by the way.

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

Yummy.

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[–] BillyBeefcake 8 years ago

White people love to see the pain and confusion of Africans.

Racist.

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

Thank you.

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[–] BillyBeefcake 8 years ago

Thank you.

Your Progressive Liberal Commie Democrat colors have been revealed.

Those that scream tolerance tend to be the most intolerant.

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

I'm in the process of becoming a more disciplined racist.

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[–] activista 8 years ago

samf2006:

This was a film made by black people FOR black people. What on earth are you talking about? The director and screenwriters are black. And this is an indie movie that took about 5 years to make, NOT a Hollywood movie. Hollywood would NEVER make a film about a young gay black male growing up in the South in a million years. Get real.

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

Yes the film was directed and written by two talented brothers, but the film in my opinion was made for the acceptance and appreciation of white folks, hence the overwhelming critical acclaim and the Golden Globe win the other night. Moonlight is a well made piece of art, but it is not for the black/African in America.

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[–] mangraskinbeauti 8 years ago

You're a conscious brother who knows who he is and I agree with you on this film. Only because of the "gayness" of the lead black actor (which is being pushed by Hollywood) this film was even considered for any awards. I mean the "average" person does not relate to this, let alone the average black person! This is a movie made to satisfy WHITES! Pure and simple. There is nothing "normal" about homosexuality and to praise a film about a strong black man and his apparent struggle with it is no good. It's just evil really. I can't wait for my black people to wake up and realize their true self - strong, smart, industrious and productive. WAKW UP MY BLACK PEOPLE!

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

Thank you brother, peace & love.

"Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered"

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[–] roreyking 8 years ago

So it's wrong to be bigoted against blacks unless they're gay. You are both ignorant and hateful.

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

What are you talking about? I love all people, I just speak the truth.

" Don't confuse who I am with what you do"

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[–] roreyking 8 years ago

You don’t love all people if you embrace a homophobe and don't protest his bigotry.

What you speak is self-serving, racist sanctimony, not the truth.

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[–] mangraskinbeauti 8 years ago

WAKE UP MY BLACK PEOPLE!

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[–] jayedr 8 years ago

That's true. But, I hope these filmmakers had different intentions.

To me,a white kid growing up in the rural south in the middle of the 20th century wasn't that different from Chiron. We all face challenges, but our own is always worse than the others guy's.

I know it is easy for me to say because I am white and privileged but everyone could be more sympathetic and empathetic.

I realize that being white enabled my ambitions, but not all of us made it.

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[–] roreyking 8 years ago

God, stop apologizing for being white.

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

No need to apologize for being who you are, but acknowledging what your people have done/doing would be nice.

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[–] roreyking 8 years ago

What should he apologize for? What do you think he's done?

Do you apologize for the sins of all "your people"?

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

Thank you for the honesty

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[–] devilcryk 8 years ago

Ofcourse....because every black person wants to watch another movie of *beep* Gangbanging each other in the Hood lmao.

I'm from a mixed White/Jamaican back ground and straight. Loved this movie.

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[–] samf2006 8 years ago

Good for you, I'm glad you connected to the film.

" I'm a African never was a African American"

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