I loved this movie.
Mahershala Ali is a fantastic actor. Moonlight sold that opinion to me, and his role in True Detective season 3 was just brilliant.
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I’d love to see him in an intimate stage acting setting. He’d probably control the whole room.
Ali is an under appreciated talent. He’s done fine but he really is a top tier actor. The way he communicated concern in Moonlight, just the way he delivered “a f***** is a word people use to make gay people feel bad.” Watching him pause and really think/lowkey express sadness as he considered the question before answering…I wasn’t even a parent then and that hit me hard.
I haven't seen Moonlight. It sounds like it's worth watching. Yeah?
I agree that he's a top tier actor. I had only seen him in kind of cheesy roles before where he played kingpin type villains, so this was a refreshing change that really displays his talent.
I agree, it was the first movie in a long time that had some actual human energy and spirit.
How did this movie get made in Hollywood without getting corrupted?
This was kind of like a 1980s movie. The lack of cynicism was refreshing given how gloomy many other recent movies have been.
I completely agree! It actually received a fair amount of criticism because of that, but my wife and I appreciated it for that. It was a feel good movie, and very well done. They manipulated our emotions, but only to make us feel better.
This movie has a rough history. Most notably, the family of those involved with the real story hated it and called it a "symphony of lies". It got so bad at the time that the actor Mahershala Ali actually apologized to the family for his portrail of the character not long before his Oscar win.
Afaik Dr. Shirley was mostly estranged from his family, and actual recorded interviews from Dr. Shirley, and quotes from friends substantiate the person who was depicted in the movie, and the friendship between Tony and Dr. Shirley. Of course Ali will apologize to the family because discounting them would be terrible PR, but I've looked into it since posting this and I can't find anything to substantiate the complaints of the haters, including the family.
Edit: here's an example. The family claimed that Dr. Shirley and Tony Lip were never friends, and only had an employer employee relationship. Welp, here's a quote from Dr. Shirley himself, as reported by Time Magazine
I should also point out that even if it's heavily dramatized as almost all "true stories" are, it doesn't change the accomplishment of the movie as a stand-alone piece of work. It's an excellent movie, even if it's not entirely accurate.
I don't mean to say that you can't enjoy the film, I'm just adding backstory according to the people that knew the real life person.