To participate in this week’s Discussion, you will need to watch two films: Moonlight (Barry Jenkins. 2016) and a film of your choice from the provided list.
Film One:
Moonlight (Barry Jenkins. 2016)
Moonlight is a classic example of a character study. In Moonlight, Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (based on McCraney’s unpublished play), avoid a strict narrative structure by showing the evolution of Chiron, the main character, at three points in his life. Jenkins and McCraney craft the episodes to explore the film’s themes (which include masculinity and sexuality) and through Chiron’s relationships.
Film Two:
Watch one of these Screenplay Award winning films. Discuss and compare it to Moonlight in this week’s discussion post.
Annie Hall (1977)
Arrival (2016) paramount
Bridesmaids (2011)
Casablanca (1942)
Children of Men (2006)
Chinatown (1974)
The Departed (2006)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Ex Machina (2015)
The Favorite (2018)
Get Out (2017)
The Godfather (1972)
La Grande Illusion (1937)
Her (2013)
In Bruges (2008)
Inception (2010)
JoJo Rabbit (2019)
Little Miss Sunshine (2019)
The Lives of Others (2007)
Lost In Translation (2003)
Network (1976)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
The Social Network (2010)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
For both Moonlight and the film you selected, discuss the following:
The protagonist and their goal
The obstacles they must overcome
Break down the components of each film’s three act structure
