Chiron After ‘Moonlight’, According To The Film’s Cast

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    Barry Jenkins (writer/director):

    I don’t believe in tidy resolutions. I do think he’s more himself than he ever is in the film we see ― that, I’m absolutely, 1,000 percent sure of. Whether that’s married to Kevin, I can’t say. He’s a person who had a very difficult childhood and doesn’t have a lot of experience in relationships, so imagine trying to come home to that person seven days a week. What a fucking mess. But I do think, at heart, he’s a good dude, and I think this reconciliation with [Paula, his mother] and Kevin and their story is going to set him on the path toward being the good dude that he is.

    Mahershala Ali (Juan, the neighborhood drug dealer who becomes a surrogate father to Chiron):

    I see him having softened. He’s had to put on a lot of armor to make it through the crucible of adolescence, but the world, in some ways, is a lot safer as an adult. Being lonely as a child turns into you having the capacity to choose moments of being alone. It shifts as an adult. Once you mature and come to terms with who you are in a different way, you are empowered. As a young person, you really need a lot of help. You need people to usher you through and tell you that you’re OK. If you can make it through that time, as an adult you can begin to understand and have the capacity to take personal responsibility. You can still be victimized as an adult, no doubt ― it’s just a little easier, and I think Kevin has the last relationship or element or piece of information that he needs to finally open up to become who he actually needs to be. I think he will have softened and relaxed and lightened and come to terms with who he is, and for the first time know who he is. I have a lot of hope for him.

    Janelle Monáe (Teresa, who becomes a surrogate mother to Chiron):

    “Hopefully he and Kevin, hopefully they’re together. Hopefully they don’t have to hide their love for each other and they’re comfortable enough in their own skin that everyone who is also trying to deal with their own sexuality and whether or not to embrace it, especially if they’re gay, will look to them as examples of a positive union.”

    Trevante Rhodes (adult Chiron):

    I think about love on a scale from 1 to 10. Most of us find a 6 or a 7, and that’s why we have divorce. It’s the truth. We settle for that 6 or 7. But I like to think Kevin is Chiron’s 10. He’s found that and he realizes that there’s no reason to settle for a 6 or a 7 because, “I know this person is my 10. Whether or not this person believes I’m his 10, I’m going to devote my life to this person entirely.” That’s why the line where he says, “You’re the only man that’s ever touched me,” for me, was the most amazing, most beautiful thing I’ve seen in cinema, period. Because that’s what we strive for as people, to find that one person because they’re there. If Kevin doesn’t feel that they should be together, Chiron is just going to die a miserable person because that’s his person and he won’t settle for anything else. But I like to think they’re together, walking in Central Park hand-in-hand when they’re 90 years old.

    André Holland (adult Kevin):

    In my mind, I don’t know whether they’re going to end up as a couple, but they’re going to live authentic lives. I have this image of them walking along with Kevin’s son and teaching him, either overtly or experientially, about what masculinity is and what it means to be a man, in all the variations that are possible. That, to me, is the magic of it, that there’s a young boy in the world who will grow up with a different idea of masculinity than either of them had.

    What Becomes Of Chiron After 'Moonlight' Ends, According To The Film's Cast | Huffington Post
     
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    I don't trust Kevin. I think he is toxic.
     
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    I finally saw the film this afternoon (BTW, what's up with the distributors - why the week delay in releasing in DC? I saw it at 1:15 this afternoon and the medium sized theatre was nearly full, so folks were eager).
    I was surprised and a little unsettled by the lack of resolution. Surprised because we've become used to things neatly tied up, whether for good or bad. Unsettled because I really wanted something more for Chiron. Reflecting on this, I see it resolving the only way it could looking at the whole arc of the film. Neither of the two previous acts resolve - they just go dark, leaving us to fill in the blank that is Little and Black. Do we project our own hopes or fears at the end?
    When @Ockydub wrote that he does not trust Kevin it resolved something for me. I couldn't quite buy the middle of the night phone call to Chiron and I thought Kevin would ask for absolution for his betrayal. I guess I am not sure if I trust Kevin or not but I am still suspicious. And perhaps Kevin is equally responsible for the tenuous end.
    There's a lot to think about in this short film.
     
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    Loved the film. Cypher Avenue group here in ATL went out to see it.
     
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    I think Kevin really does care about Chiron. He was the only one of Chiron's peers to show him any kindness. That said I don't think a relationship between them would work long-term. Strike 1: They're both rooted in different areas. Strike 2: Kevin now has a kid and a baby's mama. That alone would complicate their relationship going forward. Strike 3: While Chiron is a good dude he's spent his entire adult life building up emotional barriers and hasn't had any experience with an intimate relationships. That right there is a recipe for disaster. I'm not saying that can't work but the odds are definitely against them. If they did get together I think that would end up being a starter kit relationship for Chiron.
     
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    I ❤️d this film. Kevin was definitely a mystery. I wanted to know how he became so well adjusted. As a bisexual man, with no role models, it was a lifelong challenge to make sense out of my experience. Kevin has hallmarks, but his flawless navigation between heteroworld & homoworld as just a teenager was amazing. His ability to read Chiron was no less than spectacular...considering I still don't have that level of sophistication after decades of owning my bisexuality.

    Lots of good stuff in this movie.
     
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