Moonlight (2016)

Love, hardship and the danger from those who just don't understand who you are. Moonlight goes from uplifting to heartbreaking in two hours, but it's a stunning portrait of vulnerability that has gone unforgotten in film history. That's a beautiful thing to know. Moonlight can and will stand the test of time. Consider this The 400 Blows for the tech age. You really can relate to Chiron here. He's an innocent boy who catches hell through no fault of his own. A victim of his upbringing and his environment. But lucky for him, he has a mentor and friend in Mahershala Ali's character Juan. Well, that's not even an good enough description. Juan is a guardian angel, and to tell you the truth, not just in the general sense. He only appears in the first chapter and disappears. Where did he go? Where did he come from? Who is he? Barry Jenkins may have purposely left all of that information out. Mysterious or mystical? I'll let you be the judge. 4 and 1/2 out of 5 Stars.