Moonlight

Chiron is a character of few words. Why is this? How do the three actors use body language to communicate Chiron’s emotions to the audience? Why is he reluctant to make eye contact with people?
Chiron's emotions are communicated to the audience through his character's actions and personality - Chiron's character is quite quiet and unsocial. We often see Chiron's character by himself - this is because of his everyday personal struggle.

Did anything about the Miami setting surprise you, compared to its party image in popular culture? How does the saturated colour capture the image of the city the filmmakers are trying to convey? 

This movie focused on the less mainstream parts of Miami - bringing attention to the areas of struggle and poverty which isn't what is usually associated with Miami. The saturated colour used in the movie helps to capture the image of struggle and poverty as it creates more of a dull atmosphere in contrast to bright city lights and a wealthier looking setting. 

What is the significance of Juan? How is his influence felt over the entire film, despite the fact he is only present in the first chapter?

His character helped to shape Chiron's final character - we see traits and attributes from Juan's character in Chiron's character by the last chapter. 

Several key sequences take place on the beach, or near the ocean. Why do you think the filmmakers centred so much of the film around this location?

The beach and ocean is an open, calming space - when scenes are shot in this location there was often fewer characters used which may be a representation of how the beach is a calm, escapism for the character's who hold the most stress and pressure in the film. The beach setting is often empty allowing characters to be open and be who they really want to be.

Did anything about Chiron in the final chapter surprise you? To what extent do you think he is being true to “himself” before and after his reunion with Kevin? What did you make of his various nicknames?

Chiron's character is chapter 3 was surprising to an extent because in Chapter's one and two we were shown Chiron as being quite quiet and kept himself to himself. However we could have predicted that he would end up 

Moonlight review:

Moonlight is split into three chapters, following Chiron from childhood through to adulthood. The first chapter is based around Chiron's slow discovery of his sexuality as we are introduced to some key characters: Juan and Teresa. The second chapter is based around Chiron's exploration of his sexuality with the character 'Kevin' - they both try to hide their true sexuality. The third chapter is about Chiron getting back in touch with his true sexuality when reunited with Kevin.