Watch: Shots From MOONLIGHT Compared With the Films of Wong Kar-Wai
It's a shame that Moonlight's Best Picture win has been largely overshadowed by the unprecedented screw-up that occurred at last weekend's Oscars ceremony, but once the dust settles, I hope it starts to sink in that Moonlight is not only the first black film to win Best Picture that wasn't a period piece involving a slave narrative, but it's also the first LGBTQ movie to win the Academy's top prize. That's a big freaking deal, and deserves to be at the forefront of the conversation.
In an attempt to refocus our attention from "envelopegate" back to the movie that won, I wanted to share this video from YouTuber Alessio Marinacci that compares shots from Barry Jenkins' gorgeous movie with those in the films of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai. Personally, the works of the latter fall into one of my cinematic blind spots, but considering how wonderful the cinematography was in Moonlight and how clearly Jenkins was influenced by Kar-Wai's films, I'm more inspired than ever to seek out some of those earlier works.
Movies on display: Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016), Days of Being Wild (Wong Kar-wai, 1990), In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000), Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, 1997)
Via: /Film