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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: On paper, ''Moonlight'' is about as niche and indie as you can get - a microbudget (1.5 million) coming-of-age art film about a gay black man growing up in poverty, featuring an all-black cast with no big name actors. But the sheer positive word of mouth the film generated throughout its release propelled it into mainstream success.
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* FandomRivalry: A big one between ''Moonlight'' and ''LaLaLand''
** In the lead-up to the Oscars both films were considered the frontrunners for winning Best Picture, with many feeling the award would go to ''La LaLand'' fans has Land''. Given their subject matter (Low budget indie about a young gay black man growing up in poverty vs glitzy musical about Hollywood with a predominantly white cast) a [[http://www.salon.com/2017/02/26/moonlight-vs-la-la-land-fighting-for-symbolism-or-more/ narrative]] quickly sprung up, especially after up presenting the contest as a [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical statement]] on Hollywood's complex relationship with inclusivity and diversity.
** Tensions between fans ''skyrocketed'' when an envelope mix-up at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s resulted in the ''La La Land'' crew almost taking home ''Moonlight'''s Best Picture trophy.[[note]]When the time came for Creator/WarrenBeatty and Faye Dunaway to announce the Best Picture winner, a stagehand accidentally handed Beatty the second copy of the envelope containing the Best Actress recipient's name and movie. After Beatty found Creator/EmmaStone's name in the envelope, the confused speaker (Stone had already collected her Oscar, and the first copy of the Best Actress envelope, earlier that evening) passed it to Dunaway, who proceeded to read "''La La Land''" aloud into the microphone. That movie's crew had already either started or finished delivering their acceptance speeches by the time the envelope listing ''Moonlight'' as the true Best Picture victor reached the podium.[[/note]] [[/note]] The accidental symbolism of the moment was not [[http://www.thefader.com/2017/02/27/moonlight-oscars-la-la-land-best-picture-winner lost]] on some viewers.
** Not helping were several news articlesthat were accused of an inordinate focus on [[SpotlightStealingSquad focusing more on]] ''La La Land'' losing the award with only a token mention of the movie that how ''Moonlight'' actually won. They were especially outraged by a Boston Globe article that said Jordan Horowitz was a hero for simply giving the award to its rightful owner rather than running off into the night with it.
** In the lead-up to the Oscars both films were considered the frontrunners for winning Best Picture, with many feeling the award would go to ''La La
** Tensions between fans ''skyrocketed'' when an envelope mix-up at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s resulted in the ''La La Land'' crew almost taking home ''Moonlight'''s Best Picture trophy.[[note]]When the time came for Creator/WarrenBeatty and Faye Dunaway to announce the Best Picture winner, a stagehand accidentally handed Beatty the second copy of the envelope containing the Best Actress recipient's name and movie. After Beatty found Creator/EmmaStone's name in the envelope, the confused speaker (Stone had already collected her Oscar, and the first copy of the Best Actress envelope, earlier that evening) passed it to Dunaway, who proceeded to read "''La La Land''" aloud into the microphone. That movie's crew had already either started or finished delivering their acceptance speeches by the time the envelope listing ''Moonlight'' as the true Best Picture victor reached the podium.
** Not helping were several news articles
%%OvershadowedByControversy: Still too early to determine whether Moonlight will be remembered for itself or for the Oscar botch-up.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: On paper, ''Moonlight'' is about as niche and indie as you can get - a microbudget (1.5 million) coming-of-age art film about a gay black man growing up in poverty, featuring an all-black cast with no big name actors. But the sheer positive word of mouth the film generated throughout its release propelled it into mainstream success.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: On paper, ''Moonlight'' is about as niche and indie as you can get - a microbudget (1.5 million) coming-of-age art film about a gay black man growing up in poverty, featuring an all-black cast with no big name actors. But the sheer positive word of mouth the film generated throughout its release propelled it into mainstream success.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: On paper, ''Moonlight'' is about as niche and indie as you can get - a microbudget (1.5 million) coming-of-age art film about a gay black man growing up in poverty, featuring an all-black cast with no big name actors. But the sheer positive word of mouth the film generated throughout its release propelled it into mainstream success.
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Still too premature.
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* FandomRivalry: A big one between ''Moonlight'' and ''La La Land'' fans has sprung up, especially after an envelope mix-up at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s resulted in the ''La La Land'' crew almost taking home ''Moonlight'''s Best Picture trophy.[[note]]When the time came for Creator/WarrenBeatty and Faye Dunaway to announce the Best Picture winner, a stagehand accidentally handed Beatty the second copy of the envelope containing the Best Actress recipient's name and movie. After Beatty found Creator/EmmaStone's name in the envelope, the confused speaker (Stone had already collected her Oscar, and the first copy of the Best Actress envelope, earlier that evening) passed it to Dunaway, who proceeded to read "''La La Land''" aloud into the microphone. That movie's crew had already either started or finished delivering their acceptance speeches by the time the envelope listing ''Moonlight'' as the true Best Picture victor reached the podium.[[/note]] Not helping were several news articles that were accused of an inordinate focus on ''La La Land'' losing the award with only a token mention of the movie that actually won.
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* FandomRivalry: A big one between ''Moonlight'' and ''La La Land'' fans has sprung up, especially after an envelope mix-up at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s resulted in the ''La La Land'' crew almost taking home ''Moonlight'''s Best Picture trophy.[[note]]When the time came for Creator/WarrenBeatty and Faye Dunaway to announce the Best Picture winner, a stagehand accidentally handed Beatty the second copy of the envelope containing the Best Actress recipient's name and movie. After Beatty found Creator/EmmaStone's name in the envelope, the confused speaker (Stone had already collected her Oscar, and the first copy of the Best Actress envelope, earlier that evening) passed it to Dunaway, who proceeded to read "''La La Land''" aloud into the microphone. That movie's crew had already either started or finished delivering their acceptance speeches by the time the envelope listing ''Moonlight'' as the true Best Picture victor reached the podium.[[/note]] Not helping were several news articles that were accused of an inordinate focus on ''La La Land'' losing the award with only a token mention of the movie that actually won. They were especially outraged by a Boston Globe article that said Jordan Horowitz was a hero for simply giving the award to its rightful owner rather than running off into the night with it.
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* FandomRivalry: A big one between ''Moonlight'' and ''La La Land'' fans has sprung up, especially after an envelope mix-up at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s resulted in the ''La La Land'' crew almost taking home ''Moonlight'''s Best Picture trophy.[[note]]When the time came for Creator/WarrenBeatty and Faye Dunaway to announce the Best Picture winner, a stagehand accidentally handed Beatty the second copy of the envelope containing the Best Actress recipient's name and movie. After Beatty found Creator/EmmaStone's name in the envelope, the confused speaker (Stone had already collected her Oscar, and the first copy of the Best Actress envelope, earlier that evening) passed it to Dunaway, who proceeded to read "''La La Land''" aloud into the microphone. That movie's crew had already either started or finished delivering their acceptance speeches by the time the envelope listing ''Moonlight'' as the true Best Picture victor reached the podium.[[/note]]
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* FandomRivalry: A big one between ''Moonlight'' and ''La La Land'' fans has sprung up, especially after an envelope mix-up at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s resulted in the ''La La Land'' crew almost taking home ''Moonlight'''s Best Picture trophy.[[note]]When the time came for Creator/WarrenBeatty and Faye Dunaway to announce the Best Picture winner, a stagehand accidentally handed Beatty the second copy of the envelope containing the Best Actress recipient's name and movie. After Beatty found Creator/EmmaStone's name in the envelope, the confused speaker (Stone had already collected her Oscar, and the first copy of the Best Actress envelope, earlier that evening) passed it to Dunaway, who proceeded to read "''La La Land''" aloud into the microphone. That movie's crew had already either started or finished delivering their acceptance speeches by the time the envelope listing ''Moonlight'' as the true Best Picture victor reached the podium.[[/note]][[/note]] Not helping were several news articles that were accused of an inordinate focus on ''La La Land'' losing the award with only a token mention of the movie that actually won.
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* FandomRivalry: A big one between ''Moonlight'' and ''La La Land'' fans has sprung up, especially after an envelope mix-up at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s resulted in the ''La La Land'' crew almost taking home ''Moonlight'''s Best Picture trophy.[[note]]When the time came for Creator/WarrenBeatty and Faye Dunaway to announce the Best Picture winner, a stagehand accidentally handed Beatty the envelope containing the Best Actress recipient's name and movie. After Beatty found Creator/EmmaStone's name in the envelope, the confused speaker passed it to Dunaway, who proceeded to read "''La La Land''" aloud into the microphone. That movie's crew had already either started or finished delivering their acceptance speeches by the time the envelope listing ''Moonlight'' as the true Best Picture victor reached the podium.[[/note]]
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* FandomRivalry: A big one between ''Moonlight'' and ''La La Land'' fans has sprung up, especially after an envelope mix-up at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s resulted in the ''La La Land'' crew almost taking home ''Moonlight'''s Best Picture trophy.[[note]]When the time came for Creator/WarrenBeatty and Faye Dunaway to announce the Best Picture winner, a stagehand accidentally handed Beatty the second copy of the envelope containing the Best Actress recipient's name and movie. After Beatty found Creator/EmmaStone's name in the envelope, the confused speaker (Stone had already collected her Oscar, and the first copy of the Best Actress envelope, earlier that evening) passed it to Dunaway, who proceeded to read "''La La Land''" aloud into the microphone. That movie's crew had already either started or finished delivering their acceptance speeches by the time the envelope listing ''Moonlight'' as the true Best Picture victor reached the podium.[[/note]]
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* FandomRivalry: A big one between ''Moonlight'' and ''La La Land'' fans has sprung up, especially after an envelope mix-up at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s resulted in the ''La La Land'' crew almost taking home ''Moonlight'''s Best Picture trophy.[[note]]When the time came for Creator/WarrenBeatty and Faye Dunaway to announce the Best Picture winner, a stagehand accidentally handed Beatty the envelope containing the Best Actress recipient's name and movie. After Beatty found Creator/EmmaStone's name in the envelope, the confused speaker passed it to Dunaway, who proceeded to read "''La La Land''" aloud into the microphone. That movie's crew had already either started or finished delivering their acceptance speeches by the time the envelope listing ''Moonlight'' as the true victor reached the podium.[[/note]]
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* FandomRivalry: A big one between ''Moonlight'' and ''La La Land'' fans has sprung up, especially after an envelope mix-up at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s resulted in the ''La La Land'' crew almost taking home ''Moonlight'''s Best Picture trophy.[[note]]When the time came for Creator/WarrenBeatty and Faye Dunaway to announce the Best Picture winner, a stagehand accidentally handed Beatty the envelope containing the Best Actress recipient's name and movie. After Beatty found Creator/EmmaStone's name in the envelope, the confused speaker passed it to Dunaway, who proceeded to read "''La La Land''" aloud into the microphone. That movie's crew had already either started or finished delivering their acceptance speeches by the time the envelope listing ''Moonlight'' as the true Best Picture victor reached the podium.[[/note]]
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Not everyone has seen this ceremony - Apparently it received the second-lowest ratings ever recorded for the Oscars.
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* MemeticMutation: The Internet had an absolute ''field day'' with the botched Best Picture presentation for ''Moonlight''. Highlights include:
** [[http://www.vox.com/culture/2017/2/27/14748584/moonlight-oscar-envelope-meme This image]] of ''La La Land'' producer Fred Berger holding up the announcement envelope to prove that yes, ''Moonlight'' really did win, with different movies and artists filled in.
** Invoking Steve Harvey's infamous Miss Universe mixup from last year, where he also announced the wrong winner.
** [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/this-is-what-everyones-faces-looked-like-when-the?utm_term=.xy4lDEQaY#.meYDyJ6lm Various reaction shots]] of the audience realizing what happened.
** [[http://www.vox.com/culture/2017/2/27/14748584/moonlight-oscar-envelope-meme This image]] of ''La La Land'' producer Fred Berger holding up the announcement envelope to prove that yes, ''Moonlight'' really did win, with different movies and artists filled in.
** Invoking Steve Harvey's infamous Miss Universe mixup from last year, where he also announced the wrong winner.
** [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/this-is-what-everyones-faces-looked-like-when-the?utm_term=.xy4lDEQaY#.meYDyJ6lm Various reaction shots]] of the audience realizing what happened.
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* TheWoobie: Chiron, especially as a child and a teenager.
* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: On paper, ''Moonlight'' is about as niche and indie as you can get - a microbudget (1.5 million) coming-of-age art film about a gay black man growing up in poverty, featuring an all-black cast with no big name actors. But the sheer positive word of mouth the film generated throughout its release propelled it into mainstream success.
* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: On paper, ''Moonlight'' is about as niche and indie as you can get - a microbudget (1.5 million) coming-of-age art film about a gay black man growing up in poverty, featuring an all-black cast with no big name actors. But the sheer positive word of mouth the film generated throughout its release propelled it into mainstream success.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: On paper, ''Moonlight'' is about as niche and indie as you can get - a microbudget (1.5 million) coming-of-age art film about a gay black man growing up in poverty, featuring an all-black cast with no big name actors. But the sheer positive word of mouth the film generated throughout its release propelled it into mainstream success.teenager.
* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: On paper, ''Moonlight'' is about as niche and indie as you can get - a microbudget (1.5 million) coming-of-age art film about a gay black man growing up in poverty, featuring an all-black cast with no big name actors. But the sheer positive word of mouth the film generated throughout its release propelled it into mainstream success.
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Figured out a way to make that sorta fit.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: On paper, ''Moonlight'' is about as niche and indie as you can get - a microbudget (1.5 million) coming-of-age art film about a gay black man growing up in poverty, featuring an all-black cast with no big name actors. But the sheer positive word of mouth the film generated throughout its release propelled it into mainstream success.
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* LGBTFanbase: Unsurprising considering the movie is in some ways ComingOutStory, but ''Moonlight'''s success was viewed by many Black and LGBTQ people as an enormously validating moment, showing that stories about those communities could break into the mainstream and win the film world's highest honor.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: On paper, ''Moonlight'' is about as niche and indie as you can get - a microbudget (1.5 million) coming-of-age art film about a gay black man growing up in poverty, featuring an all-black cast with no big name actors. But the sheer positive word of mouth the film generated throughout its release propelled it into mainstream success.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: [[http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/27/opinions/oscars-error-blocked-out-the-moonlight-seymour-opinion/ Some commentators]] worry that ''Moonlight'' will go down in Oscar and film history for its epically botched award pronouncement, rather than its historic achievements in black and LGBTQ cinema.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: [[http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/27/opinions/oscars-error-blocked-out-the-moonlight-seymour-opinion/ Some commentators]] worry that ''Moonlight'' will go down in Oscar and film history for its epically botched award pronouncement, rather than its historic achievements in black and LGBTQ cinema.
* OvershadowedByControversy: [[http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/27/opinions/oscars-error-blocked-out-the-moonlight-seymour-opinion/ Some commentators]] worry that ''Moonlight'' will go down in Oscar and film history for its epically botched award pronouncement, rather than its historic achievements in black and LGBTQ cinema.
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It is not right for many, many reasons.
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* On a meta level the film's Best Picture win was view by many Black and LGBTQ people as an enormously validating moment, showing that stories about those communities could break into the mainstream and win the film world's highest honor
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As much as I love this, it is a misuse and we don't provide awesome moments for real life events or meta-moments.
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* AwesomeMoments: The film's especially dramatic Best Picture win at the Oscars, where Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were accidentally handed Emma Stone's winning envelope for Best Actress, leading them to announce ''La La Land'' as the winner. One of the producers was literally thanking his "blue-eyed wife" when they got the word they actually hadn't won.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Juan. An incredibly charming and warm performance from Creator/MahershalaAli combined with [[spoiler: an offscreen death one third into the movie]] have made him the movie's most memorable character for many moviegoers.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Juan. An incredibly charming and warm performance from Creator/MahershalaAli combined with [[spoiler: an offscreen death one third into the movie]] have made him the movie's most memorable character for many moviegoers. This resulted in Ali winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Juan. An incredibly charming and warm performance from Creator/MahershahaAli Creator/MahershalaAli combined with [[spoiler: an offscreen death one third into the movie]] have made him the movie's most memorable character for many moviegoers.
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* HateSink: In a movie full of complex characters who operate on WhiteAndGrayMorality, Terrel is probably the only outright evil or sadistic one.
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* CatharsisFactor: After all the shit Terrel puts Chiron through, [[spoiler: Chiron finally cracking a chair over him is a sight to behold. There are reports of audience members cheering at the scene]].
* HateSink: In a movie full of complex characters who operate on WhiteAndGrayMorality, Terrel is probably the only outright evil or sadistic one.
* HateSink: In a movie full of complex characters who operate on WhiteAndGrayMorality, Terrel is probably the only outright evil or sadistic one.
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-->[[spoiler: '''Paula:''' You ain't got to love me, but you gonna know that I love you.]]
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-->[[spoiler: '''Paula:''' You ain't got to love me, but you gonna know that I love you.]]
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* TearJerker: SO MUCH
** [[spoiler: Paula's last dialogue with Chiron in the film
-->'''Paula:''' You ain't got to love me, but you gonna know that I love you.]]
** [[spoiler: The final shot of Kevin hugging Chiron, after Chiron admits he still loves him.]]
** [[spoiler: Paula's last dialogue with Chiron in the film
-->'''Paula:''' You ain't got to love me, but you gonna know that I love you.]]
** [[spoiler: The final shot of Kevin hugging Chiron, after Chiron admits he still loves him.]]
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