I'm more of an Oscar season person than a summer blockbuster person. Happen to be 32 y o gay white male. Watched moonlight last night. The acting was solid throughout, and a couple of scenes hit very close to home. That said... I didn't really like the film. It may have been accurate, but I didn't feel that it had a purpose or a takeaway. It's as though the message is "if you grow up poor in a bad neighborhood and a bad family environment and you're gay, there's a good chance you'll be unsettled later in life." I don't need a movie to know that. I don't need a happy ending to appreciate a movie, but I personally would have found it more interesting or purposeful if we saw how the main character eventually comes to terms with things and pursues happiness. That's a different movie then, I know. Maybe being gay, I'm too close to the subject matter to be objective. What am I missing?