Reflection on the movie “Moonlight.”

Moonlight, an emotional film by Berry Jenkins, portrays the struggle of a youthful, delicate black guy seeking to discover himself in the face of his society’s demands of manhood and identity. Moonlight was partially based on Tarell McCraney’s unpublished drama. Black Boys Look Blue. In Moonlight, we follow Chiron through three episodes of his life, each of which stands out for its style and execution. The narrative is about growing up homosexual as much as it is about feigned masculinity. It seeks to debunk popularly held prejudices of black males in both situations. This paper aims to analyze the ethical dilemmas in this film critically.

The first ethical dilemma is seen through Juan’s character. Juan is the character in the film who comes to Chiron’s aid when no one else can. Juan is a drug dealer who would become Chiron’s father figure (Stuckmann, 2016). He is concerned about Chiron and looks after him. We all know that drug trading is illegal, yet Juan opted to do it nonetheless. Someone could believe that because Juan is a criminal, he cannot be of assistance. However. This is not the case since Juan came to Chiron’s aid when his mother abandoned him. The utilitarianism hypothesis, which emphasizes the influence (results) of moral actions, can be used to describe this ethical occurrence. For Juan, drug peddling provides him with the funds he requires to survive (Stuckmann, 2016). But he is doing the bad things in the eyes of the government and society. According to utilitarianism, his activities are immoral since they do not provide the greatest amount of pleasure to the largest number of people. As per utilitarianism, an ethically correct act provides the greatest amount of pleasure to the largest number of people. As a result, utilitarianism is used. Juan’s acts are ethically repugnant. It is true to say that in selling drugs, Juan follows the moral position of “I would do whatever would improve my situation.”

The second ethical dilemma is Paula’s decision to become a prostitute and a drug addict. Most individuals think that drug abuse and prostitution addiction are morally repugnant behaviors in society. When a woman gets involved, the problem worsens. Nonetheless, Paula opted to engage in these “bad” acts. Paula’s actions of becoming a prostitute and drug addiction may be rationalized using virtue ethics. According to Aristotle, Paula lacked acceptable attributes. Her acts were motivated by a lack of values (Stuckmann, 2016). Such activities are not permissible for a decent person. According to Aristotle, Paula demonstrated Pleasure and Greed’s vices (rather than virtues). She should have demonstrated characteristics such as sobriety and humility. Paula’s decisions fall in the moral position of “I Would Do Whatever Made Me Happy.”