Let trolls be trounced with the truth Vicarious pleasure from movie violence can be cathartic, but what does it say about us?
During an interview with director Barry Jenkins by Ta-Nehisi Coates at The Atlantic LGBTQ Summit in November 2016, a friend and I applauded when Jenkins mentioned the scene in his film Moonlight where Chiron strikes back against the bully.
Coates turned and looked at us. He said he understood our reaction. The scene was crucial to the film but was also tragic, the actions landing Chiron in the criminal justice system.
Hitting someone over the head with a chair is not acceptable, but that scene was important because it showed Chiron finally standing up for himself.