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Boyhood is a 2014 American epic coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Richard Linklater, and starring Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, and Ethan Hawke. Filmed from 2002 to 2014, Boyhood depicts the childhood and adolescence of Mason Evans Jr. (Coltrane) from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in Texas with divorced parents. Richard Linklater's daughter Lorelei plays Mason's sister,…
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Listen, Boyhood (2014) is not an ordinary movie, it's a crazy cinematic project, because director Richard Linklater decided to film it over the course of 12 years with the same actors! Yes, by God, the same family, the same characters, but time is what really changes, and this is something that has never been done before in the same way. The story is simple The movie tells the story of Mason, an American child whom…More
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Picture source Boyhood , the unique movie that won 22 awards, including Oscar best performance by an actress in a supporting role and nominated for 5 others oscars ( Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Achievement in Directing, Best Writing, Original Screenplay & Best Achievement in Film Editing) in 2015. Filming took almost 12 years, all this patience was due to…More
The message of the superficial film is simple. That our life eventually 'flows', and that all human relationships and moments of happiness formed in the process are precious and beautiful. In addition, regardless of race, everyone goes through a tunnel of similar growth and distress. Conversely, a closer look reveals an additional topic of depth: 'The role and dissolution of the family, and the impact…More
source Is it a Mason's growing up movie? Mason's mother and father (Ethan Hawke) got married when they were young, but they didn't get along and they divorced. Unlike his dad, who doesn't live his settled life, his strong mom lives with Mason and his sister Samantha. Dad comes once a week to go camping with the kids, watch baseball, and play bowling. After divorce from his father, the mother adds her studies to beco…More
As I celebrate my 29th birthday today, I thought it would be great to show you another one of my favorite old movie reviews back when I was a 22-year-old in acting school. Boyhood lives up to its title as a touching, authentic, heart-tugging and down to earth coming of age film. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.More
After watching a few American movies this week, I went back to European cinema and grabbed a French flick about the journey of a young boy who was abandoned as a baby in France. Remi was adopted by a young girl who raised him as her own but, unfortunately, when her husband came back home with an injury after a few years gone... he wasn't happy to see that his wife kept the boy instead of sending him to the orphanage…More
This movie can show you how the usual normal life of someone can be so interested and spectacular in the eyes of another one. I found out that the movie was directed for 12 years which is something incredible, you can see how the characters in the movie are getting older while those 12 years are passing by and that will make this movie to be a very good artwork. We must give a huge credit to Richard Linklater, the d…More
The premise of this movie is very simple. Boyhood took shape in 2002 and tells the story of the life of a young boy named Mason. Mason (Ellar Coltrane) lives with his older sister Samantha (Lorelei Linklater) and her single-mother mother, Olivia (Patricia Arquette). Every weekend, Mason and Samantha will be invited to spend the weekend with their biological father, Mason Sr. (Ethan Hawke). Then we will be led to the…More