"Boyhood" is an experiment in film making. It took Richard Linklater 13 years to fully make it so that he could capture Ellar Coltrane's growing up year after year.
We follow the life of Mason from the age of 5 until the age of 18. In some ways he is a very typical child; his parents split when he was young and hardly saw his father until he was 8. His mother remarry, twice; both were drunks so it did not last.
Mason has a quiet, on the reflective side, demeanour. He observes the grownups around him and does not allow for their downsides to affect him. Early on he develops a distaste for being organised and follow a structured schedule.
He is not alone however. His sister Samantha shares the same experiences and also shaped by them. His mother is pivotal in his life. Despite all of her faults she is totally devoted to giving her children the best upbringing she can. Then of course it is dad, who might have a few loose screws in his head but he loves them unconditionally and never ceases to encourage them. No matter what direction their lives take, they always have remained a family, a unit.
"Boyhood" is an achievement in film making. Not only we experience firsthand the growing up of two special kids but as a film it flows in a velvety smooth pace that allows the audience to be fully part of it. Part drama, part biography this is a gem of a movie and as such should be watched and cherished.
We follow the life of Mason from the age of 5 until the age of 18. In some ways he is a very typical child; his parents split when he was young and hardly saw his father until he was 8. His mother remarry, twice; both were drunks so it did not last.
Mason has a quiet, on the reflective side, demeanour. He observes the grownups around him and does not allow for their downsides to affect him. Early on he develops a distaste for being organised and follow a structured schedule.
He is not alone however. His sister Samantha shares the same experiences and also shaped by them. His mother is pivotal in his life. Despite all of her faults she is totally devoted to giving her children the best upbringing she can. Then of course it is dad, who might have a few loose screws in his head but he loves them unconditionally and never ceases to encourage them. No matter what direction their lives take, they always have remained a family, a unit.
"Boyhood" is an achievement in film making. Not only we experience firsthand the growing up of two special kids but as a film it flows in a velvety smooth pace that allows the audience to be fully part of it. Part drama, part biography this is a gem of a movie and as such should be watched and cherished.