Boyhood is literally 12 years packed in about 2.5hrs.
It gets boring for some people but for me it is fascinating to see a kid literally grow up in front of my eyes.
Dialogue is so well written that everything flows naturally and in place and at the same time tells you everything you need to know about whats happening in the boy's life. The lost childhood friends, the half siblings, the bullies, the teachers, the girlfriends.. the embarrassment of a bad haircut, the quaint time spent with father, the glimpse of a step father's questionable habit, the rejection of a mother's kiss at school..
Over the course of two hours we are shown what mattered and was memorable in the boy's (in fact any person's) life. Mom's speech about life as "a series of milestones" was almost right on point. This is what the movie was about, almost. It was not about milestones exactly but of what we remember of our childhood - a series of moments and memorable events that eventually shape us into who we are today.
Those who got bored said it was boring (although they also said it was interesting) found it rather hard to keep focus because there were no up and downs, no build up or climaxes. But isn't that what life is? A series of events, some had tiny climaxes, then it goes on. There's no "the end" after a success/ failure, life goes on.
Think about your own boyhood/ girlhood, what do you see? A series of moments disjointed and yet linked up because you were there, leading to where you are now? That's what this movie is, the Boyhood of a kid named Mason Jr.
It gets boring for some people but for me it is fascinating to see a kid literally grow up in front of my eyes.
Dialogue is so well written that everything flows naturally and in place and at the same time tells you everything you need to know about whats happening in the boy's life. The lost childhood friends, the half siblings, the bullies, the teachers, the girlfriends.. the embarrassment of a bad haircut, the quaint time spent with father, the glimpse of a step father's questionable habit, the rejection of a mother's kiss at school..
Over the course of two hours we are shown what mattered and was memorable in the boy's (in fact any person's) life. Mom's speech about life as "a series of milestones" was almost right on point. This is what the movie was about, almost. It was not about milestones exactly but of what we remember of our childhood - a series of moments and memorable events that eventually shape us into who we are today.
Those who got bored said it was boring (although they also said it was interesting) found it rather hard to keep focus because there were no up and downs, no build up or climaxes. But isn't that what life is? A series of events, some had tiny climaxes, then it goes on. There's no "the end" after a success/ failure, life goes on.
Think about your own boyhood/ girlhood, what do you see? A series of moments disjointed and yet linked up because you were there, leading to where you are now? That's what this movie is, the Boyhood of a kid named Mason Jr.