Boyhood - Official US Trailer | HD | IFC Films
I rented this film yesterday as it was the last major film nomination for Best Picture that I had yet to see. Not a short film by any means coming in at 2 hours and 45 minutes. The concept is absolutely unique in that the story was filmed over the course of 12 years starting at age 5 up to age 18.
A brief summary.......
Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater's BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason's parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, BOYHOOD charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay's Yellow to Arcade Fire's Deep Blue. BOYHOOD is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. It's impossible to watch Mason and his family without thinking about our own journey.
I must admit that I found the story very interesting and the change in the cast over the time especially the boy and his sister was transforming to say the least. The story was filmed for one week each year over 12 years. Definitely a recommended film and has to rate in my top films for 2014
The buzz on there street is that it is the inside bet for Best Picture and Best Director. I can certainly agree with Best Director but just not so sure as Best Picture
I rented this film yesterday as it was the last major film nomination for Best Picture that I had yet to see. Not a short film by any means coming in at 2 hours and 45 minutes. The concept is absolutely unique in that the story was filmed over the course of 12 years starting at age 5 up to age 18.
A brief summary.......
Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater's BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason's parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, BOYHOOD charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay's Yellow to Arcade Fire's Deep Blue. BOYHOOD is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. It's impossible to watch Mason and his family without thinking about our own journey.
I must admit that I found the story very interesting and the change in the cast over the time especially the boy and his sister was transforming to say the least. The story was filmed for one week each year over 12 years. Definitely a recommended film and has to rate in my top films for 2014
The buzz on there street is that it is the inside bet for Best Picture and Best Director. I can certainly agree with Best Director but just not so sure as Best Picture
