"Boys" tells the protagonist's experience from the age of 7 to leaving home to go to university-the biggest difference from many other growth movies (among which I love, such as The Way Way Back) is obvious-it is not limited In a summer vacation, it is not limited to one theme, nor is there any restriction that different actors play the same role in other inter-annual movies. The male protagonist Ellar Coltrane was 6 years old when he was selected, 7 years old when he started shooting, and now 19 years old. For a full 12 years of production, we can see that his self-awareness is taking shape with his acting skills. But more, this movie is still different from other adolescent movies in other respects-it does not need to focus on love and does not portray love very much, but it truly reflects the appearance of love at that age; it does not It focuses on portraying the distressed divorce of children who have been photographed, but it specifically expresses all aspects other than the inevitable distress of children from single-parent families; it does not take the effort to re-examine the old-fashioned "adolescence", but it can be relaxed It does not take up space to let us see the physical and mental development of other characters, because age, wrinkles, and figure are natural and do not require the director and screenwriter to spend extra time to portray. In the new movie released this year, I saw Ethan Hawke, who had just finished Training Day and hadn't filmed Before Sunset, which was already a wonderful experience for me.
This film continues the characteristics of Linklater's film dialogue-authenticity and naturalness. I regret not taking a notebook to record the plot or dialogue when I burst into tears or burst into laughter, but I didn't want to spoil it, so this will only affect the persuasiveness of my film review. In general terms: the child’s innocence, the adult’s stinky fart, and the interaction between the child and the adult—this is not limited to individual adults, but most of the people who fill the screen—all contain words that make people smile at least; For a few moments, when I was suddenly reminded that "the children are so old", I always feel a little embarrassed. The movie allows you to see the true and natural growth-the hairstyles of the little actors are their own hairstyles, the piercings are their own piercings, and the pimples on the face are not hidden. He is very smart and very special. He has his own hobbies as well as his worries about the future. But in his thoughts, none of the topics were preaching or overly compelling.
I want to specifically mention Patricia Arquette, who plays the children's mother. I think her character curve is more impressive than the children's. When my mother came up, she broke up. She was doing a job with little salary but was busy with her two children. She decided to move back to her natal family and re-enter the university to recharge. When the shooting started in 2002, she was still in good shape, with blond hair over her shoulders, but she already had the kind of backbone and dryness that she would have when she was a mother at a young age. Until the end of the movie, her figure was out of shape and her hairstyle was cut short, but she also changed her career, pursuit, and life circle after graduating from college, and changed her life. Reminiscent of how difficult it was to bring up two children and protect them during this period, this character immediately increased my love. The actor's performance is very good, still that word-natural, sensational enough where there are tears.
The other is Ethan Hawke. His weight in the film is not light-I was really worried that he was playing soy sauce or playing a flat duality supporting role, but after watching it, I was really moved-this role is very impressive. It’s a big surprise, I don’t think it would be exciting to say more. If you are waiting for the Blu-ray, watch the trailer and guess for yourself, the real discovery process is very beautiful.
Discover-This movie requires you to carefully discover, because people change, you don’t know what a character will suddenly become, and you don’t know how other people around you will react, so sometimes when you like it In a certain role, the movie will sting you so that you don’t feel too comfortable. In the second half, I dare not feel too comfortable, for fear that even the relationship will deteriorate. And this kind of psychological preparation has avoided some of my disappointment. I can't help but feel sigh.
Speaking of watching the trailer, I paused typing and watched it. To me, this trailer is now a summary film. It has been 3 hours to watch these people spend 12 years and spend another one and a half minutes. Looking at the passing of these 12 years, what I feel is a meaning that is larger and heavier than that of 12 years. In this meaning, there are memories and understandings of youth, awareness and fear of responsibilities, and gratitude and gratitude for existence. Cherish, have expectations and irritability for the still unknown future, I can’t represent you, and I can’t tell you what kind of understanding each of you will definitely get, but you will definitely have ideas, so go watch it, and watch the trailer after watching it. , Tell me what you think.
Speaking of shortcomings, the second half is indeed a bit of repetitive nihilism, making people feel that they don’t know where the movie is going, but like I said, the whole movie has no "story", but on the whole it carries a very strong spirit and spirit. soul. From this point of view, that point may be deliberate by the director.
It’s a pity, just like when I watched The Perks of Being a Wallflower, I can understand but lack the resonance with pop culture. Due to the vastly different growth environment, I can’t resonate much with the programs and music the children watch in the film. This must reduce my pleasure in watching movies. But other than that, I think the whole film is enough for people to enjoy.
The title of this article is still borrowed from the director. He talked about "the collaboration with the unknown," on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. I add "perfect" here, because under so many unknowns, the whole movie The plot is not chaotic, the rhythm is smooth, the facts at the time can be added, and even some comments on politics and customs are really hard to be valuable. Linklater has always refused to live in Hollywood, this movie is another fruit of his persistence. Movies should have this attitude.
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