Richard Linklater's love trilogy (Half a Day, Before Sunset, Before Midnight) spanned eighteen years, as if every nine years Movie fans come on a date (1995, 2004, 2013) and witness the transformation and growth of the two protagonists. "Time" brings magic to the trilogy and prompts Linklater to think about its relationship to narrative; Boyhood, which took 12 years to make, is Linklater's Another exploratory attempt, he not only made the actors and characters in the play experience the same span of time as Harry Potter grows year by year (Harry Potter is also mentioned in "Boyhood"), but more importantly, he made the audience feel very comfortable with some very interesting things. Something basic, taken for granted, but already numb to the senses, has regained attention, as Roger Ebert commented on "The Up". Series" (a documentary produced by ITV, which records the lives of 14 participants representing different social classes every seven years since 1964), "If you can insist on watching this documentary every seven years, you will Realize that humans are the only animals that know they live in time.” At the beginning of the movie "We All Grown Up", the first protagonist (Mason) is seen lying on the grass looking up at the sky, which seems to indicate that he will observe the world with a different oblique angle. Mason, who has been living in a single-parent family since childhood, is no different from many children when he was young, but as he grows older, you will feel that there is something extraordinary hidden in Mason's "ordinary". The first manifestation of this "extraordinary", I remember it was the scene where he seemed to notice that his mother and the teacher in the classroom seemed to have an ambiguous relationship. Mason looked at the two of them and reminded me of his thoughtful look. The beginning of the sky. The point that the film wants to convey, as mentioned above, is that the audience can re-experience themselves, their life, and the sounds of breathing around them. Although they appear to be normal on the surface, it may be because of the creation of some magical power. Only to exist, "We All Grow Up This Way" allows everyone to understand this more deeply through the protagonist's ordinary and extraordinary characteristics, and through the "casting" of time. Mason, who is quite talented in photography, shot Photographs, and the film's vision of the adult world through the eyes of a child, further emphasizes this outside-the-box observation. Director Linklater seems to have implanted a lot of advertisements in the film, but these products often have obvious signs of the times, and they do not give people a feeling of tough insertion. When the foldable phone becomes the iPhone, and the handheld game console becomes the Wii boxing game, you will appreciate the passage of time, the rapid development of technology (the speed of growth like a child), and the more traditional tone of the film. Forming an impact, people have some feeling of nostalgia or loss under the flow of time. "We All Grow Up This Way" spanning 12 years, in addition to the changes in the appearance and body of the characters, their hearts and personalities will also undergo significant changes. The protagonist Mason's sister Samantha (directed by the director's daughter Lorelei Linklater (played by Linklater), was a very willful little girl at first, but as she grew up, she became more reserved, restrained, and dared not express her dissatisfaction directly. Even at the party celebrating her brother's high school graduation, she wanted to express her reflections. At that time, she shyly only said a congratulatory speech, and she was completely different from the lively and naughty she used to be; and Mason's biological father, Mason Sr., himself a prodigal musician, but when he married a Texas man After giving birth to another child, Mason Sr. gradually understood the importance of family and stability, and changed the concept of not believing in the existence of gods to become a believer of God. He sold the wild high-horsepower sports car and switched to an SUV, which means that he has "taken care of himself". The former prodigal said when teaching his son to play bowling, "you can't always rely on the guardrail" (because life will not give you guardrail), but he himself, like many others, chose to rely on the family's "guardrail" in order to avoid falling into the tunnel next to him again. Patricia Arquette, who plays Mason's mother, presents to us the image of an independent and intelligent woman who is unwilling to be reduced to an ordinary housewife. This character's pursuit of knowledge and self-worth reflects her desire to get rid of the control of the men around her, which may be related to related to a failed marriage; by contrast, Mason's biological father, Mason Sr. He doesn't seem so mature. His chatty personality, humor and affinity can easily leave us a good impression. The three roles of Mason and his biological parents, the most common one may be the starring Ellar Coltrane, but the "acts" of the latter two have been designed, but I don't like watching "Vampire Century" , The first protagonist who is a little withdrawn is more from himself. Director Linklater also said before that "he is willing to let Coltrane grow up, and he will make the protagonist whatever he grows up to be." At the same time, they all wished their conversation on the sports car would go with the flow. Although Coltrane has a sensitive personality, he doesn't like to fully reveal his seven emotions. His quietness and introvertedness, when he grows up, will be more durable, or mysterious and unpredictable charm. Similarly, the storyline of "We All Grow Up This Way" will not be too deliberately crafted. Those kissing and sexual cues that are often seen in youth films, or the remarriage of the biological mother and stepfather that the audience thinks will appear in the film The scene, the baptism of Mason's younger brother, and Mason's own prom were all omitted by the director. Linklater mentioned that "it's often not such a big moment that people can't forget, I always suddenly think of some inexplicable experience ( Such as the Resurrection game played on the trampoline)”, even if they seem trivial, they can be put together like a puzzle, building the real face of life. "We All Grow Up This Way" combines these collected Yoshimitsu Kataha with new ideas, and also shows its depth from these details. It is different from many Hollywood movies. It has twists and turns and twists and turns in the script, because the life of ordinary people The story will never be so twisted and bizarre, the first protagonist Mason is like Family of the What Year sings is not a surreal hero (he doesn't even fight back when he is bullied in the toilet), but he can continue to grow in a world that is somewhat alienated from himself, which in itself is actually an amazing thing thing (although you might think it's nothing more than that). Mason, who has not experienced ups and downs, has had an uneven life. He and his mother and sister have also suffered from the trouble of moving or being rudely treated by his stepfather. The movie "We All Grow Up This Way" brings out the dialectical thinking of "ordinary" and "special". No matter how "ordinary" a person is, there will always be twists and turns or special moments in his life; Whatever "peace" is good, it always has something big happening (US war in Iraq, Obama and McCain running for US presidency). Mason's upbringing is a story of love (shown at his family's high school graduation party) and violence (drinking + retired stepfather), and the gifts he received on his birthday - a bible and a long gun - symbolize his ability There is a dialectical relationship between "special" and "universal" for the comfort (love) and tempering (violence) needed to grow into an adult. Although everyone's life background is different, they should have passed through similar things. Unusual hot and cold polarities. Using the traditional linear narrative technique, "We All Grow Up This Way" does not rely on confounding images or complex and interlocking structures to conquer people. With an almost childlike purity, he directly talks to the world. The movie is as light as scattered fragments, but it is so heavy that it falls directly into your heart. It pushes the audience who are used to being confused by neon to the lake where they can take a breath of fresh air. It also allows you to pass through the lake like a mirror and take a closer look Always a little familiar reflection. The wonder of "We All Grow Up This Way" comes from the magic of time or reality. As mentioned by the father in the play, the whale created by nature is actually more magical than Mason doubts whether there are elves in the world. The film, which lasted for more than two hours, once again made us realize that time is like a river. It not only pushes everyone forward, but also washes away some precious things from everyone. No wonder Mason's mother suddenly when her son was packing things. She couldn't help crying, because she knew that her life was slowly wasted by time, and the dearest men, daughters and sons around her were also leaving her one by one. This feeling is one of the deepest resonances I have felt in this film. People have always said that we must grasp time, but on the contrary, time grasps us. At the end of the film, Mason and his roommate are both out in the wild, reflecting the The younger generation who have been trapped since childhood has a heart to escape, but unfortunately, most of them cannot help themselves, and even spend the time at their disposal on the Internet, becoming prisoners of Facebook. Mason, who doesn't want to live on the screen, prefers to pay attention to his surroundings. His "old-fashioned" character enables him to be independent and understand the importance of grasping the moment. The so-called "change" is a constant phenomenon. No one can fully predict what will happen in the future. Director Linklater is not good at planning his own role through Mason, which shows that people should not always plan and pay in advance for the future. Everything, if you have wine today, you may really get drunk today, and some good times will never come back. Therefore, we need to enjoy the present and record the present even more. Like what Linklater did, we use this film to capture the true growth of people, and we also use the film's peaceful ending to permanently freeze the "present".
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