Before I actually sat down to watch this film, the only thing that attracted me was the director's 12-year-old approach to making films. I know that such a sincere creator is good no matter what he makes, at least I don't have to worry about wasting myself three. hours. However, the result was far beyond my expectations. The film is not only full of wonderful literary and artistic atmosphere, but also not procrastinating and boring at all, and even unsatisfactory.
When the lively sketches of life took off in series, the memories of family and affection gradually came out of my mind, and I suddenly realized that I hadn't been so moved for a long time.
In fact, there is something very magical about this movie. I believe that all creators have more or less the desire to write autobiographies and make documentaries in their hearts, just like human beings always think at a certain point in their lives.” who am I". That's why Linklater adopted this method, not because he didn't know how to control the rhythm, how to dramatize emotion, and how to measure the distance that must exist between the dream machine like a movie and the real material. On the contrary, what he cares about is not the distance, but how to maximize people's concern for themselves. For this reason, he weakens many plots that should be analyzed rationally, and perfectly depicts the trivial things deep in memory. bit.
If what my eyes see is the daily life of a teenager, what I feel in my emotions is confusion, warmth and perseverance. During the process, I sometimes drifted into a dream, and sometimes I was pulled back to reality. I believe this is the result of Linklater's devotion to the clues of time, the magical chemistry that is not man-made, but a force of nature.
Now we are too accustomed to making, and treat movies with the same attitude as other things. Even real documentaries have to pay too much attention to editing and arranging, but as a result, we will find that there will always be some emotional loss, no matter what. hard to make up for. We may even misjudge, which is a common defect of art.
What moved me most about "Boyhood" was that I didn't see this kind of flaw in the movie, and every moment I saw was flawless.
The life of a teenager is actually very ordinary, and he has the same growing pains as many people, but he has always grown up under the care, not only of the body, but also of the mind, emotions and thoughts. You have to say that this is a great Lucky.
Although the teenager's life is very ordinary, he does not have a high-end residence and a complete family, but he also has a father who drives them around every week, a teacher who can guide him when he is confused, and a space to explore.
You must know that not every child can be fortunate enough to enjoy even half the degree of freedom he enjoys, and "freedom", this precious and difficult word, is subtly brought up again and again in the film. From this perspective, director Linklater is weaving the American dream in his mind with movies.
In star-studded Hollywood, we've seen too many movies about the American Dream, too many stories that begin with enthusiasm and end in tragedy. Linklater tells a different story.
The boy in "Boyhood" does not seem to be a typical young American. He is quiet, melancholy, and just wants to live for himself, but he represents the true heart of each of us, and we all know that he will eventually be like a star The same disappears, but we desperately want to keep him, protect him, or we can think of a better way. Linklater offers us another way to love him and embrace him with an open heart. Linklater gives us his understanding of the good life, and his approach may not be applauded by everyone, but no one can deny the reality of the American dream. On the other hand, Linklater is also admonishing us to take care of ourselves as much as possible so that we can learn not to ignore others and even every member of the entire family in friction.
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