Boyhood (2014)

Boyhood: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Elijah Smith, Lorelei Linklater. The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.

“For some people including myself you tend to be able to relate to a lot of the events in Masons life as he continues to age. The nostalgia that these relations create can bring both good and bad memories up and impacts like no other film can. I have to say a lot of the tough situations mason had to endure (drunk stepfathers) I can really relate to and I could feel the strong intensity in some of those moments. However not everyone has these same experiences and thus not having that nostalgic effect.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo basically your enjoyment of the film is really all a matter of how much you can relate to it. Heck at one point in the film Masons journey took a different turn than what mine did thus ending the ability to relate and from there I could see why some people hated it but the way I looked at it to enjoy it was that either way I was watching the life of this person and being given the opportunity to see this new perspective.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen I lost the ability to relate with Mason on his journey i started to almost dislike him for certain things for some reason. When I watched this film I didnu0026#39;t feel like I was watching a movie I felt like I was going through life with Mason. Others may not be able to do that but I was fortunate enough to experience it like this.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn conclusion this is a really love it or hate it type movie. If you can relate to some experiences it can be very enjoyable but for others it can seem very boring and pointless. I can really see both sides but I definitely enjoyed the film and In those final credits I nearly teared up because I just realized what I had experienced. This is hard to explain but if you understand then you obviously get what Iu0026#39;m saying. I hope you donu0026#39;t waste 165 minutes of your life I hope you experience this film the same way I did if not more so. I hope what I said is helpful thanks for reading my review.”