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    Boyhood

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    A lot of "iffy" reviews about Boyhood. The problem is that the attention span of people has been reduced to almost nothing... that's why they're unable to sit through this almost 3 hour movie. Richard Linklater has made some fine movies and it's about time one of his films is being hailed as a true masterpiece. It certainly will be up there at awards season. THIS FILM IS LIFE ITSELF. If you found it boring it can only mean that you and your life is crippling on total and complete boredom. It's a truism that so many today find films dealing with humanity almost unbearable. What does that say about our " human condition? " It's something frightening to ponder. There are some fine stars in the film but Ellar Coltrane is so dominant as to almost obliterate other performances. A few other films have attempted a shoot over a long period of time. One Michael Apted film ran the course of some 25 years. Shooting Boyhood over a 13 year period like any movie filmed over a number of years will ultimately pose some problems. The script would probably be a bit nightmarish as there is not intense concentration on it as with a film that has a tight shoot. I wonder if Mr. Linklater used the same cinematographer and heads of other departments for the entire 13 years. It would seem improbable as most craftsmen/women could not commit that many years to one project. In the final analysis I don't think one would be able to note such huge differences on the screen. Boyhood is one of the longer films of the year but that does not make it ponderous as some have indicated. Taking the film as this tremendous work of art, a film of dedication to one basic idea by a single-minded director of vision to give us a slice of cinéma vérité makes me admire the project all the more even with some loose ends and some bumpy rides. The faults themselves are the very fabric of life itself.

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    pietroantoni@  10.10.2014 age: 36-49 14,540 reviews

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