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Boyhood (2014)
Disappointing.
I had high expectations, since the movie was nominated for Oscar in so many categories. Honestly, Patricia was good - but her Oscar win wasn't justified, considering the other nominees.
I tried to understand the meaning of it all. It's almost three hours of watching a boy living one of the most mundane, uneventful, depressing life I've ever seen. He's supposed to be the main character, isn't he? Well, He doesn't act like one. He doesn't do anything to move the plot forward; simply reacts (or being completely indifferent) to one ordinary event after another.
It is a life, one that most of us can relate to. A bit of family issues, some romance, a smudge of violence and bullying, teenagers being teenagers. It seems like Mason isn't getting the point of it all either.
I get the hype about it being filmed over 12 years or whatever. But throughout the movie I was waiting for something that will make me think, feel something, other than "OK... and?". I wasn't looking for cheap thrills or anything, but I thought that there was an opportunity to make something meaningful of the story. This opportunity was, sadly, missed.