Boyhood-Living Through It!

Mason- A Brilliant Portrayal 

As the Academy Awards ceremony looms closer, I have spent time watching some good movies lately.

Top on the list was Boyhood.

It was a cinematic feat-a first of its own kind where a movie was made chronicling a twelve-year period  of a boy from his young years until he reached college-going age. The producer and director Richard Linklater must be credited for their sustaining effort of more than a decade, to bring this classic movie to the silver screen.

The quality that the movie brought through both Mason (Ellar Coltrane) and  Samantha (Lorelie Linklater) as they literally grew before your eyes throughout this period is truly profound and beyond all comparison. It's a great feeling to experience their growth from childhood to pre-adulthood.

As for acting, Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette were brilliant.

Arquette  Linklater,Coltrane and Hawke

Patricia Arquette may seem like the underdog for The Best Actress  nomination this year if the hot favourite Julianne Moore finally gets the coveted Oscar for her dramatic role in Still Alice this time around

Still, Boyhood is a joy to watch especially through the eyes of the parents as they undergo the phases of happiness,depression,separation and divorce through the years and the effects they have on these 2 children.

Great movie. Watch it.