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Boyhood (2014)
This film gives you a feel of melancholy - in a very, very good way
When I read the most "helpful" review on the IMDb page of Boyhood, I decided that I just had to write a response to that. Because the movie isn't boring, long and slow at all... At least if you try to succumb yourself to this wonderful story of childhood, puberty and adulthood.
I really wondered if, when I read the aforementioned most "helpful" review, the writer of that text was a man of fifty years or older who had totally forgotten what it was like to grow up. Because I am at the moment 21 years old, the whole story touched me. The scope is incredible, with many ordinary encounters throughout childhood (which keeps the narrative scope beautifully little, by the way), and Linklater giving a perfect representation of how it is like to grow up in the modern age of the 21st century. The random cultural references included are great to remark and hear, and many of the characters are just so warm (except, of course, for the second husband of Mason's mom).
Though I'm from the Netherlands, the way Mason grew up resembles my own childhood. It was not as troubled as his, but still bears many traces of it. Just to see how one becomes less childish, more outspoken and more world-wise is beautiful, but touching. Throughout the whole film, I felt melancholy, and for everyone who wants a beautiful told, well acted and brilliantly directed look back at his own childhood: watch this movie, it will be one of the most extraordinary cinematic experiences you will ever see.