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Boyhood (2014)

Film

DirectorRichard Linklater

Meta takes2

Figures

Form & technique

The film's 12-year production process and longitudinal narrative
The film's narrative structure, composed of small, seemingly undramatic vignettes
The recurring motif of photography within the film's narrative and visual scheme
The film's use of popular music as a temporal and cultural marker
The viewer's experience of the film's long-form, durational aesthetic

Tropes

Mason Evans Jr.'s development of masculinity in contrast to the adult male figures → The Fragile Alpha
Ellar Coltrane's performance as Mason Jr. over twelve years
The film's thematic and stylistic connections to Richard Linklater's overall body of work → The Auteurial Signature

Films most connected to Boyhood

Sideways (2004) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Auteurial Signature
The Hunt for Red October (?) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Auteurial Signature
Black (2005) — via The Auteurial Signature
Amadeus (1984) — via The Auteurial Signature
The Breakfast Club (1985) — via The Auteurial Signature
GoodFellas (1990) — via The Auteurial Signature
Three Colors: Blue (1993) — via The Auteurial Signature
Dune (1984) — via The Auteurial Signature