Boyhood
Boyhood is a 2014 American drama
film written, co-produced and
directed by Richard Linklater and starring Patricia Arquette (Olivia), Ellar
Coltrane (Mason Jr), Lorelei
Linklater (Samantha) and Ethan Hawke (Mason Sr). The film was
shot intermittently over a twelve-year period, as Coltrane grew from childhood
to adulthood; filming began in the summer of 2002 and was completed in October
2013. Mason Jr and
Samantha are the children of Olivia and Mason Sr. . They were living in another
state. They were happy family but some misunderstanding they got divorced and
her mother decided with their children to move to Houston. The children were
not happy leave their father but their mother took them with herself. They
reached to Houston and stayed in the children Grandmother’s house. Children
started school and Olivia started her college too. After some days Olivia got
married with her professor, Bill Welbrock and they moved to Bill Welbrock’s
House. Bill Welbrock had two children Randy and Mindy from a previous
marriage. In this film I found many
differences between Mason Jr’s father and his stepfather.
First
of all, Mason Sr. was a kind of good person and also a good person for their
child. He came every weekend took their children outside for enjoyment. They
enjoyed every weekend with his father and they were happier than
stepfather. Mason Sr. and Mason went on
a camping trip together and solidifies their relationship. However, stepfather
didn’t take out children for outing and never talked about a trip. He forced Mason Jr. to get a haircut. Mason Jr. was
not happy because of stepfather parenting style, but Mason Jr. was a calm boy.
Then, one weekend, Mason Sr.
took the children out and learned that Samantha has a boyfriend. He talked to
them both about contraceptives. It means
that he was an open minded person with their children, but their stepfather
didn’t talk about their children’s lives and he was so mean to the children. He
was strict, such as forcing the children to performed chores.
In addition, Mason Sr. was just a
smoker, and he was a calm person. He never fought to their kids and his wife.
In contrast, stepfather was a drunker and then he became increasingly aggressive as alcoholism took over his life. One day
children arrived home from school, the boys found mother on the ground was
crying with Bill standing next to her. Bill has become openly abusive, drinking
hard liquor at dinner and breaking several glasses, plates and screamed on
their children.
In
conclusion, Olivia left this house and move to Austin with their children to
her friend’s house. Olivia taught phycology at the local college. The children
started a better life. One day Olivia and a friend host thanksgiving party at
home, and Olivia met Jim. He was an army. After some days they started living
together. As the children grew up Mason Jr. started alcohol and every night
came home late. Jim and Mason Jr. had an argument about the coming home late and
then mother left this place moved to other house and started living together.
Mason Jr. got graduated from high school in the age of 18. Mason Sr. thanked
Olivia for raising the kid and Mason Sr. gave the best advice to his children
about a good parent. Mason Jr. moved to hostel and started college.