It’s impossible to talk about Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood”
without talking about how the film was made. This isn’t,
however, a case of technical innovation or pushing the boundaries of special
effects. A passion project of the highest order, Linklater and company filmed
“Boyhood” over the course of 12-years, with the cast and crew coming together
annually to shoot for a while before moving on to the rest of their lives. This
is a technique that has been used often in documentary filmmaking, and while
this approach could be a gimmick, the film uses it to great effect, and the
result is a beautiful, unique coming of age story recorded and shown like
you’ve never seen before.
