When I’m excited for something it seems like time stands still. No matter what I do, every hour seems to never end and the days seem to pass by like a months and the months pass by like years.
There are also times when life seems to go by too quickly. The great moments in life seem to pass by if they were seconds instead of minutes and decades instead of years.
Each time I’m with my son Julian I really feel this is the case, and I’m sure that most parents feel the same. Time goes by too quickly and there never seems to be enough of it.
I recently watched a movie that really made this standout in my mind. While it made me sad, it also was a truly mind blowing experience.
I have always been kind of a movie buff, and enjoy an amazing flick. I have to say that the movie “Boyhood,” might have been the most realistic, yet fascinating film I’ve ever seen.
Sometimes the appeal of a movie is taking one away from the mundane, and sometimes horrible lives we live. In this case it hit close to home, but the internal strings it pulled were fascinating. I really recommend the movie to anyone who has children.
I laughed, cried, got pissed all in the span of the three hour running time. Sometimes it’s just cool to see Jennifer Lawrence wreak havoc on District 1, but I truly believe the whole point of a great book or movie is to see something that challenges you. And it did.
I had someone once tell me that they don’t like serious movies or ones that are to realistic, and it’s probably best that not all movies are like that. But in this case, it was so real that it showed what it’s like to see children grow, but also what it’s like to grow up.
The movie follows a boy and his family from when he was six-years-old until he graduates from high school.
While that in itself does not sound groundbreaking, the way director Richard Linklater did the movie was. He used the same actors and filmed it over the span of 12-years.
As each year passed in the movie, I witnessed each character age and grow into both childhood and as adults.
It was truly beautiful to watch. It was also sad to see how quickly it can go. But that is life. It’s something we can’t escape.
I was very happy to see it win the Golden Globe award for Best Picture and earn an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
If you have a young child at home, hug them tight and cherish each and every second you have.
Next thing you know they will be grown up and with children of their own.
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