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The Director’s Vision The Director’s Vision
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6 Boyhood: Linklater’s Testament of American Youth after 9/11
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Published:December 2022
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Boyhood may not have been released until 2014 owing to its 12-year production, but it started filming within a year of the 9/11 events, and the story of Mason and his family is marked by political and personal upheavals that testify to the impact of those traumatic times. Mason’s story evolves from first grade to high school graduation as the boy ventures toward manhood, enduring his parents’ divorce, his mother’s troubled remarriage, his tenuous relationship with his father, and his continuing struggles to understand his own growing pains. Like many of his generation— who were slowly becoming known as Millennials— Mason grew up cynical and suspicious. This chapter evaluates the many messages Boyhood contains about youth and adolescence within the context of early 21st century American culture, illuminating how Linklater’s singular vision of the otherwise ordinary life of a boy reveals potent truths about the nation and its children during this era.
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