Boyhood story
Boyhood is a 2014 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Richard Linklater, and starring Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, and Ethan Hawke. Filmed from 2001 to 2013, Boyhood depicts the childhood and adolescence of Mason Evans Jr. (Coltrane) from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in Texas with divorced parents (Arquette and Hawke). Richard Linklater's daughter Lorelei plays Mason's sister, Samantha.
20 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coming of age | choice | we saw Mason and Samantha grow from pre-teens to young adults |
| dysfunctional upbringing | choice | Mason and Samantha had a turbulent upbringing with their mostly single mom |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | countless couples formed and dissolved |
| brother and sister | major | Mason and Samantha |
| father and daughter | major | Mason Sr and Samantha |
| father and son | major | Mason Sr and Mason Jr |
| mother and daughter | major | Olivia and Samantha |
| mother and son | major | Olivia and Mason |
| alcohol abuse | minor | Bill drank and became violent |
| child leaving the nest | minor | Mason and Samantha moved away from Olivia. |