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Sounds like Boyhood again

posted 7 years ago by [deleted]
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what do you think

[–] Cathexis (112) 7 years ago

Absolutely not, in any way.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

please explain

[–] Cathexis (112) 7 years ago

"Boyhood" is an epic, decade-spanning bildungsroman about a middle-class boy and his family over the years. "The Florida Project" is an impressionistic slice-of-life chronicle about the disenfranchised residents of a budget motel. The subject matter is completely different, as are the films' respective styles and themes.

[–] not_a_virus.exe (1267) 7 years ago

How?

[–] modica (4169) 7 years ago

Are all films about children alike? I guess all superhero films are alike. All Star Wars movies are the same. Every scary movie is as scary as the next. What? No! This is nothing like Boyhood either. There isn't much light in this movie. The people are hard and so are the times.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

I might watch it then - thanks

[–] modica (4169) 7 years ago

You should. It is more a commentary about the underbelly of American society rather than a chronicle of a boy's growing up.

[–] samoanjoes (58566) 7 years ago

In terms of them both having little story, then yes. Other than that, nothing else is similar.