Whatdefinesus - Blog Posts

I fell in love with this movie the first time I watched it. I think it does a great job representing the beauty of everyday life. The director invited us into the home of a family that we have seen on many occasions, exemplified the natural situations, and showed the value of these moments. We hype ourselves on the idea that certain, routine moments in our life are supposed to shape and define who or what we will become, but the moments rest on the daily, influential relationships you have with others and yourself. The movie does a great job to highlight these aspects of life. It is easily relatable to all people. 

“That’s a lot of what the movie is about—the importance of everyday life, and that these big moments that we expect to define us in the end don’t mean anything, really, or don’t mean anything more than the other moments, and that it’s really every moment that counts. That’s more what our conversations were about—little things about how I interacted with my friends on a daily basis, and how I talked to my parents and what I would do when I was alone.” ~ Ellar Coltrane, on Boyhood