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[BertramCooper]

No? But when a film starts to garner press strictly for how it was shot and really nothing else (which Boyhood did for the most part, Birdman was more well rounded but its "single shot" most definitely got it some attention before anyone had even seen it) then yeah, I consider it somewhat of a gimmick.

That's flat-out wrong.

Did you read the billion different best-of lists Boyhood was on? I don't recall a single one that singularly focused on the 12-year shoot.

It was obviously an important talking point, but pretty much all of them made it clear that it wasn't a one-trick pony, and was instead an understated, touching, and realistic coming-of-age film that just happened to utilize a novel method of film production.

 

[strafer]

sneaky sneaky

Entourage is filming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=048VrelKP6w

;D

 

[The perfect Dark]

I just watched Michael Keaton's speech. That was amazing, I love this guy and I hope he wins the oscar for best actor.

 

[Ithil]

No? But when a film starts to garner press strictly for how it was shot and really nothing else (which Boyhood did for the most part, Birdman was more well rounded but its "single shot" most definitely got it some attention before anyone had even seen it) then yeah, I consider it somewhat of a gimmick.

People who haven't actually seen the film focus on the shot over 12 years thing.

 

[Archer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hYuE2Y2y6A

 

[lazybones18]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hYuE2Y2y6A

real smooth Hawkeye

 

[Archer]

The new tl;dr

 

[a secret-boss]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hYuE2Y2y6A

That's why Hawkguy have keen eye sight

 

[jmdajr]

The new tl;dr

lol that's pretty good!

 

[NaM]

HOLY SHIT at Jessica Chastain. I'm in love.

 

[HeelPower]

Exactly, If you take away the gimmick of being shot over years, you're not really left with much of anything.

Its not a gimmick.Its at the core of Boyhood.

Its a sobering and brutally honest portrayal of the mundane ,average first world modern life ,with little flavor or spice added to it.

Its also done on epic yet focused scale,exquisitely acted and paced ,especially given the subject material.

 

[Goodstyle]

The new tl;dr

Wow, I'm going to sound like a highschool girl saying this but they're kinda perfect together.

 

[TestMonkey]

Watched the opening and can't get over the amount of orange in the room. Tina Fey is awesome as always though.

Wow, I'm going to sound like a highschool girl saying this but they're kinda perfect together.

She's way too good for him. Clooney married up for sure.