fantovska leta (2014). “life doesn’t give you bumpers.” (mason, sr.) “if you get a strike...

Fantovska leta (2014)

Boyhood

• “Life doesn’t give you bumpers.” (Mason, Sr.)

• “If you get a strike with bumpers, it doesn’t mean anything.” (Mason, Sr.)

• “Poor, choice there, Sam.” (Mason, Sr.)

• You have so many lines, Bill. Everything’s a line.” (Olivia)

• “Get to know ‘em; get to hate ‘em.” (Mason, Sr.)

• “Don’t make me late. For what it’s worth…” (Olivia)

Movie Quotations

• “Nobody’s perfect.”

• “We already had a family.” (Mason, Jr.)

• “Now she’s being dramatic.” (Mason, Jr.)

• “Take care of your dad now, son; you’ve only got the one.” (Old man behind the counter at the liquor store)

• “I don’t have the answers for you, baby.” (Olivia)

• “Sometimes in this life, you’ve gotta fight.”

Movie Quotations

• “We don’t have anything in common.”

• “What did you do differently?”

• “I’d like to think it’s a matter of mutual respect.”

• “Human survival depends on us falling in love.” (Olivia)

• “You didn’t do what you said you were going to do.”

• “Samantha, it’s about time you started thinking about who you wanna be.”

Movie Quotations

• “I’m so glad you were born.”

• “You don’t remember?”

• “You can sit there like there’s been a death in the family.”

• “It’s in the balance.”

• “It felt good.”

• “Who do you want to be, Mason? What do you want to do?”

Movie Quotations

• “What can you bring to it that nobody else can?”

• “ A lot of guys do that…he’s just trying to be cool.”

• “There’s so many things that I want to be doing, but I’m just not.”

• “In this perfect world where no one’s controlling you, what changes?”

• “Look out, Sam, let me show you how it’s done.”

Movie Quotations

• “You’re looking at things in a really unique way. You’ve got a lot of natural talent.”

• “The world is too competitive.”

• “I feel like I do work pretty hard.”

• “I know you can handle that money, but can you fake the responsibility?”

• “ A little bit of decisiveness goes a long way in this life.”

• “Humans are robots.”

Movie Quotations

• “You don’t have to listen to your parents after you turn 18, especially if they aren’t helping you financially.”

• “Everywhere I go, I seem to be in the same damn place.”

• “I like my mom…basically, she’s still just as f-’in confused as I am.”

• “It’s gonna be crazy good!”

• “You’ve got a good heart. Just follow your heart.”

Movie Quotations

“Yea, here we are.” (Mason, Sr. at Mason, Jr.’s graduation party)

“You are responsible for you.”

“So, what’s the point of everything?”

Movie Quotations

• Families can talk about the sequence with the alcoholic, abusive stepfather. How much tension is generated, and how much violence is actually shown? What's the overall effect? Did the movie need to show more or less?

• Teens occasionally experiment with drugs and alcohol in Boyhood. How does the movie view these sequences? Is it right or wrong for teens to experiment? What are the consequences, if any, of these actions?

Families can talk about…

• How early do these characters become interested in romantic relationships? What do they learn?

• What are some of the lessons learned in this movie? What disappointments or failures did characters have to overcome? How did they overcome them?

Families can talk about…

• Did you have any difficulty watching a movie of this length and with this format? How is it different from more mainstream movies?

• American stereotypes concerning…• Dysfunctional families• Housing• Suburban living• High school• Wealth• Sports• Work ethic

Families can talk about…

“Hero”

Unofficial Sountrack

“Yellow” by Coldplay

“Deep Blue” by Arcade Fire

Family of the Year

“Somebody That I Used to Know” by Goyte ft. Kimbra

“Side by Side” parody

“Side by Side” by Kay Starr

Family of the Year