When I watched the movie Boyhood, I was honestly taken aback because it seemed like a boring film without any special twists.

There aren't any major events; it's just the story of a child growing up.

He goes to school and moves with his mom.

His parents get divorced, his mom remarries, he makes friends, and he even gets a girlfriend.

Yet, after watching it all the way through, it strangely stays with you.

The biggest reason this movie is famous is that it was filmed over 12 years.

They filmed Ellar Coltrane, who plays the main character Mason, from the age of six to eighteen.

Instead of switching child actors with adult actors, we see a real child grow into a young man right before our eyes. What a crazy concept, haha.

At first, he was a round-faced little boy, but at some point, his hair gets longer and his voice changes.

Then he gets a girlfriend and prepares to go to college.

It's quite peculiar.

In the movie, there are hardly any subtitles like "5 years later." At some point, you just notice the child has grown up.

Isn't that how our lives are too? We look in the mirror every day and see no change, but when we look at a photo from ten years ago, we're shocked.

Especially for those who have lived in Texas, the landscapes in the movie feel very familiar.

It was filmed in various locations in Texas, including Houston, San Marcos, and around Austin.

When you see the wide roads, the school playgrounds next to big streets, and the endless sky, it feels like the Texas I live in is being portrayed.

From a Korean perspective, the depiction of family is interesting.

Mason's parents are divorced, and his mom raises the kids.

She remarries, but that doesn't go as planned either. The father seems immature at first, but as time passes, he gradually becomes more fatherly.

Watching Patricia Arquette play the mom reminds me a lot of Korean parents.

They raise kids, study, work, and somehow keep the household together. Then, at the end, when the son leaves for college, there's a scene where the mom looks empty.

It feels like she has spent her life raising her child, only for one day to have the child go off to find their own life.

Korean parents might feel a bit strange watching that scene.

It makes sense that Patricia Arquette won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.

Ethan Hawke, who plays the father, was also great. He's not a perfect dad.

At first, he's someone who can't even get his own life together, but as he continues to meet with his kids, he gradually changes. So, he feels more realistic.

Boyhood has no villains and no heroes. Time is the villain, and time is the protagonist.

I think what director Richard Linklater really wanted to show was ultimately this.

After watching the movie, I find myself thinking more about my past than Mason's.

What was I doing ten years ago? Where are the people I was with back then?

Why do the things that seemed so important back then feel like nothing now?

After watching a movie that's over two hours long, it feels like I've seen someone else's life, but upon reflection, it feels like I've taken a little look into my own life.