Boyhood. [View all]
Just my personal opinion, but the film did not impress as a piece of work in general.
But in particular, I felt that the stereotypical portrayal of men was disappointing.
-Men were either drunken abusers (the two ex-husbands), or
-Generally irresponsible humans extended childhoods (Ethan Hawke character, son)
What we did not see:
Men toiling their lives away to support their spouses and children. THAT task was pretty much shown only to be dutifully performed by the mom. The dads were either, as said above, bitter and angry over their lives and responsibility and quickly turning to alcohol and physical abuse, or like Ethan Hawke, only PARTIALLY their, withholding their time and even possessions (as represented by the car).
Even the son was basically a responsibility-free slacker who just wanted to live a free life.
Not a good portrayal of man IMO.
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