Richard Linklater is one of my favorite directors, I have seen basically all of his films, so it was easy for me to see the trailer and immediately become enticed. All I can say is that it delivered, but it just got too sidetracked.
So I won't spoil the movie but it's semi autobiographical, based in 1960s Texas, right around the first moon landing. The narration is excellent but I will say that it gets totally distracted. Instead of totally focusing on the story, most of the movie is spent in flashback mode. It probably has the record for the most songs/movies/shows mentioned in any film. I swear, it just spends countless minutes referring to pop culture. Which yeah, I would have loved to be a kid back then, everything seemed wild and lovely all at once. But that's where this movie is mainly for people who grew up in that era. It quite literally doesn't do more than pay homage to the 60s and show detialed sentiment.
The animation in the film is absolutely astronomical. I hope they win an Oscar for best animation. No matter how much fodder and pop culture babble there is, you can't help but stare at it. Every frame is a work of art. And also the dialogue. Pitch perfect, hyper realistic, filled with idiosyncrasies and soul. Without those 2 elements I would have been more critical.
All in all this movie is worth a watch, it just won't fit every age group. And maybe even for the people that lived within that era. The one buzzkill was the overly indulgent references. It seemed like they could have said more with less. Not hating on the movie but for me a movie needs balance and this was 2/3 memoir and 1/3 fantasy. Not bad.
So I won't spoil the movie but it's semi autobiographical, based in 1960s Texas, right around the first moon landing. The narration is excellent but I will say that it gets totally distracted. Instead of totally focusing on the story, most of the movie is spent in flashback mode. It probably has the record for the most songs/movies/shows mentioned in any film. I swear, it just spends countless minutes referring to pop culture. Which yeah, I would have loved to be a kid back then, everything seemed wild and lovely all at once. But that's where this movie is mainly for people who grew up in that era. It quite literally doesn't do more than pay homage to the 60s and show detialed sentiment.
The animation in the film is absolutely astronomical. I hope they win an Oscar for best animation. No matter how much fodder and pop culture babble there is, you can't help but stare at it. Every frame is a work of art. And also the dialogue. Pitch perfect, hyper realistic, filled with idiosyncrasies and soul. Without those 2 elements I would have been more critical.
All in all this movie is worth a watch, it just won't fit every age group. And maybe even for the people that lived within that era. The one buzzkill was the overly indulgent references. It seemed like they could have said more with less. Not hating on the movie but for me a movie needs balance and this was 2/3 memoir and 1/3 fantasy. Not bad.