Ugh it really hurts me seeing people not getting Boyhood. The movie was never set up to have action, plot twists, etc. It's about things that happen during every person's childhood: relationship with parents & siblings, how divorce affects their lives, friends, first love, age traditions & landmarks.... it's all there, in the most raw, heartfelt and relatable way possible. And what really takes the movie to a next level is because we actually SEE that happening with the actors. It's so brilliant.