Nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture, and winning two Golden Globes, Richard Linklater's "How I Became an Adult," which swept the film awards in 2014, is the story of one boy's growth from age 6 to 18 and the family drama that surrounds him. This groundbreaking film, which took 12 years to complete, showed the possibilities of a new kind of cinema. The romantic trilogy of "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset," and "Before Midnight" are also masterpieces that will remain in the history of cinema. And Linklater's latest film, "Everybody Wants Some! The World is in Our Hands" will open in theaters on Saturday, November 5.
It is a bit long, but here is an excerpt of the story from the official
~STORY~.
Three days and 15 hours until the new semester.
Southeast Texas State University (STU), Baseball, September 1980.
Freshman Jake (Blake Jenner) is about to take his first clumsy step into adulthood with anticipation and trepidation when he is admitted to the school on a baseball recommendation. Yes, today is dorm day for the baseball team. Armed with his favorite record, Jake arrives at the baseball dorm to a less than cordial welcome from senior McReynolds (Tyler Hoechlin) and his roommate Roper (Ryan Guzman). It was a senior baptism for Jake, who had been an up-and-coming star athlete in high school. The seniors who live in the dorms are a strange bunch of guys who don't seem like the baseball elite. Willoughby (Wyatt Russell) is a marijuana enthusiast and enigmatic "Cosmos" fanatic; Niles (Juston Street) is a delusional Nolan Ryan redux; Nezvit (Austin Amelio) is an irrepressible gambler and chewing tobacco enthusiast. Billy (Will Brittain), a friendly, chewing-tobacco-loving man who has been given the sarcastic, redneck nickname of "Buter Perkins" by his housemates. The charismatic, but somewhat shady, fast-talking Finnegan (Glen Powell) is not a simple soldier.
The caring Finnegan takes on the role of tour guide for this curfew-free wonderland. The tour of the college begins, as it should, with a visit to the girls' dormitory. It's a girls' rummage sale. Finnegan immediately attacks a couple of girls who drive by. Unfortunately, Finnegan's aggressive pickup attempt is rejected, but Jake falls in love at first sight with Beverly (Zoe Deutch), another freshman theater major. She, too, has a soft spot for Jake. His modesty on behalf of his seniors has paid off. After the tour, Jake returned to the dormitory. But the long first day in the dorm is not over yet. Now it was time to go out for a great night. The team members donned tight jeans and polyester shirts and headed to a local disco for an all-night night of night fever! Next, they donned cowboy hats (Stetson hats) and line danced to "Cotton Eye Joe" at the best country bar in town (Honky Tonk Bar). Then, on the weekend, I experienced my first mosh at a punk concert. After the voluntary training, of course, he and his teammates continued to fool around. Jake was enjoying his youth, opening the door to adulthood with a freedom and hope he had never felt before. It was the beginning of the best time of his life, though it would never last.
This film is said to be an autobiographical film of the director, featuring eccentric people of the 80s, and representative rock, punk, disco, and new wave of the era, such as The Knack's classic "My Sharona" and the Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" rapping in a car, Hip-hop classics will tastefully color the scene.
The title of the film is taken from Van Halen's "Everybody Wants Some! which is also used in the film. The director said of the title of the film, "This song perfectly captures the mood of a young person (18 years old ). Humor and obscenity. When you are young and passionate, you want it all. You think it's your birthright because you're young and you don't know things. That's why I chose it as the title of this film." As he says, the film is full of the director's characteristic of making sure that even details such as the title, the music, and the truly profound lines casually uttered by the characters have meaning.
The film carefully depicts what it means to grow up from childhood to adulthood, and is a masterpiece of skillful storytelling, use of music, and casting, all of which are backed by experience. Catch this coming-of-age film directed by Richard Linklater, which is a head-on, fresh portrayal of the transition from childhood to adulthood.
Text_Shinri Kobayashi
The World is in Our Hands The World is in Our Hands
Roadshow from November 5 (Sat.) at Shinjuku Musashino Theater, Human Trust Cinema Shibuya, and other locations throughout Japan.
Director/Screenplay: Richard Linklater
Cast: Blake Jenner, Zoe Deutch, Glen Powell, Tyler Hoechlin, and others
Distributor: Phantom Film / 2016 / USA / 117 min.
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