So far on the blog, you haven’t really heard from me. Most of my posts have been in third person and that’s because I wanted to talk about these films and tv shows without smothering it in my own opinion. However, I want to talk about the films that shaped me as a person, the films I truly have connected with and that, I see, are as close to flawless that films get. So, through real pain, I’ve narrowed it down to my own top 5 films of all time.
At No. 5 is Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!!. Released in 2016, yet feeling like its ripped straight from the 80s, Linklater’s ‘Spiritual Sequel’ to his 1993 classic Dazed and Confused is a perfect mix of humour, nostalgia, warmth and of the joys of being young.
The film follows a group of college baseball players on the weekend before classes start in 1980. Although filled with enough keg drinking, baseball boasts, disco music and competitiveness that its bursting at the seams, this film about toxic masculinity never feels misogynistic or smug. Instead, all the characters are lovable and unique, and when they come together, it really feels almost intimate and truly fraternal.
Linklater, using his trademark storytelling, manages to truly capture the essence of youth, camaraderie and finding your own identity unravelling just over 3 days. It’s a film which to me, never loses it’s magic and is enjoyable after many viewings.
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