"Love in the Trilogy" combo
Recently, actor Ethan Hawke won the Chairman's Award at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and in an interview with the media, he revealed that he would next collaborate with Richard Linklater on films about the "Transcendentalist" movement. In addition, he made it clear that "Boyhood" is a prequel to the "Love in the Trilogy".
"Transcendentalism" is a literary and philosophical movement in the United States, which arose in New England in the 1830s, and its leader was the American thinker and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the important members were the American writer and philosopher Henry David Thoreau. Transcendentalism emphasizes direct communication between man and God and the divinity in human nature, with a strong critical spirit, and the goal of society is to build a utopian ideal society with moral perfection.
Ethan Hawke said: "They were the first to propose abolitionism, and they fought for women's rights. Linklater felt that these people's claims now looked so avant-garde, so he thought it would be a cool movie. ”
The end of "Boyhood"
Ethan Hawke has collaborated on films such as Love Before Midnight, Love at Sunset, Love Before Dawn, and The Boyhood, and jokes that the "Love in the Trilogy" series should be the lowest-grossing trilogy ever made. He added: "I think 'Boyhood' is a prequel to the 'Love in' trilogy, Ethan Hawke played the embodiment of Linklater in 'Boyhood', and I also played the embodiment of Linklater in the 'Love in The Trilogy'. ”
"Love Before the Dawn Breaks"
Hawke believes that these films are recognized by fans because real life is attractive enough that there is no need to exaggerate too much. And the women in these films are very good because director Linklater has enough respect for them.