By Hassan Sanusi
President Barrack Obama has revealed Boyhood which was written and directed by Richard Linklater as his best movie of 2014.
Obama, in a joint interview with First Lady Michelle Obama, to PEOPLE: ‘Boyhood was a great movie. That, I think, was my favourite movie this year.’
The president also noted that his wife’s own viral video homage to healthy eating was a hit with him too.
‘Clearly, the most astonishing Vine this year was Michelle and the turnip, I mean, let’s face it – who else can make a turnip into a star but Michelle Obama?’
When asked on the presidential nightstand right now, he explains: ‘I’m in the middle of a wonderful book that was recently released called Redeployment, by Phil Klay.’
‘He’s an Iraq War veteran who’s written a series of short stories. Really good. Really powerful.’
Boyhood narrates how joys and pitfalls of growing up are seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), his parents (Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke) and his sister (Lorelei Linklater). Vignettes, filmed with the same cast over the course of 12 years, capture family meals, road trips, birthday parties, graduations and other important milestones. Songs from Coldplay, Arcade Fire and other artists capture the time period.
