The series was made for and aired on British tv, but every title starting with 28 Up has also screened theatrically in the U.S. (and maybe elsewhere?).
The beginning of it all - a study to end all studies. Some will flippantly refer to it as the father of reality TV. If these films are the father, than oh, how the children have strayed. While reality TV seeks to exalt the base and corrupt, here is hope for a nation.
As the film subtly suggests, none of us have as many choices as we think we do. The child who's never heard of university is the one who will be less enabled to attend when old enough.
At this age, one can assume the ideologies presented are all based in the ideas passed onto them from teachers and parents. Fair, they probably have such origins later on in the series as well, but they're more undiluted here.
Poignant, and groundbreaking for its time - it's very much of its time too, and its evolution (B/W to colour, early 60s to very nearly the present-day reality of life in Britain) is of interest to documentary filmmakers, not to mention its human interest as well. You have to have had kids, though, to find it really riveting.
I'm a bit confused by the inclusion of the "7 up" series - I thought they were tv shows, not movies? I haven't actually seen them, so I might be wrong, but they tried a similar thing here (which didn't work at all) and that was definitely a tv miniseries type show.
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george4mon
i enjoyed that much more than i was expecting! it was really funny and interesting, can't wait to watch the rest of the seriesbeeswax
@KatForsythThe series was made for and aired on British tv, but every title starting with 28 Up has also screened theatrically in the U.S. (and maybe elsewhere?).
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The beginning of it all - a study to end all studies. Some will flippantly refer to it as the father of reality TV. If these films are the father, than oh, how the children have strayed. While reality TV seeks to exalt the base and corrupt, here is hope for a nation.As the film subtly suggests, none of us have as many choices as we think we do. The child who's never heard of university is the one who will be less enabled to attend when old enough.
At this age, one can assume the ideologies presented are all based in the ideas passed onto them from teachers and parents. Fair, they probably have such origins later on in the series as well, but they're more undiluted here.
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Looks very interesting to watch the entire collectiondiirtyharry67
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwfyPcnQvWAEsiersdale
Does this actually meet the criteria as a short?Neville
Poignant, and groundbreaking for its time - it's very much of its time too, and its evolution (B/W to colour, early 60s to very nearly the present-day reality of life in Britain) is of interest to documentary filmmakers, not to mention its human interest as well. You have to have had kids, though, to find it really riveting.Llanirev
This one keeps ping-ponging on and off the shorts list :(KatForsyth
I'm a bit confused by the inclusion of the "7 up" series - I thought they were tv shows, not movies? I haven't actually seen them, so I might be wrong, but they tried a similar thing here (which didn't work at all) and that was definitely a tv miniseries type show.Hadis
Boring, who cares about (other people's) children anyway.ho0lmgren
Meaningless and boring, as the life.mysteryfan
Boring movieShould have maximum of 8/10 kids. The introductions are shown as if this is Modern Family or The Office.
Well if I am being introduced to 14 random kids, I'd want a focused way so that I don't snooze off in between.