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Film Review: 28 Up
Friday, 21 July 2006 08:27 amQuickie review. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
melted_snowball and I saw it the other night. For me, the concept is still the most powerful part of this series- show people at ages 7,14,21,28,35,42,49... I think, for example, the series has a remarkable opportunity to see the march of time in action, and so quickly. It is neat to see how the people change over time; sometimes in recognizable ways, sometimes not.
I agree with d. that they spent too much time in the outback showing scenes of 'roos, and not enough time with the three working-class women, who are interviewed in a block.
It's also been a while since I've been exposed to young people who are expected to know a) what they want to do when they grow up, and b) pretty much be doing it by age 16. Aschickenfeet2003 put it in a comment in d's journal, for the time and place, lots of people were working at age 16. I thought it was weird when one of the women (Jackie?) left school at 16 to become a receptionist in Paris. Different times.
*sigh* I'd say more, but we're heading out the door soon. Back Monday!
melted_snowball and I saw it the other night. For me, the concept is still the most powerful part of this series- show people at ages 7,14,21,28,35,42,49... I think, for example, the series has a remarkable opportunity to see the march of time in action, and so quickly. It is neat to see how the people change over time; sometimes in recognizable ways, sometimes not. I agree with d. that they spent too much time in the outback showing scenes of 'roos, and not enough time with the three working-class women, who are interviewed in a block.
It's also been a while since I've been exposed to young people who are expected to know a) what they want to do when they grow up, and b) pretty much be doing it by age 16. As
chickenfeet2003 put it in a comment in d's journal, for the time and place, lots of people were working at age 16. I thought it was weird when one of the women (Jackie?) left school at 16 to become a receptionist in Paris. Different times.*sigh* I'd say more, but we're heading out the door soon. Back Monday!
