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Seven Up (1963)
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"7 Plus Seven I watched this along with the original film in the Seven Up series. I'd heard about how praised this series was, and so far it has exceeded all my expectations. I'm really excited to watch these children grow. What a blessing it is that the original filmmakers had this idea long enough before I was born that I am able to watch these movies now and see this group of people grow up at such a rapid pace. It's really one of the most completely encompassing film works on the human condition. I'm saying this having only even seen the first two films! But I can't imagine how it won't pay off. It's such a simple idea and yet so perfect. Being a bit of an anglophile and feeling as though the class system in England is really no different than the class separation in the USA, just more defined, I really felt so completely touched in so many complex ways watching these movies. And that's really what the best movies do. Rating: 10/10 "
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Reality tv before big brother
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"7 up series is a revelation a firstly BBC series on the premise "show me a child at 7 and I will show you the man". Is facinating insight of genetics vs nurture.Before reality tv became a genre and having an emmy award category dedicated to it. This series is the first to show that real people and normal lives are the most compelling characters that any film could ever re enact . Very watchable very recommeded do yourself a favor and watch the paths of 7 yearolds to adulthood. "
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"Overall, an interesting, sometimes compelling look at an array of several people within differing British social classes, beginning from age 7 (for me, the most interesting entry in the series). Subsequent chapters (the filmmakers return to the subjects every 7 years) rely a bit too heavily on past footage to help explain each person's story - good if you've missed a previous installment, but if you're all caught up, and just wanting to see the latest, your fast-forward button will definitely get overused. Definitely a view-worthy documentary. "
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"Picked up a compilation disc of the 'Up Series' (includes through 42 Up) at the library yesterday afternoon. This is a series I'd long wanted to watch in its entirety. I'd seen bits and pieces of some of the later ones before, and it always intrigued me. Yesterday evening and afternoon we watched the first two entries (Seven Up and 7 Plus Seven), and hope to watch the remaining episodes over the next week or so.Very interesting, especially the contrasts among the different classes and upbringing, the differing attitudes towards wealth and life goals, love, education, hopes and dreams. Some of the kids you will take a liking too (I'm already quite fond of Tony the boy who wants to be a jockey), and some you will take a dislike to, others you will be puzzled by, and some you will worry about where they are headed in life.Fascinating idea of checking in on the same kids every seven years, I have noticed in my own life how the seven year cycle seems to bring distinc ... "
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"Seven Up and 7 Plus Seven (on one DVD) are the start of a great documentary project. The film makers chose 14 boys and girls from different classes in England and decided to follow them for decades. The initial film had as its guiding motto “Give me a boy until he is seven and I will show you the man.” The documentary wanted to look at the managers and shop stewards of the year 2000. The kids are not cute: they are interesting people. The power of the documentary becomes obvious when the kids are seen again at age 14. The change in some is amazing. The energetic imaginative little guy who was the closest to being cute at seven became a serious drudge. The young lad from the Yorkshire farm who had stood up to the film makers when he was seven was so shy at fourteen that he would not look at the camera. I kept thinking that for the parents the change would be gradual but also so drastic that the parents would have to deal with a person who was far removed from the one wh ... "
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