42 Up Response

42 Up

Was not viewed.

35 Up Responce

35 Up

Can't Remember anything from this either.

28 Up Responce

28 Up

I can't remember anything from 28 up. Perhaps I was at outdoor ed or absent.

21 Up Response..

21 Up

I didn't get to see much of 21 Up. I only saw Suzi, Nicholas and Tony. These three were all remarkably different at 21. Suzi had gone very far downhill in her character and morals. She was chain smoking and had a very negative and rebellious presence. Nicholas had developed greatly in character and was much more extraverted when he spoke. It was easy to see a real change in him. Tony had done another thing all together and was just going along as he always did. Making the most of situations and setting goals. I think that from seeing this we can learn that our out look on life very much determines how happy we are. If we look at things with a positive attitude they will appear good and happy. I think this is important.

Jacob Gleeson

7 + 7 Response..

7 + 7

Michael Apted decided to continue the documentary by Paul Almond and create 7 + 7. This documentary takes us back into the lives of the fourteen children that we met and shows how far they have come. We get to see how their lives have changed or stayed the same. We see if they have pursued and achieved their goals or if they have diverged in there paths to a new goal. In 7 + 7 the kids are all 14. At this age most of them will be in the early stages of puberty. This is very obvious in the way that they are much more self conscious and their responses are much more thought out. They often don't seem to want to answer the more personal questions and think out their answers a lot more to make sure they are perceived in the wrong way. When asked about boyfriends and girlfriends most of the kids become quiet and shy. The two girls Jackie and Sue, just giggle and smirk to each other. Sue even says to Jackie "Should we answer that?" This is a stark difference from when they were seven and all the kids wanted to talk about their relationships.

Jacob Gleeson

7 Up Response..

7 Up.

The original documentary of 7 up, directed by Paul Almond, let any person peer into the lives of 14 British children. These children we aged 7. Their views on the ways of life were fascinating. There insights into questions that confuse many adults were genuinely honest and very morale. The answers, when these children were asked about racial matters, social status and other such topics were very simple, yet deep. Their views on life were some what sheltered, how ever they were able to give answers that were not always correct, but the right answers. Such as, when asked what they thought about coloured people, Jackie's response was along the lines of it doesn't really matter what the colour of the skin is they are still human (paraphrased by me). This response is something that adults right up until the day the die find hard to truly believe. Even if we can't learn about social status' or anything else from this documentary, I think the honest opinions given by these innocent seven years olds, are something we can all learn from.

Jacob Gleeson