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
Some good observations re: the contrast from when they were 7.
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