Movie #804 "21 Up" is a continuation of "7 UP" and "14 Up" --- He follows 14 Brit "kids" from 7 years old (first movie and 14, second movie) to their age now, which is 21. I found this film just okay ---- I fell asleep after the first 10 kids were dealt with , so I can't really speak on a couple of the kids --- the film was long, and the director Apted puts in a lot of footage from the earlier films so he can nudge our memory from the last time we saw these kids. Well, I had taken notes because I get all the names mixed up and wouldn't get anything out of the films without taking notes. Mr. Apted should label the kids as they speak because I find watching the films so far terribly confusing at times. Now that all the movies are able to be streamed, I think I will try to watch them all at once, if I can make it through it. But the films are talky -- just kids talking, so there's not a lot of dynamics there. I think it was a good idea to do to show changes in our culture, and other themes that come out about high and low caste in England, etc. , but it seems there could be a better way to do it. I'm thinking, once he stops (whether the director dies, or one of the kids does, or he decides to not continue the series), maybe this can be edited into a nifty film, showing all the changes in the people right there, instead of having the audience remember what these people said 7 years ago.
21 Up1977NR100 minutes ---- I gave this 3 stars out of 5.
In the second follow-up to his film Seven Up, Michael Apted checks in with his original subjects, who are now 21 and dealing with life as adults. Finally grown out of the awkward teenage years, the participants share similar worries and dreams.
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