In 1964, when Britain's economy was in a slump and social class solidified, Michael Apt decided to observe some children, and he wanted to know how much the birth class affected a person's growth. He selected 14 7-year-old children (10 men and 4 women) from the rich, middle class and poor. Exactly 63 years, what exactly has Michael revealed to us?
Under Michael's lens, the elite three brothers of the 14 children, who have been reading financial newspapers such as the Financial Times and The Times since childhood, have been talking about the Beatles at the age of 7, and their dream is to enter top international universities such as Cambridge and Oxford.
John, from an early age, wished he could pursue a career related to justice; Pete was unsure of his future and wanted to take one step at a time; Charles wanted to become a journalist in the future.
Middle-class Andrew's desire is to be a missionary and help those with unequal educational resources. Bruce wanted to be an astronaut as a child.
Another guy named Neil, although also middle-class, has a pessimistic personality and is not firm enough in his goals, and he hopes that he can become a taxi driver, which is very different from his parents' expectations of him.
Unlike Neil, another poor boy, Tony, grew up very optimistic and wanted to become a jockey, and he said that if he couldn't do it, he would become a taxi driver, which seemed to be a wavering goal, and every one of them he later achieved with all his might.
Leaving aside the ending, let's look at a poor boy Nick, who accidentally saw a book about the moon when he was young, and his dream became to go out of the mountain and study the secrets of the moon.
There was also Simon, a poor man from a welfare home, who, when asked which university he wanted to attend, even asked, "What is a university?" ”
Paul, another poor man, wanted to live an ordinary and stable life.
Three girls from poor families, one who wants to own a big house, the other who wants to live a happy life, and one who has never thought about having children step by step because his parents are divorced.
In stark contrast to them was Susie, a wealthy woman with a 4,000-acre farm and many nannies who were responsible for her diet and living since she was a child, when she only wanted to be admitted to a noble women's middle school.
And when they reached the age of 28, john of the rich class was the most ambitious and walked the best, he took every step very firmly, he paid more than the average person, he used most of the poor children's play time, playing the piano, staying up late to brush problems, playing ball, doing physics experiments...
By the time he graduated from college, his dream was to become a member of parliament, and his dream of being 7 years old had long since become a reality.
Nick was the only one who fought back from poor families to the rich, how did he do it?
With the desire to go out of the mountains and explore the secrets of the moon since he was a child, he went to Oxford University steadily and firmly, got a full scholarship, engaged in "clean energy" research, completed a real counterattack, and grew from an introverted boy to a talkative and confident man.
Like Nick, tony the poor man has a firm goal, he has been in school since the age of 14, and by the age of 21 he has participated in many riding competitions, but he found that his talent was limited, and finally chose to take the motorcycle driving license, and with optimism, he had a lot of opportunities, made a lot of money, and entered the upper middle class.
Susie, a rich woman, became a "world-weary woman" because of her parents' divorce, and for a long time she deviated from the scriptures and squandered her travels everywhere, saying that she was determined not to inherit the family farm. But at the age of 28, she still inherited the farm and lived a rich life because the family property was large enough.
Neil, who came from a middle-class background and whose parents were both dual teachers, became worse and worse because of the pressure and pessimism given to him by his parents, and moved bricks at the construction site at the age of 28.
Later, although he was admitted to a good university, he was frustrated because he was too far away from the Cambridge he wanted in his heart, and eventually dropped out of school.
Neil's life has been on the decline ever since, and by the age of 35 he has become a scavenger, wandering around and living in a scrap bus.
Andrew's life has been committed to narrowing the gap between the educational resources of the rich and the poor, he took the initiative to teach in black areas, and always stood on the front line to dedicate himself to everyone.
The rest did not leave their class, they lived in a step-by-step manner, like all the people in their circle, calmly greeting family life and death.
Michael spent 63 years telling us one of the most simple truths of life: success = firm goals + strong execution + optimistic mentality.
Yes, this documentary is called "Seven Years of Life", Michael records the lives of children every 7 years, he insisted on doing five seasons, and finally died at the age of 79, but the valuable video materials he left for people are worth everyone to see and reflect.
Just like the high praise answer "seven years of life" under the question "What documentary is better to watch earlier", this documentary is landmark, it is the "truth" that Michael has pursued for human society all his life, it has no answer, but it seems that the answer is in the heart of everyone who sees it.
Such a documentary is precious and has real value, and it deserves more than 9 points of praise every season.
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