I"m not done yet, but wow, this has been a very interesting installment of the Up series. Neil looks like he has aged a lot more than 7 years since we last saw him and seems quite run down.
But so far, the most dramatic story has been one of those three girls they interviewed together every year. Her mother-in-law(who has been a huge help raising her kids) is now terminal, her ex-husband had terminal cancer and then died in a car accident, and she has bad arthritis, but has been deemed able to work by a medical review and is losing her benefits. Oh, and her younger sister died of a brain hemorrhage at just under age 50. When they showed the childhood footage of her and her sister skipping down the street, I nearly cried knowing that the younger one would not make it to 50.
I don’t know what it is about 56, but this one has been particularly powerful to watch. This series really is a great example of editing, the way they put things together over time.
Even though these folks are 23 years older than me, I still kind of see them as the kids from the first 7 UP program. It’s hard not to.
Based on the last one I saw, I’d say yes. The best part is seeing bright, happy children become morose, sullen teens then to cheerful, content mothers. I’m 51, and feel like these people have been with me through a good part of my adult life.
Kind of, yes. I mean, people change quite a bit, but there is quite a bit set by age 7. At this point, it is more about keeping up with these kids every 7 years and see what they are doing, thinking, and experiencing.
Watch all of them someday. All of them except 56 UP stream on Netflix.
