Review of 21 Up (1977) by I Don't Know W — 26 Jun 2011

This step in the series is far more self aware then the others and deals with how the subjects view the project heavily. I think this is a bad thing and the series would be better served just following them and their development and not dwelling on how they see the representation of themselves. Maybe its just me but the tone of the female subjects seems to be really defensive and they seem to take offense to many of the questions.

I also found having the characters compare themselves to each other was also awkward and goes against what I think the idea of the project should be. The reason I like this series is that you see how people develop individually. We can see how they have different opportunities and opinions, but having the people compare themselves to each other seems to create unnecessary conflict.