#ReGeneration

Unplug from the matrix!
I've seen a ton of documentaries about social change and social issues online. At first I thought regeneration looked like another one that would fall in with the mix. I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG. What I loved most about Regeneration is that it is centered around a topic I am extremely passionate about; TV and its effect on those who watch it. It also ties in how the total time kids spend on computers,playing video games and watching TV has separated them from nature and reshaped them into perfect little labor units. I am an eighth grade teacher and I can confirm the accuracy of their reporting. I see it everyday, I notice even when my students are out riding their bike, skateboarding or walking down the sidewalk they are always ALWAYS holding a cell phone in one had and either starring at it or glancing at it every 3-5 seconds. If you stand in the courtyard in the middle of our campus and look around that's what you see, kids walking around while looking down at that screen in...

The Five Star Ratings Artificially Inflated Expectations
I watched this film based on the recommendations of the three ratings, all of which were five star ratings.

My take was that this is a decent film, but not really a five-star documentary. What I found best about it was the acknowledgement of the film and some of the population segment it focused on's acceptance of the fact that this generation is out of touch with the real life experiences and information sources that help enable empathetic responses to many of the global issues we face every day.

That acknowledgement, along with the introduction to current and past intellectual dissidents such as Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn and Amy Goodman, is good information to help today's youth seek to broaden their perspectives by tuning into the unfettered and non commercial voices which tell the harsh truth about the realities of the world we live in.

With this kind of jump start, today's youth get a foot in the door to new information sources which will help...

It's for your kids
Saw this on cable. This doc effects my grand kids. I'm glad I won't be around for the holy crap they will face. Do yourself and the youth a favor and teach the lessons here. Maybe someone will step up and be counted.

Click to Editorial Reviews