wow, this is just.. wow.

Where are the statistics? "Researching" usually has some numbers attached.

This is amazing. I really resonate with this.

can we be young forever?

Felt like it was a very good description of each generation... made me proud to be apart of the world we live in. Great job!

awesome its up at the curious brain thanks for sharing

T.r.u.e

Muito bom!

Great investigation!

great work!

I refuse to be dead.

Fascinating vid. Watch it in conjunction with the Influencers -- a film about folks who have the power/ability/charisma to influence and start trends.

There is a beauty in youth that is inexplicable. You live it, love it, express it when you're young -- you never think about the doing of it, it doesn't have value, you're not grasping onto it, in fact, often you're trying to outgrow it -- it just is and you're so full with the vitality of 'it' and of life that you're unstoppable and immortal, in a sense, or you sure as heck feel that way. And then eventually you move on to this other place where suddenly you understand the value of those fresh eyes, of that irrepressible, volcanic energy, that life force that feels everything intensely, wants all now. It's amazing, but by then, when you really appreciate it, you're past it, and you wonder if you will ever feel that intensity again. It's a rush, youth is. A wonder. Oliver S, above, I refuse to be dead too. But I know I will be. When you're in 'youth', I don't think you know that somehow. Not really. And it's a gift.

Thanks to the filmmakers for sharing. I'll post it on my blog black-thought.com, hope that's okay.

Amazing Job!

What is the sound track? Seems prety good, from T-Rex to zigue zigue sputnik, but what is that one at 6:10

puxa, já que o vídeo é brasileiro podiam ter usado o brat pack mashup do brasil, né?

bit.ly/c50N0J

perfeito!! i love :D

Awesome !

As a proud Gen Y'er, I applaud your efforts, although I'd like to offer a few constructive criticisms. First the positive. I'm glad to see more content being produced outside the mainstream channels. And this piece is a fine example of that broader trend. Your piece touches on some important issues regarding the societal and economic concerns of youth throughout some tumultuous years. Now the negatives. I think it's important to raise concerns about your choices in the depiction of youth. These concerns stem from something that all artists/documentarians/communicators need to pay attention to: the agreement between form and content. I believe the piece could've been a lot stronger if it had a better balance between form and content. This clash between form/content may inadvertently be sending the message that youth need to be talked down to. Why? 1) The voice chosen to provide the VO is not a youthful voice, it's the voice of the guy we hear in movie previews. 2) Although the piece references the spirit of (zeitgeist) of youth it doesn't ask any particular youth whether they feel that spirit. I know it's probably not what you were going for, but next time try to get some actual voices to corroborate your well researched insights.

Respect,

-RD

so aweseome! what is the song on 3:45 ???'

Yes! I love it!

Vintage film clips, inspired.

malisimo

very nice! :)

Amazing!!!!! :)

what is the film clip @3:38 from?

Bob Dylan....

tá eu acabei de me ver da forma mais bem explicada que alguem poderia usar.

To confusa, mas o video é ótimo mesmo.
Continuem fazendo o que fazem sempre.

great job.

Lovely, THAT'S US :) !

Nice edit!

nice edit about .... ourselfs :-)

Kind of makes you feel good about the world, even though, according to this i'm way to old to understand it

Fantastic!

Goog job, good impact for Y gen

"Don t deal your XBOX" :-)

Why is there only a Like Button on Vimeo.com???
I Love this Video
Thanks for sharing!

Wow..if every one saw this video they would be amazed...just like me..Have teachers showing this video and the society would evolve even more! just have to say amazing work!

Great stuff. Well done. Agree that the voiceover is a bit too "authoritarian", but it's a solid piece of work.

Question for Black Thought. Is that film, The Influencers, available on vimeo? Can you send a link? Thanks!

wow wow wow awesome film best description of the todays generation

i´m 18 and it´s great to be a part of this generation

there are so much good things about it
but this generation has to solve also so much problems that the older generations have made us

like political problems enviromental problems and so on

whe dont need war and such bullshit

IT´S REALLY TIME TO CHANGE THE WORLD

and whe should do it now not later because later whe have only more problems

greets fabian

sorry for my english ^^

"There is no youth culture / Only masks they let you rent" -- Andy Partridge

what's the song on 6:38?

<3

whats the song @ 5:54? plz :)

Good Job

wooow, i can just agree with everyone here - something extra-ordinary!

what's the song on 3:13 ?????

well done...but when you reference "more buying power than their parents" you're simply observing an uncontrolled sense of consumerism, driven by the inflated credit booms. our generation may have ridiculously more possessions than any other in the past....but we're also spending $1.15 for every $1.00 that we make. That's a recipe for collapse....which will happen.

This is perfect! The only thing missing is the sources of clips and music used.

I'm in this!!!

Great

amazing

ps i think we can all agree we would like a list of the songs used... very good choices

what, it took you 5 years to work that out? great job...can't wait for the egg-sucking tutorial so I can send it to my Gran

Very nice.

This is sensational and completely true.

fabulous!

So fucking good , I love it .-.

I need to know what song is at 3:14 I have been going nuts looking for it everywhere hearing it in commercials and on the radio and always missing the title please please please help me!!!!

superb!

Hi guys

We were particularly inspired by your film. So we created one of our own. It's called "We All Want To Be Young in China". Hope you like it. Big hat to Box1824.

vimeo.com/21426600

Maravilhoso!

Simply amazing. My housemate showed me this today and it actually led to really interesting discussion afterwards.

Thanks!

Increible,amazing!!

Amazing!! :') I love my generation!

Big changes!! Awesome generation!

Really really cool!

MAKES ME LOVE BEING YOUNG MORE THAN EVER

AMAZING!