:-/

I agree with Emrys on that one - the cinematography was incredibly well put together and I like the style of the narration. Well done.

OMG I LOVE WII

GERERATION WII!

Inspiring. Even for someone outside the US.

this is fantastic even for a gen x-er (the baby bust generation) like me. i'll give it a read.

huber awesome.

Don't agree with most opinions.... Too High budget production for this Ad, prefer simple -one artist job- productions.
(About the message... When the first country of the world will have free health assistance for ALL its citizens like all the european countries?)

yesyesyesyes

It's probably only a coincidence that this glossy video and book was released by an independent publisher that nobody has ever heard of (Pachatusan) 2 weeks before the US election, rather than 7 years ago when it would have been more relevent.

Then again, I'm probably just a jaded Gen-X'er.

From the book:
"During 2008, the Millennials have been
getting a lot of buzz, thanks in part to the amazing
rise of Barack Obama—the first presidential candidate to build a campaign largely on their support."

Yeah well you ain't gonna change me. I think you better sort out the credit crisis first

Yay!. Weeeeeeeeeee.

This brought tears to my eyes; as a member of Gen X, I am ashamed of what my generation, and the one before us, is leaving these kids.

The wonderful thing is that we seem, as a country, on the verge of a sea change. Come November 4th, we will witness a tidal shift in the political and world landscape. The election of Barack Obama and the celebratory reaction it will bring throughout the world will enable political, economic and cultural change unlike any we have seen in decades.

All is good.

I'm from Generation Y, and apparently is a Gen We too, so I can relate to these youngsters. More power to the movement!!!

I'm pretty bored with baby boomers, so hopefully WE can change the game.

That was amazing

this is like all the self-published 70s paperback screeds I read in my grandparents' attic as a kid. Funny, the baby busters were ALSO the first generation to inherit a declining America! :)

Cool video! What camera and gear was this shot on?

It's nice to watch. It's really good work and probably there is something right about that whole idea. But like always … America is gonna change the world, is gonna save the world. A little too pathetic for me.

this was a nice find.
really awesome.

Excellent!

I'm sorry, but when the actors in this book commercial grow up they may ultimately feel like so many other door mats. The guy hawking the book is a Boomer! I mean, who is he fooling with cute faces? None of the performances were spontaneous, no doubt he got a fat advance from his publisher to produce this slicky video.

When these actors make it to any sort of political position they will be as jaded as the rest of us. Look at o'Bama, a good guy, definately the better choice... but will he cut military spending to send everyone to college? NO! He's young, savvy, and just another brick in the wall.

Yes, I'm jeded for sure, but after nearly sixty thousand views here, let's hope he sells a book.

hmm, our encouragement to vote is so we can control the country? we should stop blaming the generation before us because we're not much better, if at all. we may think we're 'revolutionary' but all generations have a phase like it, just look at history. i'm not saying we should just accept the circumstances and do nothing, but the motivation shouldn't be for political reasons. so lets say we do 'gain control' of the country..then what? now we have all citizens forced to be like us? seems like we still give the impression to the world that we are selfish and greedy and it's not changing.

What a bogus concept -
- don't try to sell me this crap
- go back to your baby boomin doom and gloomin

WE don't like to be sold underhanded propaganda

Joseph Goebbels would be proud of the quality of this propaganda...jealous even. The shots have some pro quality. The actors are TOP NOTCH! And the message is like crack cocaine for the ego.
Now all they gotta do is find an ancient mystical symbol to put on a flag and the package is complete.
NEO AMERICANA ÜBER ALLES!!!

Ummm...one question. How do you get generation We-ers to stop dressing exactly the same, listening to the same music, and acting the same?

Great looking video! I agree with Matt, tell us about the gear!

Politically, Rusty has a point with the Obama thing... He is not extreme enough to make the changes that the US needs, let a lone some of the things that are beyond obvious like the fact that we spend as much on defense as it would cost to send every high school senior to college and that we have enough renewable resources on the earth to completely fuel it without oil immediately. Unfortunately, Obama is also owned by corporations with only their own well being in mind...

yeh. cool production value... with this video we could rule the world...mind control baby. (sarcasm)

it looks like propaganda.

It still doesnt change the fact that the world we've been left is in pretty bad shape, its hard to deny the last american presidency didnt exactly do much for climate change (not to say a democrat presidency would). Baby boomers have ruled the planet at a time when the threat of climate change didnt seem real and alot seem to still like to hide behind the idea that its fiction.

Our generation have grown up in a reality where we have been bombarded with ever increasing evidence that its happening and were scared because we've got a long time left on this world.

I have slightly less faith in obama simply because he's a baby boomer.

Great video. I blogged about it. blog.albertolung.com/post/56425699/genwe

Wow. That was really powerful.

I blogged it:
jonrawlinson.com/2008/10/generation-we/

That is scary stuff. I was born in 1979-and I am NOT a part of your little socialist agenda. Screw "Gen WE". Long live personal freedom and the Constitution.

I'm so glad you all want to "do your part" and "be involved"...by having someone else solve the problem for you?!? What? I thought "WE" were going to solve the problem, not government that we throw money at. The equality and justice you speak of is thinly veiled oppression. Shame on you all.

Brilliant, doing as much possible to inspire you and give you the tools to make the changes.....
Not an American, a Canadian but our youth, and our educational system are in the same situation... See green-community-learning-center.com to see what we are doing to help...
Awesome....
It will happen and much sooner than you believe, have faith, be strong and continue to inspire!!
Sincerely
Your Canadian friend,
Shelley

Great message!
I'm sorry my generation has left you such a mess to clean up but you can do it.
Blessings.

Fantastic Message and flick. Clear, inspiring and hopeful. So glad we have Obama to lead us now we all must help him. so important to have time to be in Nature as well to love, respect and know her. We can turn around the greed. Look at awakeningthedreamer.org and the pachamama.org

I posted the video to my blog but...

The video states that by 2016, the youngest of Gen WE will be of voting age. Unless they are planning a coup, I don't see how 16 year olds will be voting two presidential elections from now. Not to detract from the message, but statements or implied threats such as these should be carefully thought out before delivered.

thanks. i needed to hear those voices. i was moved to tears to hear the message, vision and commitment expressed so publicly, so well, by those whose future (i'm 58) is on the chopping block. or is it auction block?

i'm discouraged by the madness of industrial consumer society and its unending daily destruction of nature. while we at last have authentic, eloquent federal leadership, too many americans still stuck in fear and greed voted mccain-palen.

for a year, i've taught workshops on carbon-negative strategy to reverse climate change, produce renewable energy and grow nutrient dense foods -- and not many people show up. when i present this carbon-negative strategy in meetings and encounters, few people say, "tell me more...." most folks' eyes and brain glaze over, since the ideas are too outside their tight little box of self interest. very discouraging.

i'm truly exhausted trying to educate and motivate a general population too stuck in their paradigms and lifestyles to do much different. i joke and say people in NY are waiting for a solution to climate change and ecological catastrophe to go on sale at the mall...... but this is it: few months are left to make the right choices, or the next generations' future is lost.

anyway, we'll see what obama gives al gore to do in his cabinet. not that i fully support al gore's strategies to address climate change.

more to the immediate point, this millennial generation vision and mission is what i am about. before i give up on this society, i'll make an effort to connect, communicate, collaborate with this generation WE.

any advice how i can get involved with this effort?

i'll look further around the website.

thanks again.

for a green & peaceful planet,
David Yarrow
OnondagaLakePeaceFestival.org
tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/carbon-negative
farmandfood.org
SeaAgri.com

The scariest images on this video are the kids in uniform, the karate dojo and the kids in the military. The problem that nobody addresses is that we all live in a civilization, and civilization is created by molding its children in earliest childhood. The first step is to destroy the trust that the child has in its own heart. If the family does not do it well enough, then the "educational system" has fifteen years to finish the job. Without self-trust the child has no alternative but to follow leaders, so we have a society of disfunctional followers and disfunctional leaders.

Want to create a new world? Cherish and celebrate the child from earliest childhood. Allow it to grow strong in self-will and self-trust. Right now this is difficult, since most of us are so conditioned as to find the self-willed child to be repellent.

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I'm 52 years old and totally committed with gen-we..
Count on my prayers and attitudes.
Roberto Boselli

i have no words for this....it's just.....ok...you know....

nice job.....

alex

it is about time someone said it.

so proud to be a part of this campaign. amazing job

What a great video!

I especially liked that you used a very diverse cultural crowd to represent American youth because that is truly what it is. Imagine if we could create videos using people from across the world to deliver a unified message.

Peace,
Nick
enlightenedpeace.com

yes

interesting

This is my last one!
vimeo.com/5219906

Hope!

love it posted at the curious brain

good job

Great, but I would have loved to see this thing being about THE WORLD. instead of just america.

It has a lot of points that speak to me but all the "amerca" stuff makes me feel distant toward the piece.

I really like to view this production format... it is a great example of a particular genre of contemporary propaganda... but, as all forms of propaganda... will not be realized until sometime into the future.

IMHO, what makes this propaganda?

A lot of the dialog is overly simplified and pretty much incorrect by virtue of omission of crucial facts with the intent to instill a form of fear mongering... which in my opinion makes it more propaganda than informative.

The production was well done... talented editing. But... if you want to add some value to the script, it would be a plus if you would find some technical advice from various experts regarding the subject matter and it's content.