The Revolution Generation
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The Revolution Generation
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What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Revolution Generation is a documentary that showcases the realities facing millennials and members of Gen Alpha, who are increasingly becoming more socially conscious and activism-minded, fighting for causes that affect everyone around the globe. It features inspiring young change-makers from highly diverse backgrounds and has themes of courage, teamwork, perseverance, and empathy. While there's little iffy content in the way of language, substance use, or sex, you can expect to see potentially scary images of real-world issues, including climate change, racial violence and injustice, and other social issues.
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What's the Story?
THE REVOLUTION GENERATION follows several youth groups and young organizers from all walks of life and backgrounds as they put their energy and hope into creating a better world for everyone. By showing what young people are doing to make the planet better, it takes older generations to task for denigrating their younger counterparts.
Is It Any Good?
This documentary is a salve for those who are constantly scared by news reports regarding racial discrimination, the climate crisis, and other injustices. The Revolution Generation doesn't shy away from these injustices; instead, it shows viewers that there are people out there who are working to solve these issues. And those people need our help instead of derision.
The film challenges those who might be tempted to call millennials and other young people lazy or unmotivated to truly understand the hurdles they're up against, from a nearly impossible-to-crack job market to the pressures from social media to appear perfect and put together. Even the issues young activists are campaigning against are draining their well-being, since these issues directly affect them (as well as all of us). Overall, The Revolution Generation exemplifies how these young people are taking it upon themselves to remake the world in their image, which seems to be a pretty good one -- a world in which climate justice, social justice, and racial justice are top priorities and individuality is encouraged. The film is likely to inspire viewers, including younger ones, to find their inner activist and join the wave of positive change.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about social activism. What do you think prompted the young people featured in the documentary to become activists? What causes do they fight for?
What advice do the activists give on fighting for causes? How can you apply the advice to your everyday life?
How do some of the images of injustice shown in the documentary make you feel?
How did the sound bites of people making fun of the younger generations make you feel?
Why is empathy important for understanding other generations?
Movie Details
- In theaters: April 22, 2022
- On DVD or streaming: April 22, 2022
- Cast: Michelle Rodriguez, Shailene Woodley, Corbin Bleu
- Directors: Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell
- Studio: Greenwich Entertainment
- Genre: Documentary
- Topics: Activism, Great Boy Role Models, Great Girl Role Models, High School, Middle School
- Character Strengths: Courage, Empathy, Perseverance, Teamwork
- Run time: 80 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- Award: Common Sense Selection
- Last updated: September 4, 2022
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