• Cappie Chamberlain

    ★★★ Watched by Cappie Chamberlain 14 Jun, 2013 1

    The June Challenge - Film #41

    Like all films of this ilk, it is completely reliant on the strength of its editing for it to work. And like most they came before it, it has wondrous peaks and disastrous lows.

    Life in a Day thankfully has more peaks than lows, with its natural warmth shining through during most of its run-time, it beats and flows with great energy. The lows mostly came from when the film slows down and tries…

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  • trentflix

    ★★★★ Watched by trentflix 08 Apr, 2012

    This is a documentary which asked people to document their lives on a single day and post it on YouTube. What followed from this global effort is a unique and beautiful film that makes us appreciate the mundane and the commonality that the human race shares no matter the country, creed, or tongue. There are lots of moments: funny, tragic, disturbing, touching, happy and sad. No matter whom you are or where you are at, we all share common threads and desires.

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  • Pablo Alonso

    ★★★½ Watched by Pablo Alonso 11 Aug, 2012

    I'm surprised that I enjoyed this, when it started and the realization came to me that this would be an assortment of images from all over with a very thin thread connecting it all, I assumed I would soon zone out, but they keep the editing very tight and having segments of image sequences interrupted by slightly longer scenes in a given place, and then throw in some good montages, This really keeps it flowing and gives you a good overall image of the world today.

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  • Aless

    ★★ Watched by Aless 05 May, 2013

    I really like the concept and some of the things you see in this film look really wonderful. My problem with this movie is the amount of annoying people they chose to put into this film. The film states in the beginning that the makers had received over 9500 hours of film, and I don't see why they'd choose some of the most obnoxious and annoying people that I've ever seen to have a voice in this film.

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  • PTAbro

    ★★½ Watched by PTAbro 01 May, 2013 7

    PTAbro's World Tour: Pre-flight Check and Itinerary Review

    Life in a Day is a documentary with some moments of structural perfection interspersed with stretches of too-random YouTube-esque ramblings. Life is not always exciting, I know, and mundanity is one of the overarching connections between disparate countries and ways of life, but I can't help but feel that the volume of footage available, more meaningful juxtapositions and universal constants could have been chosen than "what's in my pocket?" Coupled with that…

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  • Fabian

    ★★ Watched by Fabian 24 Apr, 2013 2

    Despite its obvious strengths Life in a Day is a documentary I simply can't find myself liking to and whether that is due to the nature of the film or myself is up to you but seldom have I been so close to becoming a full-on misanthropist than when I heard the last clip with the oh-so special little snowflake contemplating her uneventful day. There are several clips like this in the film and they really held me back from…

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  • Aion

    ★★★ Watched by Aion 05 Apr, 2013

    While it was well edited and offered an interesting view on life from very different perspectives, I couldn't help but feel that this movie could be so much more. The videos that were shown in the movie all seemed to express differing POVs, however they all lead to the inevitable conclusion of life: life sucks and people suck. Personally I felt that the film was trying to force feed me that message and I didn't appreciate that. Now maybe I missed something, maybe I didn't, one thing is for sure, I can't shake the feeling that this could have been much much more.

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  • ReelJunkie

    ★★★★★ Watched by ReelJunkie 04 Mar, 2013

    Made me appreciate life on a whole another level. Awe-inspiring!

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  • IanTheCool

    ★★★★½ Added by IanTheCool

    The premise of this documentary is both unique and ingenious. An open invitation was sent out for people from all over the world to film their lies on July 24, 2010. Thousands of people from all parts of the world sent in videos. The finished result is an incredible celebration of human life.

    Life in a Day is able to simultaneously celebrate both the commonality and the diversity of the human race. Through subtle similarities like the structure of the…

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  • ZlatkoGR

    ★★★★★ Watched by ZlatkoGR 13 Feb, 2013

    δεν ξέρω τι περίμενα, είναι μεγαλύτερο από τα πάντα. είναι η ιστορία μιας ημέρας των ανθρώπων, φτιαγμένη από τους ίδιους. #myemotions

    αυτό μαζί με το ¡Vivan las Antipodas! είναι αρκετά για να αγαπήσεις τα ντοκιμαντέρ

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  • Zara

    ★★★★ Watched by Zara 07 Feb, 2013

    12/500

    A very interesting and unique documentary. Life in a Day is an incredibly beautiful insight into how people all over the world go about their day-to-day lives. If you have a spare hour and a half, I wholeheartedly recommend that you watch this.

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  • The Majestic Swagger

    ★★★★ Watched by The Majestic Swagger 23 Jan, 2013

    Excellent documentary. It's something everyone should check out because there's nothing like it. Amazingly well cut together. It's sad, funny, happy and has a lot of cool shots.

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