For anyone who hasn’t heard of the documentary Young at Heart, a hit last year about a senior choir that sings modern rock, punk, pop, and rap songs, here’s a video that you’re sure to enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_n0zvoHlVk. It features Fred Knittle singing Coldplay’s Fix You. And speaking of choirs, at TVN they just started one up, so expect some hilarity a la Young at Heart coming at you in Life’s Waltz!
Have any of y’all seen Young at Heart? What was your impression? What was the portrayal of seniors in the film? Was it just cutesy and gimmicky and once again stereotyping (“old people are cute”), or was it intended to transcend expectations?
What other media have you seen about old people in recent years? What was your impression from it? What’s your impression of our American (or your own country’s) culture’s perception and stereotypes of seniors? What do you think of this?
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Alice
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Mrs. McCormick
