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So... England won a test match? Jokes aside, it's a fascinating study into a world riding the wave of the industrial revolution; a strong sense of pride and op

by parksy 13y ago

So... England won a test match? Jokes aside, it's a fascinating study into a world riding the wave of the industrial revolution; a strong sense of pride and optimism seemed to exist. It's saddening to think that basically all of the people filmed were affected in some way by the Second World War. It also brings mortality into focus to also think that the children pictured so carefree here are now either very old or dead. How will the future look back on us? Will they dig up early 3D scanning attempts and think the same? Will they attempt to 'restore' their findings to modern standards? "Oh, it's missing smells, humidity, air pressure and breeze so we used environmental cues during 'restoration'" A lovely piece of footage.

chr15p 13y ago
It struck me that the two women and a child at the Cenotaph at about 2'20" were quite possibly remembering husbands and fathers killed in the First World War (9 years earlier). Yes a wonderful piece of film.
thisiswrong 13y ago
> a world riding the wave of the industrial revolution > all of the people filmed were affected in some way by the Second World War I can't agree with you more. But what makes me more sad is that it all seems to be slowly repeating itself right now. I mean we're currently riding the first ripple of the digital revolution... and war, fascism, and social unrest is back once again in the west - just under a less recognizable form. The words from this song might be familiar to you. What's scary is that the speech makes so much sense in a present day context: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzxT7DNabB4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzxT7DNabB4