The Revolution Generation

The Revolution Generation: How Millennials Can Save America and the World is one of the only documentaries I have seen that has really captivated me and intrigued my interest in the environmental issues the world is facing today. Directed by Josh and Rebecca Tickell who explores the limitless world-changing potential of history's largest youth generation: millennials. Michelle Rodriguez's narration propels the film forward in a way that is as relatable as it is truthful. Aside from providing various amounts of educational info in this film, the sources were also used to relay the message to the next generation. You will particularly enjoy this film if you are interested in social, racial, or economic issues. It takes a deep look at all these issues and proposes a radically new approach to solving each. In addition to examining and addressing these trends, the documentary explores the rise in activism and calls for change within social, governmental, and environmental issues. With interviews with politicians and celebrity activists such as Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Corbin Bleu, and Shailene Woodley, The Revolution Generation gives the audience an inside look at the motivations and ideologies that generate such rising popularity of activist causes, all looking to better the world for future generations, while inspiring and educating on the necessity and need for effective protest and political action.

A timeless documentary, The Revolution Generation: How Millennials Can Save America and the World, is largely impactful to modern society and to our future posterity. Directors Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell, creators of Kiss The Ground, have done it again with this brilliant and moving film. Touching upon subjects of highly important matters such as the, #metoo movement, women's rights, environmental conservation, BLM, and other topics, this film is not afraid to speak out and stand up for what's right. The film while also heart-wrenching is uplifting and refreshing for those who believe nothing is being done to rid the world of injustice. It's empowering and beautifully created and will get individuals off the couch and on their feet while also eliminating any hesitation to join these movements. This remarkable film incorporates the powerful voices of political and environmental activists Shailene Woodley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Greta Thunberg, Jennifer Lawrence, and narration by Michelle Rodriguez to help spread the importance of these political and environmental movements that could transform the world. This extraordinary film highlights and underlines the necessity of unity and cooperation from across the country and around the world in order to construct and build a better, more diverse, and inclusive society. Revolution Generation is nothing short of excellent and the pure genius of Rebecca and Joshua Tickell is illuminated throughout the entire film.

In this new age of dark and disturbing documentaries, Joshua and Rebecca Tickell stray from this and provide viewers with optimistic and powerful viewing experiences. Their new film, Revolution Generation: How Millennials Can Save America and the World, is no exception. This is not just a film about millennials and the misconceptions behind them; it is a live-time documentation of the restructuring of the world. What do I mean by this? Well, according to the film, social, political, and historical change is coming and it is being propagated by millennials. Characterized by the "Hero" archetype by the Strauss-Howe Generational Theory, millennials are predicted to be the protector generation to be succeeded by Generation Z as the "Artist" generation which will bring progression after the Hero has conquered. I thoroughly enjoyed the wide range of areas covered in the film. From social change to environmental advocacy to political takeover to technological advancement, millennials have proved the necessity for youthful voices. The film also includes many notable faces such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Shailene Woodley, and Michelle Rodriguez to prove just how influential millennials have been when given a platform for social advocacy. As a young adult not only did I feel inspired by the documentary, but I felt heard. I definitely recommend this film!

The Revolution Generation: How Millennials Can Save America and the World, like the youth movements they depict, is unapologetic, bombastic, and impactful. Directors Josh and Rebecca Tickell of Kiss the Ground once again capture the urgency of our societal situation in another call to action, a loud siren demanding attention towards this world's grave injustices and the young people fighting against them. The extended adolescence of millennials has cultivated their negative stereotype of being immature and inactive - which the Tickells prove cannot be further from the truth. Their responses to these claims are explicated with cogent references to historical trends and sociological tendencies. They conclude that millennials react to their crumbling world in the most natural way imaginable. The youth's reaction could even be called extraordinary as they take the initiative to fight for racial, economic, and gender equality under the global threat of climate change. The commanding voice of the people is embodied by Michelle Rodriguez's narration and echoed by the many prominent interviewees such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Corbin Bleu, and Shailene Woodley. By the end of the film, all the members of this great chant are working together to motivate the young viewership to join them in their organizations to work towards a better future.

Increasingly topical and impressively in-depth with its research, analysis, and documentation of the world of activism and the negative stigmas that surround the millennial generation that holds major numbers within it, the Revolution Generation: How Millennials Can Save America and the World delivers on a film that both empowers and educates its viewers. Directing team Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell seek to put an explanation to the common and tired stereotypes that claim millennials to be lazy or entitled and do so by confronting the sociological perceptions that shape the personas and interactions of each generation, commenting on the financial and political crises of the 21st century that have put many within the millennial generation in debt or states of pessimism towards society. Interesting enough on its own, the Tickell's go beyond this to document the astonishing and inspiring amount of millennials who refute these claims, specifically those who have given themselves and their voices to activist causes and political spheres to better shape the world themselves, no longer willing to wait for their older generations to fix their own messes. It's not just a documentary that advocates for the significance of the millennial generation, but it is one that seeks to highlight the human desire to help one another and improve the lives of future generations, desires that represent the millennial generation tenfold. Speaking with millennial political and activist leaders such as Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Shailene Woodley, Chase Iron Eyes, Michelle Rodriguez, who strongly and passionately narrates the film, and many more, Revolution Generation keeps an attentive and dedicated focus and appreciation to its subject matter, holding the weighty subjects of generational divides and social justice in the respect and care they need. This film is wonderful for those interested in activist documentaries but is even better for those who wish to learn more about the systemic and sociological conditions that shape the lives and minds of a generation, something that is as fascinating as it is thought-provoking.