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Discoveries in neuroscience can help us understand childhood development. When a person is born, it is more than just a genetic load. We are formed by our relationship with everything around us combined with our genetics, The Beginning of Life investigates what separates us and what is essential to all of us, how we can create a better world by investing in the first years of our lives.

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    • Author: Kare
    The most important thing is this film is its message. The audience in cinema room was crying and really touching at the end, but I felt some uncomfortableness at specific points, and may it happens more than I could observe. The goal of it is all the new research of science and an exploring journey to heart and spirit of a new future. But seeing some of the greatest mistakes of humanity, which we have a part on it, can conduct our mind to deny reflections and proves. Sometimes, people may find out its truthful points, but answering as "yeah, you right, but...". There's a lot of "but...", the most popular are considered in "The beginning of life", however, we have to deal with the fact that we are not trying hard enough to make changes in our struggling system. It isn't about get down capitalism (not for tomorrow), it's about see our lives as choices we made, even we didn't know it's choices. What thoughts we put on hierarchy, how we see our jobs, how we think about parentage, what we may understand about babies and children's, how responsible we feel for humanity's future... How far we can see that we are all linked and needed of relationship with our community. That's why is so uncomfortable. We are all responsible and its so painful (the present results) and out of completely one hand control. But if we don't make our own changes and thing about our conducts and thoughts, there'll be no difference at all.

    About technical points, it has a beautiful photography and brilliant and clear narrative. Estela Renner bet in a diversity of families and scholars (may it's interesting to know that Italians are vanguard in contemporaneous studies of Early Childhood Education, and that's why they appears a lot and opens first film's lines) although there's some mental similarity - children need care and love, parents have had an special role in the way society is building. Something that may be pointed as negative is sometimes soundtrack is too high and made to wave in emotions. I think this can't change the message, just maybe over some cries, although narrow minds may try to reduce the film's importance.

    To finish my review, I will leave a hint of the outstanding Argentine thinker, Gozalez Pecotche:

    "How much more valuable it would be if the whole world were to witness the rebirth of the things that seem to have died out, namely, tolerance, respect, indulgence and all the beautiful qualities that embellish man's soul, so that their comprehensions would flourish unanimously to welcome a general reconciliation that would, like a watershed, fulfill the hopes for a better future and a constructive peace worthy of the generations to come."

    (Sorry about my English, it is not my first language)
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    • Author: Andromakus
    This is a documentary that's touches you deeply and changes your mind about several traditional assumptions on babies and children education and its importance to the future of our society and economy as a whole.

    The rigorousness of content about early childhood education is infused with the most delightful and lovable imagery of babies and children exploring life in its most pure and essential form. This pure approach to life that babies and children have becomes so clear through the engaging scenes which are deeply inspiring to us, adults, that have to struggle to see the beauty in all small and simple things of our daily and complex life. They, the babies and children have it "hard wired", this feeling of awe with everything, and the deep natural presence and joy that they have and feel. You can see that they are truly thankful for the life they've just received.

    This is a beautifully shot movie, with a proper soundtrack and a narrative that flows elegantly connecting an amazing spectrum of different specialists from all over the world and different schools of thought that allow us to learn a totally new approach to this challenging and enchanting journey of parenting.

    The Beginning of Life help us to rethink deeply our education institutions and the importance of investing our energy, attention, body and souls to the early life of our next generation. In the same spirit I recommend to watch the other outstanding documentary from the same director: Way Beyond Weight (2012).

    I truly believe that enabling and supporting a new life to take form in its full potential developing its own essence is THE most important project on earth one can do.

    I'm not a parent, yet, but if one day I become one, this movie will be a important source of inspiration for me to be a good father. I am sure this movie will be in your mind for a long time, and you will always smile when you think of it. I recommend this movie to all human beings. Enjoy as if you were a new born baby. ( :
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    • Author: Duktilar
    Marcos-44, you are dancing on the line between stupidity and callousness.

    Please stop it.

    The series has some excellent information on the science behind the learning and development of babies and young children. It mixes this with some questionably vague spiritual and emotionally driven language but this does not detract from the overall message.
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    • Author: FailCrew
    With all the division in the world, there stands our children and how we must care and nurture them. This series is about that unity we all have towards our relationship with younger ones, their discoveries, their POV, and how the environment we provide impacts them, and ultimately, our future.

    The most important thread that is weaved in this series is how global this message really is. There are interviews from countless individuals all over the world expressing a uniform message of love and a drive towards making the world a better place for children. This is incredibly insightful and flows expertly well.
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    • Author: AGAD
    This documentary and the Netflix series should be required for any new parents and anyone expecting.

    I am now watching this for the 3rd time, no joke! Each time I learn something new that I can use for the different developmental period my children are currently in and grow as a parent.

    Human bonding is a science and watching different cultures from around the world is beautiful and informative.

    The nut job who gave a negative rating on here must be some sort of psychotic creeper crazy man, it's a beautiful movie for all. It has ZERO political affiliations and rather radiates love and knowledge.

    Enjoy and watch with your partner, let's all read better children in society.
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    • Author: Kikora
    Don't be fooled. This is a movie with a Marxist message, in line with the "It Takes a Village" book. It starts well, focusing on the need babies have of the care and attention of parents in order to develop well. But the conclusion is that the solution is to give your kids away to the government, receive and be dependent on grants and doles. The intention is to make us feel guilty so we surrender our paternal rights to social programs by manipulating our emotions.. If you are expecting a rational, open discussion, forget it. There is no space here for traditional or extended families.

    The movie has no flow, no clear logic, it is also technically a disaster.

    By the way, it is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, which has been trying to destroy the family for decades. The director is also pro-abortion and a leftist. Avoid it at all costs.
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    Laura Schichvarger Laura Schichvarger - Herself
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