Life in a Day 2020 Reviews

To be honest, I have to admit that I hadn’t been really impressed by ‘Life in a Day’ but since this sequel was once again directed by Kevin Macdonald and since it was available for free on YouTube, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though I didn't  have some huge expectations, I have to admit that I was actually positively surprised by this sequel and, in my opinion, they really improved the formula. Sure, even if the makers will try forever to convince you that there is something massively artistic about this endeavour, it remains after all a bunch of home-videos all put together but the reason why I still think it was quite enjoyable this time around was the fact that the editing was so tight and so much more effective. Of course, the end-result might feel jarring and even slightly exhausting with this rapid-fire of images coming your way but, as a result, they never lingered too long on a single segment. Another benefit was that, this time around, they seriously cut down on the sanctimonious speeches gave by some random people telling their own version of the meaning life, something that terribly bogged down the previous version. I was also surprised that the Corona pandemic didn‘t have a bigger impact since July 25^th 2020 was right in the middle of this tragedy. Sure, at least 50% of the footage had some link one way or another with the pandemic but, with this movie, it seemed that half of the world population just kept on going with their lives without much obstacle. However, this hindsight turned out to be quite interesting. Another thing that surprised me was the fact that there were not more people returning from the previous movie. Indeed, I did count only 2 but one of these tales was actually quite powerful and even rather heart-breaking. Anyway, to conclude, even if this concept is still flawed, I have to admit that I actually enjoyed it this time around and, if they come up with a 3^rd instalment in 10 years, I will definitely check it out.