Social Seminar: Changing (1971)

★★★★★ · Reality Television · MediaWhore · 2005-09-11

This was reality Television 35 years ahead of its time, the only difference being this stuff isnt staged. Here we have some "Hippie" parents that the film makers follow around. We see into some of the issues facing their life (work, drugs, raising children). I was very intrigued by this and now plan to watch all of the "Social Service" films that I have read about in the reviews here. This was an excellent unbaised documentary that truly gives you a glimpse into a "counter culture" household of late 1960's America!

★★★★★ · This was my life! · deborahmgw · 2008-09-23

This is the 3rd time in my life I watched this film. This film is as real as it gets, this is my family and I am the little girl you see in the film. It is amazing to be a parent now and see all the changes that have taken place in life, the choices we all make and where they lead us. I love to see that my parents were trying to reach for something different, trying to make changes and going against the conservative norm of their generation.... soul searching. They screwed up, they fell down, they checked out, they got up and they loved and hurt. Life!

★★★★★ · Great Film · adambarnum · 2004-10-17

I love the Social Seminar series. They are observational documentaries on subjects usually taboo. These are very unique because most of the time when dealing with taboo subject matter the film makers try to convince the viewer. These leave you to decide.

★★★★★ · We need more "hippies" nowadays and less conservatives! · hudgeliberal · 2007-08-17

Great little film. We need to go back to the combative attitude of the 60's and early 70's instead of bowing to criminals like George"Dumbya"Bush and his entire administration. Neat little film for nostalgic purposes. The so-called war on drugs is todays biggest joke. Billions of dollars go into the fat-cat pockets of the heads of law enforcement,politicians,prosecutors etc. while our prisons are filled with NON-VIOLENT drug offenders(over 70 percent of all offenders are non-violent)which cause in the neighborhood of 48,000 dollars a year to house each inmate. I say legalization of most drugs…

★★★★★ · Good film · rjbeck · 2016-03-06

It's amazing to see the reviews from 2003 to mine 2016 Every wannbe has a Beard. When this film was made they stopped celebrating his B-Day because of his beard, but in 2016 Everyone in GQ-Sports Illus. and other mens magazines or on T.V. Have a beard. 23 States and D.C. Have legalized medical marijuana and 4 States plus D.C. Legalized marijuana for recreational use. I would like to see how this family made out. And it is amazing how most things come back around, it just takes time. RB

★★★ · Liberalism Fails · ZigzagWanderer · 2015-05-16

This yo-yo would rather be at home treated like a child than on the job making money like a grown up man?? His controlling drama queen wife needles him in front of his kids over a 30 second phone call?? Simply put, the dude's pussy whipped. The only reason his so called friends are hanging around is to bird dog his cute dingbat wife when he no longer amuses her, which could seemingly be at any moment. All social creatures have a natural hierarchy. When it's disrupted, aberrant behavior ensues in the social unit. The dude's been "snipped" by a domineering wife and become a weirdo due to his…