BABIES AND TODDLERS

Babies and Toddlers (Part 1)

Babies and Toddlers (Part 1)

Introduction

The paper aims at assessing the documentary named 'Baby, it's You'. In the light of provided instructions, the paper provides detailed description of the child, his activities and other people involved in the video clip. The paper assesses selected video clip on the basis of 56 minutes observation of the video content. Besides assessing the video clip, the paper provides personal stance on 'Baby, It's You' from the narrator and the child's perspective. Finally, the paper provides concluding remarks on the overall understanding of the subject matter.

Overview of 'Baby, It's You'

Baby, it's You is an autobiographical documentary that centres on a childless couple, who are in the late forties. In 1998, the documentary was written and directed by Anne Makepeace on the use of modern fertility procedures. It is an American movie that sheds light on the rough and trough stages of life, which are experienced by a couple to understand paternal feelings. Movie reviews recognize this movie as a perfect story that portraits new generation's philosophy and perspective of raising family, which is unlike their parents and ancestors (American Documentary, 2013, p. n.d.).

Movie Assessment

In depth analysis of the movie clip sheds light on the personal life experience of a couple in their late forties, who are assumingly portraying the husband and wife relationship between Ms. Makepeace and her husband, Peter Behrens (Jahiel, n.d., p. n.d.). Ms. Makepeace is a woman who has always feared from the idea of raising family because she seems to be little attracted to children (American Documentary, 2013, p. n.d.). For Ms. Makepeace, the idea of raising a family and living with children is quite complicated. In this documentary, she portrayed her experience of pregnancy and the associated rough and trough feelings (Makepeace, 2007, p. n.d.). She involved her siblings and their families and her in-laws to discover their perspectives and opinions on conceiving a child at the age of forty. Length of the movie clip was approximately 56 minutes. In short, she tried to explore the complications and innate exquisiteness of the motherhood. Following is the detailed description of the child and other people involved in the documentary 'Baby, it's You' (American Documentary, 2013, p. n.d.).



The Child

Baby, it's you is a personal storytelling by Ms. Makepeace who narrates her experience of conceiving a child at the age of forty and above. In the first shown picture, a child is sitting on a swing in a garden or perhaps in the front-yard of the house. The child seems to be healthy and happy with an approximate age of 2.5 years (Makepeace, 2007, p. n.d.). As per the narrator, the child shown in the picture seems to be Ms. Makepeace in her early childhood. Later on, when Ms. Makepeace pays visit to her family and relatives, there are approximately four children and a baby. As per the understanding, approximate age of the baby is 1.5 years and other four children are within the age ...