![]() Allen Johnson went so far as comparing the film to that of the Voyager Golden Record, labelling Life in a Day 2020 "an ethnographic record of our planet in a moment of time", and expresses anticipation for future follow-ups. He, however, praised many of the videos, which he found to be lively. Many also praise the choice of videos and compilation style, which they observed to be emotional and heartwarming, feelings ambient in a variety of ways during the pandemic, though Variety called certain choices "irregular", and Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian criticized its apparent context-free nature and that the compilation "look more like a corporate ad". ![]() Most critics came to an agreement that the film is a comprehensive depiction of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Chicago Sun-Times calling it "wholly predictable yet undeniably effective", and Variety comparing it favorably with its predecessor for focusing on highlighting themes of unity, though noted that this approach caused the film to lack themes of "seeking and stressing life’s more diverse and disorienting juxtapositions". The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes had Life in a Day 2020 an overall critical percentage of 71 using 21 reviews (15 positive and 6 negative), with an average rating of 6.70 out of 10. The producers did not compensate individual film-makers whose work was included for their creative efforts, although they were credited as co-directors of the project. It's going to be about, you know, 'it's bath time for the baby,' or, 'what do I do on my Saturday off,' or, 'I don't have enough food to eat, and here's how I get by.' I always say to people, 'What's boring to you, what's normal to you, is gonna be fascinating to other people.' But for a lot of people, the lived day-to-day experience, which is what I'm hoping we'll capture in the film, is not going to be about those big issues, at least not directly. We're living through this time of great political upheaval, and that's maybe at the forefront of our thoughts. I think it will be a time capsule for the ages. I guess any movie reflects its moment, whether you consciously want it to or not, but this even more so. Kevin Macdonald sees the film as a " time capsule," stating: A team of multilingual editors and researchers selected noteworthy submissions. Submissions were open from July 25 to August 2. The film follows the same structure as its 2011 predecessor, comprising selected vlogs of people all around the world, talking about themselves on the same day, July 25, 2020. The announcement of the film was published on the movie's YouTube channel on July 8, 2020, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd protests, natural disasters, etc., which Sundance Film Festival director Tabitha Jackson sees as "the perfect time to premiere this for a new edition of a work that so powerfully demonstrates the power of cinematic storytelling to reveal and celebrate our shared humanity".
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