Comments on: Born Rich Documentary

By: wayne

wayne — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:13:23 +0000

Through the entire film they are trying to either deal with their own percieved faults or those of their forefathers. This may be the very reason that today we have the affuient voting for the canidates of the not so well to do. They rebell in their way against wealth but they will never give it up.Hell would you? Though my time on this earth is short I think that they are torn between feeling and what their group says they are. Your wealth doesnt measure your worth nor does your poverty. At one point a member of the film said that someone had asked them how it was to live with no pain. They replied that that was rather ignorent of them. In fact that wasnt, he was asking how it was to not want for anything. Many people deal with pain in their daily jobs. I am not really sure of what I am posting but if it helps anyone who may of been in the film help those who are not as fortunate as you, perhaps that is your job.

By: heylel shalem

heylel shalem — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:20:39 +0000

these people are seperated from reality to such a degree..due to their insulation from a lot of the crueltys of poverty. much the same though..the more the rich have as far as money ..the less the rest of us get to live with. there is only so much money in the system and the majority of us are forced to live without. so while you watch this feast, remember the vast majority of us are starving.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:33:01 +0000

@Afnan: Rich people have bigger problems? Perhaps they live under that delusion, but from an objective point of view… starving is worse that having your family name smeared in newspapers.

Not to say that rich people can’t experience suffering, but not being able to meet your basic needs is more significant. Try laying off the self-indulgence.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:55:22 +0000

Why was this called bland and boring? I found it very interesting. I remember from college that the secretly very rich were nicer people than the boastful almost rich or the social climbing rich, or the money envious whose ambition in school was to learn to become rich. The ones who talked most about money WERE vulgar. But that doesn’t mean the rich should have to live in a small closet like homosexuals of the nineteen fifties. I”m glad to see them able to come out.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:41:25 +0000

Good to see rich people portrayed as human beings.

Best part was the kid who said “working hard makes me feel good”.

Most horrifying part was that a kid can act out, push the limits, and still get a degree from Brown. He has every right to be angry, because his diploma says his money is worth more than his mind. In a sense, they neglected his education because his family is rich. Unforgivable.

If you liked it, see the Hugh Grant movie, About a Boy.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:59:35 +0000

I enjoyed the last five minutes the most. I have more respect for the the guy who made this film by watching the last five minutes than the rest of the film altogether.

Neat little project. Interesting views from some of those rich kids.

By: Afnan

Afnan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:58:16 +0000

Just because they’re rich doesn’t mean they have no character; in fact, they develop more than most people ever will just witnessing the idiocy most of these comments contain. Pity? Note that as rich as someone is, they have that much more problems, with higher stakes. No character? Please.

By: Cara Gilmet

Cara Gilmet — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:03:44 +0000

I also feel sorry for these kids. To never struggle and know what it feels like to do so. This creates character in people. These children are born with their character already expected. Pity really, not to have the freedom of being your own person.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:06:51 +0000

Patrick, I couldn’t agree more. I actually feel a little sorry for some of them.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:14:43 +0000

That Si Newhouse IV guy (the fencer) is a huge douche