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The Bubble examines often-surreal senior citizen life within The Villages, America’s largest retirement community. Leisurely retired life beneath the year-round Floridian sunshine, however, is not perhaps as idyllic, or as welcomed, as viewers may imagine.
The Bubble intimately examines the exclusive retirement experiences, beliefs and mindsets of six memorable Villages residents; Toni and Roger, Jeanie and John, Terry and Toni. Interweaving these satisfied retiree existences with the anxieties of several residents from surrounding counties, the documentary reveals how those beyond the community’s sealed gateways are being profoundly displaced by The Villages’ endless desire for land, water, and regional control.
Florida’s Friendliest Hometown, by welcoming senior citizens at the expense of nearby county residents, illustrates many of the nation’s most combative dialogues regarding class imbalance, racial inequality, healthcare privatisation, political affiliation, state responsibility, and
civic obligation.
The Bubble offers viewers an engaging, provocative yet compassionate contemplation of American ways of life, aging, and death.
A film by Valerie Blankenbyl.
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@dtfonmyballs8752 Год назад

I don't think this was complete. I work hospice in the villages and a reality that needs to be touched on is dying in the villages. End of life usually includes using up your last dollars since you've spent so much to the villages itself. Most patients go bankrupt at death and end up in an oven. Being away from family, it's usually up to us to sit with them and they're by themselves. It becomes an end of generational wealth or leaving something behind, because they sold their homestead to move here. Everything you have left gets taken for your healthcare. While you're living it up and spending money on restaurants and nonsense, you still have to pay your healthcare costs. Your house gets sold to someone else and it's like you were never there. After your death there's usually HOA fines or fees that have to be paid and that gets taken out of your home sale because you didn't upkeep your home in the hospital and interest compounded. I've seen so many of these people completely broke at their death. All of them usually end up getting cremated and there's stacks of them. It's a fun life, but the end is very lonely and sad; if you can handle that.

@kalui96 Год назад

it was interesting reading. thanks for writing that I have not put a single thought into the end of my life so it's interesting

@lorihicks340 Год назад

Nobody who is dead, cares that they are broke. But definitely the end to generational wealth....which is what these boomers were able to use in order to accumulate their wealth. This is really one of the last generations that will get to enjoy their retirement. Their kids are screwed.

@kitecattestecke2303 Год назад

That was expected entirely by old selfish old people to leave the planet in maximum Poverty as the party and drink soon much... I would have asked, do of some of them die early or without medical care as money dries up? Is it mandatory to deposit money for the crematorium before you can move in to keep you from creating a problem?

@dtfonmyballs8752 Год назад

@@kitecattestecke2303 most of them have a pretty good sized retirement, like a couple million. However, they're not wealthy by any means. Mostly just middle class themselves. With a lot of people here it's not uncommon to spend $500-$1k a day with golf fees, bar tabs, hoa fees, lawncare services, home care, restaurants, entertainment, travel, amenity fees and so on. Once you have long term health issues; my services are $25k a month itself and it goes pretty quickly. It's a world of consumption here. Especially with inflation, property taxes and services are going up. I'd expect a simple lawn cut to be $75 - $100. It's probably best if they die early so there would be something left. We have 3 crematoriums in the villages and they're each receiving 3-5 bodies a day. Some go to Tavares and Ocala as well. Those numbers are rising as the villages keeps expanding.

@BM-979 Год назад

What is healthcare cost? I’m Canadian we have the evil socialism here

@towanda1067 Год назад

As everyone has said, this is an excellent documentary. But I have to say, it made me sad for a million different reasons. I am a senior myself. I have no desire to live in a place where my main focus is recreation. I want to cove back to my community for as long as I can, not because I have to but because I want to. I have skills and talents that are a valuable asset to the community. I have time to do things younger people don’t, like helping to plant vegetables on a community farm to donate to local food banks (our group, mostly elders 65 and above), typically raise over 20,000 pounds of vegetables a year. I help raise money for a variety of causes, run a memoir writing group for seniors, and volunteer with the local historical society. For fun, I ride my bike, kayak with a Meet Up group, hike, camp, swim. I enjoy working and socializing with people of mixed ages. Seeing seniors segregated off in their own communities-voluntarily or otherwise- is sad to me. Communities need their seniors. Seniors need to stay in touch with the generations coming up behind them. A place like the Villages seems as real to me as Disneyland. People stay busy, true, but for me, such a life would have little meaning.

@jamesoakley5742 Год назад

Great comment! I have felt this for a long time. I've always thought older people had a big part to play in a community, to teach, be it their kids or in community lessons, things like trades and skills, childcare, and a whole host of different life experiences. Not for profit but for society. I also see the appeal of the villages though and why it is a thing. You seem like you have your head "screwed firmly on" as they say where I am from. more power too you.

@giselle9192 Год назад

Towanda, I am so happy to read your comment. I have learned so much from my elders and it makes me sad to see our society segregate generations like this- as though after someone stops working, they stop being 'valuable' to society. People are not equal their economic productivity, and i think the things you do like gardening and teaching are much more important. All generations loose when we are segregated like this, I'm so thankful for seniors like you who are truly the backbone of our communities

@kooale Год назад

OH THANK YOU! Big kiss!

@Ram-zc4fi Год назад

Think the role that y’all play is so immensely valuable to the community and also to kids. Think kids and seniors both have time to do stuff, but many kids don’t have the wherewithal or wisdom to realize all the stuff that makes an impact that they could be doing. Think seniors are the ones who really have both the time and the knowledge- and the impact they can make is immense. I’m abroad right now, and even a lot of the conservation/bush regen groups are predominantly made up of seniors!

@dgo333 Год назад

beautifully put, i’m only 20 and i hope one day i can embody this kind of life you describe of when i reach that stage

@Maliceless100 28 дней назад

Goosebumps from the guy who sang CREEP; thank you to producers/director for including that moment. If you had to pay for the option, please know that it enhanced the film and was appreciated.

@carabiner7999 4 дня назад

Absolutely. I am rewatching this after many years, and this nightmarish steamrolling over places is everywhere. The freaks, artists, and poor see this time and again. NYC, for example. I bought a habitable shell of a brownstone n Northern Liberties, Philadelphia with a friend, almost 20 years ago for $50K. (We had to sell, long story, before we fully rehabbed it). These days that kind of house sells for around $700K, or is divided into five condos at $250K+. People who work in NYC find it cheaper to buy in Philly and take the express train into work. This is a dystopian nightmare that keeps expanding.

@jf0817bl 6 месяцев назад

One of the best offerings for seniors here is the fact you don't need a car. This is ironic since they are the generation that basically made all our cities/towns car-dependent. If more places allowed people to safely move around without a car, we wouldn't necessarily need bubbles like The Villages.

@user-tp8ut7cs6j 4 месяца назад

👏👏👏

@nebskram3080 10 дней назад

so you want to be able to drive ur golf cart on city streets? how long would it take for some duffas boomer to think he can drive his golf cart on the freeway? so no forking way

@jeffwy5164 Год назад

“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. “ If so, then perhaps the opposite is also true. A society grows weak when old men plunder trees to build a golf course, whose water table won’t even last the duration of their own myopic vision

@jeanniep1003 Год назад

You hit the nail on the head with this one!

@stevecariggillio4139 Год назад

A lot of young men have made the money that they fed their families with off of the building boom. So, there's that.

@smf2072 Год назад

@@stevecariggillio4139 Exactly, I sincerely doubt any of the old men living in this community had any part in the planning & construction of the development. It was built & they came.

@jakemf1 Год назад

Well said

@benf1111 Год назад

Man, well said. Made me think about my own legacy.

@YakuzaRich Год назад

My parents lived there for 6 years before my mom passed away. Very conservative, lots of drinking, lots of golf and pickleball. I didn't come across too many gun enthusiasts though. The big thing about The Villages is that it's about convenience. You don't have to be active and it's not a small community (about 110,000 residents) so you don't have to worry about everybody knowing your business. But if you have plans for the day to go see the doctor in the morning, play golf and have lunch afterward with friends, go home take a nap, then go to the pool and then have dinner...you can do all of that with a simple hop in a golf cart. The one thing I do wonder about is how sustainable all of this is. Younger generations, even my generation (Gen X) either don't have the wealth or have far more debt than the boomer generation and the Millenials and Gen Z are going to be even worse off. There's also the generational conflict of what works for Boomer won't work for Gen X. It wouldn't shock me if The Villages is a ghost town in 25 years.

@stevepowell6503 Год назад

The statistics say that Millennials are going to be the richest generation in history when their parents pass away and they inherit.

@nicks748 Год назад

My parents bought in the villages a few years ago. I’ve wondered the same about it potentially being a ghost town once all the boomers die off. I don’t think this type of living will interest the younger generations.

@YakuzaRich Год назад

@@nicks748 I tend to think it would interest the younger generations as they get older, but being able to afford it is another issue. Hell, they'll probably be still paying off student loan debt.

@dibari22 Год назад

We're not at a shortage of old people. By 2040 there is supposed to be 80,000,000 Americans over the age of 62. Unlike many Western nations, the US has plenty of young people coming, we won't see the population implosion that other countries are going to see. As Gen X, the millennials, and Gen Z get older, they'll make more money, and they'll also eventually retire- just like every generation before them. And they'll be looking for active age-restricted communities- just like every generation before them. The Villages will be just fine.

@sirus312 Год назад

interesting analysis

@leahcotton5315 Год назад

The homage to Edward Scissorhands at the beginning is brilliant. Bravo - The cinematography !!

@cynicannkeel8899 7 месяцев назад

I'm old enough to be able to move to the Village, but it's the last place I'd choose to live. I'd much rather live somewhere I can enjoy people of a wide range of ages, interests. I live in a city with a large public university, a lot of young career people, families, as well as retirees. I volunteer at a nonprofit with a wide mix of ages, ideas, perspectives, learn a good deal from the younger generations, and enjoy most music genres, because there's many musicians, bands who come to town for shows. Up to each of us how we choose to spend our retirement years, and my preference is to stay active in the wider world.

@badkarma1289 7 месяцев назад

Do some research before painting with such a broad brush. There are many children/grandchildren in The Villages, as they come to visit all throughout the year, & any under 19 can stay for 30 consecutive days at a time. 19 & above can live there full-time. There are many events for the younger crowd, including a summer camp. The charter schools have been there for years (& are some of the highest rated in Florida), & an entire community built just for parents with kids is almost finished (Middleton). So there are "people of a wide range of ages, interests", and "young career people, families, as well as retirees". Villagers do an enormous amount of volunteer/charity work (& not just writing checks, but giving their time & energy), as well as really looking after each other as neighbors. There are 3 Town Squares, & there are live bands playing a variety of music at all 3 every night of the year, and it's free. Don't make assumptions about a place or its residents based on 1 video.

@Allium_369 Месяц назад

It looks like a dystopia nightmare

@Fantastic_Stranger Месяц назад

@@Allium_369Sort of reminds me of the film, 'Don't Worry Darling'. Check out the trailer to see what I mean

@71ststbaby90 Месяц назад

@@badkarma1289 OP says he volunteers at a non profit, enjoys music and other perspectives. Last thing he needs is to move into conservatard zombieville

@jamesrockefeller7808 Год назад

This is the last generation that will have money like this for retirement

@jeanniep1003 Год назад

The rest of us will be fighting for survival playing The Hunger Games!

@KarlMarxFanClub Год назад

Capitalism was work wonderfully for the top 30% of Americans. Because as they tell us every chance they get, they’ve “worked so hard” and “aren’t lazy.” They’ve “pulled themselves up by there bootstraps.” We all know that’s bs. Everyone else has become poorer and poorer. End stage capitalism.

@wontbefooledagain9400 Год назад

Yes and some of these people have been retired since the 80s 🙄

@paulwhite6626 Год назад

Very true. Also the place has had any wildlife sanitised out of existence. Like the woman said "There are no bugs.....what's a mosquito?" And when nobody can afford to live there, what nature will there be left? So selfish and disconnected to the "real" world. I'm only 57, but if this was what retirement had in store for me, I'd despair. Perhaps wilfull ignorance, moral bankrupcy and a lifetime brainwashed by Fox TV is neccesary (not to mention the vast sums of wealth stolen from future generations)

@NorceCodine Год назад

Retirement is going to be a lot more divided along economic lines. Most people will have to keep working into their 70-s just to keep the light on, on the other hand there was an article today that in Paris, France, the 3 million dollar + apartments are overwhelmingly bought up by American (early) retirees.

@jelliefishr2336 Год назад

It feels so ironic to me that some of the residents are complaining of their hometowns not really existing anymore, at least compared to how they were and yet that is the exact thing that the villages are doing to a bunch of local communities

@Acidlib Год назад

Despite not wanting to defend these people from such tame criticism, I’d say that’s probably toward the bottom of the list of factors responsible for these failing small towns. As someone who lived in a small midwestern city that’s still at about half the peak population it had in the 70’s most of my life and I’d say the main reasons are the farm crisis of the 80’s, nationwide urbanization and population shift to the south over the past century, brain drain, big box stores/online shopping, lack of jobs outside the service industry, etc. (not to mention that winter weather seems to be getting worse by the year). These towns are dying with or without the extra boomers, while there’s plenty I’m sure I’d disagree with these folks about, I honestly think they’d be stupid not to have moved south.

@googleedwardbernays6455 Год назад

The villages aren't doing that. The elite & wealthy realty companies and land management firms do it Same companies that also own news and television stations like the one you watched this documentary on . Of course they will spend their money lying to you about their own nefarious deeds that make them unlikeable. Instead they continue a campaign of driving division between us fellow Americans. As well as fear confusion panic uncertainty. They dont call it “trauma based mind control “ for nothing. The more we are demoralized and confused about who to blame , the easier it os for them to continue producing horse$h!t like this Im not trying to act like those ld people are saints. But its sickening to watch companies lie poison cheat and hurt us daily. And then to top it off we are mad at each other instead of them

@shabbatsongs4801 Год назад

I think all older folks feel that way about societal changes…I won’t live in my hometown again, because it has changed so much…🙌

@shabbatsongs4801 Год назад

@@Acidlib - right?!?! Folks get tired of the burdens Winter heaps on everyone who lives up north…🙌

@WheelerRickRambles Год назад

👍👍👍…. Hypocrisy is a key ingredient to cult-like organizations, behaviors and the like. #1 ingredient for anything Trump!

@jillianhollis1 Год назад

it’s really unfortunate that the villages is expanding so so much because there ARE still young people (such as myself) who grew up here and live here (here as in lady lake, leesburg, fruitland park, etc.) it truly saddens me.

@jaywilliams8327 Год назад

I grew up in belleview trust me they leave nothing for us

@jillianhollis1 Год назад

@@jaywilliams8327 oh boy, i know. it sucks. :/

@quester09 9 месяцев назад

it's a land grab in disguise

@noah4822 8 месяцев назад

i saw a comment somewhere on this video, it was a boomer saying "if the younger people in the area don't like it then they should stop selling their land then" its so bizarre how almost an entire generation can be so delusional.

@lancesansouci1294 7 месяцев назад

This documentary is truly emblematic of the issues boomers have created for younger generations. As the woman said at 1:22:26, "I'm one of those people [who are creating these issues]. Maybe there is cause for concern there. It wont affect me in my lifetime...the 40 year olds should be worried about it [laughs]." Truly living their lives without any regard for the younger generation.

@tod3msn Год назад

This generation defines success as working your entire life and at the end playing a lot of golf and games and eating. Other posters here made sense. Future generations may see playing golf pickle ball and drinking all the time as soulless and the Villages could become a ghost town. There are some here who mentioned the accumulation of wealth in the boomers does may not extend to future generations who may not be able to afford “The Villages.” This an excellent point. The assumption of “The Villages” is that this lifestyle is perpetual and, in fact, it is not. People get old and sick and die. Someone has to replace them and be able to fund the life too. If people are strapped with debt and pensions are not what they once had been then how can “The Villages” succeed? Like the collapse of Malls “The Villages” is not immune to changing times and you can only be old so long before it’s time to leave this earth so what happens when growth slows? “The Villages” is like a movie set. Every good story has a beginning, a middle and an end.

@bakedbeans9546 5 месяцев назад

That's a really good point and something they failed to mention in this documentary. I doubt these retirement complexes will last another 50years, the younger generations simply won't be able to afford it. Maybe they will be turned into regular housing to accommodate the "new" Americans

@nina-ls4wc Год назад

Here's a fact most people probably wouldn't know. I've seen this in aged care situations where everyone is quite ill and not nearly as active and astute as the ones shown here. The high school and bullying mentality runs rampant and it would shock y'all to know how badly they'll treat each other sometimes. I've seen a group of three 80+ ladies drive a fourth to tears because she dared sit at their table at lunch on her second day at that facility. Literally a scene from Mean Girls. Not to say it's all like that but watching some of the ladies classes I picked up on it in the background.

@tedmen1123 Год назад

That’s because that is what they were taught. They are just reverting back to the toxic things they did in the past. Stupid is as stupid does.

@bakedbeans9546 5 месяцев назад

Oh yes. I worked with the elderly for years, the boomer generation tend to behave like bullying teenagers towards eachother, it's embarrasing to watch and gives us an idea as to how society has become what it is today.

@bunk95 4 месяца назад

Being harmed means theyre ill?

@Batony 2 месяца назад

A scene from the Sopranos actually

@j.b.delaney3444 19 дней назад

@@bakedbeans9546 Oh, PLEASE! I worked with the elderly in South Florida in the 80's and 90's, and believe me, the "greatest generation" was just as bad if not worse.

@stephenhensley5631 Год назад

That guy singing Creep was outstanding ! I'm retired and I have many guitars and I sing . I can relate totally to this vibe as long as I can play loud once in a while . I'm 71 and I'm still 15 in my mind and my wife agrees . My wife says my music room smells like a teenagers bedroom !

@MotownGuitarJoe Год назад

Good on you! Keep on rocking!!! I'm 59 but three other guys in my band are 66 and we still play paying gigs.

@stephen8745 Год назад

Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed my rendition of creep

@oopsydaizi3s824 Год назад

@@stephen8745 you nailed it! Well done.

@sasalag9100 5 месяцев назад

@@stephen8745 Stephen, this was the most emotionally powerful part of the documentary. I'm teary-eyed after watching it. It really had an effect on me. Not sure if I'm reading too much into it, but my take is that as in the lyrics of the song, most of the residents don't belong there. They belong where they came from (ie. New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, etc..). And that's why the documentarian placed it at the end. Aside from the masterful editing, you did a tremendous job on the song. You deserve a lot of credit. You could be a poster senior for an anti-ageism campaign. I wish I could congratulate you in person.

@NotevenTony 5 месяцев назад

I think one of the things I find most disturbing about this is the way it acts as a distraction from the inevitability of death. Preparing mentally and especially spiritually for death is super important, and if you’re living out your golden years in a fantasy it ends disastrously when death finally comes knocking, either for you or the people around you. In my culture it’s common for the elderly to retire to a monastery in their last days so they can prepare for death and what comes after it. There’s a well loved grandma in my church who’s getting ready to leave for a monastery in Scotland. Ultimately I think a lot of America’s weird obsession with death stems from a lack of comfort with the concept. Memento mori.

@johngallagher8775 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic work by the filmmakers. Makes me nostalgic for the great work done by Johan Van der Keuken back in his day. Outstanding and I hope many people take the time to see this.

@erickelly7897 Год назад

I know this area well. It is it's own world. Through the 2000s. I've built 100s of homes there, post offices, fire stations, rec centers. Shopping plazas, etc. It came to an abrupt halt in 08. a year before a home that cost 300000.00 was worth half the next because of the housing bubble. 100s of well established businesses just disappeared in less than a year. It's rebounded now but backthen 1000s went from doing very well to 0 income almost overnight. Its the only place I've seen golf cart accidents. It's amazing to watch two vehicles going less than 10 mph not be able to miss each other.

@mfitzgerald130 Год назад

What a busy and amazing life Eric 👍✨🎉 I'm flat out renovating my home lol 😄

@NecrophagistGG Год назад

Age plus booze = crash

@usmcmma Год назад

Are there any golf cart DUI checkpoints? I assume you can get a DUI on a cart, right?

@NecrophagistGG Год назад

@@usmcmma Yes you can get a DUI on a cart. Also a bicycle, horse, segway (careful Paul Blart), even a child's toy vehicle because it's battery operated with power steering.

@pattymiller3610 Год назад

A friend sent this to me because I was one of the women singing, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" as I waved my flyer. On the one hand, I was surprised to see myself and some friends of mine in the video. Then as I watched the testomonies of those who lived here before, it made me sad. I did not know the history of this land. I just knew I wanted to live out the rest of my life in a beautiful, active community where I could continue to play softball, golf, etc. However, as someone who has now lived here for 9 years, I wonder if the expansion will ever stop? Too much of anything is not necessarily a good thing.

@Luke-tg9jy Год назад

No, the humans will never stop coming.

@mushroomtits8387 Год назад

There are alot of people moving to FL in general. It is fine. The main issue besides the residents havin more change around them is the water rights issue. That is disturbing that water is starting to get scarce ... I wish more water conservation was done.

@Luke-tg9jy Год назад

@@mushroomtits8387 Conservation, leading a life with minimal impact on the the planet are issues that are lost on most conservatives(most of these folks are clearly). Topics most of these people have no concept of because of how/when they grew up. Well just make and buy more to keep that capitalism waste machine running. Yea try that when there's 10billion+ people on the planet. We're gonna find out how poorly that's gonna go.

@dukx3986 Год назад

Alot of us live in beautiful parts of the country where development is rapidly increasing. I feel bad that the cost of living in my town is so expensive. Because me and others chose to move here it's caused the outskirts to become developed in order to meet demand. They just singled you out as you are having way too much fun. It stop now!!

@jjr1728 Год назад

I dislike the fact that they'll allow terrible dog breeds in that community. Only labradors and golden retrievers should be allowed. Other dog breeds are not labradorable enough.

@douglasunmack961 11 месяцев назад

This is why we need independent journalism

@woop2235 Год назад

You’ve done a great job of portraying the community of the villages. Kudos to you and your production team. I enjoyed listening of how happy and content they are. But it also saddens me to know that there are other people hurting from all this land developments. And as far as the “Management “ well you can call me crazy but there must be something else a little sinister going on🤨 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ i give you 5 stars on the film👍🏽

@josephrogero7988 Год назад

I expected this to be kind of a "Hey, look how weird this place is," but instead I found it surprisingly sad and depressing. The part where the guy talks about how he has no family left in his hometown. He says "the house where I grew up is gone, the schools I went to are gone, the store I worked in is gone, everyone I used to know is gone." Damn that's depressing as hell. You scratch the surface and get past their bluster about how much they love retirement and you find many of these people are depressed and angry. One of the biggest problems facing our nation (and the world) is that almost all of the economic opportunities are in only a few places. Younger generations are having to move out of their hometowns to find those economic opportunities. This is draining America's heartland and severing generational ties. It makes me sad for my parents who live in small town Florida. My sister lives in the NE, I live in the NW. They rarely get to see their kids and their grandchildren. Life keeps you busy and maintaining those ties over such a long distance is hard. It's sad that so many people feel estranged from their kids and grandkids.

@person.X. Год назад

You have to put the effort in. I don't have kids so I concentrate on my siblings, nephews and close friends. They all live on different continents than I do so I travel a lot every year (subject to covid 😕) and visit. It always amazes me how many people go through all the effort to have kids and then seemingly cannot be bothered to keep in touch with them when they grow up. What the hell are they thinking? If I had kids I would move heaven and earth to see them and maintain close and loving relations with them. If not why bother having them in the first place?

@davisholman8149 Год назад

@@person.X. I am doing just that - couldn’t leave my grandchildren in a million years. They are more important to me than recreation. It may be fun for a visit occasionally - but I want to be with my children & grandchildren - just had my identical twin 6 year olds over for a sleepover last night. Love them dearly & we had a lot of fun.👧🏼👧🏼 I will sleep well tonight, LOL.

@frankcannon764 Год назад

@Crack Shot based

@andrewr.786 Год назад

The guy who left Cinci hit me the hardest. I grew up in one of those little towns nearby Cincinnati at the tail end of the millennial generation. Almost none of those towns are the same as what his generation saw, for better or worse depending on the place. I've heard my parents and grandparents lament over what's changed, but we still had our whole extended family. I can't imagine seeing the very drastic changes with nobody left.

@peterschorn1 Год назад

I am 63 years old and I get it: "There *was* good in the good old days." (citation is left as an exercise for the reader ;-) ) And now it's gone, and it's right to mourn good things that are gone. You'd be right to mourn the death of a friend or relative or pet, so why not a home or a neighborhood or a way of life? But if you kept on mourning the death of a friend or loved one, so that you withdrew from the world and grew bitter or despondent, people would tell you "get out and get help, you idiot!" What I see here are a million little Mrs. Havashams, glooming about their mansions while the wedding cake ossifies under the cobwebs. Get out and get help, you idiots!

@stevegrohowski909 Год назад

As a native Floridian, this sort of thing is happening all over Florida. The influx of people from out of state, has put such a squeeze on the housing market that locals are having trouble finding housing they can afford, let alone the impact on home ownership. I know I can't afford to buy a house in my home town of St. Augustine.

@neilrosch6656 Год назад

@Crack Shot yea. Exactly that.

@ashleymeggan Год назад

Same with Texas - but we’re getting the young ppl and Florida is getting the old people.

@garcalej Год назад

In South Florida, you have all these yuppies coming in, buying up flashy real estate while the state refuses to build more low-income housing. The Gulf Coast and Big Bend are drowning in poverty and drugs. In Tallahassee you can’t find a single bus stop or park that’s not inhabited by a homeless person. DeSantis struts around like he’s the best governor in the country, when in actuality he’s easily one of the worst.

@rayRay-pw6gz Год назад

Florida is a business friendly state . Which means for young people low pay and little in the way of benefits. Most of the people in the Villages come from the northeast and parts of the north Central America, even some Canadians. Most have good pay , pension’s and social security . They also are very active . So they get all that money from taxes and union support. Then move to Florida to become republicans and not pay as much in taxes. YOU CANT MAKE THIS UP . 🇺🇸🦅✌️👍

@harst8963 Год назад

Just wait, I'll the illegals being allowed into our country without going through the process, bout to get wayyyyy worse. All for the left to secure more votes..that's the only reason they are letting them in.

@noewantstosleep Месяц назад

As someone who dearly loves nature, diversity, and admiring the beauty of the land.... these villages are positively dystopian. I'm all for fostering community and livelihood for our elders, but this kind of development is destructive and unsustainable.

@carabiner7999 4 дня назад

Absolutely. And it's honestly making a lot of us home insecure, if not actually unhoused. I got gentrified out of my place. I'm now renting and considering selling what I have left and returning to the UK, where I'm from. I built a life here, but I don't believe I can stand this relentless steamrolling over anything and everyone. Found a wonderful rental in a tiny town on the River Firth in Scotland, that's half what I'm paying here. I'm on SSDI, and if Trump wins, that, Medicare, Food Stamps and so much more are done. I'm too old to be penniless. I'll re-establish residency there, and get the support I need, but paid into here for decades.

@Lauren-tb6bu Месяц назад

My grandparents helped settle the first neighborhood in the villages in the 1990s.... It has changed so much since then. I used to visit my family there in the early 2000s, and there was more community. However, as the Villages was growing, I remember my grandparents noted: "they aren't making more town squares, just more homes." There are new neighborhood communities that are MILES away from a town square, and has potential to be isolating. Additionally, while it was a retirement community, I did not have any knowledge of the history of the community that was there prior.

@badkarma1289 Месяц назад

The Villages has made more town squares - they have a specific formula they use to determine where and when to build the next one. Villagers live within a short golf cart or car ride from a town square (many live between two town squares). Some who purchased a new home down south may be a bit more isolated at the moment, but that will change once Eastport (the 4th town square) opens. I lived there before The Villages existed - contrary to what the ignorant, uninformed hippies here in the comment section say, "the evil developer" didn't swoop in, destroy all local wildlife, flora/fauna, and drive off every land owner by force. it was pretty much just farm land and orange groves, and everyone who sold their land did so voluntarily, and was paid fairly. The Villages has invested a great deal of time and money into preserving as much wildlife habitat, old oak trees, water features, etc. as they can - it would have been much cheaper and faster to just flatten everything in their path.

@richaelblewett5068 Год назад

I am a retired nurse who worked for a period of time in Nursing Homes dedicated to Alzheimer's care and the whole Villages setup reminds me of a giant Alzheimer's unit. Super Creepy.

@sylviewalker7560 Год назад

Just wait until they discover Virtual Reality headsets...yikes. no one can evolve this fast.

@Cwgrlup 6 месяцев назад

As a former nurse I just see all the opportunistic infection brewing like one giant Petri dish in this place! Yuk!!

@rosethornil 5 месяцев назад

Yeah, that's an accurate assessment. When I attended a Bingo game at one of the recreation centers recently, I looked around and saw that I was - by far - the youngest person there. I am 64.

@johnmiller4282 5 месяцев назад

I just don’t see it, in fact I guestion your experience with Alzheimer’s

@hexistenz Год назад

I’m 55, and I’m always interested in quality documentaries. This was actually world-class. Seriously, I can’t say that I’ve seen 20 documentaries that were better made than this one, in my whole life. I come away from watching this, the doc and the long, thoughtful, open conversation afterwards, with a sense of having seen a number of perspectives. Without any heavy-handed judgment or framing. Just the desire to show the broadest perspective on The Villages, the inhabitants, their motivations, their daily lives, their fears and loves. Their blind spots, simply the fact of not having had to notice the consequences on a macro scale of their individual choices. Yet also the broader situation, with compassionate, caring, yet not schmalzy or overly emotional highlighting of the people around The Villages. Their discomfort, their sense of relative lack of impact, their sense of being overwhelmed, bowled over. This is exceptional film-making, and I’m a richer person for having watched this. Thank you so much Valerie, your team, @Vice 🙏🙏🙏

@mrrogerstown2435 Год назад

I couldn't agree more

@nomedia2009 Год назад

Are you joking? Have you ever seen a documentary by some one like Ken Burns or Charles Ferguson, or Alex Gibney?

@mrrogerstown2435 Год назад

@@nomedia2009 yes, Ken Burns is great.

@hexistenz Год назад

@@nomedia2009 thanks for your answer. No I’m not, and yes, I’ve seen documentaries by both Alex Gibney and Ken Burns. I seem to detect a certain disdain in your “Are you joking?” But I could be misinterpreting.

@nomedia2009 Год назад

@@hexistenz I figured you are overstating the quality of this documentary. I think the subject matter was of interest to me since I study group, social and economic behavior from a professional perspective. Compared to such documentaries from Ken Burns and the like professional award winning documentarians this very much pales in comparison. Unfortunately Vice News doesn't have the budget required to compete with those types of documentaries. Vice News seems to do an ok job of trying to bring out stories that are not covered by entities such as PBS Frontline. Frontline of course is a not for profit operation but receives very considerable donations from large companies and family trusts. That type of reporting requires budgets in the millions. I am certainly not criticizing your enthusiasm for this particular documentary. She does a good job on explaining some aspects of The Villages retirement community in Florida. She was only able to interview a few residents. How she picked those particular residents was rather vague. It seems she was overly controlled the The Villages management. Since she wasn't able to get more of the residents views it seems she became overly interested in those that she picked or were picked for her. The editing job is amateurish. Very much overly repetitive. However she did tell a good story about those few. This film needs to be scaled back to remove the repetition. Since I'm sure it was made on a shoestring budget it is what it is. Great subject matter and very interesting to one who has no understanding of how these retirement communities operate. I certainly learned some things which I probably have already known or should have known. I will give her an 'A' for describing this community. A long term good friend of mine purchased homes for his wife's parents in Leisure World, California (near Seal Beach) Leisure World is probably the oldest community of its kind. He told me more about than I feel I will ever need to know. I think the more honest reporting on these type of facilities is a good thing.

@sarahp6554 Год назад

During the tai chi section, the one guy asking me “Is this supposed to be easy? I don’t think so.” I’m in my 30’s and can attest that tai chi can be difficult. Just like any new exercise it takes time to get used to and there is a learning curve. My teacher was on me about being so precise with my movements. There are even tai chi competitions that are quite beautiful and stunning to behold. The competitors have amazing balance and precision of movement.

@Munchable420 8 месяцев назад

The lady with the Martin guitar and the man singing the karaoke version of Creep made this doc for me, nice going vice. Binging for days on yall thank you for that

@cass1249 Год назад

In my culture (Latin) we take care of our elders and a long term care facility is our last resort. I was my grandpas caretaker until he passed in his 90’s. He was surrounded by 3 generations that loved and supported him. He was active in our Senior community and had a girlfriend after my grandmother passed away. Family is extremely important to us.

@haleytavani9120 Год назад

My Italian family is the same I also took care of my grandparents. I wish more families were like this 👍

@Teeveepicksures Год назад

These people dont want to be with their families. And their families are mostly happy with that.

@M00PSY Год назад

A lot of cultures do the same! Everyone I knew growing up in Hawaii lived in multigenerational homes!

@erc9468 Год назад

I respect that. I don’t know why other cultures have forgotten the simple wisdom of not throwing people away when they reach a certain age. The have a lot to offer us.

@suzbone Год назад

@@erc9468 the people in the villages threw the world and their families away, not the other way around.

@michelebella677 Год назад

This was fantastic! That gentleman at the end singing Radiohead, “Creep” 1:24:08 was absolutely incredible! What a voice and a unique song for him to sing. He really belted it out. Good job on documenting this place.

@myfetishstory Год назад

I fought not to hit ffw & I am glad I didn't

@chumpmu1 Год назад

Such an ironic song for him to pick - I see why they highlighted it in production.

@BaconCruiser Год назад

1:24:24 for those that want to jump to it

@michelebella677 Год назад

@@BaconCruiser thanks! I’m going to edit it to add the time stamp

@SwisstedChef2018 Год назад

No disrespect.

@AlexandriaMorgan 6 месяцев назад

the singer lady might be bonkers but I must say her surgeon did a great job and also her song about getting old was cute

@janie3117 17 дней назад

Why do you think she’s bonkers? I agree her song is cute

@TheFreshSpam 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely top quality. Gorgeously filmed, amazing shots, very indepth and full of well crafted and well thought ideas. Enjoyed every minute. Thank you for making this. Pure talent. Pure craftmenship. Pure Vice. Thank god you exist to bring this together ❤️

@theadventuresportspodcast6651 Год назад

I go on wilderness kayak trips just outside the villages and it’s a completely different world. Totally untouched landscapes. Unfortunately, much of it is being ravished by development but we’re trying our best to fight it.

@danzifer Год назад

Don't worry, most humans will be dead eventually but we won't be around to see it. And one day, humanity will cease to exist. Facts

@tybaltyrant1 Год назад

My dude, I feel ya but development is everywhere. Do you live in a detached house? You're part of the 'problem'.

@theadventuresportspodcast6651 Год назад

@@tybaltyrant1 I know. I do live in a very old home and reuse everything I can to prevent more land to be developed, but ultimately understand some development has to happen, it can just be in places that aren’t pristine wilderness. That’s my hope

@tybaltyrant1 Год назад

@@theadventuresportspodcast6651 Those shots of the Florida wilderness were beautiful. I live in Australia and it so happens that people want to live where it's beautiful. Those properties are extremely valuable. So long as people want a nice house in a nice area, this is gonna happen.

@benf1111 Год назад

If there's money to be made...dang it.

@andybarnett5279 Год назад

The Villages is designed to consume every last dollar these people have to their names by the time they pass. It is a huge wealth-transfer scheme above all else...as is all things capitalism, of course. It is predatory in nature, though...but for the dying population, they've come here not to care about anything else on the planet besides themselves. It's an outstanding business model and capitalist venture...but it's so sad in terms of the cost to humanity & the environment.

@KarlMarxFanClub Год назад

They’re too stupid to understand that, and they wouldn’t believe you even if you logically explain it too them.

@cdubs5738 3 месяца назад

Personally I feel like this whole setup is strange; However, I’m not at that age yet and can’t predict how I’ll feel about it then.. I do think these folks are entitled to spend their money how they see fit; What would they do otherwise? Keep it on a jar, buried in the backyard of your rural Midwest home they’ve lived in for 50 years? Life goes by quickly and we’ll all die regardless of what we did with our money the last decade of our lives, or how we ‘thought about the environment’ That comment just illustrates your youth and naivety

@janie3117 17 дней назад

@@cdubs5738 amen

@nickg.3741 Год назад

I mean, they've lived a privileged life most of their existence. Why would anyone think the "me, me, me" generation would suddenly start thinking about someone besides themselves.

@catlink8998 Год назад

To those younger than the generation shown in the documentary please know their attitudes do not represent the entire generation. Each generation has members of varying levels of maturity, interest and financial means. These people seem driven by their fear of death and their selfishness. If you have lived your life with meaning then you don't feel the need to hide from the inevitable. Being fit, active and continuing to explore new things can be pursued without hiding from the realities of life, the wider community and world events. I can think of nothing more lonely than becoming ill in a place where your "friends" and neighbors are so in denial that you become invisible. Life is made up of good & bad, happy & sad. True maturity allows you to see the value in the whole and accept it all. These people are not comfortable with authenticity i any shape, form or fashion.

@badkarma1289 Год назад

You don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about.

@currentlyunderwater Год назад

The stylism, the whole range of perspectives, the pace, the hands-off story telling; this film was perfectly executed. Respect

@joanneceo6523 Год назад

Absolutely: the stylism, the pace and the story telling were flawless.

@NuvoVision Год назад

Yeah....no super heavy opinionated bias attttt allll. jeeesus🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

@oceangrownkae Год назад

Agreed & really no better example for this than at the 48:02 mark in the documentary when this crow iflying in one direction, diverts in another direction all together, & then attempts to fly into this window & “control” in The Villages is being discussed. Just masterful 🤌🏽 Mwwaw indeed!! !!!

@exspiravit6920 Год назад

I know, what the hell has gotten into VICE?? I expected this to be some showpiece about white supremacy or some such, which has been driven into the ground.

@paddyholly2184 Год назад

A very sad example of far the USA as sunk. No wonder tRump was able to CON them.

@thenobalnacho Год назад

The juxtaposition of the town meeting discussing the water crisis with the clip of that woman complaining at length about how painful her elective surgery was.... just perfect

@Cody_Handsome Год назад

@@happywifeofmyheroFound the boomer 😂😂

@danielrivera7412 Год назад

@@Cody_Handsome😂😂😂 he really typed a whole paragraph lmao

@smitty16s Год назад

@@happywifeofmyherookay boomer

@GriseldaxDOOM 9 месяцев назад

@@happywifeofmyheroboy, you sure don’t sound biased in your comments at ALL! It doesn’t seem tonedeaf and brainwashed, I hope you enjoy life nonetheless 👍🏽

@noah4822 8 месяцев назад

@@happywifeofmyhero in 1987 it the median price of a house was 3x the median yearly income. in 2022 the median price of a house was 8 times the median salary. our generation is working on average 400 hours a year more than your generation did in 1980. your generation is taking all of the money you "earned" when the economy was booming in the 70 through the 90's and move to these hedonism clubs and give it all to the private equity funds that own all the commerce in the area. the PEF's then hoard this money in offshore accounts and refuse to pay taxes on it to maybe benifiet the society they are milking dry. people like you are exactly why our generation is poor, you want to call us snowflakes yet throw a screaming crying temper tantrum when you are asked to something so simple as to wear a mask. you want to call us entitled, but when people call you out for hoarding your wealth you "earned" when the economy was working in the middle/lower classe's favor you cry "i earned this its MINE" like a toddler.

@mikepodorski4272 2 дня назад

I'm GenX with silent generation parents. Neither of my parents would go to a place like this. I have absolutely no desire to retire in a place like this myself. It broke my heart when the lady spoke about the 2 hour distance between her and her kids. We moved 3 hours away from our families 12 years ago for work. It was a bigger loss to be away from our parents than we thought. Intergenerational relationships in families are such a blessing. Retirement as we know it is reality new. The greatest generation was really the first to be able to retire. The irony is the nursing homes we think of where people go to die were for the parents of the boomers who enjoy The Villages. The boomers didn't have time for their aging parents, just like they didn't have time for their kids.

@user-ob6qw2cq4y 11 месяцев назад

I watched the film previously without my parents (Baby Boomers themselves) and I felt that they needed to see it in its entirety. As retirees living in Florida, they really related to the protagonists of the story and appreciated the complexity of the impact of retirement communities. Great job Valerie about shining light on such an important social future issue!

@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt Год назад

The use of the large screen TV propped on the couch for the interview with the filmmaker, Valerie Blankenbyl, is genius. She appears to be sitting in the same room, directly across from Suroosh Alvi.

@ragtag222 Год назад

Having lived in The Villages for over 7 years, I found this documentary extremely well done and very balanced. When I started watching, I was expecting to just see a few minutes, but I was hooked and ended up watching the entire piece. Kudos to VICE and to Valerie and her team for an amazing film

@albertmarnell9976 Год назад

Why do you no longer live there? Of course this is a personal question that you need not answer. I'm sure everyone that moves or stays has a different reason.

@ragtag222 Год назад

@@albertmarnell9976 I still live there and am very happy to be there.

@Rigdawg Год назад

So another question Mr Gray. We all as 50 something’s are watching and trying to figure out where to retire: Husband and Wife early 50’s. This seems like a cult to us trying to make a decision. Any elaboration about the community would be appreciated for us.

@albertmarnell9976 Год назад

@@ragtag222 Thank you for responding. I'm glad that you are happy.

@03greedo29 Год назад

@@ragtag222 Hey Rick, whats your favorite kind of food to eat around The Villages?

@jordaneggerman4734 Год назад

Lmao hearing Boomers unironically called "the Village People" was something I didn't know I needed in my day

@janetpartyka5968 9 месяцев назад

At 62 years old and retired, one of my most favorite things to do is to help the elderly with their groceries. I hope that in The Villages there are "clubs" where people can help the elderly and the sick. Help out on your own or with a group. We are all going to get there and we all know someone who could use a helping hand.

@1nerd187 Год назад

The cinematography and visual storytelling in this documentary is spectacular. Fantastic job!

@MAG320 Год назад

Now that you mentioned it, it does have a lot of quality, movie like. But it takes experienced cameramen and story telling to achieve it.

@morphx666 Год назад

I agree, but... too bad the audio channels (left/right) are swaped. Have to wear my headphones backwards so to not get dizzy.

@carolinelidz2758 Год назад

@@450Chicagop😅😅p

@carolinelidz2758 Год назад

😅

@Naltddesha Год назад

I feel like it kinda copied The Stepfprd Wives or something similar tho

@idontwantcorporateretaliat6301 Год назад

I'm half way through, in my late 30's and thinking to myself "I'd rather die young having spent my money living a life worth living than attempt doing a piss poor job in my 70's". Honestly, this docu fills me with dread.

@underplague6344 9 месяцев назад

Honestly as an early adult I'd rather work the shitty job in my 70s than live in this place. Sure it might be miserable but I'd still somewhat be living and I could still find a greater purpose to work towards (like all those old people in the anti-villages meeting and the ones putting up signs). In the villages it just seems like fatalistic hedonism. No making the world a better place for the next generation, no real struggle. That might sound good for some people but it's a big nope for me.

@janie3117 17 дней назад

@@underplague6344, you’re fooling yourself to actually think you can change the world. I know you’ve been taught that. And it’s a sweet thought. I wish it were true. But the sad truth is, that you can spend your whole rest of your days, working hard for this environment, for the pets, for the people, or whatever you think makes it better, and it won’t happen because it will go the way our rulers of this world plan for it to go. So you are kept busy “ fighting the good fight”, but in reality are in the dark and are a hamster in the wheel, wearing yourself out, and getting angry at those who aren’t wearing themselves out. There are hidden rulers. And they will let you work yourself to death. But because they want the control, you’ll never have the control. So the doom and gloom and urgency, is really not helping anyone. We’d all be happier if we just lived a happier life, and accepted the Truth. Because this world is darkness. The only Hope is GOD. And He has nothing to do with “ republicans” or “ democrats “. Call yourselves what you will, but you are either concerned with the cares of this world, ( which is where gov wants you). Or the cares above. 🌈

@patland1762 16 дней назад

As a 66 year old that did live my life well, you hit the nail on the head. Live your life well following your path for each breath you take brings you closer to the last sentence in your book of life. If you live your life fully you have no time for dread. If you wait to do that you will get old and be unable to and regret what you have not tried to do. My dad dropped dead in my twenties which taught me to do it my way and do it now because tomorrow may never come. I also believed that if I waited until I was old I would be able to do what I wanted. I camped solo in the high country and on desert beaches. I treked the Himalayas and hiked into mountain villages and experienced remote little visited tropical beaches on the other side of the globe. And the most fulfilling was raising my three children hands on. I am now disabled and would have missed my chance had I done otherwise. Live life with all you have.

@Imeatingchocolate 8 месяцев назад

I wonder what happens to places like this when this generation dies but future generations can't afford to retire. Will these types of communities turn into ghost towns after they've sucked all of the life out of the areas in which they were built?

@lisab.1595 Год назад

You can be active and lead a full life no matter where you live, you don't have to move to this organized community to enjoy life. I worked my entire life, but found time to do a lot of traveling, sports, etc. There are activities to do no matter where you live, you just have to make the effort. I'm not about to leave lifelong friends to move out of state to play pickleball, or have an HOA tell me I can't plant a begonia in my front lawn because the color of the bloom doesn't match the neighborhood. If you can live like that, I tip my hat to you, I could not. I'm happy for these people, they found their niche.

@Aggressive_architect Год назад

I’m European, and most of American standards of living seem surreal to me. The US suburbs seem already isolated enough. I wouldn’t be able to exist without proper public transportation, but no matter how good The Villages look, and it looks perfect, it would have been very depressed living there

@TheRogerhill1234 Год назад

get a car

@HCproductionsss 11 месяцев назад

@@TheRogerhill1234yikes you need to experience the European life the American system makes you think that you always need a car, but in Europe you almost never need a car to get around.

@TheRogerhill1234 11 месяцев назад

I actually have 5 vehicles, one is a truck, that can haul things that can't fit on any bus or car. Three are SUV types, but only one is actually used for off road exploration of mountains and deserts, that we have so much of in the USA, oh, and also to pull the boat or trailers. The fifth car is a small sports car, for driving around in the sun.@@HCproductionsss

@glenbearh9109 10 месяцев назад

I have one but in NYC it is a waste. I only use it upstate, We all should use public transit..Learn the subway!@@TheRogerhill1234

@085cur1ty 9 месяцев назад

It is so dystopian, I swear america isn’t real

@brooklynsbest9992 Год назад

Thank you for this excellent documentary. As someone nearing retirement, I’ve seen many of my cohorts leave for their new Florida home. I’m glad that they’ve found some level of happiness there. I did think about doing the same, but your film has given me a wider perspective towards that decision what ever that may be.

@TinLeadHammer Год назад

Hopefully, you children will not kick you out, and you'll spend you senior life being a good and useful grandparent.

@everettduncan7543 Год назад

@@TinLeadHammermy grandma on my dad's side is staying the part, thank God 😊❤

@seanhills3604 5 месяцев назад

Ending on 'Creep' by 'Radio Head' sung by one of the residents shook me up. I did the math (slowly) In my head and realized...I'm not so far from that fate...I just hope I can travel and see the world when I retire and leave something for my family. I started watching this so I could get wound up about these selfish 'boomers' but found myself appreciating the points that they were making. I especially appreciated the honesty.

@ak3p0 3 месяца назад

Ok, I'm 46 and grew up with the song "Creep". I'm impressed with that old guy's singing ❤

@bjkarana Год назад

I visited my late uncle a few years ago in Sun City AZ, where he and my aunt moved to a 55+ community. I can see the draw for retirees, quiet, no kids, the ability to stay engaged with your peers and simple convenience. But what I also noticed was how they were surrounded by death. My uncle was giving me a tour of the neighborhood one evening and 6 of the homes were summed up as "Oh and that's where so and so used to live but they just died." And that's the issue with concentrating old folks like that; it's damn depressing, and there's no vitality, and it is very much a bubble.

@Libby78 Год назад

55?! Where I live in London, UK I know 55 year olds with kids in elementary school.

@Teeveepicksures Год назад

What I really don't understand is they can live with that constant reminder of one's own mortality and still retain such a selfish and greedy mindset. They live in a protected bubble of comfort but still they hate, fear and want revenge for vague perceived grievances. They're simply failed human beings.

@apriljk6557 Год назад

I bet covid really ravaged these people before the vaccine was out.

@bjkarana Год назад

@@Libby78 hahaha, fair enough! 55 is just the minimum in the US, but the overwhelming majority of people were 70+. Also: I was in London last November; had an absolute blast there.

@GranMastaDee Год назад

@@Teeveepicksures I didn't see many if any "selfish" or "greedy" people that harbored "hate, fear, revenge" in this video. To label people go through their final chapters as they chose to as "failed human beings" without one example of a better way is shallow at best.

@stewpuddy4161 Год назад

My parents moved down there for about 5 years. It seems like a cult. They came back north when the grandkids started being born. Now, when they go back there to see friends, they can't believe they lived there. It's like the lifestyle there is such that you forget about the real world. I'm gen X, and I find most things about my parents' generation confusing. But this place embodies everything about that generation, for me.

@bookgirlny8511 Год назад

38:51 😳

@daytonabeachUSA Год назад

It is a cult. Just because you love your parents doesn’t make the villages okay in any way, shape, or form. Sequestering yourself from reality is always a terrible idea, and that’s what these oldsters are doing. They’re all sick.

@TheWorld_2099 Год назад

I also can’t believe that the developer is able to carve up Florida like that, literally destroying tens of thousands of acres of natural habitat. They are causing permanent damage to the ecosystem. This is a disaster.

@og666 Год назад

@@daytonabeachUSA you're being dramatic. they're a little weird but you're acting like they're torturing people over there when they're really just weird

@robotvarietyshow Год назад

What’s so great about reality? This Tik Tok world is reality? The older folks lived more reality than the newest generations I believe. If you can afford it, and you’ve done your duty to your employers, family, country and community…..you deserve this bubble if you want it. Death’s around the corner, enjoy.

@tinawindham6958 Год назад

I’m at 42:00 and haven’t seen a pet yet. No wonder they’re bored and need scheduled activities. I’ve been very independent my entire life and this planned situation would drive me nuts. I love the house and yard where the guy was putting up signs…that’s what living has always been for me. Tropical paradise food forest with dogs, cats, bunnies, box turtles…that’s what I’ve always enjoyed with ballroom dancing or visiting with family on occasion. This seems like a movie with dumb and dumber. Soon the butterflies will be gone with the bees and dragonflies. That’s real living, but greed and zombies are ruining the Mother Earth I love. I did see one lil white fluff …

@MandatoryMushrooms 8 месяцев назад

There’s one within the first 5 minutes of the documentary😂

@Beardinc Год назад

The interview with the filmmaker at the end really tied the film together for me. Loved it, wish there was more long form (with filmmaker interviews at the end) like this on VICE.

@jenn_404 Год назад

the cinematography of this film is spot on, so stunning and surreal to look at. credit to the crew they did a fantastic job with this!

@KalvinStrange 10 месяцев назад

Well said -- there were times it really looked like these people live in a simulation. I suppose in some ways they do

@Nunya22Too Год назад

"Lack of contact between the generations... We need each other to create a successful society " Preach THAT!

@ragantate3995 Год назад

✨💜✨

@sainttimothy2230 Год назад

Gonna have to put the phones and social media away for this to happen

@fam4449 Год назад

People everywhere want to hang out with their own kind.

@Spiritlife01 Год назад

Exactly right. These people are already dead they're like kindergarten controlled children. The richness of life does come from relationships across the generations. As a 65 year old woman I have friends that are in every age demographic. The younger ones want the wisdom of our lessons learnt and through their lives I've learnt that they have brilliant innovative ideas for the planet and are more self aware than most older people. They are more open and because of technology more informed. I'm generalising offcourse. I hope there's a planet left for them after the damage we've done. I hope my legacy is hope for them in them.

@AnaTai3 Год назад

One thing that deeply saddened me was when we would go out to a restaurant or event with my 85 year old father is that young people were not at all aware of/sensitive to him being in a somewhat fragile condition (not robust) and would nearly knock him down when he was visiting the rest room or simply entering or exiting the place. I think that this is a sign of our times that older people walking or driving is not tolerated and certainly not well supported in U.S. culture, generally.

@jimcav1013 7 месяцев назад

I keep hearing the mantra that these people have worked hard and deserve to live the good life. Well no, they don't. Life is a struggle to the end. Fight for where you grew up, worked and lived, don't abandon it. You can't escape America's problems, even in Plasticville USA. Everyone needs to chill and stay where the heck they are and fight to save your towns, neighborhoods and country! Do it for your kids and grandkids!Forego the noon time Martini's and your silly tai chi lessons and fight!

@debbiebasche5337 Месяц назад

Im 70 yrs old and totally agree ! You couldn't pay me to live in the Villages...

@lavendarcrash2941 Год назад

The way the couple talked about "fitting them in" when discussing their DAUGHTER and GRANDKIDS at the 42:00 mark hit me in the gut. It was just so stereotypical of the Boomer parents of GenX/Millennials who are now estranged from our parents. Our grandparents were clamoring to have us. And even if they were not, our parents dumped us on them whenever they wanted to be rid of us for awhile anyway. To hear her brag about being intentionally that far from her child and grandchildren spoke volumes about the childhood that daughter had to those of us who had the same.

@rbeeler81 Год назад

Not only that, but I am certain that couple, like most in the Villages, are squandering inter-generational wealth bestowed on them by their descendants.

@EndyaATL Год назад

She definitely creeped me out, then when she talked about not being around to deal with the negative affects of her choice, with a grin…. 😵‍💫

@johnmorgan4405 Год назад

Yep me too. In fact this is what my mother and step-father did. Just moved away to Florida from PA without any warning. They might as well be dead as often as my kids see them or talk to their grandkids. So effed up.

@johndoe-wv3nu Год назад

@@rbeeler81 no bloody wonder these elderly move away. They worked for it. Their kids ain't entitled to it.

@scooter5940 Год назад

Since when do the responsibilities of raising children include some level of mandatory time with their adult children and grandchildren? Perhaps the couple’s reluctance to have their adult children visit says more about the adult children than how they were raised.

@chloefisher-murray568 Год назад

The juxtaposition between Florida's natural verdant landscape and the lifeless identical concrete mass of 'The Villages' is astounding. 'The Villages' is an environmental nightmare, striping the land of its Biodiversity. It is so sad to see moss covered trees that have stood for hundreds of years replaced by identical concrete houses and roads stretching for miles.

@gardengeek3041 Год назад

I'm totally agreed. Somewhere, someday, developers will realize there's just as must profitability in providing for wildlife as putting in golf courses. We know that islands of wilderness surrounded by housing doesn't work. Wildlife corridors are the answer, uninterrupted, with priority of right-of-way for wildlife just as we do for railroads and freeways. It just needs to be legislated in advance of development. The system of local gov't, planning& development controls described in this video allows them to keep adding phase after phase without interruption. Pretty much the same everywhere. People buying into the Villages have spent most of their lives in similar suburbias. Was disappointed that so few viewers took note of your observations. Thanks for speaking up!

@badkarma1289 Год назад

Relax Greta, they know what they're doing.

@gman6081 7 месяцев назад

I agree. And as a bonus, it's full of Stepford Wives & Husbands. Sheep, and it's full of a majority of pro trump, pro moral majority, which will end up being the death of liberty, freedom, and democracy.

@MrKevinbeagle 7 месяцев назад

So agree, it’s absolutely heartbreaking and infuriating

@alexrogers777 7 месяцев назад

@@badkarma1289 of course they know what they're doing, they're just clueless and don't care

@ParanoidGoblinoid Год назад

Wait, even the Village’s cheerleaders are senior citizens? Who staffs the restaurants? Who does the cleaning? Is everyone a senior citizen? That would make for a cool Twilight Zone episode.

@ashleymeggan Год назад

As someone who cares for my elderly mother, I can assure that it would be like Lord of the Flies.

@bookgirlny8511 Год назад

That’s where you’ll find the minority population and migrants. 30:47

@carson911 Год назад

The "laborers" are all hispanic in Florida just about. There are no 70 year olds working at the back of a restaurant.

@audenjs950 Год назад

@@carson911yeppppp

@eitkoml Год назад

@@carson911 It fits their conservative, boomer world view that dark skinned people only do the menial labor.

@widowssonpm22 Год назад

1:09:36 "It's so hard to watch the news today and really have a good perspective of what really is goin' on because it's so biased one way" as he sits and watches Tucker Carlson on Fox News. He then goes on to criticize ABC, NBC, and CBS because he feels that their coverage is biased. Wow. Just plain wow.

@EddieDrayton 23 дня назад

Yes, I noticed that as well

@janie3117 17 дней назад

Oh please. As if everyone isn’t biased about what “ side” they’re on or not.

@marianotorrespico2975 Год назад

THE NAME SAYS IT ALL. | The small-time mentality of "The Villages" is so true about these people who know better.

@spliffsforbreakfast Год назад

“ *This is really a weird social experiment* “ the way she said it where she almost wanted to laugh but she’s dead serious at the same time. I felt that

@beckypetersen2680 Год назад

On a smaller scale, there are 55+ communities all over Florida. Are they all social experiments?

@spliffsforbreakfast Год назад

@@beckypetersen2680 I wouldn’t say they’re _all_ social experiments. But this one is. And if I happen to watch a second 2 hour documentary about another Florida community explaining how it’s systematically a social experiment, then I _might_ think that as well.

@thestratman7903 6 месяцев назад

That lady just seemed jealous because she probably can't afford it when she retires....I could feel her envy!

@bluestarindustrialarts7712 Год назад

I just turned 64. Looking at full retirement within a year to 18 months. Wifey and I are selling everything, keeping 1 small house on the Jersey shore for a home base. We are buying a 52' Krogan Express yacht and are planning voyages from Nova Scotia to the Caribbean. This video showed up in my feed, I watched it all. I think it was very well done. However, the lifestyle that these subjects enjoy so much is like the 7th Circle of Hell to me. No way.

@maggiemae7539 Год назад

Sodom and Gomorrah!

@SS-lj6dr Год назад

That’s because you’re educated enough to know what the 7th circle of hell is! People in the villages aren’t so much, shallow is what comes to mind…

@plymouthrox 3 месяца назад

I agree, but would definitely not take a yacht in the Caribbean these days with all the illegal aliens and traffickers south of the border.

@joshdough1845 10 месяцев назад

golf courses gotta be the biggest waste of space possible, shouts out to the mf planting native tree's tho, actually helping local wildlife

@ryanmartin4574 Год назад

This place just gives me the creeps. It’s like it’s straight out of some bizarre movie. It gave me ‘The Truman Show’/‘Downsizing’ movie vibes. Give me a cabin in the mountains so I can live my life out until the end in peace and tranquility’s over this hell hole any day.

@badkarma1289 Год назад

Calm down Unabomber, it's not for everyone, and that's o.k.

@nepenthe_gal759 7 месяцев назад

LOL, it's also kinda like that creepy community called CELEBRATION, which was built by Disney.

@user-tp8ut7cs6j 4 месяца назад

The Truman show was filmed in Florida for a reason.

@LandonStrauss-hc1sc 2 месяца назад

They should get the life they want.

@8BitBridge Год назад

Initially I felt confused because I thought it was a US production and it was sounding very balanced in it's portrayal of all sides. ...Then I realized the film was made by a European. Well done Valerie.

@talk3194 Год назад

My in-laws lived in the villages until they both got cancer and almost went bankrupt. Between their healthcare costs and their monthly and yearly dues it took 90% of their retirement. I always said the Villages is where Mom and Dad retire so they don’t have to leave their kids an inheritance. Lol

@jjr1728 Год назад

Are they around, now?

@talk3194 Год назад

@@jjr1728 Yes, in a nursing home in Ocala.

@cliftonbowers6376 Год назад

The self centered generation ..most republican any way sad but true..

@captspiff6922 Год назад

I ask this in a truly non-confrontational way, would you have preferred to have them closer and taken care of them as they progressed in their age? I find the Villages are a wonderful place to go and give your children space to grow on their own. But then sometimes the children feel little sense of connection or obligation to "deal" with the parent at their end period.

@biggestthreattoyourexistence Год назад

@@cliftonbowers6376 Who's self centred? The parents can't live in a nice house in Florida so the kids get an inheritance? lol

@darthvader5300 7 месяцев назад

This is a bubble of UNREALITY for it shields them from what really is happening beyond the confines of their artificial community. For when a real SHTF OF AN SHTF hits them, they are all helpless.

@Obemus-Comments-Here 6 месяцев назад

This is a masterful piece of art. My granny lives in the villages. I laughed. I cried. I will watch this again.

@acspicer Год назад

Maybe the most telling thing in this documentary is that they didn't like hearing negative news about the community so they just started their own newspaper that would only tell them what they want to hear.

@GR8APE69 Год назад

It sounds like a company town.

@inesfi66166 Год назад

@@GR8APE69 a step away from corporate village.

@ZOM23official Год назад

Of coarse they don't want to see the negative news because most of the problems in America was created by their generation. The USA debts, drugs epidemic, wars, manufacturing decline, greed and increase of everything was done by them

@johnnytroyano8870 22 дня назад

FOX News?

@carolechetwynd-bryant534 Год назад

I’m 75 years old. I checked this place out about twelve years ago - I’d still rather stick needles in my 👀 eyes.

@j.dunlop8295 4 месяца назад

Viva Le difference?😅

@kathyeyesopen4078 3 месяца назад

All the sheep must come down here

@Satjr35031 2 месяца назад

We are living the Lifestyle down here .

@lyndacrockett2863 2 месяца назад

Me too! Needle in the eye

@Satjr35031 2 месяца назад

We keep out the rift raft

@lindsayconley7617 9 месяцев назад

The song at the 1hr mark- I died 😂😂😂 she is hilarious!

@dethofgod666 Год назад

Fitting that the residents outside of the villages are called the locals because the villages residents don't assimilate with the area they just live in their bubble

@williamjameslehy1341 Год назад

I would rather die young than live like this, in some IRL version of a local news Facebook page comments section. When my wife and I inherited some money unexpectedly, we used it to subdivide our land and build two houses, one for each of our kids to move into when they're ready to start their own families. I want to spend my last few decades of life seeing my kids and grandkids every day, not slurping syrupy cocktails in some geriatric fantasy land staffed by undocumented immigrants who get treated like house elves.

@miket7184 Год назад

How many of these people don't have families and just wanted to live in a community where they can have social interaction? Or do you just making assumptions? By the way, every time you go out to eat or pay for other activities, there's a GOOD chance you're being helped by someone in the background, who is as you say, staffed by 'undocumented immigrants who get treated like house elves'.

@badkarma1289 Год назад

You have no idea what you're talking about.

@rreganhughes Год назад

One of my favorite Vice videos. Shout out to this filmmaker. Gonna save this and watch more of her work

@paurider Год назад

A very well thought out documentary. Her goal of making me think more about what retirement means and it's affect on society as well as the environment has been achieved. Well done!

@theearlybird365 Год назад

I love the tree nursery guy. He is giving off good vibrations. I am bias as I also love trees 🌳😍

@colleenfrederick9590 Год назад

He was so refreshing!! I loved him and his whole vibe

@johnnystir9796 Год назад

By the way, the gentleman singing at the end has a fantastic voice. It's hard to believe, but that song is 30 years old. If he is on the low end of the age to be in the Villages (55), he might have been 25 when that song came out. Kind of mindblowing when you think about it.

@oldscratch3535 Год назад

It was a pretty cool version. That song is actually pretty hard to sing correctly and convey the proper tone of the lyrics.

@ashleigh2888 Год назад

I was thinking he must've been a Radiohead fan. He was spot on with his timing and tone. :)

@michaeldbouck Год назад

Guy definitely killed it. I can't help but feel he self-identified with the song he was singing...Almost like a lament. And the audience largely was clueless. The irony of life...

@stephen8745 Год назад

Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed my rendition of creep

@johnnystir9796 28 дней назад

@@stephen8745 Enjoy it? I listen to it often. Excellent job, sir.

@Suki-Tawdry 5 месяцев назад

😊👍🏽 I just came back to watch this one cause it was saved to my Favorites and I forgot to watch it. Please post more stuff like this.

@colbyduyck1861 Год назад

31:40 in I found out there’s no bugs! I’m sold moving next year!🤣

@sgrafx Месяц назад

I was amazed that she said that. She is either extremely crazy or delusional. I would have liked to hear what she said about all the little lizards.

@iamcarpetpython Год назад

The dark and depressing part about watching this for me is that it's just an extended hotel with a rotation of guests that move in, die, and get replaced, all masquerading as looking and feeling like a small residential town to keep everyone comfortable and sedated.

@miket7184 Год назад

LOL! Why do you think alcohol, weed, and anti depressant drugs are easily available anywhere in the country? It's not just this community. Nanny government want all it's subjects sedated. You're free to participate......or not.

@user-tp8ut7cs6j 4 месяца назад

I lived in Florida for about 10 years and a common term used to describe the state by locals was "God's waiting room."

@thegnome73 Месяц назад

While it sucks away the money theyve saved

@InfamousAmanda Год назад

I think this documentary is one of the best I've watched all year. I think I had two main concerns that came to my mind from it: 1) Ignoring those who are ill within the village & 2) not embracing the local elderly. When they mentioned the lady that was battling cancer and how she felt alone in that fight, I felt like that community would hypothetically be the perfecting setting for the lady to feel supported and welcomed, but she wasn't. Ignoring illness could be extremely isolating, almost shameful for those who can't participate in the dance classes they offer, or the 3x weekly group golfing. My great aunt was the life of the party for many years, always hosting parties, making strong cocktails, or teaching art classes in high schools. Once she got sick and her health declined, she didn't have many visitors and couldn't partake in the many activities she enjoyed over the years. Had she been in a community like The Villages, I wonder if it would have helped or hurt her. Presumably the local elderly people in that part of Florida do not come from the same wealth as those living within the Villages, it almost guarantees that they will not be welcomed into the community. Maybe the locals should be offered discounted housing rates since many are being displaced. Much of the land has been sold, but not everyone wants to relocate elsewhere. I think it might be a conversation to have. I feel for those who see their childhood neighborhoods or swamps being swept away. I didn't consider the environmental impact either, the man who spent decades planting native trees and cultivating the land is a godsend. I hope they can come to a reasonable compromise.

@eh2934 Год назад

its a demographic of individualists, they act accordingly.

@okandrew42903 Год назад

Because those old fucks don't care about what's going on with anyone but themselves. They have a short time left, and they are going to use it being as ignorant as the generation before them.

@omegaz3393 Год назад

@Amanda Medina When your sick and battling a disease, you will always feel alone regardless whose with and around you.

@toptwitchclipz7928 Год назад

i hate being this blunt and what not... BUT in reality... WHAT EVERYTHING HERE COMES DOWN TO IS MONEY, a lot of old people around the western world have a lot of money put away, and they have NOTHING to spend it on, so when they see a place like this they are willing to spend A LOT of money, I would BETTTT you ANYTHING that living here is more expensive monthly/yearly then living in a place like I do, (downtown Vancouver City, British Columbia Canada, which by the way is one of the MOST expensive places to live) anyways what I am trying to get to is the fact that in any "wealthy" neighborhood setting you have the "doing just fine" then you have the "wealthy" and then you have the "we have to much money we have no idea what to do with it" and what happens when you get into places like that is they band together in groups, ALMOST like a high school setting where you have the "jocks" and the "band kids" and then the "math club kids" and so on, which to some people there is nothing wrong with that, but when you have a community where in this situation has very healthy retired people with a lot of money, and then you have the unhealthy/sick retired people who have just enough money to be able to stay there and get by, and SADLY as it is ANYWHERE in the world, those people more often then not get forgotten about, especially in a place like this, which unlike normal old people or retirement homes is mainly oriented on simply "getting as much money out of these people as they can before they die" this place can say ALLLLL IT WANTS TO that it is there to "help elderly and retired folks live a more active life" but what they REALLLLYYYYY MEAN IS , they are there to offer them AS MANYYYYY SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT THEY CAN DO "FOR A FEE" to simply get AS MUCH money as they can from them before they are gone, because when people are HAPPY aaspecially older people who know they dont have a lot of time left, they are MORE WILLING TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON BEING HAPPY, which to be fair theres nothing wrong with elderly people spending money to be happy, but it causes a divide like I was saying earlier with the whole highschool concept because im sure within this place there are people who can not afford to do all the activities and such, and those people are sadly the people who end up being forgotten about and end up dying alone. which is very unfortunate.

@rubyparchment5523 Год назад

Oh yeah, if you’re sick, it’s just too depressing. Besides, you must’ve done something wrong. If you’re under 50, you can’t go into a department store. Purse on arm, shades on head, the oldies think you’re a clerk. They sail right through red lights, stop signs. The man who founded Ethan Allen Furniture did so, hitting a fire truck.

@johngallagher8775 10 месяцев назад

So disturbing how a preacher somehow manages to justify a place that embodies the seven deadly sins...

@blackcar1 Год назад

The Truman Show, Levittstown, Pleasantville. Every suburban in 1960 America!

@daves4892 Год назад

I loved the film and the interview at the end. I really liked listening to Valerie be interviewed. She is a very well spoken and thoughtful person.

@SleepVlogging Год назад

i grew up right outside the villages and watched it grow. this doc is spot on. villagers are often very unaware of what is happening outside of their "bubble."

@googleedwardbernays6455 Год назад

Yeah and it shouldn’t be made to seem like they’re culpable for the negative side of their residency in that area. I am not claiming these people are innocent angels. But i can guarantee you that the financiers of this doc (vice is partly owned by Mickey mouse) probably have their money invested in real estate all over the world. Possibly theyre financial partners in this community. Point being, i can guarantee , some skümbag at vice (whose job is to keep us all distracted and arguing with each other) is probably on the land management board there. And they knew darn well it would effect the prior established community’s entire world. But these deceptive snakes will have you hating old white people before they ever admit to any shady business deals.

@MarcosIsABaritone Год назад

But it isn't them being unaware. It's about them not caring out of a sense of spite and selfishness.

@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717 Год назад

Lucky them.

@repo4sale Год назад

Bubble applies to Hollywood, Politicians, RICH, Washington DC, USA, Poor, Liberal Cities, Homeless, Workaholics, Students @ College, Silicon Valley, Beverly Hills, NY city, The Hamptons, Ghettos, Burrors, All Areas where the Concentration is HIGH!!!

@shabbatsongs4801 Год назад

@@MarcosIsABaritone - and their ability to insulate themselves from what they don’t want in their lives… Thank God that we can choose where and how to live our lives in the USA…🙏

@dylandillpickle7729 7 месяцев назад

No mention of the massive amount of STIs that are passed around The Villages.

@badkarma1289 7 месяцев назад

Because that false rumor was debunked years ago.

@Ruben-ic1yf Год назад

We, (Charlottesville Virginia and Crozet Virginia) have communities, like a city of homes,apartment homes and apartments, and a wide diversity of people people from young to old, living together, with stores, restaurants, cafes all included, like the bubble, but more open. You should come here to see.

@OhWell0 Год назад

OMG, the story about the lady who had cancer and became isolated is so sad. These are the final moments of that woman's life and no one wants to acknowledge someone is dying. Just the level of denial, which she herself admitted to engaging in. I am keeping my mom close to me. You can't have her, Villages!

@omcincy7622 Год назад

Yeah, it seems like an enclave where denial and right wing tribalism are the unwritten rules. SAD :- (

@susanclark2756 Год назад

No one wants to acknowledge someone is dying in the real world either.

@mikemull4356 Год назад

@@omcincy7622 Beats living in Chicago where the left wing destroyed a beautiful city, Now that's SAD - (

@Spiritlife01 Год назад

@@susanclark2756 Death is life. It's natural. I don't know what to make of this place it looks like a distopian capitalists hell. Something a zenophobian would dream up as heaven.

@susanclark2756 Год назад

@@Spiritlife01 it depends on your age how you see this place. I have lived at my current location for 22 yrs and I had a neighbor that would put her trash out the night before in plastic bags - this pretty much trained the wild birds into ripping it open and spreading it all over. Currently I have another neighbor that leaves their trash can at the edge of the road all week, and another neighbor that doesn't mow his grass, tears apart vehicles in his front yard and will probably never finish any of them (he's not a mechanic) and thinks its ok to pee in his yard and shoot his guns and rifles whenever he feels like it. Yes, death is natural and can happen to anyone at any time - IDK why you thought you needed to tell me that.

@deancurtis Год назад

That old fella singing Creep was the highlight of my day!

@TotallyKoalafied 8 месяцев назад

This doc will be VERY interesting to watch again in 20… even 10 years. The water use, sinkholes, extreme development, ecological damage will look a lot different. I’m the first to admit that living in a bubble is really fun but not sustainable.

@badkarma1289 8 месяцев назад

The Villages has been thriving for more than 30 years, new homes are purchased as fast as they can build them, and they have the land/plans to continue to build for at least 20 more years. They'll be fine for a very long time to come.

@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt Год назад

OK, I have over a quarter century of experience with The Villages, so mine is a personal perspective. In a nutshell: I learned exactly how I *don't* want to live out my later years. My parents first moved to near Orlando from the Mid-Atlantic when dad retired. He thought he'd live where it's warm all year round; playing golf every day for the rest of his life. My folks started out in The Villages, but moved to another planned community five miles up the road. The Villages simply became too crowded for dad. If he could only see it now. To me, the greatest shame of The Villages is what the name of this documentary says. There are upwards of 200,000 seniors walled off from reality. When The Great Recession hit, the local area was devastated, but life went on, relatively uninterrupted in and around The Villages because many of the residents are drawing on retirements. Sadly, there's an immense treasure behind those walls and gates...if only they'd invest their time and talents in the community. As is implied in the documentary, with a concentration of older people, with myriad illnesses, cancers and on a never ending quest to look younger, you'll find some of the best healthcare anywhere in The Villages. This is just one facet of how The Villages is one massive built environment that's designed as an economic engine. One thing the documentary doesn't show is how, while The Villages expands to the south and west, it's not doing so to the north. Unlike the area surrounding The Villages, Ocala is horse country. Instead of single wides and chain link fences, there are miles upon miles of fenced in pastures, ranches and mansions. The city of Ocala is a thriving mid-sized city. Further north, there's Gainesville, home of the University of Florida. So The Villages is content to buy up all the land they're able to down south and out west. It used to be that The Villages didn't have a hospital, or assisted living facilities. They wised up, and now they do. The one thing The Villages doesn't have as part of their master plans are cemeteries. The joke is that you have to die to leave The Villages.

@Siteez4869 Год назад

Being too crowded is the only negative thing I read that you said. New York City is crowded and plenty of old people live there. Other than that the only thing you said negative, which is something you can say about every suburb vs urban area across the country, is that it is as if they are hoarding some sort of “immense treasure”. The Village is not special in the way you made it out to be. From what the doc showed me in it’s first 40 minutes, the only thing special about the village is the amount of community and purpose of life that is missing not just from elder Americans, but Americans as a whole, hence the suicide, drug addiction, and crime rates. The lack of the sense of community everywhere else is what they should be making documentaries about.

@bjkarana Год назад

@@Siteez4869 I've lived in NH, DC, VA, and now NV, and I've never had an issue finding a community, although it takes about a year to get fully settled in my experience. I'm not saying that everywhere is great, but people can find communities or create them if they put effort into it.

@Siteez4869 Год назад

That’s the same analogy actual racists use. “I was able to get out of a rough time and all I had to do was put effort into it”, while overlooking the societal and historically causes that keep racial minorities at an economic and health disadvantage. Just because you have found it easy to find your community, isn’t the same for everyone else, hence as I said before, drug use, suicide, obesity, mental health issues are out of control and worse than ever. So great for you, so happy you’ve been able to find your way, but the state of our current society says it is not the same for the majority. The majority of people work and rush home to sit on their ass to watch tv.

@bjkarana Год назад

@@Siteez4869 It takes a lot to make me cry...

@MrMarumari Год назад

Thanks for sharing your perspective on this place. The first thing that occurred to me when I started watching was that somebody is getting rich off these folks. It's the perfect formulation of getting a captive audience of wealthy, easily manipulated people locked into a system that tells them they are happy while steadily siphoning away their life savings. I mean, if these people are truly happy, then great. I'd rather be dead than run out my days in a beige concentration camp like that.

@BKirkpatrick Год назад

Just came from two other Vice docs about trans kids and their families having to move across the country to avoid legal persecution and high school girls grappling with the life-changing fallout of having their assaults covered up by their high schools... and then to see these people living without a care in the world, having their parades and their games and parties, completely ignoring what is going on right outside those gated walls... it's sickening.

@BKirkpatrick Год назад

And as they say - they have 80% of the wealth in this country. But 0% of the concern for collective wellbeing.

@bigmikessenioradventures Год назад

Interesting video. I had to leave the US to survive old age. Now in the Philippines and actually loving life again while documenting on my YT channel

@jsanz787 7 месяцев назад

Was the Swinging mentioned in the Documentary? Look up the the Loofa Color Cides at The Villages.

@mackinacisland3825 Год назад

When we were looking for a home in Tucson we were shown a beautiful house. We were discussing the pros and cons. Shortly a neighbor pulled up in a golf cart. It took her less than 10 minutes to "stop by". This was all it took for us to run silently screaming to our car to get out of there.

@cyng3094 Год назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@brussell328 Год назад

I lived in Florida for a bit (Gen X) and had older neighbors who would zoom around everywhere in their little carts thinking they were the social committee. I used to tell my ex I would rather undergo dental surgery than ever be like that.

@715keeks2 Год назад

Incredible documentary! Very well done in capturing both sides of the experience (residents of the village and the locals in the community). I can’t sit still for many films, but this was so amazing