Babies Movie Analysis

Babies is a French documentary by Thomas Balmes that shows four different babies through their first year right after birth. While watching the movie “Babies”, I realized that around the globe babies are being brought up completely differently. Understanding that everyone’s background is completely different, some have limited resources and some have more than others. Whatever kind of equipment or usage they have to provide for the child, they use best. Some kids/children survive on their own while the caretaker is busy gathering food so they can make sure the child gets fed. In the movie, they focus on two urban area which are Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia and Bayar from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia. The other two focuses on Mari from Tokyo, Japan and Hattie from San Francisco, The …show more content…
This psychological theory shapes a person’s behavior and personality. I believe that this theory ties into this movie because because Ponijao and Bayar grew into an urban area, their mind would look differently as to Mari and Hattie. Ponijao and Bayar would rely on whatever resources they have and Hattie and Mari would be so equipped to having sources because they grew into that . When I visited Pakistan, I didn’t believe I would make it within two weeks because of the limited resources that we had. Another theorist that would reflect on this movie would be Erikson because during the infancy stage the significance other would be the mother. The main role of a mother is to feed, change them, clothe them; overall nuture the child. During the early childhood, they would start using the bathroom on their own and start clothing themselves. As I seen in the movie, Ponijao and Bayar didn’t have the necessities versus how Mari and Hattie would have it but they pretty much did everything on their own; they learned to cope with