Life in Movie form

What is the definition of life and how can we project this definition without excluding any of its important elements? I believe this is what the film The Man with a Movie Camera was trying to express. It was pleasant because it didn’t have words, just emotions. I felt the aspect of an international language was executed well. Watching the film, I didn’t feel pressured into following stereotypes or common assumptions about people. I was witnessing the lives of those just like me; brushing their teeth, playing games, getting mesmerized by magic, etc. I wanted to be as happy and innocent as the children were, yet I wanted to be as wise and knowledgeable as the elders. I sympathized with the poor, and I appreciated the kindness (or appearance of kindness) of the well-to-do. Over 85% of the people in the film were smiling and seemed genuinely happy, and I wanted feel that way too. It made me feel like life is good and although everyone is different and unique, we are all united by this thing called life that we have to go through. This film inspired me to appreciate humanity and how we are linked together by the things that make us vulnerable.