Born Rich

Jamie Johnson, the heir to Johnson & Johnson, takes an in-depth look at what it means to be born into an extremely rich family where everything is literally given to you on a silver platter. Interviewing everyone from Ivanka Trump to Josiah Hornblower and Georgina Bloomberg, Johnson examines what it means to grow up in such a high society where there are many, many expectations and it is very difficult to deviate from “the plan.”

This film was compiled in a relatively simple manor that was highly effective. The camera captured the emotion on the interviewee’s voices while making it feel like you were really there listening to their thoughts being spilled out on the table.

This film was very eye opening to me in many ways. First and foremost it opened my eyes to see the culture that can be considered high society and how important it is that even as a child, you keep up with the other kids in your class and that you understand where you come from. The pressure and stress that these people endure is particularly interesting because it seems that just as it may be difficult to get out of poverty, it is also difficult to get out of the culture of high rollers and to get people to look at you for who you truly are and not just because of your last name.