Weird obsession

SillyGayBoy

score 5/10

I watched this movie out of a morbid curiosity. This is not something I understand, not do I think it is something to be proud of.

That being said it did help me understand the psychological nature of these people. They are quite odd in what they do and how obsessed they get. I don't think it is something good.

One telling part was when they got into steroid use and only one guy was willing to talk about it, and a woman who was not a bodybuilder. It is such a taboo topic that nearly all of them would not touch the subject.

If steroid use is what assists them in getting that far, shouldn't we talk about it? But they know it is bad and harmful at the same time and people feel like it is cheating doing it, so it is avoided.

One thing particularly strange is how their back muscles stand out so much and this is supposed to be a good thing. It looks so unnatural. They make them brown so their muscles stand out too.

Some characters I was interested in a lot more then others. I would have liked to have seen more about their personal lives.

It wasn't a bad documentary, although I felt it could have been more interesting then it was. I didn't find the narration good either.

Good look into the lives of bodybuilders if you want one, but this is more about wanting to do their silly muscle show thing and what it took to get there. I would have been more interested in their personal lives and psychological aspects.

SillyGayBoy 18 June 2016

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