This movie showed me a great deal about how some people deal with their bodies. It shocked me to see how other athletes would go to the extreme on how they had to have their body looking a certain way to win a competition. For instance, some runners and bicyclists thought that if they shed a few more pounds, it would mean that they could gain a few more seconds. This put some athletes in physical danger. Some of these athletes had to be hospitalized because they were destroying their bodies by not eating enough or exercising excessively. It amazed me to see how some people had fat phobia because they were already so skinny.
I believe the documentary showed a good example of how the media makes the world feel like they must look a certain way. When they showed the example of a women getting make up put on her to be put up on a billboard was a big shocker. They digitalized her on photoshop and made her look like someone completely different from where she started at. She looked amazing and flawless when they photoshopped her. This can be a reason why so many people feel like they are not good enough because the media portrays that you must look a certain way.
The documentary also shows how family can play a big role for how a child will grow up. She mentioned how her dad was always pushing for a boy and that she was meant to be the boy in the family. Finally, when the father got a boy, she felt as if she had to compete to get the father's attention, so she trained harder and harder to the point where it exhausted her.
This film showed me a lot of things that I did not know before. It has opened my eyes to see that not every athlete is a god given talent who loves their sport. Sometimes it's done for the wrong reasons.
Sam Rips
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