There are few elders in the world who do not help Miao! Those who think it is useless and abandon it are those who do not cultivate the seedlings; those who help the elders are those who care about the seedlings; those who are not only useless, but also harm them.
"Bigger, Stronger, Faster" is a bit ironic to put the name next to the Olympic motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger". As a sports documentary, director Christopher Bell leads the audience to explore a controversial and serious topic - steroid abuse among athletes. The film starts with the director's two brothers who use steroids, and gradually expands the topic, not only exposing the abuse of doping, including steroids, in professional sports, but also criticizing broader social phenomena.
The group that the film first focused on were those bodybuilders. The use of stimulants to boost muscle growth in the bodybuilding industry seems to have long been an open secret, both inside and outside the industry. This kind of large muscle "accelerated" by drugs is not so much a pleasing beauty, but rather exaggerated and terrifying. They originally hoped that through training, they could eventually become the next Schwarzenegger, the next Stallone, and realize their "American Dream". But in reality, their dreams turned into nightmares. This kind of body structure, which is contrary to the normal physiology of human beings, ultimately leaves bodybuilders with endless troubles - drug dependence, addiction, deteriorating health, keeping others at a distance, mental depression and self-blame...
In the professional sports world, doping has always been repeated. Can't stop. The film chooses the worlds of professional baseball and track and field as entry points to reveal the untold secrets behind the competition. The information revealed behind the interview seems to be: the use of doping has always been an unspoken rule in the professional sports world. In order to win, everyone has their own "excitement" means, but the degree is different, and the means are different. Those who are skillful in their methods will enjoy both fame and fortune secretly;
Ultimately, the film needs to explore not just the issue of steroid abuse, but the thirst for victory in the American cultural tradition. The film uses clips from the movie "General Patton" to explore the United States and its desire to win. Americans always like to use the superlative to describe their country: the largest, the strongest, the fastest, as if this country, which is competitive and afraid of failure, believes that victory is the only goal to pursue, and hormones are a way to achieve victory. Excellent means. Under the guidance of a strong desire to win, whether this method is fair and just or biased is no longer important, only the result of winning is the most important. The immediate cost of aiming for results is ignoring the process, and the result of this ignoring is trying crooked ways or even unscrupulous means. In an environment where victory is paramount, even those who were originally unwilling to go sideways, I am afraid they can only be defeated in this overwhelming momentum: either to be clean and to exit the stage sadly, or to join forces. Reality is so cruel sometimes.
This kind of strong win-oriented social value is not only a patent of the United States. If the other side is full of the American dream that is ripened by hormones, then the Chinese dream fueled by the seedlings is overflowing on the other side. When it comes to the desire to win, the Chinese are not familiar with any ethnic group at all. From the "Mencius" to today, thousands of years later, the number of people who encourage elders has increased unabated and intensified, and "hormones" are everywhere in life, ranging from individuals to countries. Zhang San made a breakthrough for the children's learning and progress, and inquired about purchasing and seeking health care products for the brain; Li Si worked hard and united to look at money, overdrafted his physical strength, turned on lights and stayed up late in shifts; the leader of factory A was knowledgeable and talented in chemical reagents, PHS, black smoke flying high and black money rolling in Smile brightly; the high-level brains of province B are smart and rich, and the real estate and foreign trade have blossomed everywhere and achieved good results. These are hormones, one injection, the whole body will be activated, muscles and bones will be strong, I am afraid that after a few years, the whole body will be devastated and stiff. Behind the false prosperity are sad tears, but many people indulge in narcissism and conceit, unable to get rid of the bursts of pleasure from the stacking of bubbles.
Excellent documentaries, one can record the truth, and the other can be thought-provoking. Perhaps the turmoil of sports is far away from us, but this film still brings many of us a different kind of introspection and reflection.
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