Bigorexia

2020

Action / Documentary

4
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 192 192

bigorexia

Plot summary

Explore the physical and psychological depths of Muscle Dysmorphia through the eyes of five subjects in the bodybuilding industry.

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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mdcollinsbarracuda 6 / 10

may be trying to fit too much in

Early on, I felt the film doesn't really help someone understand the illness, more just to exploit these people. But eventually it does provide more insight. I've been in and around body building off and on since before Schwarzenegger was famous yet this bigorexia is a newer phenomenon for me, probably because a lot of common things have been given a psychological label since the early days. I can see some of these people have a genuine disorder -- the guy with the massive lopsided biceps is truly disturbing, especially because he clearly made little real effort to sculpt or train any other part of his body -- but the blond guy was probably more brainwashed to believe it's a disorder when really it looked more typical to the profession; there is very hard work and dedication involved but that doesn't mean something is wrong with you. So I feel this film tried to include too much when this is really rare rather than labeling every person who spends 6 hours in a gym for a competition. People have for centuries gone to extremes to be bigger and more powerful. It's just that in modern times we have modern inventions that make the bar much higher. Dolly Parton had her breast enlarged 8 times but no one said she had body dysmorphia except her doctor probably. Which she clearly did. Models would be accused of this, too, yet they are simply fitting in to their industry. I think it's dangerous to try and label everyone who doesn't look like Mr or Mrs Cleaver. Everyone feels the desire to improve themselves and it's always a personal thing. There's a lot of pleasure in weight lifting and sculpting the body. If it's destroying your life, only you can really make that determination.
Reviewed by cwaller-47927 6 / 10

Matt Kroc

The trans gender guy is lying by saying that trans gender women have not smashed records in women's sport. Also saying "we just want to be left alone" then shut up and go about your business and quite trying to make people accept you if they do not choose to. Stop going into women's and girls bathrooms and leave us alone. It goes both ways, stop with the lying and projecting your Illness and blaming others for it.This movie is about mental illness which they are trying to blame society for, most of us just want to be left alone so stop throwing this in our faces, stop competing in women's sports event and leave us alone.
Reviewed by KatMovieLuver 8 / 10

Fascinating Musclemen

I liked how this movie gave the psychological reasons men who are bodybuilders never feel big enough. The movie focuses on several individual stories of bigorexia.Bigorexia is a condition where men never feel big enough. They can have huge muscles but don't see the hugeness. Some resort to steroids and even injecting synthol into muscles.One Russian man has freaky results but think he looks good. If you enjoy the psychological reasons behind obsessive disorders you will like this one. Also, I think this would be a good movie for sports coaches or health teachers to show to their students. Interesting film.
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