Doc Project Update

When I first began this project I was looking at all the different films/documentaries and I originally chose the documnetary named 'Objectified'. I didn't have access to the film for free so I had to rent it through Amazon. It is crazy how even though this was a more obscure documentary, Amazon still had it because they have everything. Besides the point. Upon renting and beginning about half-way through the film I fell asleep. The film was so boring that I literally fell asleep. I knew that in order to complete this project there was no way I was going to analyze this documentary. 


This lead to me switching gears and watching the documentary 'Icarus'. I found this one much more exhilerating. It was also much more intense than the other film, so it kept me on my toes and I was very interested in it. I myself go biking a decent amount so I personally could connect to the film in that aspect. After watching the first part where Bryan Fogel, the main character, is doping himself to see if he can gain a competitive advantage in a biking race. This made me wonder just how much the human body's potential is as well as how advanced we can get in terms of performance. 

Moving forward, I am still trying to find the right scene that I would like to do a full analysis on. It is tough because there are a few scenes that I think would be impactful to this project and I can't decide on the right one. I will keep looking and thinking as I know I will eventually figure it out. 







  



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