The Documentary 'Baby Faced Bodybuilders'
\ Estes 1 Kaylee Estes Mrs. Douglass AP Literature 21 April, 2010
The documentary Baby Faced Bodybuilders follows three teenagers of ages 17,15, and 13 and vividly captures their routines and motives for bodybuilding obsession. The documentary uses emotional appeal to draw in an audience of all ages and reveal motivation to stop underage bodybuilders and their harmful and deleterious life routines. Interviews with the teens, as well as their friends and family, involve the audience's sympathy towards the hardships of this lifestyle.
Beginning the documentary, each teenager discusses their motives for beginning their journey to bodybuilding. Their stories contain personal information that draws the audience in, and soft, sad music is played in the background. This strategy is appealing to pathos, allowing those watching to feel sympathy with the teens and to create the feeling of familiarity towards the three main characters. …show more content…
Seventeen year old, Danny, explains his diet of strictly fish and rice cakes and the set times of the day he has to eat. He also mentions his lack of weekend fun that normal teenagers take part in because of his life dedication. Once again, the audience is forced to feel sympathy because of this boy's abnormal lifestyle. Danny's mom is interviewed and she talks about Danny's past. She holds a picture of him and cries while she states that he was given an opportunity to play Rugby professionally, but turned it down to be a bodybuilder. This singled out situation expresses the pain and separation that bodybuilding can cause a
The documentary Baby Faced Bodybuilders follows three teenagers of ages 17,15, and 13 and vividly captures their routines and motives for bodybuilding obsession. The documentary uses emotional appeal to draw in an audience of all ages and reveal motivation to stop underage bodybuilders and their harmful and deleterious life routines. Interviews with the teens, as well as their friends and family, involve the audience's sympathy towards the hardships of this lifestyle.
Beginning the documentary, each teenager discusses their motives for beginning their journey to bodybuilding. Their stories contain personal information that draws the audience in, and soft, sad music is played in the background. This strategy is appealing to pathos, allowing those watching to feel sympathy with the teens and to create the feeling of familiarity towards the three main characters. …show more content…
Seventeen year old, Danny, explains his diet of strictly fish and rice cakes and the set times of the day he has to eat. He also mentions his lack of weekend fun that normal teenagers take part in because of his life dedication. Once again, the audience is forced to feel sympathy because of this boy's abnormal lifestyle. Danny's mom is interviewed and she talks about Danny's past. She holds a picture of him and cries while she states that he was given an opportunity to play Rugby professionally, but turned it down to be a bodybuilder. This singled out situation expresses the pain and separation that bodybuilding can cause a