Bigger Stronger Faster: Film Analysis

One major thing that caught my attention in the documentary “Bigger Stronger Faster” was the comparison of people being allergic to peanuts. We are so quick to ban things when we can attach a personal moral wrongness to it, and scare tactics are put into effect to further the ban of such things. “Bigger Stronger Faster” compared the reefer madness movie to the scare tactics that were used about steroids, which I think was a good comparison. If there is the possibility of ill effects of the use of steroids I believe, like was stated in the movie, a warning of such things should be put into place for circumstances such as this.
It was recommended by the DEA, FDA, and the AMA that steroids should not be treated the same as illicit drugs. Congress completely disregarded this recommendation and passed the anabolic steroid control act. I believe this action showed the moral wrongness that people had towards steroids, mostly in relation to sports, despite hard proof of health issues attached to it. When it comes to sports if people really think the use of steroids is unethical then yes it should be restricted for use in such cases, but that does not mean it needs to be made illegal for all.
Another thing that caught my attention was the part about Taylor Hooten. I believe the death of Taylor cannot …show more content…
While growing up my mom took a lot of health supplements, which my opinion on most of them were that they weren’t worth what she was paying for them, and that they probably weren’t doing much for her. I liked that they showed how editing of photos is used to market the different supplements and I think more legitimacy and factualness needs to be put into place for such companies to sell health supplements. This is disturbing, but it is a real thing that happens all the