Generation Iron: Natty 4 Life
2020
Action / Documentary
Generation Iron: Natty 4 Life
2020
Action / Documentary
Plot summary
This next chapter in the flagship Generation Iron film series explores the controversial world of professional natural bodybuilding by following top pros competing for the Natural Olympia title in a league dedicated to ensuring all competitors are free of performance enhancing drugs. With drug use evolving at a rapid pace across sports and entertainment, natural bodybuilding as a whole has been criticized and questioned. Can the league guarantee that these competitors are truly natural?
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I have seen all of the Generation Iron
The director loves himself too much and the athletes are not natural
I love the other Generation Iron documentaries, but this one feels quite average in comparison. Also, echoing what another reviewer mentioned, the producer seems to be quite self-absorbed, frequently inserting himself into the film, which is a bit distracting and takes away from the focus on the athletes.
Additionally, I share the skepticism of many viewers regarding the natural status of these athletes. It appears that some might be undergoing cycles of performance-enhancing substances and then stopping in time to pass the competition testing. This aspect raises questions about the authenticity of their performances and the integrity of the competition, detracting from the documentary's credibility.
Good depiction of natural bodybuilding
Someone else gave the movie a 1/10; I'll even things out by rating it 10/10.
It was enjoyable to see the "behind-the-scenes" life/lifestyle of the natural bodybuilders, and it seems like it takes just as much--if not more-- devotion to their sport than the enhanced bodybuilders, male or female.
The documentary pointed out the unfortunate fact that natural bodybuilding isn't nearly as popular as the enhanced bodybuilding, but many people's objections to bodybuilding (e.g. Unnaturally large, too disproportionate, etc.) doesn't apply to the natural bodybuilding field.
Like they said in the documentary, I think it's going to take an Arnold Schwarzenegger level personality to get natural bodybuilding off the ground and into the mainstream.
Also, just as an aside, I was totally expecting a different ending for the winner of the show.







