Magazine Dreams (2023): Depressing Movie That Leaves you Wondering What the Upsides Are

I just finished watching Magazine Dreams (202) and it took me about 3 weeks to finish. LOL. I always watched only a bit of it every now and then, I couldn't stay on it and finish it at a go, because it was so depressing and in some ways it was driving me insane.

The main reason I wanted to watch it was because I'm a bodybuilding enthusiast as you may have noticed from my workout videos and posts, and I know that watching people with great bodies show off their muscles is great motivation and a great primer. After watching you get more of the zeal to build your own body.

Another reason was I love Jonathan Majors. He's a great actor and it is fantastic how all of a sudden he became the guy with the great body starting from the movie Creed. It kinda felt like it came from nowhere and it's fun to watch.

I put on the movie and the story is just so sad and depressing. I don't get to see as much muscle shows as I thought I would see. The depressing stuff was also really well portrayed that you can't but catch some of the depression yourself as you watch.

The insanity of the hero was also very pressuring. It had me feeling like I could relate to this insanity because it reminded me of all the awkward moments I've had in the past. For example the awkwardness and nervousness he felt when trying to ask a girl out on a date reminded me of all the times I've felt similar.

His was extreme and he ruined everything, but all the extreme things he did reminded me that I've felt like doing extreme things too when nervous, the only difference is that I didn't do them because I'm sane. But the reminder that I've felt this exact way and watching someone act on it had me feeling like so this is how close I have come to insanity!

It also had me feeling like whatever made this guy to act like this I have it too inside me, it's just that I can control mine. And who knows how long I'll keep being in control of mine?
It is possible I lose control one of these days. The majors thing is that I have this thing inside me too, goddamn!

But I'm quite certain we all have nerves sometimes and some crazy impulses no matter how sane you but insane people are just the ones who can't control theirs.

It was some type of way to watch, especially as it was so well portrayed.

Upside

At the end of the movie I was wondering what the upside to the movie is, I wasn't really entertained, the plot didn't have a lot of spice and twists,we didn't see enough great bodies, there wasn't a lot of great jokes, etc.

Also it didn't reveal what goes on behind the scenes in the world of bodybuilding like reviews said, the homosexual act with a bigger bodybuilder, the frustration of the main character with the judges and not winning shows is not much because he clearly didn't do much to win and he simply seemed like a guy that needed more time and work before he'll expect to be really big time.

But I had to settle for the fact that this is some sort of horror movie where your sanity and ability to tolerate cringe awkward insane sad moments is tested and stretched the same way your ability to tolerate gore and horrific events are tested with horror movies.

If you look at it like that then this is a great movie from that genre because it was so well done.

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