Thin, the documentary about anorexia made by Lauren Greenfield was quite hard for me to watch because the pictures were that real and shocking that I could not compassionate with the subject. However, I think that Diet, becoming Thin is an issue that every girl has confronted at least once in life. The desire to have a nice proportion and the envy to not get fat has always been a problem. Before watching the movie, I knew about anorexia but did not know too much. Though, I realized that it is a real psychological disease that leads people to serious crisis and sometimes to death.
The documentary was shot in an interesting way, focusing on several cases at the same time. It was like watching “24” but in a slower tempo. I was impressed of how the director was able to shoot the girls in the hospital, their activities and behaviors, emotions, conversations and thoughts. I can imagine that it took a long time to build the intimacy between the interviewees and the interviewer. Then, to get all the incidents that occurred on tape should have taken months.
Lauren does not appear on the documentary and even there is no possibility to hear her voice. She steps out and just follows her subjects. The patients, doctors and staffs seem to be used being filmed or even do not care anymore about the camera. Trust is elaborated so between the subject and the director so the story is very natural and the viewers are closer to the situation. The technique used, the close-ups involve the viewers and make them feel like they were present in the scene to have a better idea of the disease and what these people feel like.
After watching the movie, I came up with a lot of questions toward anorexia. Personally, I care about my weight and always try a new diet but I love eating. When I eat too much I try to do some exercises so I do not understand why people are so obsessed by calories and loosing weight… I do not want to be fat but do not want to spend a day eating 1 peanut, 4 bites of cucumber and 1 bite of chicken. I would die…
However, what make these people deal with anorexia? Is it a problem of itself? Or is it coming from the society? Who is responsible for this? Who decided that women have to be thin?
I am still questioning myself but I know one thing: I was hungry after the movie!!!
The documentary was shot in an interesting way, focusing on several cases at the same time. It was like watching “24” but in a slower tempo. I was impressed of how the director was able to shoot the girls in the hospital, their activities and behaviors, emotions, conversations and thoughts. I can imagine that it took a long time to build the intimacy between the interviewees and the interviewer. Then, to get all the incidents that occurred on tape should have taken months.
Lauren does not appear on the documentary and even there is no possibility to hear her voice. She steps out and just follows her subjects. The patients, doctors and staffs seem to be used being filmed or even do not care anymore about the camera. Trust is elaborated so between the subject and the director so the story is very natural and the viewers are closer to the situation. The technique used, the close-ups involve the viewers and make them feel like they were present in the scene to have a better idea of the disease and what these people feel like.
After watching the movie, I came up with a lot of questions toward anorexia. Personally, I care about my weight and always try a new diet but I love eating. When I eat too much I try to do some exercises so I do not understand why people are so obsessed by calories and loosing weight… I do not want to be fat but do not want to spend a day eating 1 peanut, 4 bites of cucumber and 1 bite of chicken. I would die…
However, what make these people deal with anorexia? Is it a problem of itself? Or is it coming from the society? Who is responsible for this? Who decided that women have to be thin?
I am still questioning myself but I know one thing: I was hungry after the movie!!!
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