stikkanen Review of The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest on Earth

The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest on Earth (2016)

Shallow, more like a movie-length commercial

[5/10 · 5 February 2018]

Interesting and entertaining, but really shallow with a lot of missed opportunities. Resembles an overlong commercial for the Crossfit games, with absolutely no critique or alternative viewpoints. Just glorification of the stars, the games and Crossfit as a sport.

What could have been added:

• comparison to CrossFit's classic equivalents, like decathlon
• injury rates compared to other sports
• interviews of friends and family of the stars
• the hushed topic of steroids in Crossfit
• the "american dream" promise: "anybody can reach this with hard work", even though it's a real possibility only for a really small amount of people, regardless of discipline or work ethics
• the commercialism and the money machine behind CrossFit Games