Chasing Beauty

April. 02,2013      
Rating:
6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

CHASING BEAUTY provides a rare glimpse into the intriguing and complex world of modeling. Behind the glossy covers of Vogue and Glamour lie the rarely talked about, uncensored stories of what models endure and sacrifice to become a top model. CHASING BEAUTY examines body image and the psychological effects of the beauty business on young women and men.

Reviews

ThedevilChoose
2013/04/02

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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Portia Hilton
2013/04/03

Blistering performances.

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Mathilde the Guild
2013/04/04

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Gary
2013/04/05

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

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hrp0710
2013/04/06

A lot of documentaries and movies have dealt with this issue on beauty these days but this documentary deals with the idea of beauty in a broader sense in a specific field. Such a unique way to perceive a beauty allows the audience to understand what it looks like to live as a model who always has to look good and be in shape in order to keep their job. Throughout the documentary including a bunch of interviews with models, plastic surgeon, and make-up artists, I found myself questioning the real meaning of beauty. This documentary really makes you think about what it really means to be beautiful as a human being and how a definition of a beauty has been limited to a body image and physical appearance in general these days. What I also really liked was a unique technical aspect of this film, which was very natural and honest as they try to talk about beauty, which is considered to be perfect. I would highly recommend this film to not only all the women who struggle with a body image but to anyone whether male, female, young or old who is ever looked in the mirror and not liked what they saw.

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kt-ald17
2013/04/07

Intriguing, fascinating and informative. Chasing Beauty directed by Brent Huff truly shows "the ugly side of being pretty". The director had plenty of interviews that were either former models or they worked in the modeling industry. This really helped me to get a first hand "feel" of the modeling industry and gave an honest hard look at what it takes to become a model. This documentary was very informative and grabbed my attention right from the beginning. This film was far from boring. The way this documentary was filmed fit well with the topic of modeling. The model industry and the fashion industry are very modern, contemporary, and fast paced. Huff used upbeat music and the feel of this documentary felt very modern, new and fast paced. Brent Huff deserves praise for this documentary. He included first hand experiences of people trying to make it big in the modeling industry and showed how difficult it really is. Whether you care about fashion and modeling or not, Huff did a great job of informing you of both good and bad sides of the modeling world. Before watching this documentary, I was not aware just how much Photoshop is used in modeling. Huff included footage of a photo editor using Photoshop and he said that the editors completely change a picture of a model or celebrity to fit a beauty template that they created on Photoshop. They fit the models face to this template to make the model or celebrity appear more beautiful and perfect. This blew my mind because I thought Photoshop was used in modeling to remove blemishes or to perfect skin; not to completely change someone's body shape or face. This is a great film to watch to be informed that modeling is not always glamour and fun. I think young men and women as well as teenagers would benefit from watching this, especially if they are interested in the modeling career because being a model is not exactly what you think it is. I know this film made me think twice about the modeling industry and think about if it is really worth the effort to try and make it big time.

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andreaporrasmadero1
2013/04/08

My friend Robbie told me about the film and I watched the film. It was very good.The director had an interesting message to tell and he told it well. I am a film major and am hoping to make some good films soon. CHASING BEAUTY provides a rare glimpse into the intriguing and complex world of modeling. Behind the glossy covers of Vogue and Glamour lie the rarely talked about, uncensored stories of what models endure and sacrifice to become a top model. CHASING BEAUTY examines body image and the psychological effects of the beauty business on young women and men. The film examines what it takes to be a top model - the demanding and oftentimes unattainable physical requirements of the position, the financial and emotional investment, and the moral negotiations that are sometimes prerequisites for making it. The film follows supermodels, photographers, agents, designers, plastic surgeons, make-up artists and psychologists and asks the question...what is beauty and is it worth the cost?

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rstephen3
2013/04/09

While very depressing at times, this films makes a successful attempt to peel back the onion of runway and fashion modeling. In doing so it reveals the sobering reality of how difficult it is to make it in this industry; but also how hard work and motivation (sprinkled with a pinch of luck) can indeed pay off! Chasing Beauty is bold, beautiful, and shocking, but there's enough here to satisfy anyone's curiosity. This is a good watch for aspiring models, their parents and support network; fashion photographers and anyone else with an interest in this subject. It could easily work as an educational prop for support organizations and educational institutions.

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