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This is a very well researched movie about plant-based athletes. It completely changes the perception that vegan/plant based eating is not for athletes/body builders. Has very insightful interviews with real life olympian vegan athletes and body builders about how their life turned around after they turned plant based. This is a great film that I would recommend anyone interested in improving their health and life style to watch.

A documentary highlighting the importance of diet not only for better health but the effects on physical performance in athletes.

If I had not already been diagnosed with high cholesterol, eighty percent of the information showcased here would be new to me. So it is good to see this information getting out into the minds of the masses.

This message also included alot of humour in some of the studies that were conducted and is highly recommended!

The Game Changers is only out for limited sessions, so go to it soon!

I'm someone who has always been health conscious, and after watching this documentary I can't believe how brainwashed we've become to believe that meat and dairy is our main source of protein and the adverse effects it can have on our bodies. Like many other reviewers I came out thinking, what the hell am I going to do with all the lean meant and fish I have in my freezer?! It's time to make a change to help ourselves and the environment! Informative documentary.

Saw a preview version (the movie is still undergoing modifications) at a private showing in late February. This will shock men whose standard mantra is "real men must eat meat" and those family meal planners who think that eating meat is essential for proving protein to their families, especially youngsters (both girls and boys) who have desires for improving their physical performance.. The reality is the reverse. It is dramatic, powerful and amazing and should not be missed.

Just wanted to inform that the rush in 1 star ratings came from a recent joe rogan ep.

The producer of this doc since came to a debate on joe rogan and defended his claims, to my opinion very calmly

As a 27 year old man who loves his fried chicken and has never given a thought to being vegan this documentary has made me decide For the first time in my life about going vegan

Walked into this movie with curious expectations. I walked out shook to my core. Film refuses to lay off the gas as it systematically dismantles your predisposed perceptions of diet/masculinity/vegan lifestyle from one scene to the next.

This is not a "kill floor" film that shames viewers for their dietary choices, rather an education on negatives/positives from one choice to the other backed up by science that is actually SHOWN and discussed. It takes a peek behind the curtain of the marketing tactics and manipulations of the meat industry in a genuinely tasteful way-no pun intended. The Gamechangers will change the public perception of plant based diets of being "protein deficient and weak" - to badass and undeniably optimal for strength and endurance. Don't believe me? thats fine, take it from Schwarzenegger or any of the other celebrities or top form professional athletes featured in this film. They don't care about the "Tell" they are all about the "Show."

Enjoyed this film from the Top to the Bottom. If it was a book I would buy the hard copy. If it was a podcast I'd hit subscribe. If it was a stock, I'd liquidate existing stocks and hammer down.

Congratulations for all involved in the making of the film.

Buxy-MovieCritic (I don't hand out 10s)

This is everything that the health and fitness industry needs and more.

I stopped eating meat well before seeing this, but I'm not vegan. My personal experience mirrors a lot of what is said in there when I made the switch: healthier, faster, stronger, etc. That said, this documentary, while having some good evidence and strong testimonials is definitely biased and trying to push the vegan agenda. I would still recommend it as it offers an interesting perspective most people have never been exposed to. I wouldn't expect anyone to make drastic changes after watching it (I for one will not go vegan) but if it gives anyone pause and have them question food options for some healthier choices, I think that's a win for everyone. As a documentary, it is very well done and has excellent production value.

It had takes on the effects of meat consumption from angles that I had never come across before. To answer some of the negative reviews, the movie does feature a body builder who started out vegan, Nimai Delgado.

Whatever is said in this film was already known to me. Of course veganism is good for your health. I am not sure what audience this documentary is targeting. Vegans already know this stuff, non vegans I am not sure if they will want to watch it at all. Something that I disliked is that the film focuses on men and recycles the male sexism stereotypes. It talks about vegan food benefits to male sexual life, but never mentioned the female sexual life. It is supposed to fight the stereotypes connecting male strength with meat, but yet it shows that veganism makes men stronger. So it's all about men and strength, no matter if it is meat or plant diet.

This movie was entertaining, informative (if you've never studies plant based diets that is, otherwise no real new thoughts here) and reconfirmed what most vegans already know. Interesting that the move only looked at plant based diets from the perspective of the human. A little from the perspective of the planet but none from the perspective of the animal!! Trust me, animals want you to be vegan!! For most vegans I know the cruelty free aspect is a huge reason they are vegan!! The way animals are treated, processed and slaughtered is a horror beyond most of our imaginations. Paul Mc Cartney says "if slaughterhouses had glass walls everyone would be vegetarian". Driving alongside a truck hauling livestock to slaughter is the saddest thing you can run across on the open road. There were a few comments about this along the way in the film but just as side notes. It mostly focuses on the health benefits of a plant based diet. Probably they didn't want to alienate our meat eating brethren but to gently nudge them just to even thinking about being vegan. Even if only one day a week - like meatless Mondays. They also didn't even acknowledge the amount of chemicals in meat nowadays. The hormones, antibiotics, mysterious carcinogens etc make our meat pretty much toxic just because of that! Why do so many young men develop breasts these days?? Or young girls of 12 or 15 have enormous breasts?? Yeah, meat is full of all these chemicals. Based on that alone I wouldn't eat it. My breasts are big enough thank you. That aspect of meat was not even mentioned. It's as if they wanted to keep the narrative positive, human focused, not fanatic but enthusiastic. Kind of like a high end 2 hour commercial for vegans. My only issue really was that everyone in the theater was probably vegan already. This movie should be shown in elementary schools to kids who already are grossed out by meat and meat products. But are forced to eat it because it's 'good for you'.

This documentary should have a disclaimer that its focus is on veganism and the physiological impact on the male body. Whilst some women were interviewed, the predominant evidence related to the impact on hormones etc relating to men. The impact of phytoestrogens would have been very interesting if discussed, shame. Also there is no nuance to the film, simplistic correlations are used to hammer home the dominant theme. Whilst a breadth of evidence to support the key theme is valuable, however contrary views and evidence would have created a more rounded dialogue. The narrowness is an unfortunate limitation but it's always good to see Arnie.

I watched the film and for all it's slickness and hollywood budget, after every sequence I found myself researching the evidence the film was claiming and was shocked that as much as the film can be correct, it can also be wrong.

I don't have an agenda against veganism or being an omnivore (people who choose meat and plant based diet) and I'm fine with people choosing a plant-based diet, but I think it's important to ask questions about the people chosen to participate in the film and the agendas they have and how the edit has been skewed to convince people into thinking that they should do this, when they haven't been asking the questions.

I'm aware this review will upset people and I'll get jumped on for calling out the truth but I recommend anyone to go out and do the research after they've watched the film to see if it matches up to what you've seen.

All men should watch this film! It explains real science in an entertaining way combined with great stories. I've been living this lifestyle for almost two years now and if you try it for just a month you'll know the science is sound. A must see film that debunks the "Men must eat meat" marketing lie.

Wow! I thought it was going to be B grade from the ads but I was entertained throughout the whole movie!

This movie really opened my eyes to the science behind a healthy diet. It is well-researched and cites numerous peer-reviewed journal papers. The arguments that the narrator presents for consuming a plant-based diet are clear, logical, and sometimes humorous. Watch it, and learn what going vegan can do for your health, your energy, your performance (in more ways than one), and your planet.

Brilliant documentary we watched in it the cinema, im my opinion it was presented in a way that would reach a wider range of people without being preachy like a lot of these documentaries tend to be. Was very happy I got to meet Patrik in person a couple of years ago a very humble but inspiring man.

I mean, you spend years eating animal protein, doing steroids, and then switch to vegan and now vegan diet is responsible for all that you've done and accomplishef? Seems unrealistic.

I'd like to see a child start out as plant based/vegan and see if HE can tear the gym up like a monster. This concept seems far fetched and probably backed by a lot money. Veganism and the plant based diet almost seem like religions to me, and when it comes to religion, some people tend to feel justified in being extremely fanatical to further their beliefs.

Is it really vegan propaganda if they are just presenting some nutritional data and showing us how it can help? Even if you want to still eat meat but not eat it all the time, it helps (but to each their own, of course). This had a better focus and narration than What The Health. Also the McGregor moment was hilarious.

I am thrilled that this documentary is getting a worldwide release on 16 September 2019. The sex argument should win a lot of people over to the good side! The list of executive producers is very impressive, as is the science. Best film James Cameron ever made.

I really enjoyed this documentary. I must admit it's a bit biased, maybe even too biased sometimes but it actually made me try vegeterian diet for one week, then it was two weeks, one month, six months and now it's been over a year since I had meat, fish or eggs. I've really cut down on cheese too, and for about 2 months I can actually say I'm on the vegan diet! I'm a gym guy, so for anyone like me, who's not sure about whether you will keep your strenght or muscles - you will. There are plenty of meat subtitutes by the way, which taste like meat really and just an example of 'free meat mince' in the UK - it's actually cheaper than real one; and the macro is even better. Before I've tried this diet I was really really meat type of guy - every single meat had to have meat in it, my first year at Uni - I was having a handmade double-burger almost every single day - so imagine it lol. What I mean is, just go try it yourself and I'm almost sure you will enjoy it.

Awesome! Well worth a watch! It tells the truth behind the lies regarding the need to eat animals! There is no solid evidence that we need meat to be healthy, strong happy, and the Game Changers shows that!

Living in Venezuela, a country with high levels of malnutrition in children and adults according to official and extraofficial sources, this documentary bring me a peculiar way to think the food theme.

Today, after I see this documentary, I started a brief research about vegan causes in my city, in my country, in my region. This is a breakpoint in my perception about food, cook and sport performance.

I am a professional nutritionist n gym instructor n the makers of this film themselves put up a disclaimer that this documentary is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice.

Truth about the documentary:

The documentary has only anecdotal evidence (personal experiences, mostly unscientific). The documentary starts with a disclaimer adding the term "however" contrasting their own claims. They acknowledge that this documentary is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice. They hav focussed on successful vegan athletes but has shun away from meat eating successful athletes. Executive producer James Cameron's company Verdient Foods Inc. has teamed up with Ingredion to accelerate the plant-based protein market by investing $ 140 million. The other producers, Roddenberry foundation gave 250000 $ to Green Monday for converting 1.6 million Hong Kong residents to veganism. Arnold is a good friend of Cameron.

My opinion:

I am cool and I respect people's choice of eating but I oppose when vegans n vegetarians claim that they r more healthier than meat eaters. I was not keen on watching this as I was aware about the propaganda but one of my client requested me to see n pass my opinion on the film.

Some interesting facts on evolution, science n existing facts:

Long before human ancestors began hunting large mammals for meat, a fatty diet (marrow) provided them with the nutrition to develop bigger brains, posits a new paper in Current Anthropology.

The brain requires 20 percent of a human's energy when resting; by comparison, an ape's brain requires only 8 percent. This means that from the time of H. erectus, the human body has depended on a diet of energy-dense food-especially meat.

The Kyrgyz of the Pamir Mountains in northern Afghanistan live at a high altitude where no crops grow. Survival depends on the animals that they milk, butcher, and barter.

A study from Oxford University found that vegans have a 30 percent higher risk of bone fracture, possibly as a result of lower calcium levels in their diet.

Increasing dietary protein intake promotes weight loss through several mechanisms. On an average, dietary protein requires 20-30% of its usable energy to be expended for metabolism and/or storage as compared to 5-10% and 0-3% required by carbohydrates and dietary fats respectively. Diets high in protein promote energy expenditure through increased postprandial thermogenesis and increase total daily expenditure while preventing decline in resting energy expenditure during weight loss. Interventional studies with dietary protein have shown to promote weight loss by increasing satiety as compared to carbohydrates demonstrated an increase in satiety among participants following a high protein diet.

Carbs too is required along with good fats. But the carbs shud be from bananas n potatoes. Not from grains. In fact the proportion of carbs n proteins after workouts is 2:1 respectively. The only time apart from morning breakfast when a person can consume sugar in the form of fructose (juice n dates) is post gym.

The key is balance. Lean n unprocessed meat, low carbs, lil fats n avoidance of sugar.

Streptococcus mutans and streptococcus sobrinus responsible for plaque on teeth n responsible for heart inflammation, loves sugar.

Egg n meat proteins has the highest biological value n they consist of all the amino acids, especially Creatine Monohydrate. Milk has whey n whey provide BCAA's, best for strength n to ward off catabolism. Plant proteins lack Creatine Monohydrate n BCAA's.

When dietary intake of cholesterol goes down, liver makes more. When dietary intake of cholesterol goes up, liver makes less. And its a proven fact that the cholesterol produced by liver has bad effect on arteries n heart. So pls don't exclude eggs from our diet, especially the yolk. Yolk also has lutein n zeaxanthin, antioxidants for the health of eyes.

Sugar n excess carbs (grains) r the public enemy no. 1.

Plz watch Nigel Latta's documentary, Is Sugar the New Fat. It will take only 45 mins to showcase the horrors of excess carbs n sugar.