So has the documentary objectively settled this divisive debate or is it yet another self-promoted attempt by Bryan to explain his inconceivable comical cause ?
To keep you up to speed, Bryan is a tech multi-millionaire who decided to devote his fortune and body to the far-fetched mission of age-reversing and ultimately immortality.
Project Blueprint
On 13 October 2021, Johnson announced an age-reversing rigorous journey called “Project Blueprint.”Where he has been spending $2 million a year on medical diagnostics and treatments. In addition to a meticulously crafted regimen of eating, sleeping, and exercising to slow, and potentially reverse, the ageing process.
Johnson underwent a series of six monthly 1-liter plasma transfusions with his son as the primary donor to generate new cells and in return reverse his age. Couple of months later, his doctors and scientists said he was able to reverse his biological and organs’ age by five years.
How is this Netflix Documentary different from all the Bryan media buzz ?
Throughout 2024, Johnson has been getting recurrent screen time where he explains his sensical side of the story and the beneficial objective behind his mission.
Though some of the scientific mechanics of his mission seem far-fetched and straight out of a sci-fi movie, the majority are mentally revolutionary methods towards better health and longevity.
All the media attention Bryan has been getting and willfully participating in has been a two edge sword. On one hand, it has been shedding light on his mission to wider and more global audience.
On the other hand, it has been surface-levelled, one-sided and overall lacking informative narrative. Wherefore, a documentary comes in handy and is impatiently sought out after.
This documentary has delved deeper into Bryan’s origin story. In turn, postulating three-dimensional insights into his mission. In Don’t Die : The Man Who Wants To Live Forever, we learn that Johnson was a Mormon. His family’s commitment to the Mormon church is almost cult-like.
When Bryan left the church, he tried to re-invent himself through a new cause, with the same level of theological discipline of Mormonism. Bryan’s Messiah-like persuasion has extended to endorsing celebrities and hundreds of thousands of people across the world.
The dark side of Bryan’s Messiah Mission
In the documentary we also learn that the modern-day health Messiah is monetizing off of his mission and his followers. After all, Johnson wouldn’t have been able to be a multimillionaire and in turn fund his blueprint project, if he weren’t a financially-savvy entrepreneur.
The way Bryan is monetizing his mission is through selling overpriced blueprint products that practically do nothing. The documentary briefly touches on this dark side of the mission, as well as its overall scientific implausibility.
In fact, out of all the Netflix documentaries, Don’t Die : The Man Who Wants To Live Forever has been the least objective, barely balancing the arguments for and against the mission and Bryan.
Perhaps because the overall objective behind Bryan’s mission is more positive than negative. On one hand, the inner workings of his mission are too extreme, yet-to-be proven scientifically and undoubtedly unaffordable to the general public. On the other hand, the general message of healthy eating, exercise and eliminating harmful habits lead to longer, healthier lives.
All things considered, following Bryan’s scientific findings and advices may not lead us to invincible immortality, but it certainly will extend our lives and realistically reverse our biological age.
By : Hania Elweleily
interesting i will watch it i havent yet, im always looking for wellness hacks and tips