‘Me @ the Zoo’ was about an
Internet celebrity named Chris Crocker who is openly gay and lives in Tennessee
with his grandparents. In 2006 he decided to upload videos on MySpace in which
he discussed topics, such as, sexual orientation, identify, artists, and
personal struggles. He one day got really popular with one video called “this
and that” in which he acted in an abnormal manner. Many people found him entertaining
and comedic which then made them want to follow him online and send him
feedback on his videos. The media then portrayed Chris as an attention seeking
person who just wanted to be famous. He was then labeled an “overnight
sensation” because people didn’t know who he was until that one video. One of
the most watched videos he made was the “leave Britney alone” video, in which
Chris Crocker cried over his idol Britney Spears. Numerous people found him
hilarious, while others just hated him and decided to cyber bully him through
their ignorant messages. The documentary shows all of Chris Crocker’s struggles
while being famous, to him getting bullied, to downfalls, and to relationships
with his family. It is a wonderful, beautiful, and entertaining film.
There was a bias in the film
because it mostly talked about him, but there were also videos on how people
hated him. In one scene, you see all of Chris’s fans uploading videos
supporting him and loving him for who he is, but there are also people saying
foul words and threatening to kill him. I think overall the directors and
editors balanced out the bias in the documentary. But it is also important to
concentrate on him because it is a documentary about him, so it’s well
deserved.
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