Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever Review: An Insane Rollercoaster

Tech millionaire Bryan Johnson is trying his best to reverse ageing and, consequently, live forever. In the Netflix documentary film Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever, Johnson takes us on his personal journey of experimenting with himself and using controversial wellness practices to maintain youth and vitality and showcasing how that is affecting him and those around him.

The film has a runtime of 88 minutes.

Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever Review

There’s something truly dystopian about watching Johnson talk in Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever and it brings up some very introspective questions in your head that you can’t help but wonder. The film brings forth some disturbing and some interesting in bursts throughout its runtime and regardless of whether you have millions of dollars to stop yourself from ageing, it does bring forth a very interesting question – are we here to take care of our bodies or is our body here to take care of us?

In this digital age where AI is taking over our jobs and almost everything else, Johnson talks about removing our minds and giving the authority over to technology to take care of our bodies. The idea is a terrifying one and one that makes you question anyone who brings it up. Most people around the world are going through a recessive period, where the cost of living is high and the salaries are not so high. Plus, there’s a shortage of jobs for most human beings. In such a dire scenario, it is definitely interesting to watch a tech millionaire telling us about the 100 pills that he takes every day, urging us to eat clean and healthy when the ground reality is very different and, frankly, heartbreaking.

Of course, the documentary brings forth the potential benefits of anti-ageing research and whether there is more to it than meets the eye. But, there’s just something so chilling about watching Johnson try to sell us this lifestyle and these products, scaring his audience into believing something as natural and inevitable as ageing needs to be slowed or stopped. The film puts a really interesting perspective forward when it comes to whether or not this is necessary and, furthermore, if this is just a long con to get his hands on some more money. I will not spoil anything for you, but the documentary is fascinating and puts interesting points forward to keep us entertained.

I think the most interesting part of the film was Bryan’s family dynamic with his son Talmage. Although from the outside it’s almost sweet, viewers won’t be able to ignore the fact that there’s a ton of baggage underneath that relationship. Belonging to the Mormon religion has its own issues to begin with and when your entire family decides to go out to donate plasma to each other, things can get a bit chilling. It’s both fascinating and scary watching the situation unfold on screen – to be honest, I found myself in disbelief.

Final Thoughts

Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever is such an odd and insane story to watch. Aside from ethical and moral issues, the story feels right out of a sci-fi novel and makes you wonder whether the world would’ve been a better place if millionaires actually did something for the greater good instead of funding their own vanity projects. That being said, the documentary is well-made and brings up many different perspectives, which is always a great thing. This one’s definitely going to make you think.

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