Super Size Me Analysis
Turquoise Teagle
March 17, 2014
Michael Glenning
English Composition II
Would You Like To Super Size That?
What if you ate fast food every day? What if you ate it three times a day for thirty days? After recently watching Super Size Me, a documentary that depicts a problem which is now on the road to overtake smoking as the largest cause of preventable deaths in the U.S., I can say that like Morgan Spurlock, director of Super Size Me, there is a likely chance that the experience would not end pleasantly. In fact, the information provided in this documentary short through Spurlock 's research is informative and shocking to some health professionals as well as people on the streets. Spurlock starts his journey with a few simple rules:
No options: He could only eat what was available over the counter (water included).
No super-sizing unless offered.
No excuses: He had to eat every item on the menu at least once.
No giving up: He had to eat three square meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
To assist in carefully watching his health and studies, Spurlock employed three doctors to assist him during his journey: a gastroenterologist, a cardiologist, and a general practitioner. All of which agreed that Spurlock was starting this mission with …show more content…
Morgan Spurlock received the best director prize at Sundance, and Super Size Me is already showing its impact. Soon after this documentary was aired, McDonald 's announced that they were taking “super sizing” off of the options for their menu, claiming that the change in menu had no connection with the pending release of the film. They also announced a new healthier menu the day before the film was released in theaters; leading me to ask myself if that too, was
March 17, 2014
Michael Glenning
English Composition II
Would You Like To Super Size That?
What if you ate fast food every day? What if you ate it three times a day for thirty days? After recently watching Super Size Me, a documentary that depicts a problem which is now on the road to overtake smoking as the largest cause of preventable deaths in the U.S., I can say that like Morgan Spurlock, director of Super Size Me, there is a likely chance that the experience would not end pleasantly. In fact, the information provided in this documentary short through Spurlock 's research is informative and shocking to some health professionals as well as people on the streets. Spurlock starts his journey with a few simple rules:
No options: He could only eat what was available over the counter (water included).
No super-sizing unless offered.
No excuses: He had to eat every item on the menu at least once.
No giving up: He had to eat three square meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
To assist in carefully watching his health and studies, Spurlock employed three doctors to assist him during his journey: a gastroenterologist, a cardiologist, and a general practitioner. All of which agreed that Spurlock was starting this mission with …show more content…
Morgan Spurlock received the best director prize at Sundance, and Super Size Me is already showing its impact. Soon after this documentary was aired, McDonald 's announced that they were taking “super sizing” off of the options for their menu, claiming that the change in menu had no connection with the pending release of the film. They also announced a new healthier menu the day before the film was released in theaters; leading me to ask myself if that too, was