Supersize Me

Super Size Me, a 2004 documentary of “epic portions” that was produced and created by an independent director, Morgan Spurlock. Super Size Me is a film where Morgan Spurlock examines the world of fast foods. He uses himself as a guinea pig exploring the different effects of substituting meals for McDonald’s for thirty days. The film presented various of themes but one theme that clearly stood out was fast food being a threat to the public health through obesity and addiction. The theme was supported by the use of different conventions such as professional/ talking head interview, montage and jiggly camera.

It is showed to us that these junk we eat from McDonald’s in particularly or any other fast food is a threat to our health, resulting in different kinds of diseases, mental disorder and may also result to death. This is clearly presented through the convention, experts/talking heads. Several doctors, dietitians, lawyers, school directors, surgeons, lunch providers, nutritionist and anyone who plays a part in the clash of fast food companies and public health were interviewed and showed. They all recognise that these fast foods are a threat to our daily lives which is some of the main causes of the different effects and consequences that are clearly dangerous to public health. The variety of talking head interviews allow the viewers to understand more of the dangers of these junk foods which is a poison to our health. A lawyer that was interviewed was John F Banzhaf. He is the first lawyer to sue the tobacco company and now going against the fast food industry. He stated that “Obesity is now overtaking smoking as a major cause of preventable death in America, with over 400,000 deaths each year with related illnesses”. This brought a sense disturbance and realisation to the viewers, helped them experience the impact of the effects of eating fast foods. Talking head interviews emphasised that the fast food industries exist as a threat to our health,