The documentary‚ Supersize Me by Morgan Spurlock‚ is one of the most revealing and shocking works of film that I have ever seen. This movie shows that it really does take only one man to make an effective change in the world. Supersize me revolves around one man‚ Morgan Spurlock‚ who decides to challenge the fast food industry through a shocking demonstration. He embarks on a one month experiment in which all he consumes is the famous McDonald’s fast food chain’s food. The rules are that he cannot
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Morgan Spurlock wanted to see what would happen if he ate McDonalds for 30 days straight. Every meal‚ breakfast‚ lunch‚ and dinner‚ he was not allowed to eat or drink anything that was NOT from McDonalds. He has to eat everything on the menu at least once. And‚ on top of all that‚ if they asked him to supersize it‚ he had to do it! His journey has begun. Morgan weighed 185 pounds at the beginning of his journey. His girlfriend is a vegan chef‚ which is someone who does not eat meat‚ fish‚ dairy
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Super Size Me opens up by introducing to several statistics about America‚ obesity‚ and the link between fast food chains. This gives the viewer an idea of how things have shifted in the past few decades from a healthier way of life‚ cooking at home with the family to how families are today. Especially in America with more people eating out more and sometimes multiple times a week. Morgan Spurlock‚ the filmmaker of the documentary‚ being of excitant health for his age decides to do an experiment
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###### NF 5 Summer 2014 Candice Tinsley Super Size Me Film This is the first time that I have seen the film Super Size Me. Fast food is not a regular part of my diet‚ and I do not go weekly to fast food restaurants. Usually I do not eat fast food weekly although I do enjoy dessert in the evening. The only time I go out to eat is on special occasions‚ which is only about once or twice a month. The places that I go out to eat are Denny’s‚ Kentucky Fried Chicken and In and Out. This film is
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basis. When the documentary was released‚ it had gotten much publicity so much so that McDonald’s lost millions in revenue and had to take a good look at their business model and had to redesign their advertising strategies. They no longer offer Super Size menus and began implementing healthier choices such as salads‚ fruit smoothies‚ and yogurt. However‚ this alternative to the average burger menu has not officially changed anything since the calorie intake is nearly the same or higher. Additionally
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Super size me is a documentary by Independent film director Morgan Spurlock. The gist of the film is to show the viewers how eating fast food specifically mcdonald’s is bad for you. Spurlock goes on a 30 day mcdonald’s diet to show how it’s a leading cause of obesity in this country‚ each time he goes to mcdonalds and is offered a super size he has to accept the offer hence the name of the documentary. By the end of the documentary he gained 25 pounds and a lot of health problems. So this is the
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Disturbing Facts about Mcdonald’s” 68 million people eat McDonalds daily. However‚ what effect does this food have on your health? Morgan Spurlock pondered the same question and went on a strict one month diet of eating nothing but McDonalds. In Super Size Me‚ Spurlock eats Mcdonald’s with the intention to show how it affects people’s health. As he is doing his month of experimental diet he shows how the food affects not only him‚ but also how the food affects all people. Through the multiple interviews
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31‚ August 2010 Health 10 pm Box 32 Movie Review “Super Size Me” Information and issues I have become aware of: The movie “Super Size Me” is a great film that exposes the danger of fast food consumption as a steady diet‚ particularly McDonalds food in this case. I have grown up loving McDonalds food. Eating out there wasn’t something that my family did on a regular basis but when we did it was a special treat. Apple Pies‚ Cheeseburgers‚ French Fries‚ those were my favorites. I never
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particular view or opinion. It is important when creating a documentary that all opinions and views are recognised and explored in the film and that it doesn’t focus entirely on one side of the story. An example of a documentary that is biased is Super Size Me‚ directed by Morgan Spurlock. The documentary primarily focuses on the detrimental effects of fast food and it does not mention any positive effects it could have. The documentary shows Spurlock living off McDonald’s food for 30 days in order to
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In 2004 I watched a documentary film that now has made me think twice about eating fast food. Morgan Spurlock had an epiphany one night while hearing about 2 young girls suing McDonalds for their health problems. He then decided to make a documentary on just how unhealthy McDonalds (fast food) is bad for you. I learned the ongoing and fast rate obesity is growing. Diabetes are also playing a key role as well as psychological changes and side affects that can happen. In the documentary Spurlock
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