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Super Size Me
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.
Release : | 2004 |
Rating : | 7.2 |
Studio : | Kathbur Pictures, The Con, Studio On Hudson, |
Crew : | Director of Photography, Director, |
Cast : | Morgan Spurlock |
Genre : | Documentary |
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Best movie of this year hands down!
How sad is this?
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
Weeeeelllllll, now that he's confessed that he was an alcoholic, pretty much all his credibility has gone out the window due to him probably being on alcohol during the whole McD's experiment....
So, let me get this straight. Eating 5,000 calories, everyday, with no exercise will make you fat? Lord have mercy. How could I have been so stupid?Look here, people... This documentary is ridiculous. If you honestly believe for a second that you can eat anything in the amounts that he was and not gain weight, I pity you; you're an idiot. Granted, processed foods have the added bonus of slowly shutting down your body's systems when you eat nothing but processed foods, but eating processed food as a last resort, or a treat (both the former and the latter being consumed on occasion; "on occasion" being every 1-3 months), is not going to kill you or make you sick. Don't be stupid.Fast food is not the evil culprit of obesity in this country; it's just a factor among many factors. We live in a society of stupidity, laziness, and unrestrained pleasure-seeking. What do you expect? Thin, happy, faithful people with mental clarity and no addiction? Give me a break.
Interesting, illuminating documentary on the fast-food industry.Observing the obesity epidemic in the USA, a documentary film-maker, Morgan Spurlock, eats only MacDonalds meals, three times a day, for 30 days. His aim is to document the changes to his body. He enlists a host of medical experts to keep track of what is happening to himself. Between this he weaves a story of the fast-food industry, and MacDonalds in particular, the food we eat and human behaviour with regard to food.Quite eye-opening and the results are quite profound. If you do eat regularly at MacDonalds, this might change your mind...Also good in that it doesn't pull any punches or try to politically correctly tiptoe around issues. Fat people are called just that and shown up for their own behaviour.On the negative side it is a touch manipulative and, at times, unobjective. A minor compliant though, especially when you compare this with the bullsh*t Michael Moore parades as "documentaries". Moore's films have zero objectivity, contain almost as little facts and are entirely based on manipulation and his own opinions.The other slightly jarring thing is the thought that MacDonalds is entirely to blame for people being fat, and are hence suable for it. Surely fat people only have themselves to blame? Oh wait, it's the 21st century and you're now never responsible for your own actions...
After watching this documentary I really lost my appetite, I gave it 10 score at that time.I gave it 8 now, because now that I think again, you are not supposed to eat if you are already full and this guy eat three McD meals per day no matter what he felt. It's like forcing himself to get that result in the end..Yea I am bit skeptical., but I still think this is good documentary with a good message, but yea I don't think it is 100% legit. I would gladly changed my mind if somebody duplicate his experiment again.But in the end it has good message that we should do healthy diet, even if it's not 100% legit.