Super Size Me
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Movie Reviews of Super Size Me
Movie Review: That settles it -- I'm switching to Burger King...
Summary: 5 Stars
Of course, I'm being sarcastic. In all seriousness, this is the one documentary every American should watch. If you're like me, the foray into a fast food joint remains a guilty pleasure that's difficult to resist, especially when our go-go-go lifestyles bleed us of the time and energy to enjoy a normal diet. Thanks to "Super-Size Me" finding that when it comes to eating better, it's worth the effort.
Spurlock's investigations into the industry provide some of the films strongest points, showing us that it's about as benign as big tobacco. Hopefully this give pause to a public blithely ignorant to what we stuff ourselves with.
Spurlock's keen sense of pacing, with generous amounts of humor, made it absolutely fascinating to follow him on his journey into fast-food hell. I was especially captivated by his mood swings and behavioral changes as a result of the obscene amounts of sugar he was consuming. If this is what McDonalds (and its ilk) can do to a nominally healthy, young individual, then I was convinced that I definitely needed to reevaluate what, and how, I eat.
"Super-Size Me's" most alarming moments come when Spurlock undergoes routine and thorough medical tests during his experiment. One of his doctors said that Spurlock's liver was beginning to show evidence of damage usually found among chronic alcohol abusers, and he exhorted him to stop the experiment at once. Another, a nutritionist, I believe, was astonished at how rapidly Spurlock's overall nutritional levels were deteriorating. Finally, an epilogue tells us that after the one-month experiment was over, it took him *6 months* to regain his former health. Whoa.
Part educational piece, part war-cry, this film will most likely not be heartily welcomed by avid fast-foodies. But for those of us looking a for that extra bit of strength to resist super-sized temptations, and are seriously concerned about our eating habits, it's made to order.
Movie Review: Interesting, too bad those who should see this won't.
Summary: 5 Stars
I would have done this differently, say eating a McDonalds meal once per day or maybe breakfaster and lunch or breakfast and dinner. Morgan did take it to the extreme. Some folks think that's the problem with the movie, but think about it for a second - he goes to the extreme and so do some of the super sized meals.
Some of this movie was funny, other parts were disgusting (I'm not going to spoil it for anyone). I thought it was a decent mix of material, ranging from public fast food to the stuff served in schools. Sadly many schools who quit setting fast food and removed their soda machines are putting them back because they were great revenue streams. :( It was interesting listening to his docs and nutritionist talk to him especially as he went through with this.
About my title....it's true. Go into any fast food chain and look at the clients. Are they middle to upper class people out for dinner? Or are they lower to lower middle class folks out for something cheap? Fast food can be cheap, look at all of the discount menus that abound today. A family of 5 can be fed at McDs (or Wendy's, Taco Bell, etc) for 25.00 or so. Try that at a sit down restaurant. The shoddy quality of the food at some fast food eateries matches that of lower income people - lots of pre prepared foods with little nutritional value. I saw a child at our health department once who was 6 years old and at least 100 pounds.
Last year I was on his same "program". I was travelling quite a bit for work and fast food was always handy as I drove to my destinations. On a lark I quit drinking soda and lost 12 pounds over 2 months; I later quit eating fast food more than once per month (there are options, such as Subway!) and lost another 10 pounds. Nothing else changed, I just eat either homecooked meals for work or Subway (or similiar chain) if I'm driving and need some eats. I sleep better now and have much more energy.
Movie Review: Supersized sickness
Summary: 5 Stars
Spurlock decided to undertake an interesting experiment with his own health; eat nothing but McDonald's fast food for 30 days. The result; his health gets ruined.
While Spurlock's experience is not exactly a scientific study you could publish in the Lancet, it is a disturbing examination of what fast food and soft drink are doing to our health.
I rarely eat McDonalds (though I enjoy the odd coke) however the restaurant chain is quite popular in Australia, as it is worldwide. The strength of Mcdonalds and other fast food chains is obviously providing tasty food at low prices very quickly to the consumer. McDonalds essentially applied the industrial technique of mass production to fast food, and made Ray Kroc (its founder) a fortune.
I don't really buy the line that multinational corporations are evil, because they are multinational corporations; we have to remember corporations exist in relation to governments and ultimately consumers, as well as shareholders. We happily buy coke, McDonalds, cigarettes, and many other things obviously bad for our health, and yet seem to like to blame the company which provides that addictive substance to us when our health goes bad. In our individualistic culture, we tend to all too readily avoid self-responsibility and the virtue of self-control, and in my view this is part of the reason fast food exists.
However, the rocketing levels of obesity, especially amoung children, are of great concern, and it is clear the marketing techniques often aimed at children by fast food companies is at least unethical. We need to make sure the tide of obesity turns in the negative direction, otherwise this generation risks dying earlier than our parents and grandparents. Spurlock's experience is a warning to all of us to take the warnings on eating well and exercising seriously, and not ignoring them for the sake of self-indulgence.
Movie Review: Great point about overall common sense!
Summary: 5 Stars
Common sense seems to be one of those things that many of us takes for granted, that many of us believe that society as a whole exercise their right to choose based on common sense. GUESS WHAT! it is not so. Today more than ever, much of society has given up their capacity to free choice to somebody else. Many people wants others to think for them because self responsibility has become too much of a frightening burden to endure. This way, if something goes wrong we can always blame somebody else. The food industry (among others) has done just that, mesmerizing us with -bigger is better- mentality and quantity over quality (including monetary cost) is all that is important. Many of us have imbraced this way of thinking because is easy to follow than lead (and that is the reason I mentioned above). Should be common sense that fast food is bad food and should be eaten in moderation (perhaps no more than twice a month), but who has the time, or will to cook at home today or do anything ourselves anymore? we are (as a whole) a lazy society and we are paying the price for it with our own lives. We must understamd that it is our own fault for the food industry unhealthy overall products, but we give them the power to do so by not making up our own minds about it and putting and end to this madness. Of course many, many sector of the industry today are adopting this quantity over quality mentality simply because that is what people wants, look at the car industry for example or the media mindless eye candied programming today. Unless we regain control of our choice, unless we stop and say no!, we are only destined to spiral down into the abyss of chaos. I don't mean to be this negative, but if you look at the way the world is overall today and stop sugar coating things, you will probably see that, unless we change our self inflicted vanities, there will be no light at the end of the tunnel. Overall: VERY GOOD!Movie Review: Would You Like Fright With That?
Summary: 5 Stars
As strange as it may sound, most of America is being poisoned by a repulsive clown and his goofy henchmen. And what's more, Ronald and co. certainly don't want you to know about it.
This film is an at times disturbing, at time hilarious look at what's making this country so flippin' fat. It's the gigantic portions of junk that passes for food from fast-food restaurants. Being a vegan, I felt, even before watching this, that I had dodged a major bullet with regard to the inherent health risks in eating this way. After watching Super Size Me, I wanted to send a copy of this film to everyone that I care about.
Morgan Spurlock decided to eat an all-McDonalds diet for an extended period of time, in order to see what possible adverse health risks could develop. What happened was worse than what the experts predicted. He gained a lot of weight, and his cholesterol level skyrocketed. Apparently, he even feared continuing the diet due to the results of being a Big Mac Junkie.
The film also discusses how public schools are being infiltrated by fast-food (which is an indictment on that industry, as well as the failure of local, state, and federal government), and it shows how, by adopting a healthy menu, school's can still remain fiscally solvent.
Super Size Me demonstrates how fast-food chains manipulate children by offering toys, playgrounds and cartoons, as well as the unholy marriage between fast-food and Corporate America. The interview with the industry lobbyist is very telling.
The extras are very interesting, too. If you've ever wondered how long it takes for McDonalds fries to decompose, the answer might shock you! There is also an interview with the author of Fast-Food Nation, which, incidentally, is the perfect companion to Super Size Me.
Let's wake up and slim down America. We can start by watching Super Size Me.