It's been quite a few years since I've seen this. My freshman health class consisted of us seeing this for most of the year and the end of the year project for us was to write an essay on this. I didn't write one praising this like I'm sure most of my peers did, but the straight up truth about this self-declared "accurate documentary".
Morgan Spurlock did what the description said. He would eat nothing but McDonalds for 30 days to see what would happen to him, highlighting the health consequences of over indulging in fast food--trying to explain the "obesity epidemic" that is taking place in the United States.
But, what goes down has been proved to be incorrect and wrong. In a documentary responding to it, it shows that Spurlock couldn't have gained the amount of weight he did in that amount of time. And with his nutrition logs for that times never being disclosed, there's no way to prove anything.
The documentary, by Spurlock, implies that people who eat fast food are lazy people who won't lift a finger if it doesn't mean picking up a hamburger. Spurlock's documentary also suggests that people who eat fast food are stupid and the fast food industry is holding a gun to our heads to get that value meal or "super size"; which isn't true. While having poor nutrition can lead to health problems, SSM undermines the intelligence of not only fast food eaters, but the viewer in general.
This documentary contains very false information and paints Americans as moronic, lazy fools who have weak wills. If you want a documentary on fast food, go watch Fathead, which is what Super Size Me should have been. No lies. No filler. No bologna.
Don't waste your time on this.
Morgan Spurlock did what the description said. He would eat nothing but McDonalds for 30 days to see what would happen to him, highlighting the health consequences of over indulging in fast food--trying to explain the "obesity epidemic" that is taking place in the United States.
But, what goes down has been proved to be incorrect and wrong. In a documentary responding to it, it shows that Spurlock couldn't have gained the amount of weight he did in that amount of time. And with his nutrition logs for that times never being disclosed, there's no way to prove anything.
The documentary, by Spurlock, implies that people who eat fast food are lazy people who won't lift a finger if it doesn't mean picking up a hamburger. Spurlock's documentary also suggests that people who eat fast food are stupid and the fast food industry is holding a gun to our heads to get that value meal or "super size"; which isn't true. While having poor nutrition can lead to health problems, SSM undermines the intelligence of not only fast food eaters, but the viewer in general.
This documentary contains very false information and paints Americans as moronic, lazy fools who have weak wills. If you want a documentary on fast food, go watch Fathead, which is what Super Size Me should have been. No lies. No filler. No bologna.
Don't waste your time on this.