May 17, 2004
Super Size Me
Super Size Me was awesome!
The premise: a documentarian does an experiment - eating 3 meals a day at McDonald's for 30 days. He must supersize when asked, and he must try everything on the menu at least once. He makes continuous visits to doctors to document the changes to his body. He gains tons of weight, endangers his liver, loses his sex drive, suffers from depression, and more.
He also focuses a lot on McDonald's while looking into today's fast food industry, and the hot lunch meals at public schools. Let me tell you, if I watched this movie once a week, I'd probably be a better eater.
This movie was great. There were a lot of laughs and a lot of information. The artwork between each segment included some rather scary portrayals of Ronald McDonald. I really liked how the movie wasn't aimed at blaming fast food restaurants for people's obesity. It did ponder where the line is drawn between the corporation's responsibility to offer better foods and nutrition info and the consumer's responsibility to make wise choices. In the end, the conclusion is good: YOU need to decide who should die first - you, or fast food franchises.
Very entertaining. I'm glad I went.
Posted by wendytime at May 17, 2004 12:24 PM | TrackBack