Marketic
It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
MamaGravity
good back-story, and good acting
PiraBit
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
zkonedog
Most of us probably have fond memories (whether recent or from childhood) of McDonald's and the fast food business as a whole. In "Super Size Me", Morgan Spurlock takes a look "behind the counter", so to speak, in order to show us what that business really looks like.The premise of Spurlock's little experiment is quite simple: He will eat nothing but McDonald's food for an entire month (three meals a day), and has to super-size the meal if asked. His health is extensively tested at the beginning of his quest, and is also tested at certain points throughout the experiment to see how the McFood is treating him.There really are two ways to look at this documentary:First, there's Spurlock's experiment itself, which needs to be taken with more than a few grains of salt. Though he makes it seem as if the "McDonald's Diet" is killing him, there are many other factors not considered. He pukes up one burger on the very first day (a little suspicious), his exercise and lifestyle habits are never explained (two weeks into the experiment he actually LOSES a pound over the course of a week), and he runs into one gentleman who eats the equivalent of three Big Macs a day yet still looks fit as a fiddle. Thus, there are many inconsistencies to the basic Spurlock experiment premise.However, what really made this movie stick out for me was the parts that shed light onto the business-doings of the fast food industry itself. Though obviously each consumer is ultimately responsible for what he/she puts in his/her mouth, Spurlock makes a compelling case that "Corporate Fast Food" is truly integrated into so many facets of our daily life. They spend billions on advertising, ensconce themselves in the schools, and market themselves as family-friendly as possible. All the while, they are putting out a product that (no matter what your stance on fast food may be) is probably not helping us become any healthier.About the only thing I wish I would have seen from this doc is Spurlock putting a bit more of the onus on actual consumers, as without their dollars the fast food business world would crumble. Other than that, however, I believe that (experiment aside) Spurlock does a noble job of exposing potentially clueless consumers to the "other side of the counter", so to speak. Sometimes, people need a wake-up call to change their ways, and this definitely qualifies as that.
ocolsen-23293
Super Size Me tells the story of Morgan Spurlock bringing to light the unhealthiness of the modern day civilian eating at food chains. Spurlock goes from being vegan and healthy, to only eating McDonalds and taking less than 5,000 steps a day. If asked to have his meal super sized, Spurlock has to say yes. This being a drastic change, it takes an amazing toll on his body ending in an intense medical procedure. Some say this movie shows a false reality of the fast food world due to the drastic change in his diet, obviously bound to cause some problems. This also brings to light what these diets can do to our bodies over time. As far as showing this movie to children, it shows them what their favorite restaurant can be doing to their body. Though this movie does contain harsh language, sex and drug references, and a graphic medical procedure.
chefdesalphas
First watched this movie when i was at high school, it was a great idea to alert us, french student, against danger of being a junk-food eater. Few years later, as a medical student, i love watching this kind of movie. I would advice to all to watch "Supersize me", "Fed Up!" and "Food matters". I'm really touched by the fight against those lobbies. We don't have any nutritional formation, but as everybody knows "We are what we eat", this would take its sense by seeing this.The success of companies like McDo or KFC shows us that they are winning a fight, they are making us eating their food, and that's the most alarming problem. Why are teens becoming fat? And so do adults? In this drama, Morgan Spurlock is actually risking his own life in the quest of these answers. That could appear totally dumb but we need this kind of people, courageous and who want to change things. While watching this, you would be confronted to a hard reality, we don't see how things are moving. For the new generation, that's already normal to see junk-food restaurants at each street corner. Watch this, and share it to your friends, you don't have any excuse. It is totally free, go on Youtube, and let's change. I know that this review is very personal but i don't think you could watch it without changing yourself.You can not dislike this movie, simply because it shows us how reality is, if you don't like it, so you don't like how our world is, and then it is up to you to change it at your own scale.
rpmasse-894-143365
Supersize Me is essentially a movie about a man who eats way too much every day for a month and gets fat. I would like to point out that eating 3k+ calories of ANYTHING every meal will make you fat. Morgan Spurlock offers no control group and his arbitrary method of accepting the offer to "Supersize" whenever asked has no clear purpose other than to prove McDonalds doesn't really ask that often. I would suggest to anyone who has watched this to also watch "Fathead." It offers insight into Spurlock's methodology for the film as well as poking some major flaws in his so called logic. To summarize, this movie does a great job of creating hate towards one of many players in the fast food industry, but it fails to properly educate and provide any useful facts.
