Supersize Me Documentary Analysis

Having read, listened and watched a mixed variety of sources - having no choice in this decision whatsoever. Made it abruptly clear that media has gradually evolved over the years to fit with our fast-paced lifestyles. Where all of our time is so-called “precious” making the central focus shift from quality to making something that will stand out. With the goal of crafting something that will stir controversy causing the audience to blabber endlessly about the content non-stop to their friends and family.

In the article “Supersize me” by Alison Motluk, she brings up a very important topic about how it's not fat people's fault on the way they are. She talks about how towns,cities,states were basically designed in a way to make an abundance of food products available to society with such high health risk basically and for a very low price. She blames the economy for the reason we have such a high obesity rate here in America but many other places as well..What she really tries to enforce is that the Economy was purposely made in a way to get others fat/obese and how it is not the persons fault for becoming greatly overweight. In addition, she uses mainly Logos and Ethos to effectively support her claim on how Americans and society being obese

Research has shown that people who consume fast food more than twice a week increase the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic problems. In 2004, Morgan Spurlock released the movie called, Super Size Me. He was the director of the movie and starred in it as well. Moreover, Spurlock dedicated himself to a 30-day plan of only eating McDonald’s food three times a day. Not to mention, he had to consume all of the food items on the menu at least once over a 30 day period. This experiment had taken its toll on Spurlock’s body both physically and psychologically. As a result, he gained 24 ½ lbs. His body mass increased by 13% also increasing his cholesterol to 230 mg/dl. Spurlock experienced fat accumulation in his liver,

Documentaries help to tell the stories that can change the world, and have the intangible power to bring change to societies hearts and minds. An effective documentary holds the power to evoke an evolutionary emotional response from the viewer, perhaps beginning the revolution to change. Today, my presentation will demonstrate the ability of a documentary to create a greater change in the world, while pursuing a thought-provoking response from viewers. Ultimately, it only takes one person to create a difference in the world, and Growing up Coy, a Still Point Pictures production, is a clear example of this. Today, I will evaluate the films elements in order to understand the power it

1: Summarize the documentary ’Super Size Me’ using no more than 200 words. “Super Size Me” is about fast food and the huge downsides of eating unhealthy everyday. In the beginning of the documentary, the central character which is Morgan Spurlock, introduce the viewer to the fast food world. It is enormous. Restaurant chains like McDonald, Burger King and KFC, are spending countless of greenbacks on advertising and they are psychologically trying to convince youngsters, parents, middleclass people and rich people to go buy their junk food.

Minow’s push for beneficial, valuable broadcasting led to the eruption of documentaries. Despite public opinion, documentaries can have ulterior motives for content such as propaganda and subjective aims. According to Minow’s speech, “program materials should enlarge the horizons of the viewer, provide him with wholesome entertainment, afford helpful stimulation, and remind him of the responsibilities which the citizen has toward his society” (Minow). All television entertainment should be designed to present the viewer with an unbiased view. In Harvest of Shame,

In film theory, documentary is increasingly identified as film, a story and, it can be argued, as fiction like any other film. There can be two types of documentaries which include, Objective and Subjective. A subjective documentary is personal interpretations of facts or events that is not impartial. A objective documentary consists of observed facts and is unbiased. Our assignment was to develop a documentary on a topic of our choice and choose what type of documentary we would like to do. We chose to do a subjective documentary on Why St Luke’s Anglican School is a Good School. Our target audience was 15 years old students at St Luke’s Anglican School. When choosing the groups, the final outcome was Harry, Letitia, Alister and myself. I

Regarding any research involving human participants, extreme care is required for the health and wellbeing of the individuals involved. This analysis will examine key focal points highlighted in the readings required for this week. First, in the journal, Ethical Responsibilities to Subjects and Documentary Films, Ellen M. Maccarone examines the responsibility of the filmmaker’s to their participants. Comparatively, the second essay, what can a philosophy and ethics of communication look like in the context of documentary filmmaking, Garnet C. Butchart assimilates ethical responsibilities in the context of a documentary and visual representation. . Beginning with Maccarone, morality and ethics are important tools when conducting any form of documentary.

     Americans are fat and growing fatter with each passing day. One does not have to do look far to see how fat we are. Take a stroll to the supermarket, college campuses, offices, playgrounds, fast food restaurants, or malls and see the evidence of fat America. What is causing this epidemic of obesity? There are a plethora of reasons including overeating, lack of exercise, fast food, processed food, dieting, and sedentary lifestyles. Morgan Spurlock of New York City decided to tackle one aspect of this problem with his idea of studying the McDonald’s way by limiting his intake of food for one month to only McDonald’s and filming this adventure. The result is the movie Super Size Me. Spurlock finds that the

Everyone within a society has his or her own individual concerns in life. Some people, however, are occasionally looked down more by others, depending on if their problems are seriously destructive to the society or not. An often time in doing so, these people are manipulated into a dominant ideology which represents arguments about whether things are of optimistic or pessimistic standards in our civilization. This set of central principles, ideology, produces particular manners and offer ethical regulations by which one’s dealings can be evaluated. In fact, the media production business appears to be the focal resource that utilizes the governing beliefs by constructing imaginary medium contacts, appealing to massive audiences to reflect

Matt Cutts, a Google programmer and computer scientist, explained his ‘try something new for 30 days’ challenge from his inspiration of Morgan Spurlock, documentary filmmaker with the most notable social experiment work: Super Size Me. Matt structured his presentation in a way that when he hints at the physiological basis of a 30 day challenge, he dives into the narrative, even storytelling examples, about his personal experiences to prove the concept that something simple as a 30 day challenge does work to setting and achieving goal you want in your life. From his structure to flow, the presentation has Matt’s experiences embedded to support every main point of the 30 days challenge such as how 30 days can create or destroy a habit, and small

Documentaries are often assumed to be credible and filled with factual information; they do, after all, document reality. This is not always the case though. There are many factors that determine the reliability of documentaries: the editing, the director’s agenda, the film’s style, confirmation bias, and choice of interviewees, among other things. Documentaries are a representative medium, after all, and although they are able to give audiences insight into people and events that they were not able to experience first-hand, there is much ambiguity surrounding the truthfulness of non-fiction film. While it may be possible to inform and persuade people through film, it will never be able to accurately represent reality. By comparing two documentaries about Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, it will become apparent that there is still a blurred line between what is fiction and what is not.

Documentary is a genre that has been around since the early 20th century, and is defined as “using pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual report on a particular subject,” (oxforddictionaries.com, 2016.) Documentaries are created with the intention of being factual and telling the truth, and in return the audience expect a certain ethical code that provides them with this truth. Some filmmakers have argued over the years that there are a lot of pressures for them to act in this way, and sometimes these pressures can overtake the duty they have to provide the truth. This essay explores the successes and challenges of the ethical codes that documentary filmmakers, both for film and television, should be

It is important to first know what a documentary is to fully understand why the development of technology has shaped them. From their conception documentary films have been about capturing life, about the “raw material of actuality.” (Beattie; 10) Not only do the documentaries tell us the story that the filmmaker is trying to tell, but also a deeper lesson that may be historical and or of social significance. As documentaries would now be considered mainstream media, they are seen as being the truth, that they are capturing life from unbiased point of view. “Of course, saying that a documentary representation makes a truth claim is not the same as

Media is so powerful that many people in business and politics have long realised that documentary filmmaking is a powerful way to influence or persuade the masses as to which side they should take on certain issues. Although the media claim their documentaries to be neutral, subjectivity is always an issue. The purpose of a documentary film is to show an opinion, story, agenda or someone’s version of reality based on that person’s experience. However, a documentary’s version of reality is not as truthful as it presents itself to be because it lacks the objectivity it aims to accomplish (Merin, 2015). Documentary films contain interpretations of the ‘real’ world and the film-maker’s choice to show their own opinions on what they believe in, and exploit a certain issue. This is why documentaries are viewed as being subjective.