Super Size Essay

W ho knew that film directors could have such a creative but manipulative mind? Morgan Spurlock’s latest film or should I say documentary of ‘truth’, called Super Size Me has used crispy and juicy technical, audio and symbolic codes to highlight the damaging and detrimental effects of the fast food industry as a whole. Although, we were late to realise it he’s used a whole gobful of greasy and disturbing 100 minutes to manipulate our minds to believing these outlets are irresponsible, but now we

1. What is the filmmaker’s main argument? Morgan Spurlock's argument in Super Size Me is that eating McDonald's everyday is bad and hazardous for people and their health. However, even though Spurlock specifically focuses on McDonald's because he is eating his daily meals from there, he points out not just that fast-food chain, but other fast-food chains and even the meals served in school cafeterias. A more broad thesis that is not entirely stated outward in the film would be that eating a lot

Analysis of "Super Size Me"      Morgan Spurlock decided to make this documentary to investigate the fast food companies, and the effects of certain fast food chains products, particularly McDonalds, on the health of society. This Documentary explores the United States growing epidemic of obesity and diabetes as well. Morgan decides to eat nothing but McDonald's food for thirty days. He must eat one of everything on the menu at least once, and when asked to super size his meal he must do so

As Steven Spielberg once said, "documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation" (Azevedo, 2013). In Morgan Spurlock's documentary Super Size Me, audiences are informed and shown the dangers of consuming fast food everyday. Spurlock has a camera follow him for one month as he consumes McDonalds for each meal thus exposing one to the unhealthy affects of the lifestyle. Relying on images, interviews, and statistics the viewers are informed of how processed fast foods begin to affect

Head, is a stellar model of this media attention. It examines the exact cause of weight gain, and the reliability of the Government’s nutritional guidelines. The contention of Fat Head is that the U.S Government and Morgan Spurlock (the creator of Super Size Me) present misleading information. However, Naughton’s bias becomes apparent through the careful selection of film techniques, and the silencing of certain characters, who may express opposing viewpoints. The ideal audience of this documentary

Darren Duplessis Professor Pena English 1301.200 22 May 2018 Super Size Me: How Fast Food Contributes to American Obesity If a whole bunch of fit people have body fat measurements under 15% containing 20-30 of pure extra muscle are still considered obese, how accurate is the given advice for today’s overweight people? Both healthy and unhealthy people could care less about how their food made it to their plates. The amount of people who are considered fit that indulge in fast food are the same

Thesis and supporting argument of the film: The main point of Super Size Me is that McDonald’s product causes overweight and obesity in the United States. The film makes the case for this thesis by showing that McDonald’s sale strategy is inducing customers to eat more than they need. First, McDonald’s always encourages customer spend a little more to upgrade the meal size. By knowing customer psychology which is getting the best deal in comparative pricing, McDonald is welling to earn a little more

deaths obesity had caused is a very large number and will continue to rise. Luckily, the Super Size Me documentary did a good job at explaining the risks of fast food and has brought me to realize how important it is to to control the amount of fast food you eat. Watching this documentary I have obtained lots of useful information and it definitely got my attention about the world wide problem of Obesity. The Super Size Me documentary was very informative and brought me to realize my own diet. It also

Corporation greed keeping Americans unhealthy In watching you Super-Size Me by Morgan Surplock it brings up very valid point about today’s society with habits and trends. The movie brings up some alarming facts, how direct medical cost have doubled in the past five years to the drug effect from the foods he was consuming all the and to how Thirty billion dollars is Bing spent on diet programs, pills and weight loss methods ( a quick fix) verse less money spent on actual fitness. It is alarming

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