Super Size Me is another in a streak of original and important documentaries to come out in the last few years. From Bowling for Columbine to Control Room, documentaries have become a fresh alternative to the stale Hollywood flicks of late. Super Size Me follows director Morgan Spurlock, a funny and bright guy who has a vegan girlfriend, as he embarks on a thirty day McDonald's binge to see what it does to his body and his mind. Along the way, he opens our eyes to the fact that we have become the fattest country on Earth, exposing horrible school lunches, incredibly large portions, and how advertisers buy out the most TV time for their unhealthy goods. Spurlock, meanwhile, suffers extreme liver damage from his Mac Attack, gains weight, and even suffers a bout of depression. This movie definitely changed the way i look at the food i shovel into my body, and hopefully will have a lasting effects on others.---8/10
P.S.- If you have the DVD, their is a disgusting but fascinating feature called the Smoking Fry, in which Spurlock buts a variety of burgers and fries from Mickey D's and a neighborhood restaurant and watches them decompose over 10 weeks. The nastiest part: the McDonald'd fries do not mold at all. Yech.
P.S.- If you have the DVD, their is a disgusting but fascinating feature called the Smoking Fry, in which Spurlock buts a variety of burgers and fries from Mickey D's and a neighborhood restaurant and watches them decompose over 10 weeks. The nastiest part: the McDonald'd fries do not mold at all. Yech.