The Story Of Stuff

For this review we watched "The Story of Stuff" by Annie Leonard talks about our economic system. An interesting technique used in this film is that Annie Leonard talks with a white background in which animated drawings on the background move to what she is saying to display her concepts. It is very fun to watch and extremely entertaining. Anyone can watch this film. It is funny for all ages. It may not make sense to the younger people but it would still be funny to watch and listen to. This short film basically covers the harm that the economic system of the USA is destroying the environment and the people living in it. It highlights the wrongs of the system that are not taught in schools or openly discussed by people. The film tries to enlighten people on what is going on in our economic system. The spiritual message just reinforces the need to protect our planet. God told us to take care of the planet and this points out something that is wrong with the way we are treating it. We need to be more aware of what is going on and stand up and fix the wrongs.

Story of Stuff Review

the story of stuff

The story of stuff is an documentary directed by Louis Fox and narrated by Annie Leonard. This video was released December 4 2007. The creative techniques that the creator used is the animation. I like how the film is animated to attract everyones attention. Whether if its adults or kids, everyone can be drawn to this documentary. The animated documentary is being used in mostly schools particularly elementary school. Also is being used in economic classes. From elementary kids to students in economic classes in college, everyone can understand the message its trying to say. The point of this film is to reach out to everyone globally about waste and recycling. It reminds everyone to be aware of the environment. The spiritual input in this is that everyone should take action over environmental issues because God has given us a place to live that we should take care of what he has given us.

Andriyah Burgos

Pastor Sam

02 December 2009

UNST 101

Monique Gramling
ID#924889
12/2/09
UNST: The Gospel According To Wall-E

The Story Of Stuff
The story of Stuff was launched on December 4, 2007 by Annie Leonard, and Lewis Fox. This informative film incorporated many techniques to attract the audiences attention. For example, by providing demonstrations through drawings, visualizing the actual process of what our products are made from were made much easier to comprehend.
However, people in varying social classes may view this film differently. A wealthy individual from the suburbs may not be so much affected by this film, whereas an individual coming from a destitute neighborhood might identify with it more clearly. Usually wealthier people buy things with no remorse, while less fortunate people understand the affects of natural resources depleting.
Ultimately this film was created to be a wake up call to everybody. By watching this film, I got three things out of it. First, I realized that we as society, depend and rely on materialistic things too often. In today’s world nothing is made or created naturally anymore, everything has been industrialized in a sense that we do not value our natural resources.
Secondly, I saw that Americans will do anything to keep up with the latest styles and technologies, no matter what the cost or price having to be paid to distribute the product. Lastly, I clearly recognized all of the harm that we are causing our planet to go through. The products that we purchase, like I said before, are created from destroying most of our natural resources; thus polluting the earth even more.
This film was necessary because it can inform a lot of us on how, and what our products are being made from. I found this film to be related spiritually in a way that God created our natural resources and they are not going to be replaced, so we really need to take care of the ones we have.

Story of Stuf Review by Martin Baugh

The Gospel According to WALL-E: The Story of Stuff

Watching the Story of Stuff really opened my eyes to what happens to our "stuff." How many times do we take what we have and simply stop using it when we get tired of it, not because it's old or worn out, but simply because something new has replaced it. For example, when the iPod first came out, everyone needed to have one. A few years later, a newer model replaced it and, before you know it, every one was discarding their "old" iPods and jumping at the next, newer model.

It really struck me when she made the point about how we're constantly in a big cycle of buying, using, getting bored, repeat. We then start to work more to fuel our new habit of buying useless junk and, before we know it, we're too tired to use it.

Spiritually, that's how we treat God sometimes. Sure, we don't "buy" God, but we're so excited and on this big spiritual high and then, pretty soon, life comes at us again and, before we know it, we're kicking God to the curb for something new and different. We realize that the thing we put in our lives to take God's place isn't good for us, so then the cycle repeats. Spirtual high to spiritual low.

The Story of Stuff

The Story of Stuff

This movie was made in 2007. First put out on December 7, 2007. Annie Leonard directed this film and wrote it herself as well. This movie was sponsored by many. Free Range Studios produced the film and sponsored her as well. Some other sponsors are the Tides Foundation, the Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption.

I think she wrote this film to demonstrate and show us people how we go through life unknowing of all the things going on in our life. How every little thing is effected by what we do. Annie did research for 10 years on this and finally decided to show and direct a film on this to inform the world and spread the word to people. She also made this film to show how we are getting so negligent of our environment and what is going on in the world to the forests and everything out there effecting the environment.

She wants us to change our ways so that our environment can be healthy so we can live in a healthier world instead of a dying one. When watching this movie, I really began to think about how she is very correct and telling all the truth and hiding nothing. She is trying to get all of this information out so that we as people can do something about it. I don't really see anything too spiritual sticking out at me but what I do see is that we all need to work together to help our world to be a cleaner and better place.

What can be seen and related back to is I guess God and his love for us to care for us. He cares for us so we should also care for the world our home. God is the father of us and he loves us. With that, we should also love the world and take care of it like God takes care of us.

Rachel Cho

UNST: Wall-E

Pastor Sam Leonar

Alexander Alonso

12/1/09

Story of STUFF

Sorry if you were expecting a movie…I’ve had a rough week and night. The story of stuff took me back to economics class. The way things and systems are made to make money and all the twists and turns that there are. I really liked the way that Annie Leonard paints the picture for us to see large things in a really simple way. I also give her props for researching this for 10 years. Her main goal was to show us how much stuff we waste, how much stuff we buy. Why we buy stuff. And the effect it does have or can have on our lives. I thought it was interesting for her to tell about the computers and how a lot does not really change just a little part making one have to buy a whole new computer…. its SOOO TRUE!!! IT MAKES ME MAD!!! Not just that either! Like it goes obsolete! …. OK, well, yeah, all these bug corporations and companies know what they’re doing, unfortunately, to get our money. I think that it is our fault just as much as theirs. I mean, if we didn’t care what people thought about we wear of what computer we have of the kind of car we drive, people would not be spending money “a lo tonto” as they say in Mexico. I see Annie’s concern, I believe that we should continue to be aware of what we buy and use and throw away, oh and what pillows we sleep on! I think the only thing I didn’t agree with Annie was the government. They are not here to take care of us. They are there to give rules and enforce them. I don’t believe that the government is going to come and feed my lunch. I think there is certain things they should do, and thing shouldn’t s they, but yeah. I learned a lot watching this film. I think others should see it and draw their on conclusions. OH AND SAVE WHAT GOD GAVE US! GO GREEN! RECYCLE!

The Story of Stuff Review

Sara Martinez

November 30, 2009

UNST Religion According to WALLE

Review on The Story of Stuff

As we go through our day, using all the commodities that we are used to using we don’t even realize what really goes on behind us using these things. This topic intrigued Annie Leonard and so she spent 10 years traveling the globe and fighting threats to our environment. Annie herself wrote and directed this short video, and it was sponsored by the Tides Foundation, The Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption, and Free Range Studios, who also produced the Film. It was first launched on December 4, 2007, and taken to classrooms around the country to be used from elementary schools to graduate programs. Annie is trying to get through to the public and bring some awareness to what really goes on in this country and how bad our environment is getting.

As I was watching this video it struck me how much of a cycle we have created. It has become so engrained into us that when shown or offered a new way no one wants to take it because they are so used to the normal grind. Even though these things are causing harm people just do not want to give up what they have or Change their ways. This is God’s created planet and he has asked us to be good stewards of this earth. We need to take care of this earth and it may be hard but we can start by recycling. It is with small baby steps that great things will and can be accomplished. We need to take care of what God has given us as a gift, and we should take care of it with a joyful heart and willing spirit.

The Story of Stuff: the bad stuff we stuff the world full of

The Story of Stuff was created by Annie Leonard. The Story of Stuff is a shocking expository that forces the reader to look at life in a different way. It exposes the bad in our society and point out were exactly we are failing. Although this video may seem excessively shocking, the truth is not always pretty. Corporations and ignorant, non-environmental psychos might definitely view this documentary in a different light. Since the corporations are the ones that are instigating the great majority of the damage that is inflicted on our environment, they will never change their ways unless a change is seen as financially beneficial. You see, corporations are all about making money, and unless they are fundamentally restructured to benefit people in a global and economical way, they will always be the true toxin diffusing throughout our planet. Also, there are individuals that shun global climate change as false. These individuals are sorely misled and I am forced to believe that they make their misinformed judgments based on personal uncertainty rather than lucid, undistorted perception. The lifestyle that is portrayed is a tenuous one at best. Basically, the way we were living wasn’t working, so we must come to the realization that proactive intervention is the way to make the world a cleaner place. The film demonstrates that God is going to let mankind deal with his own problems. By not intervening, God is exemplifying his allowance of freewill. As humans, God takes care of us, but we must also take care of ourselves and the planet we were meant to look over.

Michael Aguilar

UNST- The Gospel According to WAll-E

The Story of Stuff

12-2-09

The Story of Stuff

Stephanie Lamp
Gospel According to wall-e
“The Story of stuff”
December 1st 2009


The story of stuff was designed by free range studios, and was narrated by Annie Leonard. This was definitely a film to educate ourselves on our consumption and how horrible how Planet is becoming. The audience is for any age range I think that can understand the importance of the situation, being WASTEFUL! She explained so many reasons as to how our corporations get us to keep buying new things, like the computer scenario and the high heel shoes for women! Right when you buy a new computer within a few months you’ll already be outdated, a scheme for us to get the “bigger and better” one. The high heels, if you as a woman are in the work place and all your other woman co-workers have new shoes and your “out dated” of course that woman is going to want to go buy the “bigger and better” shoes to fit in.
What Annie talked about is very true, she even said recycling can’t fix our problem; it helps but won’t fix it completely. God gave us this Earth to live on and enjoy and we’re ruining it with all this wasting! We need to take care of and respect our Planet the way God intended us to!

God Grew Tired Of Us Review

Lloyd Pressley
923934
The Gospel According to Wall-E
11/4/09

"God Grew Tired of Us" is a 2006 documentary about three of the "Lost Boys of Sudan", a group of some 25,000 young men who have fled the wars in Sudan since the 1980's , and their experiences as they move to the United States. The film was written and directed by Christopher Dillon Quinn.After watching the movie, I could not believe how the living conditions are in Sudan compared to the United States. It truly opened my eyes to how much I take for granted living in the United States.I also noticed how the people and families in Sudan made use of every resource they could...down to the last cent. Not only that, but everyone is really close-knit as a family. This movie has a lot of evidence of how Sudan is compared to other places in the world.It makes the U.S. look so materialistic. It really makes you stop and think about how life is a gift, and to not take things for granted. The opportunities here in the United States are so endless, but in Sudan it is very limited...such as an education. We as Americans have so much more than the lost boys in Sudan. But, the lost boys try to make the best of their surroundings and what they got. God gave every human the gift of life, and he has a plan for every individual. At times when we feel we are about to give up on out complications in life , what doesn't kill us is only making us stronger...and by having our trust and faith in God, we can overcome these complications. This movie definitely inspired me to give thanks for all the blessings I have been given.

God Grew Tired of Us

Carolina Rodriguez

The film, God Grew Tired of Us, was a 2006 documentary film about the "three lost boys of Sudan." It was directed by Christopher Dillon Quinn and was also co-produced by Tom Walker. Brad Pitt was also took part in this film as executive producer and was narrated by Nicole Kidman. This film follows three young men in their struggle and will to survive and to start over new lives in America. However their daunting past is still among them and adjusting is quite an akward battle for the men. In this film, it is straight foward in your face type of format. As viewers of the film, we feel a great deal of sympathy and compassion for these brave men, and at times, this film can make the average American feel uncomfortable. Uncomfortable in a sense that many of us take many of our daily routines and resources for granted without giving a second thought about other who are not so fortunate. This film never loses the viewers attention and keeps us quite wrapped in the storyline. Along with Nicole Kidman as narrator, it was quite interesting as the film continued to unravel. The film was blunt and overall presented all sorts of truth that was an eye opener for most. I believe that this film was presented in such a way that it is almost impossible to forget this movie; it keeps you wondering and almost shocks you to the point of exasperation of how complicated life can be. For these men being documented, they have seen too much in their lifetime. Things that people should not be a witness to. They have had difficult lives if you classify that "life." These men show a great deal of determination and show such a great promise for renewal, a fresh start. However, as presented in the film, there are such tremendous differences between theirs and ours. The way the American society lives life is distant and dettached is is absolutely foreign to these men. Most of us do not realize the the mass amounts of opportunities we have solely, just for being born in America. We take too many things for granted and do not think of how fortunate we really are. We lack appreciation and are slowly losing values that should not be forgotten. We all need to take time and appreciate what we have. We need to stop complaining of the things that we "lack" is life, but rather give thanks for the things that we are fortunate to have. We must learn to be selfless and to keep in mind of those who need help, who need direction, and who need a new start. We need to stop being lazy, selfish, prejuidice, cold, and learn to love to appreciate the blessings in life. This film portrays the idea that we need appreciate the life we lead. Life is so precious and taken for granted. We need to learn to stop looking for all the negatives in life and just be joyous with what you have. We do not need material possesions, nor do we need a social status, we have life, and life is truly beautiful. Life is a gift from God, and we need respect what God has given us. We must never give up and dwell on misfortunes; we must never grow tired, we must always believe and put our trust in him, because he will never give up on us.

God Grew Tired of Us Review

I hope that you enjoy this review.

God Grew Tired of Us

In the movie "God Grew Tired of Us," which was directed by Christopher Dillon Quinn and Tommy Walker, I had so many different emotions filling my mind. First off, seeing how the people living in Africa made me really think about my own living conditions and how I never really take a chance to think about how lucky I am to be living how I am in America. I seem to really take everything I have for granted.

Some of the creative techniques used in this movie are really more like involving and pulling on your heart strings to draw you into the movie and feel the emotions being tossed out to the audience. Different people would feel different emotions according to their own lifestyle and such. Maybe if someone were living in not such nice conditions, they would have a deeper understanding of the people living in Africa and feel more sympathy. But people living in better conditions may feel deep sympathy as well but not as much because they do not know how living in poor conditions may be like so they take things for granted and are arrogant in a sense that they don't really want to feel how the people in Africa are living.

Something that really hit me hard was the fact that these people still loved their families so much even with all that was going on and how they were living.

The point being made in the movie is basically saying that we really take everything for granted. Like electricity and such. Some people in different parts of the world are struggling to get through with the minimum that they have. But we have it so easy. Just a switch on of a light and we have it. Everything we take for granted so the movie is really trying to make us feel sympathy and point out that we need to start thinking more about what we have and appreciate it more.

Spiritually, there definitely was a spiritual view. What really made me feel the spiritual emphasis in the movie was when the boy, John, basically said "God grew tired of us." This made me really think. But really, God doesn't ever grow tired of us. He always loves us and will always do anything for us even to the point where he dies for us to forgive all of our sins.

I think this movie put its point across straight and made it very clear that we really need to start appreciating what we have more and take less for granted. I enjoyed the movie most definitely and I like that it made me think and pulled the spirituality out and made it strong in the movie and in me.

Rachel Cho

Pastor Sam

UNST: Gospel According to Wall-E

God Grew Tired of Us

   Monique Gramling
ID #924889
Assignment #6

      God grew tired of us was a very captivating documentary written by Christopher Dillon Quinn in 2006.  In it, the lives of three young man from Sudan are followed closely as they experience hardships in escaping the violent and cruel wars in Sudan, while trying to survive at the same time.  The cover of the movie I rented features a man standing in front of a city while the sun is setting, as if it was his first time.  This alone intrigued me into watching the movie.  Also the narration by Nicole Kidman made the film even more enjoyable.  If people in Sudan were to watch this film there would be mixed reception.  In terms of the citizens, they would either feel jealous that the "lost" escaped, or extremely happy for them.  The militia however would definitely deem them traitors, and probably shoot them on sight if they ever ended up in Sudan again.  In America, we would most likely consider these young men very brave and welcome them.  In the film, the lifestyles of Africans are displayed.  When they came to America, these young African men were accustomed to poor sanitation, and close quarters, whereas in America electricity, and supporting themselves was necessary.  To me, I think this message was created to show Americans how life in countries like Sudan are.  Many people can not even step outside of their homes without the risk of being killed.  Also I believe this message was created with another purpose of showing that it is not easy to survive culture shock.  When one leaves their familiar life for a new one, I am sure that  many differences exists.  Especially differences with the western, and eastern civilizations in the world today.  With all of these purposes, the film showcases young men's desires to help their suffering families.  They would send their hard earned cash just to help relatives survive.  That is the definition of caring. We take many things in our lives for granted, material, and family. When the Sudanese came to America they were discriminated against, but they were happy to just have a chance to live. Not only is God in the title of this movie, but one of the main characters says the quote, "God grew tired of us" in reference to the constant fighting in the world.  He believed that he was being punished for something, and that God could no longer bear it.  This was an interesting and religious film. There faith was constantly tested, and at first glance, I would have never thought it to be as captivating as it was.

God grew tired of us?

"God grew tired of us" is a movie that shook me. Christopher Dilon Quinn the director and writer of this documentary film made a brilliant movie. This movie is a great catch because the contain of the movie have great impact on the viewers. It draws in sympathy from the viewers to people who lived in Sudan. It was unbelievable how people from Sudan live their lives compare here in America. Here we have everything, Americans always take for granted all lifestyles and great opportunities we have, but in Sudan its the opposite around. Living there is very painful and hard. I think that most people would view this movie as a movie that someone can totally appreciate everything we have here in America and how we are more fortunate than others. This movie definitely thought the viewers how to realize Americans should not complain how they live their lives. Because we are probably one of the most fortunate people in the world compare to other people in different countries particularly people in Sudan. Also even though these Sudanese are striving to live in America, they still care for their family, unlike others especially Americans sometimes we don't even show how much we value our family. I think this message is being sent to make us viewers realize that people should always appreciate whatever God have put upon us, even though we think that God grew tired of us, we are wrong because somehow God is still providing us to live. This film is saying that our God never forgets us that God never grew tired of us because we are His people.

God Grew Tired of Us

Imari Palma
Pastor Sam
UNST-Gospel According to Walle
11/03/09

God Grew Tired of Us

This film/ "semi-documentary" directed by Christopher Dillon Quinn and Tommy Walker and directed by Christopher by Dillon Quinn is very touching. The history and plot of this story is that, "In 1987, Sudan's Muslim government pronounced death to all males in the Christian south: 27,000 boys fled to Ethiopia on foot. In 1991, they were forced to flee to Kenya; 12,000 survived to live in a U.N. camp in Kakuma. Archival footage documents the 1,000 mile flight; we see life in the camp. We follow three young men who repatriate to the U.S. John Bul Dau goes to Syracuse, and by the film's end, becomes a spokesperson for the Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan; Daniel Abol Pach and Panther Bior go to Pittsburgh. All work several jobs, send money back to the camp, search for relatives lost in the civil war, acclimatize to the U.S., seek an education, and miss their homeland" (ihailey@hotmail.com).

This film's main characters are: John, Daniel and Panther. They embark on a new and incredible journey to the United States. They experience culture shock in many ways that are amusing and fascinating to me, someone who take so many things for granted. When they arrive on the airplane, everything is foreign to them from the speakers to the processed food; they even eat the butter by itself not knowing exactly what to do with it. When they finally arrive to their new apartment they are introduced to running water, a heating stove, cleaning supplies, a flushing toilet, and different types of food. They become amazed by these things and watching them in a fascination within itself. It made me smile, observing how they interacted with this "new world." Life is not easy for them in America either, unfortunately. They have a hard time finding jobs and fitting in. They have to pay rent and assist their families back at their homeland. They work extensively and even experience some racism. I felt so sympathetic watching their journey. They are so hard-working and take every blow that comes their way and it is so inspiring. Although, these three men fight through their struggles.

I appreciate how real this film is. It does not "sugar-coat" realities. Although moments of the film are heart-wrenching, a lot of the movie is humerus and interesting as well, which I liked a lot. The big issue will not be solved till Jesus comes again. There will always be hardship, strife and suffering but stories like this gives hope for dying nations.

God is evident in every aspect of this film. From protecting the survivors of the war and giving them a place to be safe to guiding these men to America to create a new life for themselves. In the gospel of Matthew Jesus' parting words before ascending to Heaven is to preach the gospel to all nations. In this movie, these people of Africa had not heard the good news but the hospitality and chances they are given is a witness within itself. The title of this movie, God Grew Tired of Us, is ironic because, of course, He never grows tired of His people.

The Gospel According to WALL-E: God Grew Tired of Us

When I watched God Grew Tired of Us, so many things came to mind. One, I couldn't believe the different living conditions they had in Africa, versus what we're used to living in America. Not only are the living conditions different, but how much I take for granted. I know how electricity works and other stuff that is available to Americans. It was quite sobering to watch these men who had been wandering in the African deserts for 15 plus years, finally make it to a place where they can shower, eat decently, and start making a name for themselves.

Another point that hit me as I was watching this movie was how much these people still cared for their families and would send pretty much every cent they earned at their jobs to their friends and families still living in the camp. It really made me think about how often we don't pay attention to family, even if they live in the United States in close proximity to us.

This movie also had a very strong spiritual component to it. One of the Sudanese boys, John, went so far as to say that we felt that "God grew tired of us." He felt that he had done something to evoke God's wrath and now he was being punished. Personally, I don't feel that God keeps a record of wrongs and is ready to unleash his wrath on us whenever he feels like it.

God Grew Tired of Us is a really good movie that had amazing components to it and really made me appreciate all that I take for granted.

God Grew tired Of Us

Stephanie Lamp
UNST
Gospel according to wall-e
November 3, 2009


God grew tired of us was written and directed by Christopher Quinn, executive produced by Brad Pitt. This movie was definitely made for us to get a better understanding of how these poor people from Sudan lived. All the things they went through just to get to America are amazing, they worked so hard one man even worked three jobs and sent all his money back home to help take care of his family and others in refugee camps. Look how much love and compassion they have for their friends and family, I think we definitely take those little things for granted. Their life styles drastically changed coming here, having to adjust to out strange American ways, they didn’t even know what electricity was and were worried about learning how to use it, today we don’t even think twice about turning on a light or taking a shower. I love how much love they have for each other it just makes me happy seeing them enjoying this experience and learning knew things they didn’t know before. They wanted to go to school and make I life for themselves, there are so many Americans today who take their education opportunities for granted and look at these main thirsting for it! They are the true definition of a Christian. They are showing compassion, love, and friendship with everyone they meet, and never giving up on their families and friends like home, just like God never gives up on us!

God Grew Tired Review

God Grew Tired of us was written and directed by Christopher Dillon Quinn and Co-directed by Tommy Walker. This movie is very graphic and sympathy-stimulating. It draws in the viewer and forces him to view the realities endured by the protagonists. I myself was overcome with emotion when I saw the wretched existence that many Sudanese live due to a horrible civil war. The film exposes the harsh realities of life in Africa and is very provocative. Others might interpret this film as only a look into the life of the lost boys and not the whole populace of Sudan. This is an erroneous conception, however, because these lost boys are at the heart of the issue afflicting the Sudanese people. They manifest not only the views of few, but many. The issues such as religion, family, and oppression that these lost boys articulate can be deemed a similar sentiment to all Sudanese. The lifestyle of Africans is clearly represented in God Grew Tired of Us. Also, the “What it means to be a man” value is a strong undercurrent that flows through the film. By coming to America, these men must take on challenges that they had not previously known. They are not only providing for themselves, but for their friends and families back in Sudan. The message being sent is that where inequality or a pervading strife exists, the more blessed individuals have responsibility to those worse off than themselves. It is a sin for the more fortunate of us to turn a blind eye on the suffering of others. We are all, after all, siblings in Gods eyes- a worldwide society that will inevitably rise or fall together. The main protagonist speaks of religion and God in eschatological terms. He talks about the end and how God grew tired of us and all our constant fighting.

Michael Aguilar

11-4-09

UNST: Gospel According to Wall-E

God Grew Tired of Us

God grew tired of us Review

Sara Martinez

November 3, 2009

UNST Religion according to WALLE

God Grew Tired of Us

When I saw that this movie was a documentary I did not expect it to be as interesting as it was. I was amazed, touched, and just overwhelmed. The directors Christopher Quinn and Tommy Walker must have been moved as well when they heard the story of the lost boys. They had been gathering many testimonies about these boys, and before they knew it they were boarding the plane back to the U.S. with some of the chosen young men. They used not only fact, but also I think they used personal stories, to draw people in and make people very interested. I feel this movie was made to let those who do not know what has happened aware of the situation. I think that most people who watch this movie were very touched, and maybe astonished at how we are very blessed we are. When they showed how they reacted to things like technology, and even the fridge full of food, it really made me think that I am so blessed. Even though the lost boys had almost nothing they had a parliament, and believed in God, and they tried to make the best of their situation. It’s funny that here, where we have all we could ask for, we complain about small things, and blame God sometimes. We have so much more than the lost boys did, we should be thankful. God never leaves us, even though at times we feel that we can’t go on, he will always provide a way and give us help. It is sad that it takes a movie to make us think about all the blessings we have. We need to give thanks for them every day.

SALSU Review

SALSU Review

Here is my very fun and interesting review of SALSU!!

SALSU Events . . . Three Out of Five Ain't Bad!

So . . . I have attended three out of the five SALSU events! The first week I went to the Welcome Back Luau! That was quite funny. My friends and I always go to these events with the intent to have fun no matter what and no matter how silly. The bounce house things where too funny. My friend Shiva, who is in this particular UNST class, and my friend Jawon played the bungee run one where you have to place a bean bag the furthest on the velcro. There is a hilarious video of it on Facebook. They also played the gladiator one where you stand on the circle and you have these super sized q-tip looking things and try to knock your opponent off of the circle by beating them with the super q-tip. Then came the Polynesian dancers! It was fun to watch them dance. After the dancing the whole lot of us at the luau decided to go through the obstacle course jump house that had a water fall at the end. We all walked back to our dorms soaking wet.

I was out of town and I missed Paint Wars. WACK! I hope they have another one sometime this school year! However, I did go cosmic bowling. My friends and I arrived a bit late. I used the GPS on my iPhone and it took me way out of the way . . . but we made it. There were soooooo many people there. When we finally got in we had to play with people who were already playing and just randomly take turns. In the end we didn't know who really won. It was funny to see people in the glow stick glasses and people's clothes lit up because of the black lights. Regardless, it was a honest good time.

Though I hadn't planned to go to the laser tag event I ended up going just to watch. Some of the folks were really in to it . . . they had war paint on their faces and everything. As the night progressed more and more people joined in the fun, whether to simply be spectators or to actually play. My friend Jawon had resigned for the night but was quite upset that no one was in to it during a certain game, so he decided to throw all the players off by bolting wildly across the field. Everyone was quite surprised! All of the spectators were laughing hysterically. Yep nonetheless twas a good night.

I went home this past weekend and so I didn't get to go to the Ultimate Frisbee event but I am definitely going to be at the costume skating event!

Laser Tag

Laser tag is one of the most enjoyable event that SALSU held. It is a great experience to play laser tag at night at founders green. It started around ten at night. I and my friends wore black shirts and basketball short so we feel comfortable running around with our guns. The admission was 2 dollars and 3 dollars for donations. Standing there with the whole group of people ready to play, and listening to the instructions of how to use a gun. Later on we grouped ourselves into fifteen people. There were six groups of fifteen. With our colored sports bandana on our heads we all had our guns ready to play laser tag. It was an awesome experience shooting the team against us and trying to hide behind the trees to avoid getting out. Playing laser tag was the best because I think it gave everyone the adrenaline rush that we all need from all the studies throughout the week. The event lasted around midnight, and it was worth going to laser tag even though I got a few bruises it was fun.

Andriyah Burgos

Pastor Sam

UNST

28 October 2009

SALSU Laser Tag

So basically I went to laser tagging on the campus mall. It was pretty fun. There were like 6 groups of 15 maybe and each group member had their own guns and all. Everyone started out with 7 lives and could recharge their ammo 8 times if I remember correctly. It was dark and everybody was wearing a headband. Each team had different colors. One team had purple, another had white, others had pink, and more had red. There were a bunch of different colors. I myself wore pink to start out with and then traded with my friend purple because he had to play in a team that was pink. It was very fun. And on the mall when it was my teams turn to play, we ran across the field hiding in our hiding spots ducked down looking all army status and trying to shoot lasers at people's head's since we had the laser detector on our heads. When playing, we have to hide otherwise the other team members will shoot us and BOOM we dead for like 10 seconds and we have to reload our ammo which takes another maybe 20 seconds and then we start playing again. When playing though, it was very thrilling and super kind of scary. When I got shot, and the sound of screaming of the gun indicating I'm shot, is kind of surprising. Anyway, that was my laser tag experience.

Rachel Cho

Pastor Sam

UNST: Gospel According to Wall-E

Cosmic Bowling

Cosmic Bowling was the first SALSU event I went to. But unfortunately our driver thought it was somewhere else so we got there considerably late. When we did get there it was quite packed, but that was understandable since we were late. Though we weren't able to bowl, we didn't have to pay and we were able to hang with some friends as well as play a little air hockey. I enjoyed myself even though we didnt get to exactly bowl. It was fun and I plan to be right on time if not early.

-Andrew Cortez

SALSU Event

Hey everybody,

I just found out that my previous blog was an event that didn't actually count as a SALSU Event, but I did attend another.  Cosmic Bowling was amazing.  I've gone bowling like twice in my life, so of course I was horrible, but it was still fun.  I saw my friend Ashley, and I wondered what the heck she was wearing.  With her size 12 clonkers, i thought she was clown, but we both laughed at the situation.   The lighting was also pretty intense and the amount of people was no surprise.  Chatting, and making new friends would have to have been the highlight of my night and in overall it was  enjoyable.  The food was cheap but tolerable, and the music was pretty good too.  The electricity in the air could be felt miles away as people hit it off for the first time.  I have to say that I did hit one strike, but the rest were all gutter balls.  I love Cosmic Bowling, let's do it again!!!!

SALSU:Cosmic Bowling

I would have to say my favorite SALSU event would have to be cosmic bowling. At first I wasn't too sure if I was up for it on the count that I had some homework to do. My friend Ethan was the person who informed me about it and I told him I wasn't planning on going. Than about 30 minutes later the whole 6th floor was chanting "COSMIC BOWLING! COSMIC BOWLING! COSMIC BOWLING!" Than my friend Ethan was dressed pretty ridiculously, as if he was Flava Flav...So anyways, I ended up going. I must say it was definitely worth going. I was a little rusty on my bowling skills but as time went on I picked it up. I have never attended a cosmic bowling event so it was all new to me. All of the neon lights,blacklights, and neon bowling balls were pretty cool. They played some really good music. People were dancing as well. It seemed like it was really short but I guess time was flying by because I was having a good time. The only other SALSU event I have attended was the back to school luau. But cosmic bowling definitely beat out the back to school luau in my opinion. But all in all I had a good time at both events. Hopefully I find time in the future to attend more SALSU events because they really are a good time.

SALSU Event...

So, I have attended a lot of SALSU events so far, and I have to say that my heart is torn between the Back to School Luau, and of course the infamous COSMIC BOWLING!! For the Back to school Luau, I thought they had way more activities to do. I raced to the end of this inflated contraption while attached to a bungee cord. All I can say is, I enjoyed the fly back. We all raced eachother atleast two times, and with each victorious win, came the humiliation of falling and being dragged back to where you started. And I also had to bear being shoved off this column with what looked to be a giant ear cleaner.
The Cosmic Bowling was also fun. Unlike the Back to School Luau, by then I had made new friends, and I was able to say hi to everyone I saw. And with new friends came new laughs. The music at the bowling alley was enough to bring everyone's true colors out. Even though it was fairly dark, it was easy to see the smiles on everyone's faces. Espcially when we all got together and danced and sang aong to our favorite songs. There are a few people that I would never have guessed to like Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift. But that's the whole point of these events, isn't it? To get to know people better, and to learn something knew about your friends, both old and new.

SALSU :]

Paint wars!

This salsu was one of my favorite ones because i LOVE capture the flag! And with paint-filled water balloons?? Come on! It was short lived though because they weren't expecting so many people. The whole event lasted about 5 minutes maybe? hahah but It was fun to splash my friends with water bottles, the old paint water, and sucker them with balloons to the face! It was great!

The Gospel According to WALL-E: SALSU Event

As a former SA officer, I can definitely appreciate the time and effort that goes into planning school wide social events. These events play a very important role in one's school experience because they provide the attendee with many memories, fun times, and they also provide an opportunity to get to know people. This was most definitely the case with the first SALSU event of my LSU experience. I attended the Thursday night Luau or "Welcome Back" bash. This event was filled with good music, good food, and several moments that I won't soon forget. The big slide that required the person who was going down it to get absolutely drenched, provided the most laughs. In addition to the fun water games, the Polynesian Cultural Club was there, telling people about their club and what they were all about. Another aspect that I really liked was how they provided mats for you to sit on, since the event was held on the grass in front of the gym. That way, you didn't have to stand forever if you wanted to carry on a conversation with someone.

It was a very well planned event and really made me excited for the rest of the year, socially. It was also really nice that all the SALSU officers with which I came in contact, all had big smiles plastered across their faces, greeting me and making me feel like I belonged here. :)

Cosmic Bowling!! XD

My SALSU experience

Imari Palma
Pastor Sam
UNST-Gospel According to Walle
10/27/09

The only Thursday night SALSU event I have attended was Cosmic Bowling night. It was held about three weeks ago at the Riverside AMF Lanes. I went on a whim and when I got there I was surprised to see all my friends and so many others. We had to wait in line to get in, hoping I was one of the first 100 persons so I could get a free glow stick, but was sadly not. The event was cheap, which is always a good thing for a college student.
I had never been cosmic bowling before. It was dark and light colors were illuminating off of people's clothes. Everything looked neon, it looked pretty cool. It was packed with people. Every lane was full when we got there. Some lanes had only three people other lanes ten to twelve people. It was so loud and crowded. My boyfriend and I would just walk from lane to lane stopping by lanes where our friends were and just talked. I had put on bowling shoes and wanted to engage in a full game but never did. We found a lane and the moment we left to get a bowling ball a whole other group had taken it.
I still had lots of fun mingling with friends, taking pictures and enjoying the atmosphere of it all. I didn't stay till the very end but my $2.00 was well spent and I had a fun time. SALSU does a good job of finding weekly activities for students to do since La Sierra in infamous for being "dead" on weekends, which doesn't bother me at all. The events are cheap and fun and a lot of people attend, more than I anticipated, which makes for more fun! SALSU really enjoys what they do and the PR does a great job of getting the word out and getting students excited for events. I hope to attend many more while here at La Sierra.

SALSU Break Out Event!

Monique Gramling
ID #924889
Assignment #5

SALSU Breakout Bash

I really enjoyed the break out bash that took place last Thursday night. Not only did i fellowship with people that i saw from some of my classes, but i got to meet and greet a ton of new interesting people. As soon as the clock struck eight o'clock i headed out looking for the delicious pies, waiting for me to savor. Once i arrived, i instantly saw a group of my friends standing around the table beginning to choose their favorite flavor of the tasty Marie Calender pies set out on the tables. Slowly i worked my way up to the front of the line where my friends were gathered around. I chose my favorite flavor French apple pie. While eating my pie with my peers, i was introduced to many new people who i found that i had a lot in common with. The whole event ran from 8-10pm in front of the cafe. To top it all off, that same night, i got the call that i had made it into SALSU as a new member of the Judicial Committee , seat number 4. Overall, my experience was amazing, and now that i am a new member of SALSU, i will be attending many more events.

Cosmic Bowling

For my SALSU event, I attended cosmic bowling at the AMFC lanes in Riverside. It was a fun experience and didn’t expect there to be so many people present. When I arrived, the line to enter was out the door and at least four people wide, so my friends and I just placed ourselves at the end and waited for the line to move. Well, the line did move, but it did so very incrementally, but I didn’t mind because I was being entertained by watching my friends do stupid things. As we got closer to the door, I was handed a release waver by some SALSU officer; I reading it and laughing at the fact La Sierra took no responsibility if we harmed ourselves at their event. I signed the release and concluded that since I didn’t have any plans on getting hurt (by a bowling ball?), I would be fine. Upon entering the bowling alley, I was told that I would have to wait for a game to open because the alley was crammed to the limit. Feeling defeated, I resigned to wait indefinitely until a guy from my English 111 class singled me out amidst the crowd and said, “We need two more people to come join our game.” “Great!” I thought, “Now I can actually experience what I came here to try- bowling. Well, bowling turned out to be more difficult that I had perceived; were everyone around me was getting strikes, a had yet to see that giant X flash across the screen. As the night progressed, I was by no means complacent with my mediocre bowling skills; my friends would give me tips and encourage me, but whatever the advice, I continued to suck. Finally, when by turn was up, and after ruminating some on my friends instruction, I prepared to redeem myself. I picked up my blue bowling ball, walked up to the alley, and remembered my friend saying, “Keep your arm straight, if you twist your arm, the ball will turn.” It was over as quickly as it began; the ball glided away from my fingers, slid down the lane with an impeccable trajectory, and hit the leading pin with a joyous crash. I was able to visualize my success just long enough before my friends came crashing down upon me, each shouting “Finally!” After my first and only strike of the night, I was able to enjoy myself. I no longer felt that bowling was a dumb sport reserved for old guys in pleated shirts. I realized that that bowling, like anything, requires practice, and a small dose of luck. So yes, just because of that one strike I can truthfully say that I enjoyed that particular SALSU event greatly.

Michael Aguilar

10-28-09

UNST: Gospel According to Wall-E

SALSU Event

The Supersized Truth

This movie was directed, written, and performed by Morgan Spurlock. The movie is an exposition of the grotesque truths surrounding the fattening cuisine that McDonalds calls food. Now I understand that some people may indeed like McDonalds, and but I still think their food isn’t that good. Also, some liberal minded individuals might strongly support Spurlock’s assertion that McDonald’s food is bad for you without looking at other variables in the argument. Conservative individuals that don’t like public disclosure might be purposely distorting the facts about McDonalds just to meet their profit motivated needs. The lifestyles of overweight, unscrupulous, and ignorant Americans are portrayed. Conversely, the lifestyles of health conscious, vegan Americans are portrayed. Unfortunately, nowadays many Americans value quick and easy food as opposed to healthy, hearty alimentation. The point of view in the Supersize Me is that of the protagonist, Morgan Spurlock, so whatever prejudices or opinions he may already hold towards the fast food debate somewhat debases his argument. The underlying message being sent in Supersize Me is that the fast food industry needs to have more disclosure and be held responsible for its misleading advertisements. For example, McDonalds needs to better inform it customers to the nutritional content of its food. By doing so customers would have more faith in the fast food industry and could make more informed decisions concerning their food choices. McDonald’s isn’t evil, it just needs some scruples. Supersize Me demonstrated the fact that we are we eat. If God said that our body is a temple, than we should be careful with how we treat ourselves and with what we consume. By showing respect to ourselves, we are showing respect for God. Therefore we should consume only the best for our health, like celery instead of greasy, artery clogging burgers.

Michael Aguilar

10-28-09

UNST: Gospel According to Wall-E

Supersize Me

SALSU Review - Cosmic Bowling

Sara Martinez

October 25, 2009

UNST SALSU Review

Cosmic Bowling

Cosmic Bowling! It was an amazing and fun event. I did not know if I was going to be able to go because I was studying a lot. I had been cosmic bowling once before, in Thailand. I knew it was fun and it was great to hang out with friends.

I finally decided to go, and I had a great time! Alex and I drove together and when we got there we were one of the first ones there. We paid and got our glow stick and headed of to our lane. Jeselyn and Bryan came and joined us, when the lights went of and the neon lights came on the excitement level seemed to raise a notch. It was funny to observe everyone and how different everyone is when playing. The group on our right was very competitive. And then to our left the group said they had never really bowled and were first timers.

It was an interesting game on our lane. Jeselyn and I teamed up against Alex and Bryan. For a part of the game we thought us girls were going to win, but then the game turned and Alex and Bryan ended up winning. We had a ton of fun and I am really glad that I took the time to go and hang out with friends and meet some people. I thought that the SALSU officers did a great job in making this event really fun. I cant wait until future SALSU events!

SALSU event

I attended the SALSU luau at the beginning of the year. I enjoyed it, i came kind of late so the pizza was gone but it seemed like a fun get together for me (a new freshmen) to get to know people. They had all kinds of fun games to play a water slide it was kind of like one last fun thing before all the seriousness of classes started! I still need to go to a few more of these events but I'm definitely looking forward to the next one! =)


Stephanie Lamp
10-26-2009
Gospel according to wall-e
UNST

Marty's Revieof Super Size Me

Supersize-Me!

Monique Gramling
ID #924889
Assignment # 4

SuperSize-Me

Amateur filmmaker Morgan Spurlock decided to undergo an experiment involving him eating with a diet that only consisted of McDonalds three times a day, without exercising for one month. Prior to this extreme experiment, that took place in 2004, Spurlock consulted with many physicians to ensure the possibility of follow ups during the duration of the documentary. To attract my attention this film conveys the effects of eating from a popular fast-food restaurant in America. Spurlock occasionally uses his witty personality to get through the lonely days of constantly eating McDonalds, which makes this documentary somewhat enjoyable. I would have to say that the target audience is America as a whole. Among global obesity the United States ranks number one. Many of the common diseases like cardiovascular, and coronary heart disease due to our unhealthy lifestyles. We all tend to eat fast-food more than we should so the average family probably would value this informative film more than a vegetarian professor that fails to get out of the office. People may change their fast-food diet after watching Super Size Me, or they could ignore it and continue treating their bodies poorly. Spurlock aims at informing the public of what happens when McDonalds is eaten excessively. Obviously, the effects were not beneficial to his anatomy. Morgan Spurlock gained twenty-four pounds and it took him a great deal of time to revert the seemingly lasting effects. I don’t feel that this film was made to make money but rather to show the public that McDonalds is indeed unhealthy. On occasion it is fine, but everyday is dangerous. The hidden meaning about God in this film baffled me for some time. I came to understand that this film shows that the ingredients in the McDonalds menu are not of which God created for humans to eat merrily and excessively. One may eat fruits and vegetables to their hearts content, but oils and meats must be eaten in moderated portions. This all dates back to chapter eleven in the book of Leviticus when God instructed Aaron and Moses to tell the children of Israel, "These are the beast which ye shall eat among all the beast that are on the earth."

Lloyd and I sis a review on Supersiza Me! here's the link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlMDm580XlY

SUPER Size Me

In the 2004 film, Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock makes his debut as a director. Spurlock looks at obesity in the US, he zeros in on the cultural and business aspect of the fast-food industry. It is Spurlock's documentary of a month long binge of surviving only on McDonald's food for all three daily meals. I know the film is a documentary but usually directors document the behavior of others. I found it quite intriguing that Spurlock was willing to be the subject of the documentary, the guinea pig, if you will. Of course while watching the film the audience is disturbed by the sickening discoveries, but once the week has pasted by since seeing the film most of the nation's people would forget about the discoveries and fall back into the same old habits. There are those people, however, that completely do a 360 after watching this film and stop eating fast food. Some simply stop eating McDonald's. For me the film made me more aware of the damage I inflict on my body but really made no significant change in my lifestyle. I am an overweight american, but I don't eat McDonald's everyday. It isn't just the fast food that can get you . . . it's also the home cooked meals Abuelita makes with all the lard and salt and all the other things that make it taste so wonderful. In this film the health nut and the over weight couch potato lifestyles are prominent. The message is always the same, "Americans are getting lazy and fat!" So the message is sent because it is true that Americans are predominantly obese and inactive. I think on a spiritual note the film touches on the fact that our bodies are not meant to be in such horrible conditions. We were created as perfect beings. And of course the main idea is that our bodies are a temple in which the holy spirit resides and it should be maintained in a manner which pleases God. Till the next blog . . .

(please don't) SUPERSIZE ME!!

Supersize Me

Imari Palma

UNST

"Gospel According to..."

10/20/09

The director and writer of this documentary, Morgan Spurlock, had a very interesting and intense idea when he came up with this risky experiment of looking at obesity in America. This documentary has been nominated for an Oscar and has won other awards for its portrayal of its message and the emotion in evokes from the viewer.
I have seen this documentary multiple times already, in a health or physical fitness class. It's no wonder why I have though. Obesity is a growing epidemic in our nation. The US, the most lucky nation when it comes to availability of food, is abusing privileges and creating a deathly disaster.
I appreciate this man's courage to take on such a challenge. Every time I watch this film it makes me sick to my stomach and makes me never want to eat fast food again, which is what the film is suppose to do. Most people think, this experiment is unrealistic. Who would eat only fast food for thirty days straight? No one does that. Unfortunately, it is a sad truth that more Americans do it than one would think. I remember a lady saying, in the film, that everything is bigger in America. The size small drink, for example, is a large in France.
You could see the struggle this man was going through and how it was hurting his mind, body, his ability to focus, and even his home life. His girlfriend cared about him so much and wanted him so much to stop his insane experiment and detoxify his body of all the junk he was putting in it by eating McDonald's for every meal.
What is the gospel according to "Supersize Me?" I found a couple ways to tie in Christ, religion and the good news into this documentary. First, the man doing the experiment, represents Americans who overeat bad foods in America. What those people represent are bad choices. Bad choices represent sins in each and every one of our lives. Bad choices can be sex, drugs, you name it. It can also come in the form of food, anything that makes your mind unclear and desecrates the temple of God, our bodies. Everyday Satan tried to fill us with filth through whatever he can. He makes us feel low about ourselves, gives us a short lived high than a long term crash.
Finally, there is good news. The filth, "fatty foods," and sin Satan fills in our lives can be washed away with the blood of Jesus Christ. After the man's thirty days were up, his girlfriend made him a specific health plan to detoxify his body and cleanse him form the inside out. That is exactly what Jesus can do for us, cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Super Size Me?

"Can I have a shake with that?"

This was all in the title. The first thing I think about when I hear this is, food, more specifically, McDonald's!! This movie was a documentary following around one brave fellow on a 40 day quest of just McDonald's fast food! Yum? Morgan Spurlock, who not only starred in the movie, but directed it and wrote it, thought it would be good to test it out if fast food was really bad for you, and how bad could it really be. Before I even watched the movie, I had seen a preview and it really caught my eye. Anything that deals with statistics in America, especially about obesity and our health, so immediately I was hooked. Another thing that got me even before I watched it was that this guy was doing it to himself! He was not just taking a study of random people in america, he was trying it out for himself so we could really connect with it! Thinking about different people watching this movie, I could see many different reactions. The overweight population would probably be a little hungry afterwards (I know I was!) The skinny folk would be all, "I told ya so," and maybe go regurgitate what they had just ate. But overall I thought people would get the point and realize that maybe these big companies aren't trying to help us, maybe they just want to squeeze every dollar out of us, even if all of the world ends up to be 300 pounds. One of the things I thought to be most interesting was his girlfriend! I love how the movie portrayed the two extreme life styles, a strict vegan and a fast food binge eater. It really showed me that the life you lead and the values you have can have a major effect on your well being. Of course they did leave out the middle group, which most of us are, who don't eat fast food everyday, but don't eat like vegans either. So, what I would say to the middle group is moderation, something that I believe could have been stressed more in the movie.

This movie was made to shake up the average American citizen. Us, who get lazy and only want convenience, so we go and pay 6 bucks for food that was cooked in 5 minutes. We need to realize that our health can be a fragile thing and if we treat it disrespectfully, it can and will fail us. Lastly, this film points out that the body is the temple of God, something we have to treat right, to handle with care. God doesn't want us keeling over and dying from all this over processed, unnatural food. He wants us to take care of ourselves and in the end we would be nourishing our relationship with him.

P.S ON A SIDE NOTE...AS A PREVIOUS EMPLOYEE FOR MCDONALDS I MUST SAY THAT EATING THERE WILL DEFINITELY DO SOME HARM TO YOU! :D

"SUPER SIZE ME"

The movie "super size me" is a very moving film directed and written by Morgan Spurlock. It was nominated for Oscar in the category for Best Documentary in 2005 along with five wins and five nominations from various awards. Obesity gradually increased it's percent here in United States and one of the cause was fast food companies. "Super size me" showed the audience to be fully aware of what can fast food do to their own health by making the film as a documentary in able to relate to people how fast food corporations affect the consumers. The movie used real characters, like Spurlock who was also the creator of the film and other real people who plays themselves as real characters. One of my friend told me that after he watched the movie, it made him not eat Mcdonald's food for awhile because he saw the affects of eating unhealthy food. But another friend of mine thought that it gave him the idea to eat more fast food after watching the film just because the movie made him hungry. My two friends understood the movie differently, but from my perspective, it made me realize how dangerous it is to eat fast food every time because it gave malfunctions to body such as mood swings and liver damage. According to the film the experiment of eating only Mcdonald's food as three meals everyday for three months points out how serious the fast food corporations damage consumers health and increase the percent of obesity in the country. "Super size me" sent out a message to everyone who constantly eat at fast food restaurant to be more aware of what it could do to their body, also it was a warning to others as well to be more careful about what to eat. This film is saying that we should take care of our body because it is the temple of God, so we should not abuse our bodies by eating unhealthy food but instead to use a proper diet.

Andriyah Burgos

UNST 101

Pastor Sam

20 October 2009

UNST 101 Class Carolina Rodriguez

Super Size Me, was a 2004 documentary directed and starring independent film maker Morgan Spurlock. Spurlock decided to create the film to bring out the situation with fast food and its diverse effects among the human body; choosing McDonalds as his prime target. The experiment would film and record every important aspect of his 30 day pure McDonald diet. The film documented from Febuary to the beginning of March of 2003, and presented his both his emotional and physical stature after his consumption of junk food. He created the film to bring awareness to this ever growing trend of obesity and poor health among Americans across the nation.

Morgan Spulock filmed his moments on the diet and bluntly illustated his emotions and how he felt at the time. It was an intriguing film that not only caught the viewers attention, but baffled audiences all across when the facts are presented. Spurlock did not attempt to sugar-coat things nor hide any results that may have appeared. Rather harshly, the viewers are disgusted with the results to the point where persuasion is achieved. Morgans message was clearly presented and hammered this documentary with cold hard facts that not talked about in this industry, rather, they are kept secret.

Many different people have many different opinions overall and especially over this particular film. Most would believe this film to be an obscene exaggeration due to Morgan eating McDonald food for all breakfast, lunch and diner. However, the average American does in fact eat out more than recomended which leads our country to be overweight. For some, fast food is a great portion of what is consumed in thier daily diet. People are naive to blunt logic of fast food and its deteriating, adverse health effects on the body.

This film in some ways, when people were interviewed, illustarted how this husstle and bussle of city life has drawn us to consume food on the go at a fast food restaurant. Many people for reasons such as little expendture of money or "because its tastes good, " have succummed to purchasing our food that contains little or no nurishment, also adding on the fact that our society has become lazy and too reliant on machines to do work for them. These two combinations results in our poor health and massive weight gain.

Clearly this message is sent in efforts to change the patterns society has fallen into. The consumption of fast food should be reduced and healthier and wiser food choices must be made. Bad habits are being trust upon the young face of America. Awareness of such poor choices must be widely stated to change Americans diet. Our health is in danger and we must previal at all costs to protect our bodies from our own bad choices.

In this film, our view of God is presented. Our bodies are a symbolic for a temple, a temple in which Jesus is ever present. We must take care and love ourselves, and preserve this temple which we encompass. However, in some situations for a few, fail to take of our bodies, bombarding it with junk food which ruins our health which in turn symbolically also destroys our temple or also in a sense ruins our relationship with God as we fail to appreciate and acknowlege God.

SuperSize me Review

Sara Martinez

October 20, 2009

UNST Class

Super Size Me Review

When I watched supper size me I got several different messages. To me it almost seemed like a desperate attempt to do anything to get people to realize how bad and dangerous fast food can be. Morgan Spurlock, the man behind the movie. Many people wonder why someone would ever want to make this movie. Well, after some research I found that he had gotten the idea for this documentary when he was at his family’s house right after thanksgiving dinner. He was watching television, and he saw the news about the two teenage girls suing McDonald’s for making them obese. He decided to make this movie to try and show people how harmful fast food really was. Not only is fast food bad on its own, but then when you mix it with lack of exercise and other poor life styles, a persons health can deteriorate faster. Tricky as this movie was Spurlock used some comedy, drama, and documentary. Even though this was mainly a documentary, this movie attracted everyone from young teens to adults. Some people who already ate McDonalds did not care to listen and just bypassed the message. While those who do not eat McDonalds are now more sure than ever not to eat there. This movie also may have had an unexpected out come. Six months after the movie was release they took away their supersize option, and have not put in an Active Adults meal.

Many people think that fast food places are to blame for their poor health, but everyone has a choice. This is the same when it comes to our relation with God. God has given us the choice to do or eat whatever we please. Our body is the temple of God so even though we have a choice, we should do the best to take care of ourselves. One other way that you can relate this is in the following way. When I give this example I am not saying that supersizing in a fast food place is good but I thought about it in this way. God is supersized, and if we choose to supersize on God we will receive so much more in our spiritual relationship with him. God is super and if we choose him we SUPERSIZE on our relationship.

Super Size Me Movie Review

Hey Everyone! Wasn't this just a hard movie to watch. Like watching someone else eat was really weird. O well. Here you go! ENJOY!

Super Size Me Review

Super Size Me was written and directed by Morgan Spurlock. It was released through Roadside Attractions in 2004.
Though the film was a documentary, it used humor and mild gross out to keep it interesting. Like some of the statistics and how after two days of the McDiet he throws up. Different audiences would take this in different ways. Some obese and diabetic Americans could have their eyes opened, while others could say he's making fun of fat Americans, though it would make no sense.
The film depicts how an American in perfect health would survive in a lifestyle of a typical American, which consists of eating a LOT of McDonalds, hardly walking, and not exercising, all to see if it could make you sick and even possibly kill you. It was interesting to see how doing that to yourself over time can actually put you in jeopardy. The depression aspect was also quite interesting. Who knew fast food could make you be like that? And all the ways that McDonalds markets to kids and adults alike, its kind of scary. Also, it was really weird how McDonalds would never answer his calls just to have an interview. Probably the scariest was how the kids had no idea who Jesus or the President of the United States were, yet they all knew who Ronald McDonald was, and how the people in D.C. didn't know the Pledge of Allegiance, but they knew the jingle for a Big Mac. Come on America!
This message is being sent because people need to be aware of what they are putting in their bodies. It was amazing what all the food did to him. Depression, weight gain, even the threat of liver failure. And that's the food they are serving to your children and that you're eating yourself.
This film didn't seem to have a big amount to do with God himself, but it did have alot to do with morals and taking care of yourself. For example, McDonalds is producing food that is potentially hazardous, and they're not the only one. And until recently, they would hide or not even have nutritional facts posted anywhere. But its not just the fast food companies. People are taking cabs and driving more, eating crazy amounts of ridiculously unhealthy food, and rarely exercising if at all. If we don't open our eyes, we could become fat slobby people like on Wall-E.

-Andrew Cortez

The Gospel According to WALL-E: Super Size Me

Super Size Me is one man's quest to find out and experience the harmful affects of a "McDiet." He vows that in the span of 30 days, he will eat EVERYTHING on McDonald's menu. Before he embarks on this quest, he enlists the help of several people to monitor his health. When Morgan started this experiment, he was in perfect health. All his blood work was perfect and his weight was exactly where it should be for his height. Of course, he was warned about the affects that a "McDiet" would have on his body and what changes he could anticipate based on the high calorie and fat, low nutrient diet he was about to start eating. He went from eating strictly vegan food, which is nutrient rich, to eating strictly processed foods that have very little nutrient content to them. Needless to say after his first couple of meals, his system had slowly become adapt to eating all the junk at McDonalds.

Honestly, during the course of the movie, I was uncomfortable. I try my hardest to stay on top of my nutrition and watch my consumption of food that isn't exactly healthy for me. Watching a completely healthy man, knowingly consume more calories than he needed, just about sent me over the edge. It was also a wake up call as to the sad state of our nation when it comes to our health and nutrition. We all know that we're supposed to eat well and exercise often, but why don't we do it? The answer is quite simple, really. We're lazy. It's so much easier to drive through McDonalds and order something that's been deep fried and battered than it is to actually go to the grocery store and buy things to make at home. Also, a sobering fact is that fast food is actually cheaper than fruits and veggies at the grocery store, so lower income families sometimes can't afford to buy fresh food and must rely on local fast food restaurant's low prices.

Another wake up call that occurred to me during the course of that movie was when Morgan was showing the first graders the pictures of different people and the only person they recognized was Ronald McDonald or Wendy from Wendy's. They didn't even recognize Jesus. That to me was the most sobering out of all the movie. It makes me really sad to know that kids are growing up not knowing who Jesus is. They don't have to be raised Christians, but they should at least recognize Jesus' face, if anything.

This movie was very well made and all the skeletons in the McDonald's closet that Morgan exposed were most definitely true.

Brenda Schaffner

Pastor Sam

UNST-104

The Gospel According to WALL-E

Super Size Me

Super Size Me was written and directed by Morgan Spurlock, released in Canada on May 21st 2004. This was created as a documentary to show the risks that we as Americans take everyday when we step into that fast food restaurant and make the conscience decision to eat the unhealthy food they offer us. The audience of this documentary should be anyone from the age of six to sixty young people and adults eat fast food at least once a week. It was made to show us how damaging the foods in these restaurants are to out bodies, Morgan physically becomes ill after all the McDonalds he eats just within that month period. It was made for money I’m sure but chiefly to try to motivate people to get off their butts and realize that if their life styles are similar to what Morgan’s experiment was that they need to wake up and smell the veggies! Our bodies are the temple of God and if we are shoveling all this horrible food into it we are not treating it the way God intended us to. He wants us to be as healthy as we possibly can and that is definitely not what he wants for us. On just a side not I think it was so sad that some of those kids didn’t even know who Jesus was but they knew right off the bat who Ronald McDonald was, we need to educate these kids better then just sitting them in front of a T.V and having them learn all these commercials and slogans, teach them a bible verse or two.


Stephanie Lamp
UNST-WALL-E
10-19-09

Marty reviews Crash

Crash Movie Review

This is a review of the movie Crash. Hope you all enjoy!

Crash

   Monique Gramling

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Assignment #2

Crash 

    Paul Haggis is a screenwriter and director, who is no stranger to Hollywood. Early in his career he was a writer for such television sitcoms as: Different Strokes and Who's The Boss. Paul Haggis is not only the writer for Million Dollar Baby, but also wrote the screenplay for the 2004 hit Crash.  

   Crash is a complex movie that contains hurt, coldness, cruelty, and hope. Throughout this movie there is a strong use of violence and extreme cultural stereotypes (i.e. African American, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, and Caucasian) used to convey the message of hope.

People of different cultures can relate to the stereotypes portrayed in the movie. For instance when the two police officers who are dating are playing, Don Cheadle refers to his lover as Mexican although he really had no idea what country she originated from. Some people may take it offensive because it addresses issues people may not want to believe exist. Some may reject the film because the stereotypes are offensive and people may be in denial. Even though it would be easier to see this as a movie about issues revolving around the color of our skin or the country we are born in, I found it to be more about being human and dealing with the countless misunderstandings we endure on a daily basis. Whether we realize it or not, we take part in these things on a daily basis; and despite our weaknesses we are capable of amazing acts of courage. Despite our goodness, we are capable of much evil; any of which transcends color, country of origin, religious belief, or socioeconomic status.
    Something I really liked about this film uses an obvious and sometimes comical racial undertone. The film displays just how judgmental people are - but leaves the audience to decide if this attitude is right or wrong - or both - or neither.

   This movie was created to bring awareness of the stereotypical conditions of society. Society's view is that everything is equal and fair, and that everyone is treated as such. Crash challenges society's view of what is supposed to be fair. This movie exposes what some of us face on a daily basis. This drama teaches how society categorizes or judges us. It also exploits how we are judges by age, gender, culture, race, and socioeconomic status; whereas God judges on works and faith as a Christian and not by what category we necessarily fall in. "You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone" (James 2:24)