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."