Supersize Me

The movie Supersize Me is trying to persuade the viewer that McDonald's is a leading cause to the obesity of America. In the movie Morgan Spurlock experiments by only eating McDonald's every day for thirty days. That is the main tactic he uses to show the audience what harmful things eating all that food can do to the body. Through the process of thirty days his weight gain and unhealthiness become proof of what can happen if to much McDonald's is eaten.

They film is also filled with interviews with McDonald's lovers who range from skinny to obese. As well as interviews with doctors and health specialists who help substantiate the evidence being shown. They repeated tell him to eat healthier or stop altogether but he ignores their warnings to finish the documentary. The film also focuses on the effects that the fast food industry has on children. It depicts a trend in obesity in American youth. It blames it on McDonald's and its appeal to children, through toys and characters, like Ronald McDonald, to sell its products. In a shocking scene children who cannot name Jesus when shown a picture, can name Ronald McDonald.

He also uses other visuals to describe how bad McDonald's food can be. In one shot he shows bags upon bags of sugar detailing how much sugar he ate over the thirty day experiment. He also holds up a jar of meat to describe how much fat he ingested.

A disgusting scene in the film is of a man getting surgery to make a his stomach smaller, because he is to obese. This is shown to help drive home the truth of what all the fatty foods we eat can do to us.

The film is an interesting documentary that uses, at times, outrageous tactics to prove their belief that McDonald's is fueling America's obesity. The documentary is very convincing with all the evidence presented but only touches on the subject of should a company be held responsible for over weight customers or should the customers take responsibility for what made them obese.

The goal of the film is accomplished by making the viewer really think about what they are eating and how they can make healthier choices in their own lives.