Premium Essay

Morgan V. Spurlock's Film: Super Size Me

Submitted By
Words 132
Pages 1
In his documentary film Super Size Me (2004), Morgan V. Spurlock is an American documentary filmmaker, argues that Americans are eating themselves sick, and Americans are gullible because they’re not acknowledging the warning signs. Spurlock supports his claims by showing in his film the many ways advertisement boost sell and obesity, but that in the long run consumers make their own choices. His purpose is to show how Americans are being influenced through advertisement in order to make individuals and corporations responsible for their actions, and to put an end to the blame game between people and the fast food industry. He seems to have young viewers and the general public in mind because his tone is serious, and he does mention many examples

Similar Documents

Premium Essay

Super Size Me

...Documentary Review Super-Size Me I. Summarize the documentary “Super Size Me”. Give a detailed description of the coverage of the documentary, and state briefly the “take away” message it gives. “Super-Size Me” is a an experiment created by Morgan Spurlock where he sets out an investigation to understand and prove how quickly and harmful fast food could be on a person’s body, health, and wellbeing. The primary concept revolves around eating nothing but McDonald’s food for a period of 30 days for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This meant that any food not on the McDonald’s menu was not allowed to be consumed during this process. As Morgan Spurlock was lying around at home watching the news, he came across a report on two teenage girls whose parents had sued McDonalds, blaming MacDonald’s for their girl’s obesity problem. This news impulses him to pursue an investigation and experience hands on the cause and effect that resulted from eating McDonald’s food. In the documentary, Spurlock begins as a very healthy person. In fact, his health was above average. He weighed about 185lbs and his body fat was less than below average at an (11%). His cholesterol was under 200 which for his height, (6 feet and 2 inches) he was considered a healthy individual. In preparation to begin, Spurlock informs three doctors from three different specialties to embark with him in his journey of 30 days. It consisted of a cardiologist, gastroenterologists, and a general practitioner...

Words: 3662 - Pages: 15

Premium Essay

Mcd Swot

...franchise outlets nationwide and is currently expanding annually. It has created over 7000 job opportunity since they arrive in Malaysia over the years. (ifranchisemalaysia, 2014) 2.0. SWOT ANALYSIS 2.1 STRENGTHS According to Strategic Management Insight (2014), McDonalds has strong brand name, reputation and considered the first one who entered to fast food industry compare to other companies in Malaysia. According to McDonalds (2014), McDonald’s success is base on a foundation of integrity. There are hundreds of millions of people around the world trust McDonalds. McDonalds earn that trust everyday by providing safety food, respecting our customers and employees and delivering outstanding Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value (QSC&V). Thus, they build on this trust by being ethical, truthful and dependable. Besides, McDonalds has created high customer awareness. McDonalds is the...

Words: 1635 - Pages: 7