Super Size Me is an American documentary by Morgan Spurlock which was aired in cinemas on May 7th 2004. It follows 30 days of Spurlock (February 1st to March 2nd 2003) just eating McDonalds food. His aim was to eat at a McDonalds three times in a day and he had to eat at least every item on the menu at least once. The documentary shows the effect McDonalds gives on his physical and psychological well being. He experienced mood swings, sexual dysfunction and fat accumulation on his liver as a result of this. It then took him 14 months to lose the weight he gained which was 24 and a half lbs after eating 5000 kcal a day.
The reason for his investigation was because of the increasing speed of obesity throughout the USA.
Genre: Documentary
Directed/Produced/Written by: Morgan Spurlock
Production Company: The Con
Agency: The result and effect of eating McDonalds every day.
Interviews: Talking Heads/Speaking to people on streets
Narrative: Morgan Spurlock
Sounds: Narration throughout film and continuous music.
I found the documentary entertaining but also a bit disturbing, this because it gives you an insight of the effects of eating junk food on a regular occasion and I like how it's a sort of life lesson for people who are eating a lot of unhealthy food.
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