Essays on Super Size Me

It has been said that obesity is a challenge for many countries, among them developed ones too. It has been also said, that the US is the first in the ranking of obese people among developed nations. The questions that I raise in this essay are as follows: why is obesity a recent issue and where it comes from? Why do Americans tend to be heavier in body weight than inhabitants of other countries? In order to approach those questions, firstly, I will analyze the cultural dimension of eating in an American way since the society, cultural traits and ...

The documentary which I chose for this analysis is Super Size Me. This documentary film uses the mega-fast-food corporation, McDonalds, as its subject matter. The entire documentary is an experiment conducted by Morgan Spurlock on himself where he spends an entire month eating nothing but McDonald’s meals. He had several rules as to how he would go about the experiment so that it would be a solid, scientific research effort which would be usable and reproducible. His rules were: (1) Eat McDonald’s meals 3 times a day, (2) Consume all the items on the menu once over the one ...

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Introduction Food Inc. is a documentary film that is personally enlightening. As a common trait among the American population, I order the fast food more often without realizing how it affects my personal health. After watching the film, I felt remorse for myself and for ever negative impacts caused by the society that has given met much comfort. The film tries to confront how food business is affecting health and environment and reveals who really benefits from it. It showcased celebrated law suits against the giant fast food chain in the United States due to its health impacts that ...

Introduction

Super Size Me, the 2004 documentary directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, explored Spurlock’s own experimentation with going on a McDonald’s-only diet for a consecutive thirty days. Being a vegetarian and generally active person, this transformation became incredibly dramatic, with dramatic changes in weight, mood, chemical makeup, sex drive and more. The documentary poses the question of how culpable McDonald’s customers are in their own health habits, or whether or not McDonald’s themselves are responsible for the increasing obesity and health problems found in America. Looking at these questions, and the documentary itself, through the ethical perspectives of ...

Introduction

In Morgan Spurlock’s controversial and influential 2004 documentary Super Size Me, the documentarian – a devoted vegetarian and health nut – chose to eat only food purchased from McDonald’s for thirty days straight. Over the course of that film, Morgan goes from a thin, clear-headed individual with good health and a healthy relationship to an overweight man with health problems and a strained relationship. In essence, the question being posed to the audience is one grounded in virtue ethics, utilitarianism and consequentialism – in essence, the culpability of the customers of McDonald’s are explored, and the consequences of their actions for choosing a diet. ...

One of the most widespread epidemics in the United States is childhood obesity. More and more kids are turning to fast food chains for their lunches and dinners because of ease and taste. One documentary went out to prove that going this route is not only unhealthy for you, but it is also detrimental to the society as a whole. Morgan Spurlock states “40 percent of Americans eat out” (Spurlock 2004) which adds to the ever growing epidemic. People are choosing to eat out rather than cook a meal at home. Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me set out to prove ...

In the past years, movies marked as “based on real events” appear more often. Moreover, some of the researchers, as well as ordinary viewers claim that almost every movie is based on real events. The point is that sometimes directors as well as screen play writers tend to exaggerate the importance and cruelty of some events. In the most cases, it happens in horror movies or some documentaries. The point is that the main idea of every documentary is to convince people in something. This essay is devoted to the issue of veracity of the events in three movies: ...

Super Size Me is a documentary which was produced and starred by Morgan Spurlock. It revolves around Spurlock who offers to carry out an experiment to study the effects of fast food and inadequate exercise on his health. After consulting professional doctors and nutritionists, he decides to eat MacDonald foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Despite knowing the dangers awaiting him, he continues with this experiment for one month. Super Size Me is an excellent documentary which uses humor to sensitize the audience on the dangers of the wrong decisions they make regarding their diet. Upon the completion of his ...

SuperSize Me Case Study

Introduction and situational analysis Impacts on the products and goods produced by firms and corporate impacts the daily living of the consequential consumers. To avert and curb the outcomes on these negative impacts firms are embracing the essence of establishing and maintaining the benefits of CSR or the Corporate Social Responsibility. In reference to the outcomes that are costing consumers hefty amounts on medical bills, firms are establishing awareness on the need to facilitate healthy leaving through availing of information on healthy diets. The intriguing factors that underline the essentiality of the issue on Corporate and consumer relationship ...

Americans have started eating more fast foods due to the manner in which it is marketed, it is convenient, cheap, taste good and it is a finger food. Eating is among the pleasures of life, although it can be bad for someone’s health when they eat fast foods, which have high-refined sugars, saturated fats and sodium which lead to obesity, diabetes and other adverse health conditions. Fast food is a term used for various items that may be prepared and served within a short period (Fraser, Graham, Cade & Edwards 77). Fast food is a food supplied quickly following placing an order and ...

1. What is the title of the film, what (brief summary) is it about (subject, topic)?

The title of the film is “Super Size Me”. This film is a documentary by Morgan Spurlock in which he wants to investigate the way that McDonald’s food affects the body. He does so by eating only McDonald’s food for 30 days and documenting the negative effects that it has on his body. The film is called “Super Size Me” because, as part of the experiment, Spurlock was required to “Super Size” his meal whenever he was asked by a McDonald’s ...