Super Size Me

Morgan Spurlock is everything Michael Moore pretends to be as a documentarian. I recently caught his documentary Super Size Me at a budget theater & hope the DVD will have many features. For those who don't know SSM is the best political documentary this year- far better than MM's lamentable Fahrenheit 9/11.
Both films have baddies- W. Bush & McDonald's, both have their filmmakers as stars- MM & MS, but MS has a few things going for him that MM doesn't- 1) a penchant for being honest, 2) a message that affects all his viewers, & 3) a sense of self-deprecation. He demonstrates this by deciding to guinea pig his health in testing whether or not McDonald's fast food is really bad for you. He vows to eat nothing but McDonald's for 1 month straight.
He starts off with a routine physical exam- which shows him to be in above average physical shape for a man I'd reckon is in his early 30s. His month-long odyssey will take him across the country, & to the brink of serious health issues. This is all documented by a cardiologist, gastroenterologist, internist, nutritionist/dietician, & physical trainer- not to mention his vegan chef girlfriend, Alexandra Jamieson, whose almost self-parodically the typical bored white girl with no better cause to be for.... All in all Super Size Me is a terrific film that entertains & enlightens. Can someone eat healthily at a McDonald's? Not really- but the point has gotten to the point that that's not really the point. The point is this can kill you as slowly & surely as cigarets, alcohol, & drug abuse. Here's hoping that MS becomes as big a name as MM, so that he will be able to tackle a varied subject palette. While MM is all windy style over substance MS shows that substance has its adherents too- you just have to remember to pass the gas.

In which we learn that fast food, when consumed excessively and for long periods of time, can cause some health problems.

This movie is especially important to be viewed by families who have small children on up, a real reality check on American eatting habits.

This is a personal testimonial to shock and awe the fast food population. He is so brave to test on McDiet 3 times a day for 30 days and evaluate the effect and impact on his body, vital organs and function in an unqualified unscientific experiment.

Fast food industry such as McDonald is an American free market success story in offering a popular meal fast, inexpensive and tasty not from your local kitchen but from the factory headquarter with one standard formula.

Who patronize the fast food? Who can resist the temptation of a smiling clown of Ronald McDonald and the playground with cheap toys? Who super-size your order and punch your vital organs with pounds of sugar and other "junk" leading to health-care crisis? Who are jointly and severally liable to the damages?

The fast food industry grows fast in other third world countries. Will the foreigners
blame US for getting American diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney problem, heart trouble, over-weight and cancer?

This film reminds us the goodness of slow home cooking grandma used to make.

WARNING: Eating fast food die-t can be habit forming and hazardous to your health!

My personal trainer recommended I watch "Super Size Me." I rented it and was so pleased. I knew it had to become part of my library, so I bought it. I look forward to seeing it over and over. There is so much nutritional and health advice in the movie. You can see the exceptional results of healthy school lunches. Consequences, both good and bad, of eating habits are impresively shown over and over.