Sunday, June 06, 2004

Supersize Me? Supersize You.



There's not much I can say about Morgan Spurlock's 30 day journey to expose McDonald's as the purveyors of food that will kill you that hasn't already been said.

"Supersize Me" was an enjoyable movie. Who wouldn't enjoy watching a man in perfect health willfully destroy his physical and emotional state--just for a movie? However, let us not forget it is a documentary and subject to the whims and subjectivity of the director.

Over the 30 days, Spurlock consumes numerous fries, shakes, soda, burgers, and even the occasional fish filet sandwich. He did little to no physical activity, since he was trying to emulate the average American. He ended up gaining 27 or so pounds and turning his liver into fat.

Now the biggest issue I had with the movie was not that McDonald's was so bad for me. The biggest issue was that the movie totally ignored the concept of personal responsibility. It gave a nod to it, but seemed hellbent on blaming the purveyor instead of the consumer. I feel a better answer to this would be to wonder why there isn't a healthy alternative-one that is tasty, affordable but not artery clogging. We have no right to tell McD's they can't sell food that, consumed in mass quantities is dangerous. People should just know better than to go there five times a week.

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