Supersize Me: Fast Food Bites The Dust

Fast Food Bites the Dust

The director Morgan Spurlock of the documentary “Super-Sized me” conduct an unscientific experiment using himself as the guinea pig: eat only MacDonald’s for thirty days, three meals a day. He could not chew or drink on anything but MacDonald’s for the time period of a whole month.

Americans should eliminate the regular consumption of fast food because the fast food diet leads to preventable and expensive health issues, such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.”

Most of them don’t know all the words to the pledge but they can accurately recite the Big Mac slogan song! How sad that the stupid fast food culture can be more significant in Americans’ lives than the oath of loyalty to their country!!

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Spurlock's grueling drive-through diet spirals him into a physical and emotional metamorphosis that will make you think twice about picking up another Big Mac.

The final technique that Spurlock uses in Supersize Me is pathos which appeals to people’s emotions. I thought the film spoke best to the emotions of fear and sadness. I felt afraid when Spurlock called his mom to tell her that his liver was being destroyed by his McDiet. His mom’s voice on the phone was very worried and it made me understand the emotional pain that families have to endure when trying to help an obese relative.

Despite the exaggeration and the unreality in this experiment it successfully had a stronger influence than the other stats and facts in the research. As a student, health related statistics do not appeal my emotions as much, but Spurlock did a superb job in showing the effects of fast food on our lives. This documentary made me question the food I am eating - where does it come from? Is it actually good for my

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