Morgan Spurlock goes on a 30-day planned fast food binge--why? What is the purpose of his "experiment"? What do you believe is the message or thesis of his argument? What are the holes in his argument?
John Banzhaf--the attorney who sued the tobacco companies--discusses the advertising methods of tobacco companies targetting children through candy cigarettes. Banzhaf states that McDonalds does the same thing through happy meals, clowns, cartoons, happy meals, toys, and playgrounds. Assess this charge. What shold be done about it?
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Spurlock goes on his Mcdiet in order to show hoe much harm the food served can do to you body. What purpose this has i am not sure. Everyone already knows how unhealthy the food is that is served at places such as Mcdonalds, Burger King, and Wendy's. The results are all around us. Larger portions equals larger hunger, equals larger people, equals larger everything (doorways, cars, chairs, cup holders) The only real message that can be found in this is the view that America has turned a blind eye to the results of our over indulgence. To show the error in our ways he must ruin his body to represent the rest of America. His major flaws in his argument is he does not practice moderation. He goes to the extreme of eating nothing but the grease laden food that he preaches as being the worst possible thing for your body. While some people may actually eat this way most do not and only eat out on a few occasions. While it is true that fast food restaurants do target children in their ads it is up to the parents to tell their children "No. We are not eating out tonight." And if the kids throw temper tantrums over not getting their Happy Meals :-) then that problem has to do with the parents in ability to discipline their child; not wiht the advertisements telling children that their parents are evil if they do not get them a cheeseburger
Morgan Spurlock goes on a 30-day fast food binge in order to show Americans that their eating habits are becoming fatal. Doing the experiment provides his arguement with more ethos. By risking his health to prove to his audience that eating fast food everyday can be fatal, he is gaining more credibiliy and his arguement becomes more believable. The one issue with his argument is the fact that he only experiments with one fast-food restaurant. What if he were eating different fast-food restaurants everyday? Would the effects be the same? Also, not everyone eats at the same fast-food restaurants everyday.
I believe that there is not much you can do to prevent McDonalds from targetting children. Almost every type of company targets children and teens becuase they are the most influencial. If you are going to do something about McDonalds, you have to do something about all other companies and products.
Tatia
Jordan Anderson
Spurlock is doing his experiment to see if eating mcdonalds every single meal of every single day for a month will have a harmful effect on the human body. The answer is pretty obvious, since it is common knowledge, especially nowadays, that a large amount of fast food being eating without moderation is bad for you.Spurlock has to upgrade to Super Size everytime he is asked to. This isn't the best way to show accurate results, since most people rarely try to shove a double quarter pounder down their throat, only to projectile vomit their meal out of the car window.
It is not bad for companies to try to show a market for younger children. If it works for the company and generates money for them, they shouldn't be forced to stop, unless what they are doing directly affects kids. They are not making decisions for people, they only use a clever marketing tequnique. The food will not put harm children, unless they are able to know when to eat it, and when to try a salad.
(Taking a break from mcnuggets for a while by the way -_-)
Spurlock goes on his Mcdiet in order to show how harmful the effects of eating fasfood are, in 5 days alone he gained 10 pounds! Everyone knows how unhealthy fastfoods are and how everyone is getting "fatter". Society has become lazy VERY VERY LAZY and would much rather ignore the problem and allow it to become the norm. While the fast food industry is at fault for the content of the food, we as the consumer choose to eat it. There is some personal responsility that must be accounted for, but the fastfood industry could start by making thier food with real meat!!!!
Advertising follows a strict law, that is to APPEAL TO YOUR AUDIENCE!!! Micky-D appeals to children, its main audience, so to target that audience they have; the playplace, toys in the kids meals ect. Parents also want to go somewhere where the kids can run around and play, an example, does anyone remember how insane Mcdonalds was when it first opened here in Maricopa, mostly full of kids running around in the playplace, and look what its located next, to a Tutor Time, a freakin Daycare! Where will the kids wanna go when mommy and daddy pick them up? Agreeing with Preston, parents need to tell thier kid NO means NO if you don't stop your going to get punished! ((I also beileve in the spare the rod, spoil the child, don't "punch your kid in the face" though lol))
If we want to return to the healthy nation we were, the country should do a major overhaul,
and go on a consumer diet and just cut back on everything!!!!
((ingore any grammer errors my Microsoft Word won't open))
*~Kim~*
haha i misspelled ignore (sry) lol
~kim~
Dude, love Jordans comment. LMFAO "Projectile Vomit" Im with you, im going to stop eating those little foot shaped pieces of heaven too.
Everybody knows that fast food restaurants are bad, unhealthy, and don't serve real food. Yet as a society, we continue to eat at such food joints because we don't think it will effect us personally. Everytime we go to McDonalds, we think that one McDouble wouldn't hurt us. That's where Supersize Me comes in. Morgan Spurlock's purpose is to show everyday American people the potential danger of fast foods, except fast-forward and to an extreme. In regards to Preston's point concerning the holes of the argument (the fact that Spurlock doesn't practice moderation with his McDiet) that's actually the great thing about the movie. When Spurlock supersized everything and we see him struggling to finish his meals, that's the entertainment aspect of the movie; so it draws the audience in because it's funny, yet relatable. Another point is that Spurlock's diet is not an accurate representation because we don't eat out everyday and we don't supersize every order. Yet the entire experiment lasted for 30 days, while the typical American love for grease will last their entire lifetime! So somewhere along that line, those two will cancel out and the ending results are the same. As far as what we can do to alleviate this problem, the answer is SMALLER PORTIONS. For example, (according to sources from workers at McDonald's)our local McDonald's got rid of their supersize option. So all fast food corporations should continue to make their menu items smaller and smaller and cheaper and cheaper.
This movie makes me hungry in a way, its kind of gross, but i dont like McDonalds. i think that Spurlock is honsetly not that smart for doing this, he is risking his heath just to show how much harm eatting fast food can do. most people eat fast food and this movie is not going to stop that from happeing, and i think hes just wasting his time and money making this movie. like i said all it does is make me hungry.
I think there are too many variables in Morgan's one month diet. The one that bothers me the most was the extreme he went to (like Preston said). Of COURSE eating McDonalds and only McDonalds and nothing but McDonalds is gonna beef you up. That's like saying eating just fat for 30 days will make you fat. Duh... But that's not to say it is bad to indulge in a little McDeliciousness once in a while. To me, all the rules he made were too much and destroyed his McEthos... er... ethos because the rules were just too much.
A question in response to what Tony said, "you got hungry watching him barf up a super sized meal....ew.....?" I agree I was craving french fries til I saw that...it seems you and Charm have stomachs of steal lol
Morgan Spurlock goes on this "Mcdiet" to make a point. The point is that if people eat out on a regular basis they with no exercise there is a great chance of them becoming overweight and have many more health problems. Like Tatia said he is supporting his argument by putting himself in the position to be the one who is at risk for these serious health problems.
McDonalds targets children because they are influenced more when they are young. They target them by the colorful play places and as they grow older they will remember all the fun times they had there and are more likely to keep going there. We cannot just target McDonalds and ask them to remove all things influential to children because it's more than McDonalds that has these things.
Morgan Spurlock's attempt to show to America that fast food is a poor eating diet is a perfect example of actions speak louder than words. In order for Spurlock to prove his point, he puts himself through a 30-day fast food binge which results in a significant weight gain of over ten pounds in just the first week of his experiment. His purpose to enlighten America of the obesity problem and harm we are doing to ourselves by eating this heinous food week to week will hopefully turn on the light bulbs of the fast food consumers of America.
The hole in Spurlock's argument, however, is the effects of his previous diet to his newly discovered. Spurlock begins the documentary describing his childhood of healthy homecooking and only going out to each on occasion. Also currently his wife cooks him organic vegetable dishes. Going from one extreme to the other will affect ones weight and health no matter where their food is coming from.
The advertising from McDonalds is to target a young audience which are most easily pursuaded. Through happy meals, toys, and playgrounds they are able to entice the children to ask their parents for a trip to McDonalds. To get rid of this technique, as Tatia said, is a sisyphean feat. To get McDonalds or any company whose main advertising target is children to stop their methods would be a lost cause, for any company that has the youth reeling in the profits is not likely to give up their fortunes.
-still can't a large salty order of McDonalds french fries...even after the vomitting part. O_o
***still cant resist...
spurlock goes on a diet, if you can call it that, that shows the effects of eating fast food and only fast food. spurlock is a healthy man that is in exceptional health but decides he will put his body on the line to show that fast food is bad. after only a week spurlock shows a change in weight which i was surprised by. basically thats it, it goes on showing him eating french fries that are super sized and soda's that are bigger than most cars. he forces himself to eat the food and comes to the point where it actually starts affecting him physically. basically i think that most people would think, yeah this would be really cool but once you see him actually hurting after the last week of breakfast lunch and dinner at mcdonalds is actually really scary. but i also disagree with the experiment because i've known many big people who eat pretty healthy and still gain weight. so it can't just be this fast food although im sure it does contribute. this is off topic but i was watching the news and there was a segment that it showed some of the worst foods and there was a krispy kream donut that was cut in half and in between it was 2 hamburger patties that were cooked with cheese all over them and then were deep fried some more. it was pretty gross. i would like to see the rest of this documentry.;
Spurlock is crazy. He is going on a ridiculous diet at McDonalds to prove that eating at fast food restaurants is bad. He is a man who has good health and is putting everything on the line to prove a point, a point that by the way is not very strong. The first flaw is he orders ridiculous items. He always gets two drinks at a time, and clearly no one does that. He also always seems to get the very greasy foods. He can get one drink and does not have to drink soda. Another flaw is everything is to the extreme. You will not find people who eat every meal at McDonalds everyday of the week. He does not have to say yes every time the ask to supersize the meal. In my opinion he does that to make him gain even more weight to try and prove that these places are bad to eat at. Everything should be in moderation. The argument that kids are targeted is true and i agree with Preston that parents do not have to give in and can say no.If they are gaining weight then its on them, they can be more active and take care of themselves. Overall this is an interesting experiment, it just needs to be a little more realistic.
ok my last post sucks this is better...
Morgan Spurlock goes on a 30 day planned fast food binge to show that americans aren't eating healthy anymore and this, as a result is making them fat, unhealthy, and more suseptible to diseases that can kill young adults. The purpose of Spurlocks experiment is to show the way fast food can make you gain weight, how it affects the body and what it can do to you in just a few weeks. I believe Spurlocks messege is that americans need to eat alot more healthier, but he goes to show that not only americans have to, but the whole world. The major holes that i see is the fact that i've never heard of a person ONLY eating mcdonalds for breakfast, lunch and dinner. people know how unhealthy fast food is, but this guy gets absolutely nothing but horrible food for every meal.
John Banzhaf states that mcdonalds acts like a tobacco company and tries to get children when they're young by having them come in and eat their food and playing so whenever they think of mcdonalds as they get older, they remember playing and mhaving fun and the food making them feel good. Spurlock even says himself that the food made him happy when he wasn't having a good day. is the food to blame for the unhappiness?
i would really like to finish this video because im interested in what happens at the end, hopefully he wont have a heart attack...
CHRISTEN VALENTINE
the reason why he goes on the binge is to prove whether or not McDonads food has the effect that was claimed in the court case.the message is that fast food quality is exstinct and that people are buying into it daily. i believe the main holes in his aregument are that many peolpe know the affects that this food may have already, most people although eat out alot do not consume McDonalds 3 times a day everyday, adn that many people would if thy need to choose the healthy items offered.
although it is true that the ciggarette comapnies and McDonalds are trying to addict children they can only be compared on ertian levels. the ciggarette companies were trying to make it a cool thing which would have gotten poeple automatically hooked younger becuase it would be like a childhood memory but now fully addicting. when it comes to McDonalds and toys they are trying to hook the children and make them rember them as a happy and comforting place to be however they are nto filled with drug they hae healthy choices on the menu and eating them in moderation and balanced diet and excerise would not cause liver failor or cancer.
if one were to argue the two were the same they woild be forced to comapre every fast food and childrens adveritsemsnt. such as pullups training pants " im a big kid now" "just like mommy/daddy"
Super Size Me so far has only lead me to want fast food even less now :/
Morgan Spurlock has made an attemp to become a part of what our society has turned to - fast food. In soing so Spurlock is simply trying to show those whom consure McDonalds on a daily basis how deadly these foods can be. It was his third day i believe and he had already begun to vomit, showing the type of effect these types of foods have on our bodies.
Spurlock simply wants to show the McDonalds consumers that ordering a super size instead of the normal size "the small size" can only lead to bodily malfunctions. such as the one in every four children soon having diabetes, or the growing numbers of adults with high cholesterol, or the fact that the world had been invaded with obese individuals. Spurlock is simply trying to show us how our daily diet is leading to a faster death rate in the long run. Eating fast food daily is not only a problem but it turning into an epidemic.
In Super Size Me Spurlock is simply trying to make certain that each individual is aware of the harm being brought to eat ones bodies. we have come to a point where we all rely on the fast food nation once a week other twice a week or more. Our ways of consumption have blinded us into believing the food is healthy and will not be harming us in the long run. which is completely wrong, thanks to Spurlock. He has taken the 30 day challenge to open our eyes to all the horrible damage we are causing to our won bodies. There are usually always holes in an argument, for example in Super Size Me Sourlock may have seeked help from many specialists, though did he really believe that every person has the money to afford such treatments. No, every human being had a choise, and saddly today we are all making the wrong choice, and chosing the one that is only causing health issues. no one Has to chose the super size, just chose the small kids size and your body would be so much happier.
I think that Morgan Spurlock went on his fast food binge so that he could learn and give people a concrete example of what fast food does to your body and how it affects you even when you don't realize it. I believe that his message is that fast food is bad for you and that americans need to stop eating it if they want to be healthy. Their aren't alot of hole in his argument from what I could see but he isn't eating the amount of fast food that the average american eats. Most americans do not eat fast food for everymeal. So then we have no Idea how it affects those who maybe eat it once a week.
I had always heard alot about this video but had never actually seen it and I thought it was probably some idealistic people doing it who wouldn't really be honest or show the whole story. But when I actually started watching it what they were saying made total sense. I thought it was crazy when they showed that he had gained five pounds in just a week. The barfing also got to me too. However even though I think that it is really horrible what the fast food companies are doing I think that it is silly to sue over because ultimately it is our choice. We shouldn't sue tabacco companies because their products cause us to get lung cancer. It is fairly obvious that it does that to you and it is your choice to take those risks with what you get. We like to have someone to blame but really it is us to blame. The companies don't make it easy but everyone has a choice. Although they are definately targeting specific groups such as children a parent has to know when to let their child have fast food and when not to. I think incentives should be given to fast food companies if they can produce healthier foods such as money compensation. If this were done we would see alot more changes in the foods that are available.
hahaha so some of you guys comments are funny :)
i didnt know who this morgan guy was before this video so maybe he said that his experiment was to show the American people what the effects of the McDiet has on our bodies which all of us know already but i think that he might have been in it for fame but thats just me. His message is definately that fast food is highly unhealthy and that it should be cut from our diets. The problems with his argument is that the majority of Americans dont eat that much Freakin mickie d's is a single day and that he only uses one mcfood corperation i think he is prejudice against the king and lil red riding head :) lol
I think nothing should be done i mean its are free agency to choose whether or not we want one thing or not and whether we will get it. If my kid was to want somethin i would just punch him like Morgan suggested haha McDonalds is geared towards children and idk whether that is right but i think they should take out the slides and tubes and just put some stair masters or tread mills then everyone would be happy X]
Emilio
ps i blame me being tired for the lame jokes above lmfao
Morgan Spurlock went on the 30-day planned fast food binge to make a point. This point is intended for everyone of all ages, mostly obese people. By eating McDonald's for 30 days straight, he is living proof that fast food is harmful for your body. I agree with Preston when he says that his flaws are when he goes to the EXTREME on eating fast food. Not everybody eats THAT much food or eats out THAT often. And do the statistics count in the fact that many people waste a lot of food when they eat at fast food places? Not everyone eats every single french fry and drinks every single drop of their XL pop. Also, I beleive that it is very deceiving of McDonalds and other fast food places to advertise to an audience of children. No matter how much you disipline your child, they're still going to be tempted by the Happy Meals and the Play Places and the Toys. I don't think that parents can help the fact that children will always see those advertisements and WANT to go to McDonalds. However, I do think that if the parent allows these WANTS too often, they'll become NEEDs, and that IS the parents' fault.
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spurlock goes on the diet because of the growing obesity rates in america he wants to show us the real side effects of fast food on ur daily lives and our body. the purpose of his experiment is to open the eyes of the american people about what fast food does to us. i think his message is for us to stop eating out so much, to be healthier, and to promote a healthy lifestyle. he wants to show us what an unhealthy lifestyle does to us by going from healthy to unhealthy in such a short amount of time. i think the only thing wrong with his argument is that he takes it a little to far, he eats out every meal of everyday. not all americans do that, yes we eat out alot however, what we eat and make at home is also unhealthy so instead of focusing on ast food, he should focus on our diet in general. i agree agree john banzhas, mcdonals targets children because they are easiest to sway, with more single parent families and no time its easier for the parent to just buy their child a quick meal than to spend time on making dinner, as the child grows up they'll be more likely to eat there and also have their children eat there.
I hate mcdonalds.
Thank you Spurlock for exploiting the dangerous health risk behind eating at everybodies' favorite fast food joint. Now let's not go out and say that Mcdonalds is the root of all evil and out to destroy America, because truth is the American people are destroying themselves by even thinking about ordering two all beef paties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions all on a sesame seed bun. okay might as well start throwing away your skinny jeans now fatty. Honestly, come on America open your eyes and realize how much harm we inflict upon ourselves on a daily basis. It took a man with balls to prove a point by putting his health on the line for us to finally say, "Hey I don't need 4000 cal. on a bun today, I think I'm going to order a salad."
And for everyone who says Spurlock goes too "extreme" by eating nothing but Mcdonalds...go choke on a hamburger please =] (i mean that the nicest way possible). Does he have anyother choice besides the extreme? Especially when every fast food restrauant offers their own epic size value meal, sounds to me that it's extreme by default. The effects of his experiment in a single week, a F()CK!N& week, should be obvious that we should not be digesting all this crap.
In a situation that Spurlock were to practice moderation and eat at a diet of an average American, that weeks worth of food would still add up, just over a longer period of time. And with that constant routine of eating out, your body is still going to take a toll from fast food abuse. Spurlock gave an example of the impact of fast food for respectably a month's worth of mcdonalds, in a span of only 7 days.
Now again I am not saying lets boycott fast food, enjoy a burger every once in a while, but there is absolutely no reason to intake an entire livestock in a single sitting. And please don't preoccupy your time sitting in front a Double Quarter Pounder(a slight euphemism for 1/2 pound of cow), instead go find a verb outside of eating.
Eat Healthy, Eat Safe, and Eat Smart.
"And that's all i have to say about that."
When strolling down the dark, decrepit Memory Lane of the average postpubescent citizen's elementary school experience, one is bound to discover the heartwrenching occurrence of childhood ignorance being ripped away for its adult truth--all within the walls of a Health classroom. It is with the unmasking of one unpopular geometric shape's true evil that the carefree souls of American youth are crushed, never again to bask in the glory of guiltless eating habits: the Health Food Pyramid. The tragic existence of such a limiting concept as the sparing intake of sugary and oily foods undoubtedly opened the naive eyes of the shiny-faced 10-year-olds to the damaging nature of their favorite foods, cowering behind the shielding facade of mouthwatering taste. Morgan Spurlock chose to feed himself on nothing but the foods universally acknowledged as unhealthy in order to emphasize, in an unprecedented way, the havoc that gallons of grease and pounds of salt and fat can wreak on the unsuspecting human body.
By illustrating the biologically stunting effects of a gross--in more ways than one--overconsumption of fast food, he hoped to further the American public's understanding of the steep and dangerous downward spiral of destruction that the quick and convenient cuisine industry's customer is virtually rolling down with each superfluous bite. Spurlock theorized that an image stronger than that of a graph or chart was necessary if the Big Mac enthusiasts, and other such addictied victims of the tasty, though nutritionally deficient, menu were to be inspired to change their eating habits. In the same way that the true-life stories of recovering alcoholics and drug addicts, as well as the understanding of the firsthand suffering of a person that has been in a similar situation, moves more of the speaker's audience to affirmative action than that of a list of health problems associated with such behavior, Spurlock aspired to martyr himself on the drive-thru altar so others may take the chance to dodge the grease-dripping, fat-enveloped, potentially disease-carrying bullet.
However, this gallant effort to condemn the fast food industry is hindered by the holes in its logical fabric. First of all, the concept of moderation is completely lost in Spurlock's dietary odyssey. After all, most people fail to continue to gorge themselves on food they have clearly lost interest in when they feel the urge to vomit the partially digested food particles back up, and all over themselves. Yet, in an act of scientific lunacy, he continuously chewed on. In addition, Spurlock's surprise reacquaintance with his meal could easily have been triggered by such a sudden and drastic transformation in his chosen metabolic fuel. Every doctor the man visited before the launch of this "McDiet" praised him on his excellent health. Even the audience was fully regaled with the tales of Spurlock's homecooking mother and vegan chef girlfriend's organic creations. Had he made a more gradual transfer to an unhealthy lifestyle, it is fairly safe to infer that he would not have experienced such severe "McStomachaches," "McTwitches," and "McSweats," nor would he have had such an unfortunate documented experience with "McVomit." Using the same way of thinking, it is likely that a more frequent intake of caffeine could have spared him the "weird, freaky feelings in [his] penis." Further scrutiny of the insinuation of "Supersize Me" that overweight people are so much heavier than the "normal people" is also more than warranted. It cannot be argued that overweight and obese individuals are found more frequently in today's society than they ever have in the past, or that many of the obesity cases are far more serious than ever before. However, in the same way that "fat" is fatter than it was considered only decades ago, "skinny" is skinnier, and this fact only serves to enlarge the already sizeable chasm in the average weight spectrum of modern society. With the exponential increases in both the number of obese and overweight people in America, comes the exponential increase in the number of people diagnosed with bulimia and anorexia.
Dietary routines are getting steadily more out of control. In the fast-paced lifestyle that so many of our nation's inhabitants get caught up in, it is so much easier to sacrifice the good eating habits that those hard-working fourth grade teachers attempted to instill within their former students, and instead partake of something speedy and hassle-free, accompanied by the hefty bonus of a wonderful flavor, but Morgan Spurlock serves as a reminder that the easier road is not always the smartest. If a picture is worth a thousand words, than it seems to be Spurlock's hope that a full-length documentary, complete with narration, will be supplied with enough of a verbal arsenal to make the audience, at least, understand what it is they are putting in their bodies the next time they crave a Double Quarter Pounder With Cheese.
The whole reason Morgan Spurlock goes on a food binge is to show america how if you just say no or choose a healtier food choice you won't be so fat. All this people eat out at McDonald's and complain that it's the companys fault that they are so large. If they would simply make better choices they wouldn't be so large. I believe the message of his argument is "everyone has a chioce in their health life and you can either make bad choices or good ones." Now the holes in his argument are eating McDonald's for every single meal. Not everyone eats McDonald's for breakfast, lunch and dinner. He should have eaten it like three times a week or maybe four or even at least once everyday. But he is trying to prove how McDonald's advertises to everyone and mostly our children.I loved when he said "if i ever have kids and drive past a fast food resturant i will punch him in the face." If that's what you have to do to keep your kid from being obese i say "do it."
Morgan Spurlock takes the “Eat the Babies” satire to a whole new level. While Jonathan Swift writes a rhetorical essay, A Modest Proposal, in response to the rising population and poverty levels, Spurlock is “Eating Babies,” babies being Mc D’s. He’s showing the world exactly what we’re doing to our bodies by taking things to the extreme. He is making an example of himself. He feels that by making an example of himself, he can save many; it’s like sacrificing the good of one for the good of many. To make his point he HAS to go to extremes.
After watching this though, I went and bought McD’s and I wasn’t the only one there. So in a way, his argument is like the Truth Commercials, which are funded by tobacco companies. By telling you not to do something, it just puts it in your face and makes you want it. That right there would be the flaw in his argument.
Many would agree that Spurlock intens to exploit the golden arches for the dangers of eating their food. That is not the case. In fact, by watching the video I began to crave McDonalds.So much so that I went there for lunch; and I was not the only one, i saw others from the class there. The video is a giant commercial for McDonalds. Though it is the kind of commercial that tells people to eat responsilby, like alcohol commersial.
to preston- thats right boy, you hush your mouth.
Yep, I agree with Andrew, nothing really seemed any worse than it did before I watched it. Except for the chicken nugget segment, oh and the hair in the parfait. McDonalds along with other places have changed dramatically since 2003. They have apples to have instead of fries, or milk to substitute your milkshake.
so uh...Tony said this movie makes him hungry, but unlike him, i like McDonald's :l and it makes me hungry too...for a BIG MAC! This is the complete opposite of an advertisement and still has this effect. What does this have to say about their advertisement? As well as creating the McCravings, this movie has scared me from eating fast food and inspired me to make better food choices. I was interested in Spurlock's visit to the school cafeteria. How much better is our school's food compared to a fast food meal? How much of it is fresh or actually made by the school? It was even stated by another school that since they went to serving organic fruits and veggies as well as making every meal in their kitchen, students were healthier and functioning better. That makes me wonder how much will eating healthy, exercising, and sleeping well to improve my physical health effect my mental health? I noticed as the movie progressed i saw less and less of the happy guy with a fun attitude and was loving life i saw in the first week of the experiment. If we were to observe the points Spurlock makes in his movie supersize me and do something about it, America would be happier and more efficient.
yup like i said before, this movie made me hungry..(even after i saw him throw up) i guess your right about me and Charm, we do have "stomachs of steal" haha as said. so anyway i was reading all the other comments(bc i have no life) and they all make good points and are long, they use big words and all. haha it kind of made me feel weird for my little comments i leave but whatever dont judge me =) ANYWAY... im going to go eat some carls jr(WAY BETTER THAN MCDONALDS) later
Mrs. R, tell coach i said "hi"
I disagree with andrew because I think the movie made an impacted on people by implanting a negative view of, the mecca of fast food, Mcdonalds because Im sure not going to eat any more of their burgers or any of their fired foods for that matter but their apple pies are to bomb to give up sorry lol but the movie doesnt display Mcdonalds in a positive light so it can't be a commercial but i see where your coming free bad ads are better than not ads, right?
I have to disagree that this movie made people think about what there eatting. Spurlock ate Mcdonalds for 30 DAYS not for dinner one night like most people do. I dont know anyone who eats fast food everyday, all the people i know eat it once and awhile. I eat it and im not where near overweight. And i REALLY have to agree with Andrew about the commercial part, this movie was not really saying dont eat at Mcdonalds but dont eat it every day. in order to make this movie Mcdonalds would have to aprove of them using there restaurant in the making of it, Mcdonalds just saw it was a way to premote there food. this movie was pointless. my last two comments say bad about this movie too. haha i guess i really dont like this movie.
GO EAT FRUIT!!!!!!!!
Because of the extremity of Spurlocks Mc Diet we don't actually see how harmful eating these types of food are because, the average person according to mc donalds only eats at their establishment twice a month. So by eating it 3 times a day 7 days a week for a month. If he would of eaten mc donalds once a day i feel that results would have been better moderated, and more reasonable. And the fact that people blame corporations for their problems. If you can't control your cravings or if you can't excercise your free will to make decisions maybe you should be under the care of a health professional honsetly..The law suits that these 2 teenagers bring about are absolutley ridiculous honestly if you are over weight it is either because of an unfortunate gene pool, a medical reason, or you have no self control. Honestly i think thats these two girls sued MCDONALDS IN ORDER TO GET MONEY SO THAT THEY COULD GO GET BARIATRIC SURGERY AND LIPO and other plastic surgery because they were unhappy with their appearance. You know what this is when we need to put our foot down and say enough is enough . Your fat its your fault get over it. Im overweight you dont see me suing McDonalds or Bk or any other place. Just like if your failing a class because you never turn in homework is it the teachers fault you havent turned in your homework?? no though many ignorant teens claim it is it ISNT you make a choice when you go home to either do your homework or to do something else and if YOU CHOOSE something else thats your fault and your free will to choose. Stop acting like you need someone to hold your stupid fat hand. Let it go by suing mcdonalds cause your a fat trick your just embarrassing yourself.
ok well i am a little mad now so i will post later
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