Super Size Me! is Super Awesome

Morgan Spurlock is a brilliantly average guy whose message is conveyed all the more powerfully by his very averageness. This is a guy I'd date -- and have, in one form or another; he could be your brother or best friend or best friend's brother. He undertakes the interesting experiment of discovering how a month-long McDonald's diet will affect his constitution. His findings, under the administration of a small team of doctors, nutritionists, and health professionals, are astounding -- stopping just short of terrifying, really. The very direct and clearly unquestionable effects of his consumption are quick and relentless.

A really disturbing sub-text of the film is how this 'instant gratification' societal psyche we've engendered is affecting our children: even in their schools, which we so often blindly trust to 'teach the children well', the junk food culture abounds. The 'lunchlady' fare of salisbury steak, reconstituted mashed potatoes, and fruit cocktail that we braved daily as children ourselves has not been subsidized, but replaced in many schools by fries, pizza, chips and what's offered as a 'healthy alternative' to Cokes (by specific example in this film), Country Time Lemonade and Gatorade. The film also explores, in brief, the impact of this diet on our children's performance in school. As a mother, I particularly ound this exploration disturbing, if not entirely unsurprising.

Overall, the film is just amazing. It imparts a very important and enlightening message very effectively, yet manages to completely avoid preachiness. Witty, bright, and very easily identifiable; this film shows us, with indubitable and progressive evidence, what we do to ourselves in the short- and long-term bycontinually subjecting our bodies and our children to the marketing ploys of processed foods...fast food, in particular. This is a DON'T MISS film for one and all.

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