SUPERSIZE ME REVIEW

Both the Reviews were centered around the common idea that, in the modern face paced world, we have many food choices. And a majority of these food choices are unhealthy, but we tend to overlook this and we still continue to eat. Both the articles stated clearly that fast food is unhealthy but they also mentioned that fast food is not the only reason why such a large population in the United States is suffering from Obesity. The Documentary, Super Size Me, shows us a very shocking experiment of a person with a good physique and health surviving on a 3 day meal, exclusively composed of McDonald’s fast food, for an entire 30 days. This movie received a lot of critique and controversy because of the inaccurateness of the experiment. The two reviews criticize this experiment as unrealistic and if health issues can be purely controlled individually.

I personally agree with the New York Times review, because it clearly highlighted the purpose of the movie, which was “McDonalds’s should be “killed” before it kills us”. I believe it was more realistic because it presented the idea that it is not only fast food that is killing the people’s health, but it is rather the people who choose to eat that food. Also, it focuses the abundance of unhealthy choices of food that surrounds us, that influences what kind of food we are drawn to. Even though, we have fast food available at every corner of our streets, the review emphasizes on the individual’s responsibility to make the right and educated choice. The review does not attack the fast food chains, but it constantly attacks the need for the people to realize to take charge of their health and life in order to not be manipulated by the food advertisements. Choose to live healthy, and the choice is only yours to make.

On the other hand, the TCS review, is biased because it states how the whole experiment is very unrealistic. It emphasizes on how the information presented in the movie is previous knowledge and not very original. It also talks about how unrealistic it is for a person to be eating such a huge quantity of 3 meals of McDonald’s every day, and to conclude that the problems are common in all fast food eaters. Spurlock, who is the director of the movie, is only going on such a diet to showcase the effects of such bad eating habits. The reviewer believes that it is not the fault of McDonald’s, or any other fast food chain restaurants, but it is the fault of the consumer’s. The reviewer believes that Spurlock is trying to blame McDonald’s and other fast food chains for this bad food habit, but not everybody suffering from obesity is on the same diet as Spurlock followed, so turns out that the experiment is not very realistic. But in Spurlock’s view, believe it or not, there are is a population of Americans who do eat their 3 meals outside every single day. Spurlock is trying to spread the word that this is becoming a growing trend.

I definitely agree with the New York Times Review because it is not in denial and overlooking the fact that fast food is one the growing trends and one of the major issues why people in the United States are suffering from obesity and have their heart at stake. I believe that the first review is focusing on the larger picture, that fast food is one the biggest reasons why American population is suffering from ailments. The second review is in complete denial, and does not approve of the documentary, suggesting that it is not the food that is being sold but the careless choice of the American citizens. But in my opinion, if food is cheap, readily available to me every corner, at walking distance, and if I can get proportions that are double anywhere else I can find the same food at half the price, I would not mind eating there. And that is the rising trend of the new generation. Personally, I feel that there is a great responsibility of the individual as to what we eat, and only we have the choice to regulate our eating habits. That is why I agree more with the first review. The second review is in complete denial that there is any connection between fast food and the unhealthy population, and labels the movie as an “attention seeker” and “unprofessional”. It blames people lack of responsibility and all kinds of fatty products available in the market, not only fast food joints. I feel that even though Spurlock pushed the experiments and took it to another level, the sole purpose to show the devastating effects on health of fast food, is becoming very common because a large population is liable to fall into the same pattern, due to the increasing commercialism, and cheap marketing. And the big picture is, you eat more, you die faster, they live on, and they make the money. Or let me paint you a picture, there is a McDonalds 20 minutes down the road, and a meal will cost you 40 NIS. For me, I will say, go ahead and grab that 40 NIS because I rarely go there about once a month or maybe a little more often with my friends, but I am not addicted, so I am good. But are you...?