Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Super Size Me - Movie Review
what has gone wrong in america?
super size me starts off with seemingly good intent. it will show that america is eating itself to death........
the documentary has good pace, it is filmed well, and written for its audience to please.
the star, the man making the movie becomes the central character as he eats himself to poor health.
and that is where absurd meets stupidity fairly quickly, turning an entertaining documentary into an annoying film.
clearly people should not be eating mcdonalds everyday.
clearly it would be better if we were eating balanced meals at home and making sure our kids don't overdose on sugar daily.
at what point does a movie become propaganda and a self fulfilling journey in which you believe the film maker is also an idiot?
why did he keep eating mcdonalds only after the 12th day and being warned he was destroying his health?
why did he keep eating mcdonalds after the 22nd day after being warned he was putting his liver in danger?
because he seemingly had decided that he would make his point no matter the consequences.
but what is his point and do we believe it?
why did he underplay the amount of responsibility people should have for themselves? is someone forcing them into mcdonalds? is mcdonalds making us take our children to their franchises throughout the world?
he speaks to the lawyers spearheading the fight against mcdonalds.
thankfully he allows one of the lawyers to admit on film that there may be a motivating factor of winning money that entices him to take on such a lawsuit.
it is a movie where political correctness meets a good amount of left leaning sentiment and allows the viewer to walk away saying the goverment should not only be stopping mcdonalds from selling certain types of food and over sized portions but also hints strongly that the politicians in washington are bought off by lobbying to allow these companies to grow and become monster size profit making machines.
problem is life isn't that simple, people must start exercising, walking.......people must stop feeding themselves to over compensate for other weak points in their lives.........
never once it is questioned that it is our hollow existence which leads to our hollow feeling in our stomachs which leads us to eat like maniacs.
psychology, where in fact does it come into play in this movie? why is the movie maker suffering from heart palpitations? why is he suffering from a weak libido? is it merely the food or is it something in his head?
what results did the film maker believe he was going to get before he started making the movie? why do we need to see his vomit on the sidewalk? why do we need to listen to his girlfriend tell us that eating meat is part of a corrupt system?
simply put it is a movie where the results were a foregone conclusion.......what we see is that the film maker proves that he too can kill himself if he chooses.
his choice shouldn't be ours.
allow me to say the movie does make some good points, the movie shows how much mcdonalds and others spend on making sure children know who ronald mcdonald is and what other tasty foods are available to them. the film shows how much 'the clown' is a part of their (our ) lives. the kids believe in the goodness of 'the clown'. there is no doubt that the kids are being manipulated.......
but it should be up to the parents to get their kids away from the tvs and fast food joints, it should not be the job of the government or mcdonalds for that matter.
lifestyle equals ability equals common sense.
americans need to take responsibility for themselves, the belief that we are somehow not to blame for own our well being is not only foolish but dangerous.
super size me starts off with seemingly good intent. it will show that america is eating itself to death........
the documentary has good pace, it is filmed well, and written for its audience to please.
the star, the man making the movie becomes the central character as he eats himself to poor health.
and that is where absurd meets stupidity fairly quickly, turning an entertaining documentary into an annoying film.
clearly people should not be eating mcdonalds everyday.
clearly it would be better if we were eating balanced meals at home and making sure our kids don't overdose on sugar daily.
at what point does a movie become propaganda and a self fulfilling journey in which you believe the film maker is also an idiot?
why did he keep eating mcdonalds only after the 12th day and being warned he was destroying his health?
why did he keep eating mcdonalds after the 22nd day after being warned he was putting his liver in danger?
because he seemingly had decided that he would make his point no matter the consequences.
but what is his point and do we believe it?
why did he underplay the amount of responsibility people should have for themselves? is someone forcing them into mcdonalds? is mcdonalds making us take our children to their franchises throughout the world?
he speaks to the lawyers spearheading the fight against mcdonalds.
thankfully he allows one of the lawyers to admit on film that there may be a motivating factor of winning money that entices him to take on such a lawsuit.
it is a movie where political correctness meets a good amount of left leaning sentiment and allows the viewer to walk away saying the goverment should not only be stopping mcdonalds from selling certain types of food and over sized portions but also hints strongly that the politicians in washington are bought off by lobbying to allow these companies to grow and become monster size profit making machines.
problem is life isn't that simple, people must start exercising, walking.......people must stop feeding themselves to over compensate for other weak points in their lives.........
never once it is questioned that it is our hollow existence which leads to our hollow feeling in our stomachs which leads us to eat like maniacs.
psychology, where in fact does it come into play in this movie? why is the movie maker suffering from heart palpitations? why is he suffering from a weak libido? is it merely the food or is it something in his head?
what results did the film maker believe he was going to get before he started making the movie? why do we need to see his vomit on the sidewalk? why do we need to listen to his girlfriend tell us that eating meat is part of a corrupt system?
simply put it is a movie where the results were a foregone conclusion.......what we see is that the film maker proves that he too can kill himself if he chooses.
his choice shouldn't be ours.
allow me to say the movie does make some good points, the movie shows how much mcdonalds and others spend on making sure children know who ronald mcdonald is and what other tasty foods are available to them. the film shows how much 'the clown' is a part of their (our ) lives. the kids believe in the goodness of 'the clown'. there is no doubt that the kids are being manipulated.......
but it should be up to the parents to get their kids away from the tvs and fast food joints, it should not be the job of the government or mcdonalds for that matter.
lifestyle equals ability equals common sense.
americans need to take responsibility for themselves, the belief that we are somehow not to blame for own our well being is not only foolish but dangerous.
