Super Size Me
Last night my wife and I watched “Super Size Me.” She checked it out from the library. (What? You think I actually rent movies?) This is a movie/documentary about this guy who ate every meal at McDonald’s for 30 days. It’s rare anymore that I eat at McD’s but it will be even less now. Check it out, especially the bonus section on “The Smoking Fry.” I like this guy's sense of humor.
posted by brent at 10:54 AM
3 Comments:
I've been vegetarian since the '70s. My, isn't that interesting. But aside from exploiting this, like every, oportunity to talk about myself, I do have another point. The film 'Super Size Me' is really dishonest. There's a rebuttle film out there somewhere - forgetting the name - and I looked up some stuff on the net last year. Cf.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Size_Me
see the 'alternative experiments' toward the bottom.
Point is, it was the calories, not the food itself, that was so damaging. I'm sure the overall point was good - have good nutrition - but the method of making the point needs to be honest.
J
http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=090804G
I thought you were vegan? I am about 80% organic myself but crave meat like a man. (I say as I beat my chest.)
I would call it biased more than dishonest. Dishonesty carries the intent to decieve and I'm not aware of the guy's motives. I think this guy was creative and had an idea to make money. Come on, it's the American way. Let me think who I can criticize and make a living off of it.
The point I got from it is that he was trying to live the average American diet by eating and living like most do. However, I don't think most people gorge themselves until they vomit like he did.
I think it was both the calories and the food. You can't eat crap and not feel like it. Thanks for the references.
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