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Super Size Me
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Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy provocative investigative documentaries that combine personal stakes, blunt humor, and accessible criticism of unhealthy consumer systems.
- Tone
- satirical, cerebral, tense
- Payoff
- revelation, reflection
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- public health, consumer culture, corporate influence, personal experiment
- Setting
- contemporary, fast-food restaurants and medical offices
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