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April 9th, 2008 by
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Morgan Spurlock goes on a McDonalds ‘diet’ for 30 days. Monitored by several doctors, he soon finds out the fast food is causing more harm than anyone expected. But the rules are he can’t eat anything that’s not on the McDonalds menu. | ||||||||
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Morgan Spurlock, who is releasing 'Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?' next week, is one of those documentary makers who can get in the big crowds. Not because he has these genius points of view. I mean, we all know fast food is getting us fat. But it's the way he brings the facts that makes the difference. Because who would really think about going on a McDonalds diet?
What's the most striking about this story, is how the doctors react to the destructive effects of the fast food. Not nearly expecting anything like Morgan Spurlock ends up with. At one point you get the feeling he might even throw in the towel. Destroying his liver and seeing all the spiking charts about his other functions. But in the next scene he's eating a burger again. You can't sell half a documentary after all, right? Super Size Me ends up being a mirror that was not only needed for America, but also for McDonalds itself. The sad thing is however, it didn't create more than a small unnoticeable dent in its big fat ego. | ||||||||
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