Super Size Me
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Super Size Me |
Theatrical relea
长者 |
Directed by | Morgan Spurlock |
Produced by红绿灯英文 | Morgan Spurlock |
员工风采范文Written by cpu核显 | Morgan Spurlock |
Starring | Morgan Spurlock | 寓言张韶涵
Music by | Doug Ray
Steve Horowitz
Michael Parrish |
Cinematography | Scott Ambrozy |
| 栟茶中学 Editing by | Julie "Bob" Lombardi |
Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films
Roadside Attractions |
Relea date(s) | May 7, 2004 |
Running time | 98 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | 海洋绿洲号English |
Budget | $65,000 |
Gross revenue | $20,641,054 |
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Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock's film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003 during which he eats only McDonald's food. The film documents【用文件证明】 this lifestyle's drastic effects on Spurlock's physical and psychological well-being, and explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit. Spurlock dined at McDonald's restaurants three times per day, eating every item on the chain's menu. He would always choo to "super-size" his meal if he was offered by a McDonald's employee. Spurlock consumed an average of 20.92 megajoules 【兆焦】or 5,000 kcal【千卡】 (the equivalent of 9.26 Big Macs巨无霸) per day during the experiment. As a result, the then-32-year-old Spurlock gained 24½ lbs. (11.1 kg), a 13% body mass increa, a cholesterol level of 230, and experienced mood swings, xual dysfunction, and fat accumulation to his liver. It took Spurlock fourteen months to lo the weight gained from his experiment.
The reason for Spurlock's investigation was the increasing spread of obesity throughout U.S. society, which the Surgeon General has declared "epidemic," and the corresponding
lawsuit brought against McDonald's on behalf of two overweight girls, who, it was alleged, became obe as a result of eating McDonald's food [Pelman v. McDonald's Corp., 237 F. Supp. 2d 512].[1] Spurlock points out that although the lawsuit against McDonald's failed (and subquently many state legislatures have legislated against product liability actions against producers and distributors of "fast food"), much of the same criticism leveled against the tobacco companies applies to fast food franchis who product is both physiologically addictive and physically harmful.[2][3]
The documentary was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature.[4]
It has been reported that a comic book version of the movie is in the works with Dark Hor as the publisher.[5]
Contents [hide] ∙ 1 Content o 1.1 The Experiment o 1.2 Findings ∙ 2 Reaction o 2.1 Criticism and statistical notes ∙ 3 Impact ∙ 4 See also ∙ 5 References ∙ 6 External links |
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[edit] Content
As the film begins, Spurlock is in physically above average shape according to his personal trainer. He is en by three doctors (a cardiologist, a gastroenterologist, and a general practitioner), as well as a nutritionist and a personal trainer. All of the health professionals predict the "McDiet" will have unwelcome effects on his body, but none expects anything too drastic【激烈的，猛烈的】, one citing the human body as being "extremely adaptable." Prior to the experiiment, Spurlock ate a varied diet but always had vegan evening meals to appea his then-girlfriend (now wife), Alexandra, a vegan chef. At the beginning of the experiment, Spurlock, who stands 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) tall, had a body weight of 185.5 lbs (84 kg).
[edit] The Experiment
Spurlock has specific rules governing his eating habits:
∙ He must fully eat three McDonald's meals per day: breakfast, lunch, and 傲唐dinner.
∙ He must complete every item on the McDonald's menu at least once over the cour of the 30 days (he managed this in nine days).
∙ He must only ingest items that are offered on the McDonald's menu. This includes bottled water. Any and all outside consumption of food is prohibited.
∙ He must SuperSize the meal when asked, but only when asked. He is not able to SuperSize by his own accord.
∙ He will attempt to walk about as much as a typical U.S citizen, bad on a suggested figure of 5,000 standardized distance steps per day,[6] but he did not cloly adhere to this, as he walked more while in New York than Houston.
On February 1, Spurlock starts the month with breakfast near his home in Manhattan, where there are an average of four McDonald's (and 66,950 residents, and twice as many commuters) per square mile (2.6 km²). He aims to keep the distances he walks in line with the 5,000 steps (approximately two miles) walked per day by the average American.
