Thursday, 4 February 2016

Supersize Me Research

It is said that this documentary is one of the all time favourites. A lot of people love it. BUT at the same time, many people dislike it and have many things to say about it. I have decided to hop onto google and take a look at some these reviews.

This article: http://www.cchfreedom.org/cchf.php/33#.VrNJVYTENBU is clearly one that doesn't approve of the documentary and states that "He models disdain and disrespect for the severely obese by repeatedly filming their buttocks."


This article: http://www.cracked.com/article_20585_6-famous-documentaries-that-were-shockingly-full-crap.html places the documentary Supersize Me as the 6th most famous documentary that were "shockingly full of cr*p".


This article: http://listverse.com/2015/02/09/10-big-documentaries-accused-of-skewing-their-facts/ places the documentary Supersize ME as the 7th biggest documentary that is accused of skewing their facts.  This website is also a very trusted website so it is very reliable

Info on Morgan Spurlock

Morgan Spurlock is an American documentary filmmakerhumoristtelevision producerscreenwriter, and political activist, best known for the documentary films Super Size MeWhere in the World Is Osama bin Laden?POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever SoldComic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope and One Direction: This Is Us

No one has been able to replicate the results of the experiment in this documentary and apparently 

He got a divorce with his [vegan] wife

Exaggeration in the documentary
  • The truth about his weight
  • Some of the doctors may have over exaggerated some predictions like saying "If you keep continuing with this diet, you may need to call 911 within the next few days. Your eyes may turn yellow and you could become pale and very sweaty"
  • Skewing the results of the blood tests. PERHAPS Morgan could have eaten a McDonalds directly before the blood tests which could interfere with the accuracy of the results hence making them more exaggerated and extreme.

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