Super Size Me
written and directed by Morgan Spurlock

            Eric Schlosser’s book “Fast Food Nation” has had great impact on the eating habits of its readers. Super Size Me would doubtfully have the same influence because as a film it has more entertainment value. Even while ruining his health with a highly effective documentation of his month-long McDonalds only diet, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock keeps a sense of humor and audiences will be equally disgusted and amused with themselves. Books and movies can do nothing for people who lately find it more popular and easy to get a gastric bypass than actually exercise and eat responsibly.
             Comparable also to “Fast Food Nation” is Spurlock’s examination of product recognition in children. His visits to public school cafeterias and physical education classes are depressing. If there is easy argument that as free people, we make the choice to eat or not eat a Big Mac, it is harder to deny that we are brought up with little reason to choose healthier. Super Size Me is highly recommended for family viewing and health class field trips.
            Spurlock is like a quieter and healthier Michael Moore, similar in style yet without the bullying activism for which the director of Bowling for Columbine has gotten his reputation for being obnoxious. As obesity is becoming the most preventable cause of death in America, Super Size Me is just as important to think about as the gun control debate.