Ethical Issues In Supersize Me

Are fast food restaurants the ones to blame for America being the fattest nation in the world? Independent filmmaker Morgan Spurlock decided to make his own documentary to finally find out this exact question. Does fast food really cause us to be fat? Morgan Spurlock is a regular a middle age healthy guy with no health issues at the time of filming. During his time documenting he has consulted with three doctors to help with his journey. A general practitioner, a gastroenterologist and a cardiologist are along his side when he takes a giant leap to find out what would happen if he were to eat McDonald’s for 30 days. All three meals must be consumed at McDonald’s. Before the task could start Spurlock had to undergo many tests in order to understand his current physical condition. There were however some rules that Spurlock had to follow. If asked to super-size any meal then he could not decline. He was to give up all physical exercise because the average American does not exercise daily. And last but most important he could only eat what McDonald’s had on their menu and had to try everything at least once.
Morgan uses strong visuals throughout the documentary so you can visually see him transform right in front of your eyes. Morgan is trying to inform the all americans to watch out for the slow death knowns as fast food. The audience sees the process of what McDonald’s actually does to you if you were to eat that for all meals. Because of Morgan’s honestly and enthusiasm during this documentary he allows the audience to be much more entuned through his journey. Morgan shows raw footage of him actually throwing up, causing the audience to believe the journey that much more. He describes what it is like so the audience can visualize the journey themselves. He uses many testimonials throughout the documentary as well for even more