Trivia:
When the movie opened in Australia, it had the highest opening gross ever for a documentary. It grossed just over AUS$1 million (over US$800,000) in the first two weeks of release.
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Greetings again from the darkness. My daughter and I have been
anxiously awaiting the release of this film since first reading about
it months ago. Director (and lab rat) Morgan Spurlock takes on a fast
food exclusive diet for 30 days and fills us in on the painful steps
and sickening conclusion. Many have attacked Spurlock for picking on
McDonalds or for not selecting the healthiest thing possible at every
meal. These people are missing the point. He explains in the movie that
McDonalds is the selection because they so dominate the fast food scene
in the world and especially in Manhattan (where he lives). He also
explains his meal selection by showing that most McDonalds orders
include burgers and fries. Personally, I wondered more about his
numerous milk shakes and parfaits. These seem to be the items that were
a bit extreme.
For the most part, Spurlock does an excellent job proving that we eat
too much fast food, that it is very harmful to our bodies, and that
there is evil at work conditioning kids that fast food is real food.
The most frightening part of the story was the school cafeteria segment
showing how kids eat when parents are not around and when school
administrators pay no attention. This is the crux of our problems. The
Georgetown professor compared it to the early candy cigarettes that
condition kids that cigarettes create happiness. The same can be said
for fast food and its happy meals and playgrounds. I did not agree too
much with the doctor's comparison of Spurlock to Nic Cage in "Leaving
Las Vegas". Cage's character was trying to commit suicide, while
Spurlock was running an experiment and even considered quitting when
the doctors were begging him to. Overall, a nice documentary without
the total disregard for decency and the truth shown by Michael Moore in
most of his films. I believe this should be required viewing for all
junior high and high school students, as well as all expecting parents.
This could be an educational tool to convince people to put a little
more effort into their health.
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