Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Super Size Me

Super Size set all the rumors, questions, and ideas about the American society and Mc Donald’s Straight. When I first watched this documentary I learned so much about my health and how unhealthy food can harm your body. When I first saw this movie I was 12 years old. I can remember sitting down and watching this movie with my intermediate family. We watched the movie numerous times and each time I was amazed. It has always been interesting to compare what you thought about a movie or book when you were young and then compare it to what you think in the present. This was the case for me because when my I first saw this movie I thought it was about bashing Mc Donald’s and their horrible food. After I watched the movie at the age of 12 I’d go around telling all my friends that their salads are disgusting and I was kind of like an anti-fast food eater. In a way this affected my friends, family and myself. It first affected my friends and extended family because when I spent the night over their houses I declined to eat anything associated with fast food. My friends and family thought I was crazy and it was unusual for younger children to decline fast food. After watching this movie in great books for the last time the concept of the movie had changed and I realized something different. I realized what Tocqueville wrote about in the why Americans are restless.

Overall the movie was informative and if I were a movie critic I would give it a 4.5 out of 5 stars. The movie didn’t only make me realize and open my eyes to different lifestyles but showed me that Americans are restless. It made me realize Americans are restless and fast food companies are a prime example of us wanting better, faster and bigger.

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