In Morgan Spurlock's documentary Supersize Me, He takes on the challenge of eating McDonald's for 30 days straight without eating anything else. In doing this he tries to identify the problem of American obesity and show a way to eat healthier than the average American who eats McDonald's at least once a week. Spurlock shows all the negative affects of eating McDonald's every day by seeing a doctor before, during, and after taking multiple tests to show what fast food does to your body. Eating McDonald's every day can cause liver failure, diabetes, blood pressure changes, and depression as well as so much else.
I feel that Morgan's argument is valid and that he does treat the issue fairly. Morgan takes on the life of an average American. He works out all the math to see if it will truly represent the average American. For example Morgan calculates how many steps the average person in America takes and follows that everyday. I feel that in this documentary what got your attention the most is the interviews of other people and the footage you watch of everyone walking around. It really opens your eyes to see the amount of obese people in the United States but it opens your eyes even more when you get professional opinion as well as an everyday person's opinion.
Although every person's opinion is different Spurlock and Moore are very different no matter what your opinion is. The difference between Spurlock and Moore is that Spurlock wants to open your eyes to an important issue rather than to bash someone and make the look bad. Spurlock has more humility than Moore and it is proven in the documentary.
I like your idea of comparing Moore and Spurlock. In my own opinion, I believe Moore is an idiot and all he's good at is editing to make his point. If you really look at his work, he makes outrageous claims and supports them with interviews that he edits in his favor. In a way, I wouldn't even call his work valid and that his only goal is to stir up controversy to bring attention to himself. I did although, enjoy Spurlock's Supersize Me documentary and believe that he was very insightful. He used his own actions as a source to teach people about what they're really putting into their bodies when they eat fast food. I was impressed with his determination to achieve his goal and believe that he is a very smart man.
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