Film Analysis Of Super Size Me

Super Size Me begins with Director and actor Morgan Spurlock being 32 years of age at the time of filming in 2003. Spurlock is recorded as being physically above average, which is attested to by several doctors as well as a nutritionist and a personal trainer. He asks these professional to track his health and wellness during the “McDiet”. Spurlock’s McDiet is a test where he will eat only food from McDonald’s for thirty days to see how it would affect his health. Throughout the filming of Super Size Me, Spurlock’s health g steadily degenerates until it eventually reaches a state of critical danger for himself, even before the experimental thirty days have concluded. While Spurlock is testing his McDiet, he also investigates further into particular

Speech in most television and film based settings most commonly take on the form of a set of dialogue line between characters. Dialogue does not primarily address the viewers but in some cases can. Characters tend to speak to one another as if we were not there to listen in on their conversation but in some situations, however, a character may go on to dismiss this convention and break the “fourth wall” and will spend their time speaking directly to the audience. Spurlock does just this by spending the duration of the documentary directly addressing the audience when not interviewing other people of interest. We see this how he comments on the things around him and things that are said to him. For example we are given multiple opportunities to see Spurlock on his own where he may be eating, ordering food or performing another various activity but all the while addressing his at the time fake audience. By doing this throughout the film, Spurlock builds up a certain relationship with the audience. This is done so that the audience can relate to Spurlock emotionally, as if they personally knew him. By directing interviews, health check-ups, and providing information to the audience, Spurlock shows he is concerned with the situation at hand and provides the audience with the impression that he understands what the others are talking about as well as what he himself is saying. Thusly, Spurlock quickly earns our respect and institutes his credibility all at the same time. These aspects help him create a solid standing in the footholds of an omniscient narrator that can be trusted by the