by Johannus Lak

Created on: July 30, 2011   Last Updated: July 31, 2011

Morgan Spurlock directed this documentary to show that eating fast food is indeed harmful to the human body. The film itself has never been used to press charges against the fast food industry. But then it was by the court decided that no charges can be submitted against a fast food manufacturer because the food allegedly is not fattening. It is people themselves who decide whether they want to go to a fast food restaurant or not. This problem has Morgan himself under by exposing his body 30 days to all kinds of menus made in MacDonald's. With this film he can really prove that what they serve is too powerful and unhealthy. He has also won the prize as best director at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004.

The story of this film is really about Morgan himself as a guinea pig who goes up every day to eat at a McDonald's. He is obliged to take each menu they offer and when they would advise him the largest menu, he is obliged to participate fully and to eat without stopping. Throughout his story he is assisted by his girlfriend, a cardiologist, a doctor, a scientist, a nutritionist and a fitness trainer. They test him before he starts and after so you as viewer can clearly see the difference.

He also travels around the country to conduct interviews with people who are committed to the fight against fatty food and you will clearly see how people go from a small menu in a fast food restaurant to one of the major menus where you actually get a lot of fat. Even the salads are not safe because they have more sugar than if you buy a dessert. The plot of the story is very clear. They try to create a picture how bad fast food chains are. Of the acting performances, you should not really expect anything because it's a documentary where a person explains.

The story I thought was very intriguing and it gave me a much clearer picture of how the fast food chain McDonalds literally dominates the life of people and really shows how bad the food really is compared to food that you buy in the store. Morgan gives a clear picture of how he went from a healthy person to in thirty days a unhealthy person. I definitely recommend this movie if you want to see the true reality of the American system. But I do feel they exaggerate certain bits sometimes and they show McDonalds off as the devil, which I think goes too far. They trying to make a valid point that fast food is indeed unhealthy and you shouldn't eat to much of it. After seeing this movie I'm still a fan of fast food but moderating is the key word in this story.

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