And another movie review. I figure I might as well do them all that I’ve seen recently while I’m at it. I haven’t had all that much else to blog about lately. I don’t want to gripe about the Bush administration since they’re probably listening AND I’m gay so that makes me a “credible threat”. I’d probably get pulled off to one of those secret prisons that don’t exist to have torture that isn’t technically torture done to me. Oops. I digress.
Super Size Me is the documentary about the fast food explosion in America and the obesity epidemic sweeping our nation. People who create these type of expose documentaries (i.e. Michael Moore) always come off to me a little of the type that likes to hear the sound of their own voice. Still, the creator of this movie (I forget his name) and Moore do generally have some valid points.

This man decides to eat only McDonald’s for a month. Three meals a day, try everything on the menu, and only supersize if asked. He gets the help of several doctors and a dietician to monitor his health. Let’s just say, it’s a little scary. He gains weight, and his body starts getting damaged amazingly quick. His liver basically starts to shut down and resembles Larry Hagman’s liver. The doctors are all completely surprised. It’s kind of funny to watch everyone’s reaction from his girlfriend to the experts basically telling him to stop this as it’s so dangerous to his health.

Shortly after the movie was released a while back, McDonald’s eliminated their super size option, and around the same time introduced more fruit options as well as salads; all of which they say had nothing to do with the movie.

While people are responsible for the choices they make, the government and corporations all take part in society as well and need to be responsible. No, we don’t have to be treated like children and have unhealthy options barred from us, but it’s not unreasonable to expect companies to provide healthy options and promote them alongside less healthy ‘indulgences’.