Comparing reviews of ‘Supersize Me’

‘Supersize Me’ is a documentary blaming the McDonalds fast food industry for the increasing obesity in United States of America. The director, Morgan Spurlock undergoes a 30 days diet of McDonald’s fast food. It shows the drastic changes to health caused by the fast food industry and how this industry encourages poor nutrition among the population. This documentary received generally positive reviews. But reading the negative reviews was as interesting as reading the praises about the film.

According to New York Times, “The movie goes down easily and is worth losing the appetite for”. But, TCS Daily opposed the documentary saying that the movie was wrong in blaming just the fast food industries for the growing obesity in the country. Let us see, the point of the movie was to show why the fast food industries should be blamed. The negative review claimed that there were other constituents also to be blamed for this such as desserts, salty snacks and Mexican food. I agree that there are things to also be blamed for it but we can also say that no other industry has greater outreach than the McDonalds. Therefore the higher the influence, the more it is to be blamed. It is natural human behavior to pinpoint at the big powers. The documentary showcased one of the biggest reasons for growing obesity; it never said the only reason. TCS Daily was right in saying that it was not just the cheese burgers and fries that was making everyone fat; it was also the calorie dense food which was being in eaten in excess.

I believe that both the reviews are right in their own terms. I can see how Spurlock’s documentary can be misleading because it shows the fast food industries as main culprits. A small portion of the population might have McDonald’s for their daily meals otherwise we all know that we have other things such Hershey’s chocolate bars and cookies, Doritos, cheese balls and cans of Coca Cola and Fanta stacked up in our kitchen cabinets. If the documentary is to be rated on showing the effects of fast food industry and its manipulative nature, then it should be given a top grade but blaming only McDonald’s for the increasing obesity is wrong. Although, we would love to slam to McDonald’s with worst possible accusations, blaming it alone is wrong judgment.