SUPER SIZE ME

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SUPER SIZE ME

• A Film by Morgan Spurlock

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MORGAN SPURLOCK

• -Born November 7, 1970
• -Born in West Virginia
• -Rejected 5 times from USC
• film school
• -Graduated with a BFA in film
• from NYUs Tisch School of Arts in 1993
• -Acclaimed director, producer,
• writer and actor

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Spurlocks works include

• - Class Act 30 Days
• - Super Size Me
• - I Bet You Will
• - Overnight
• - Leon
• - Super Size Me is the 3rd highest grossing
  documentary of all time

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AUDIENCE

• - Fat America
• - Young People
• - Fast Food Eaters
• - Fast Food Corporations
• - People Around the World

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PURPOSE

• - To make people aware of the dangers of eating
  fast food
• - To discover the underlying for increases in
  obesity rates
• - To determine if fast food consumption is a
  personal choice or a forced habit

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LOGOS

• - Statistics
• a. escalating obesity rates
• b. comparisons between the U.S. and
• other countries
• - Includes a team of experts
• - Shows nutritional facts for McDonalds food
• - Interviews (Head of Security, Former U.S.
  Surgeon General)
• - Shares the cases of the two girls
• - Shows the food process (How nuggets are made,
• Sodexho)
• - Surveys nutritionists across the nation

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PATHOS

• - Disturbing Statistics
• - His Emotions
• - Quotes (large firm stating We are part of the
• problem)
• - Humor (McGriddle, McShits, McGas)
• he uses it to keep the audience engaged
• - Sarcasm
• - Stories of people who are obese

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ETHOS

• - Used doctors to monitor health and progress
• - He is concerned for
• the audience being
• the consumers and
• for their health
• - He uses fast food consumers opinions about
  taste, benefits, their intake

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The End

• THE END