He died at 53 years old Morgan Spurlockthe documentary filmmaker who became world famous in 2004 for Super Size Mean original and irreverent work that earned him a application to Oscar. Spurlock passed away in New York due to complications related to cancer. At the beginning of 2024 he underwent a few cycles of chemotherapy.
The success of Super Size Me
In Super Size MeSpurlock (a convinced vegetarian) had documented the consequences of a diet based exclusively on the products of McDonald’s. The title was a reference to the Super Size menu sold in America.
For an entire month the documentary maker did breakfast, lunch And dinner always and only with sandwiches, chips, carbonated drinks and other products from the well-known fast food chain. The documentary then showed the psychological and physical effects of this extreme diet. The documentary maker underwent a series of blood tests and medical check-ups.
Morgan Spurlock at the time of Super Size Me.
Beyond put on weight day after day, he put his people at risk organs, especially the liver. “I would advise you not to eat this food for at least a year and then get checked. That’s not really the case, considering the condition of his liver,” one of the doctors interviewed told him.
On the twentieth day the cardiologist urged him to stop immediately or in any case to rush to the hospital immediately in case of chest pain.
Super Size Me intended to raise public awareness of the harm of fast food and also to push school authorities to include healthier foods in school canteen menu. In America, then as now, theobesity and related diseases are among the leading causes of death. THE critics they objected that any food is bad if ingested in excessive quantities.
Costing $65,000, Super Size Me grossed $22 million and sparked a debate throughout the West. After the release of the documentary, and the flaring of controversy, McDonald’s decided to withdraw the Super Size menu.
Super Size Me also had a sequel, Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! of 2017.
The other works
Morgan Spurlock’s other works include his second documentary What happened to Osama Bin Laden? of 2008, the Simpsons 20th anniversary special, the collaboration with Freakonomics (2010) together with other directors, How do I sell you a movie (2011) which tells the behind the scenes of Hollywood productions, the docufilm on the band One Direction (One Direction This Is Us in 2013) and others.
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