Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.4|5.0
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Super Size
Me 2: Holy Chicken!—nothing new here—becomes a waste of
time and money both in production and at the level of ticket purchase. Just as
the first movie presented no real ‘study’ of the fast food industry based upon
large sample size and makes links that are still not verified through a
properly designed study, this movie relies on emotion and suggestion while
failing to tell why the industry operates the way it does. It fails to examine
the consequences of volume production to keep cost down versus artisan
production that always skyrockets price whether producing a new automobile,
furniture, or edible food portions. It becomes unclear why Spurlock opens a
fast food restaurant that operates under rules of ‘transparency’ rather than
opening a restaurant that truly provides a different level of service while
examining the cost of such a place of business or determining if such a place
could indeed be franchised and where good input of food could be adequately
sourced for such a franchise. He has made a serious error in believing that
everyone eats all their meals in fast food restaurants when most families use
them as a stop gap to stave off ‘hungry’ until they can get to a destination
point where more nutritious food can be prepared. This movie follows the same
thinking processes that mark the Michael Moore movies: activists who do not give
fair attention to the other side of the debate and therefore come off as
intellectually weak in argument.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
Morgan
Spurlock joins and duplicates the fast food industry.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Morgan Spurlock for directing effort. Additional
characters/cast include: Morgan Spurlock and Jonathan Buttram.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe.
The movie redundantly presents the viewpoint that what appears to be in the bun
is not always what is on the bun.
Video Critique Available Here:
Ben Meyers
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