Super Size Me
Sean
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About: Webmaster and editor of Film Junk, video game programmer by trade. Sean is obsessively blogging when he’s not blogging about obsessively blogging. He is also a big fan of reality in general.
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Super Size Me
Written and Directed by: Morgan Spurlock
In the past few years Michael Moore has done a lot to legitimatize documentaries in theeyes of mainstream moviegoers; Bowling For Columbine was very successful because itwas accessible and entertaining (read: shocking and provocative) first and foremost, with thegoal of being educational and well-researched somewhat secondary.Which is of course not to say that his movies are bad, just that they use a different approach to documentary filmmaking that sheds the illusion of objectivity by becoming directly involved in the material. By allowing himself, the “average joe”,to be the main character and star in ...
