Super Size Me

I finally saw Super Size Me (2004) and much like the man who shares the blogs name, I too found myself craving some McDonalds following the film. Also, I learned that fat girls live in Texas. Don't mess with fat chicks.

Although the documentary is definitely , I think it was done in a better way than many other "social documentaries." While it was certainly arguing that fast food is dangerous, it provided evidence and didn't get annoyingly preachy. It also didn't resort to rhetorical arguments or try to state subjective opinions as facts as much as many other documentaries I've seen have done. The worst criticism the movie can face is that the small sample size (n=1) leaves the documentary unscientific. However, it didn't suffer from the selection bias that a documentary like "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" had.

In all, it was definitely worth watching while doing some thesis research. I gave it 4/5 on Netflix because I think it was a better than average documentary and an interesting/unique approach for the genre.