I think the film maker putting out 'Supersize Me' at the Canne's film
festival was actually trying to make a statement about society in general
and the fact that many people don't really consider the health dangers of
eating unhealthy everyday. Big Macs and Meatlover's pizza have become an
every day part of life for many Americans and I think the documentary's
bizarre experiment was designed to shed light on how we overlook the dangers
of fast food because it has become so woven into our lifestyle.

Drunk driving is not new but years ago, it was largely overlooked until
awareness of the dangers became a national passion. Cigarette smoking was
acceptable until public awareness increased about the dangers. Without
spending any tax payer monies or putting anyone at risk but himself, the
film maker is just exposing people who may not spend much time thinking
about what they eat to the dangers of overdoing unhealthy food. I think it
is a great film for kids, especially like my son who can eat anything and
still lose weight. He may not get fat but who knows what his arteries look
like or will look like when he hits middle age.

Your parody, while most amusing, addresses individuals making choices and
being accountable. Unless, of course, it isn't a parody and you are really
considering becoming a woman. Now, that would make a really interesting
documentary.

j

"mrbog" > wrote in message
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> "SuperMarket Me" - A documentary on my health problems from eating at
> the supermarket.
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan 27, 2004
>
> I coducted a study of the effects of eating food only from American
> supermarkets. The piece is intended to reveal the nature of the
> problem of obesity in America.
>
> Over the thirty day period my health deteriorated rapidly. My
> cholesterol went up by 59 points, I had problems with my vision, I was
> depressed and vomiting, I lost confidence in myself, and I considered
> becoming a woman.
>
> The documentary reveals the source of the health problems in America:
> fatty foods, sugar-rich foods, insufficient vegetables, mentholyptus,
> and mints. The result of eating these foods caused my blood pressure
> to increase by 14 pounds per square inch. By the third day, the
> vomiting I endured was so frequent and spontaneous that people called
> me "projectile boy".
>
> I am submitting my 184 minute feature production to the Cannes Film
> Festival, in the hopes that it will get noticed big directors like
> Steven Speilberg, James Cameron, Raymond Martino, and Nacho Vidal.
>
> Oh by the way, I only ate corned beef, heavy cream, butter, kosher
> salt, and sudafed. But it was all purchased from American
> supermarkets. I call it "The American Supermarket Diet".
>
>
>
> Does it seem like crappy logic to anyone else? McDonalds has salads,
> parfaits, the mclean burger, and probably other stuff I don't know
> about because I never eat there myself. (I remember the salads were
> actually very good.) You can eat only mcdonalds for thirty days and
> end up looking even better than Jared.