Director
Morgan Spurlock
Leading Actors/Actresses
Morgan Spurlock is the main featured character
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Documentary film - no supporting actors
Genre
Documentary
Language
English
Awards
Nominated for best documentary, features, Acadeny Award; nominated for 12 awards. Won 7 awards including Best Film at the Edinburgh Festival
Date of Release
2004
Producer
J.R. Morley, Morgan Spurlock, David Peterson, Heather Winters
Setting and Context
2002-3, focused in fast food restaurants in North America
Narrator and Point of View
Morgan Spurlock from the point of view of the public unwittingly getting sick from eating fast food
Tone and Mood
Revealing, shocking, ominous
Protagonist and Antagonist
The consumer is the protagonist, the fast food corporation is the antagonist
Major Conflict
The conflict is really in the consumer as addiction to the fast food creates an inner conflict when it comes to giving it up
Climax
The revelation that Spurlock has gained over fifty pounds and that his organs are damaged from eating McDonalds
Foreshadowing
The headaches and nausea he suffers from shortly after finishing a meal foreshadows his body's fast addiction to them
Understatement
The statement that the food is "bad for you" is a gross understatement as the food is literally life-threatening
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
No techniques in this film
Allusions
Spurlock alludes to the illusion of healthfulness created by putting corporate mascot Ronald McDonald in a sweat suit
Paradox
Spurlock used to be healthier than the avergatowrson as he and his girlfriend both ate a vegan diet and exercised regularly
Parallelism
There is a parallel between the number of meals Spurlock eats at McDonalds and the decline in his overall health
