Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken

2019年 • 102 分钟

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In the 13 years since Super Size Me, the fast-food industry has undergone a makeover. Today, chain restaurants tout food that's "healthy," "organic," and "natural." Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock explores this new reality with an approach even more immersive and subversive than that used for his first film: he sets out to open his own chicken franchise. We follow him every step of the way, from raising poultry and conjuring recipes to designing the brand and scouting a location. Spurlock brings his disarming humor to uncover the truths and lies behind this multibillion-dollar industry.Navigating a world of cynics and opportunists, Spurlock comes across like a hillbilly Jimmy Stewart with refreshing optimism. He confronts one challenge after another in his mission to live up to his ideals. The film feels especially timely when the US has a junk-food-loving President and an epidemic of false claims in advertising. Spurlock pays close attention to the Orwellian buzzwords that marketers use to bring a "health halo" to industrial food. While the original Super Size Me made a specific example of McDonald's, this compelling sequel focuses on new targets and doesn't hold back on naming names. The film builds momentum towards the day when Spurlock puts his reputation on the line by serving his first customers.

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The movie provides a look deep into creating a fast food restaurant with Morgan's typical humor and witty insight. This movie is closer to "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" than it's namesake prequel but is filled with interesting views and interviews around starting a business in the quick service industry. My two favorite parts were where Morgan went to a company specializing in helping him decide on what type of sandwich to offer to the public and at the conclusion of the film when he launches the restaurant with an amazing "look behind the curtain" for customers. Some parts become hard to watch but are honest insights into the industry and how food gets from farm to table.

just don't take his word for gospel. he went into his last feature with an outcome in mind and got the outcome he wanted. I've heard the chicken industry is screwed up but I don't have faith in this guy at all. doubled so because he after so long he has to rehash the same title to milk the secess of the last one.

Super Size me is the reason I can't buy supersize meals at McDonald's. It isn't stopping people from buying multiple large meals. It just makes us buy more food and do the opposite of what these movies talk about.