Spurlock shows images of overweight people at the beach, sitting at tables eating, walking around, employees working at fast food restaurants and the people who are interviewed on the street. These images are effective in sparking a conversation on obesity because they show the epidemic in reality instead of just talking about it. It is almost painful to watch these people go about their daily lives. These pictures demonstrate what the viewers of the documentary could look like if they keep consuming food provided by these fast food
Whereas, Walter is all about making money and reaching his goals. He is also extremely greedy. At one point Walter says, “I want so many things that they are driving me kind of crazy”(849). Many times throughout the movie Michael does not ask for much and he takes very little, and appreciates all he receives. During the scene where they were eating Thanksgiving dinner we saw the whole family taking huge helpings and Michael just taking a small amount.
Since the media stresses that everyone should be thin people think that they also need to be like that (Kowalski 1). It can cause people to stop eating and make them get an eating disorder (1). It also lowers their self-esteem. Also if you do not interact with other people it can make you feel depressed or lonely. This was Jennie’s case she did not have any friends because they were all jealous of her (Cooney 104).
They’re rich and powerful. They promise good quality food at their restaurants, but instead their food harms others. Ads produced by fast food chains completely wash kid’s minds, making them believe some of the most ridiculous things. Workers that process they’re meat are taken advantage of and abused. Cattle that are slaughtered for their meat are fed each other’s manure.
Pondering on my thoughts, I came to the conclusion that some of this has to be because of the fact that the cafeteria serves unhealthy food for the students. Another factor is that the cafeteria is set up in a way to be a buffet. This makes people go back for seconds, thirds, and even sometimes fourths. This is an astonishing fact that the food served could be processed deep fat fried chicken or even just plain old burgers. The fact of the matter is that this becomes a daunting way of how people become overweight.
When it comes to Gilberts mother, Bonnie the director uses a low-angle shot of her, this emphasises how large she is. Bonnie is also often shown eating unhealthy foods, and in one scene smoking a cigarette, also used to emphasise her lethargic nature. Bonnie’s troubles are not only physical, but mental as well, she eats to escape the pain of her deceased husband, and perhaps Arnie’s condition too. When Bonnie leaves the house for the first time in several years, she is stared and gawked at by the community, one man taking a photo. There is a close up on Bonnies face during this scene, this is done to show the audience that she attempts to
He says, “Such shops often get prank calls, called “bogus.” Where people would call in fake orders and the leftover pizzas would be thrown away. He describes himself as, “slightly less wasteful consumer,” due to the fact that he eats what mankind wastes. While Ehrenreich is also desperate for food, she still finds eating the restaurants food grotesque. She complains of how the food gives her an upset stomach, and even calls the restaurant a “fat person’s hell.” She says, “The cheese fries, and the chicken fried steaks, all must be paid for in human discomfort.” Though her hunger overwhelms her and she eats whatever she has time
Also, he is ashamed of allowing his family to see him the way he is. Besides the couple of nurses that take care of him, he has no one and nothing to live for. Joe Bunham, now injured with no limbs, suffered through the pain that no 20 year old should be going through. The war altered his life to a point where one questions the point of living. What happened to him during the war mentally changed his view on what his future should really be.
The poverty in Annawadi is inescapable and overly consuming. It influences every single part of the slum’s peoples’ lives and their stories. There is no running water, indoor plumbing, relief services, or cleaning services. Resources are scarce and hope is all that its people have to hold onto. Boo writes, “What you don't want is always going to be with you.
(Omelas, 259). The fact these people do not know of a world outside their own is another reason they believe so strongly someone must struggle for many to prosper. “They also got along without the stock exchange, the advertisement, the secret police, and the bomb”. (Omelas, 259). The people of the village in Omelas were some who no longer knew happiness or joy which played a major role in the way their victims were made to suffer.