H.I.T.M. STUDENT REVIEWS
The following reviews have been compiled by the students of this class.
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The rating is on a scale of 1 - 5 stars.
“Supersize Me”
By: Morgan Spurlock
Reviewed by: Samantha Redfield
Rating: 4 stars
Morgan Spurlock, the creator of the show “30 Days,” decided to take it to the big screen with a topic
that hits hard at American Society today. Spurlock talks about obesity in the United States then going
into what makes us that way. He then decides to take action and show to the world what fast food
really does to you, he eats McDonalds for 30 days. Although this movie did show us how bad it was
to eat fast food, it only showed one side. It should have shown a little bit more of the opposing few
because they have a strong point as well. This movie did do a good job of making the world scared
of McDonalds. What is the world putting into their body?
Many people are always skeptical about how real people featured in documentaries are but Spurlock
shows the dedication. He pushed through conditions that threatened his life just to make a point to
the audience. Spurlock captures the moment excellently, when he throws up.
The documentary is filmed as everything happens for Spurlock. We watch him go through eating
everyday. The editing in the film is pretty good, they could have done a little better, all that was
done really was the fadeouts and showing the pictures before a new scene would come.
In general this was a very good film and should be watched by the whole world. Hopefully America
will learn from this and we will stop have our meals at places that can kill us.
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Film Review
The Fog of War
By: Errol Morris
Reviewed by: Gabriella Cappo
Rating: 4 stars
After watching The Fog of War I would instantly recommend it to others. It was a great documentary.
The topic in itself was interesting, but the parts of the film that really attracted me where the creative
camera shots, the interesting interview techniques and the abundant sources for information.
This film discussed several different wars with a person who was very much involved in them. It
focused on aspects of war from not just the people’s points of views but mostly the governments
point of view, which is a side we rarely see. It was clearly an interesting topic.
To add to the interest of the topic, I found the camera shots fascinating. When there was an interview
the person talking was never in the center and rarely in the “third quarter” of the camera. It almost
seemed like the subject would be tilted on an angle, which, while caused annoyance to the eye,
grabbed the audience’s attention. Many of their camera shots followed this method which was
generally successful.
Finally this film was full of information. The star of the film had worked closely with many presidents
in many wars and was able to give a very real first hand account. In addition to his testimony they
had a lot of footage from the time periods of which they spoke. The research done on this film was
immense, but also thorough. And it showed.
Overall this film would be absolutely worth watching.
