Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!

1/25/2018

Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Morgan Spurlock. A sequel to the 2004 film Super Size Me, it explores the ways in which the fast food industry has rebranded itself as healthier since his original film through the process of Spurlock working to open his own fast food restaurant, thus exposing some of the ways in which that rebranding is more perception than reality. -Wikipedia Since Spurlock's long-overdue indictment of the fast food industry in 2004, healthy menu options have become a popular trend, buoyed by clever marketing buzzwords such as organic, artisan, and all-natural. But does any of this really translate to improved alternatives for consumers? In his signature style, Spurlock creates his own fast-food chain from the ground up; h

6/13/2020

Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/APdHzZZ0cVw The documentary film _Super Size Me_ made a huge splash when it hit screens in 2004, as Morgan Spurlock ate his way to an unhealthy body in 30 days by eating only McDonalds. Now, 16 years later he is back with a sequel entitled _Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!_ This time around, Spurlock is once again taking on the fast good giants, but this time from behind the register. In this sequel he sets out to open his own fast food restaurant, and we follow his adventures as he starts from scratch. There's loosely three storylines in the film, there's Spurlock researching and prepping for the restaurant opening of course, but there's also a look into the chicken industry, known as Big Chicken, along with a fair bit