Supersize me documentary

[Paul Kimball]

I do know what you do for a living. I've seen it in plenty of other posts.
I have a question for you, And I'm not being snotty or sarcastic.
When I used to paint houses for a living, (interior and exterior), It would almost always be the first thing I would look at when I was someplace else.
To this day if I'm in a new building I tend to look at the vynal and examine it to see if I can see the seams or if the walls are painted I would look for flashing.
Would you say that your career helps you to form opinions of others work, and to someone like me ( the untrained eye) i'm not really looking for the "seams" in their work. I'm just watching it. And that is ok. And by the way. I am a fan of yours and I like your stuff, too.
I am also wondering what a philipic is. Is that a real term or am I just slow on the uptake again? lol
every thing I say is coming out wrong now because I think your taking it with malace, And seriously that is not how I am meaning it.

No, we're all good - no offense taken whatsoever. If one can't take the hear, one should stay out of the fire.

Yes, having made lots of films, it helps me make a more informed opinion about them, but it's still just an opinion. There are many people who would classify SuperSize Me as a doc - I don't know of any documentary makers who do, however, although I am sure there are some. But it just doesn't fit the standard industry definition of a doc, and that's what I object to. In the end, it is admittedly an arcane point for most people.

I was watching a film last night (I Love You, Man) and there's a scene where two characters are driving in a car, and all that I could think of was that they shot it on a sound stage, which was obvious, because I've done the exact same thing. Sometimes I miss the days when I could just appreciate a film as a story.

 

[David Biedny]

I know exactly what you mean, Paul, when I see effects-heavy movies, I'm always far too busy looking for matte lines, blue spill or bad rendering artifacts. I often wish I could get more completely into the suspension of disbelief, and so as a result, I tend to prefer... documentaries!

And I would personally put "Supersize Me" in the infotainment category.

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[truthseeker]

If you want to see a great documentary, check out 'The War' by Ken Burns. I watched it on PBS a few years back and found it very emotional and inspiring. For me this is what a documentary film should be.

 

[Paul Kimball]

If you want to see a great documentary, check out 'The War' by Ken Burns. I watched it on PBS a few years back and found it very emotional and inspiring. For me this is what a documentary film should be.

While I prefer Errol Morris' work, I like Burns quite a bit - his work on baseball was the definitive treatment imo.