NEW YORK.- The documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlocka nominee for scar what he made of the food and the diets Americans his life’s work, eating only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast food diet, died. He was 53 years old.
Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued on Friday by his family.
“It was a sad day as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” said Craig Spurlock, who worked with him on several projects. “Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas and generosity. The world has lost a true creative genius and a special man. I am very proud to have worked alongside him.”
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Spurlock made a splash in 2004 with his innovative Super Size Me and returned in 2019 with Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!a sober look at an industry that processes 9 billion animals a year in the United States.
Spurlock was an eccentric filmmaker who leaned toward the bizarre and ridiculous. His stylistic touches included energetic graphics and playful music, blending an on-camera storytelling style similar to that of Michael Moore, but with his own sense of humor and pathos.
Since he exposed the fast food and chicken industries, there has been an explosion in restaurants that emphasized freshness, artisanal methods, farm-to-table goodness, and ethically sourced ingredients. But nutritionally it hasn’t changed much.
“There’s been a massive change and people say to me, ‘So, the food has gotten healthier?’ And I say, ‘Well, marketing has done it,'” she told the AP in 2019.
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