电影《超码的我》导演谈肥胖 |
http://www.sina.com.cn 2005/03/13 09:03 英语沙龙 |
'Super Size Me' Director Speaks Out on Obesity As filmmaker Morgan Spurlock points out, it's every kid's dream: Eat nothing but McDonald's for 30 days. But it turned into a nightmare. By the end of Spurlock's cross-country fast-food odyssey1, he'd put on 25 pounds, his cholesterol2 had skyrocketed, his liver was in jeopardy3 and doctors were begging him to stop. All thanks, he asserts4, to his new diet -- and not exercising at all. The whole ordeal5, interwoven6 with an exploration of America's weight problem, is captured in the award-winning documentary Super Size Me, in theaters now. Q: So what's your movie really about? A: Super Size Me is a look at fast food and obesity in America. A lot of people think I'm attacking McDonald's, but I didn't come into this to attack McDonald's; I came into this to attack the American way of life, which has become a real fast-food culture. It's like Eric Schlosser's book [Fast Food Nation, Perennial, 2002] -- we've become a fast-food nation, where this type of food has influenced everything, from the way we live to the way we eat to how other foods are made to school lunches, so I wanted to explore that. It's a huge problem that has so many facets7, it was even difficult to get what we had in the movie. Q: What did you think would happen on the diet? A: I figured8 I'd gain some weight. I was putting my faith in [three different] doctors that nothing bad was gonna9 happen. And in the beginning they were like, 'Yeah, your cholesterol may go up a little bit, you may gain 10 pounds, but that's it.' And so when everything kinda starts to fall apart in the movie, it was very scary10. Q: Was there any point where you were like, 'Screw this'? A: On Day 21, when the doctors told me to stop, right now. I called everybody [for advice]. And then my oldest brother said, 'Morgan, people eat this their whole lives. You think it's gonna kill you in nine days?' And I said, 'You're exactly right ... I'm gonna keep going.' Q: Beyond the physical effects, what else surprised you? A: School-lunch programs are shocking. And parents don't know. They're trusting that the school is doing what's right for their kids, and they're not. They're serving garbage We also went to hospitals that have fast-food places. And you ask the doctors, 'How can you have this food in here, in a place of healing?' And they're like, 'Well, we have kids here who have cancer, and this is the only thing they'll eat.' And I'm like, 'Why don't you just give them some poison while you're at it?' It's like Flowers in the Attic. 'Here's a cookie with arsenic11 in it -- have a good time.' Q: Why'd you pick McDonald's? A: It's the biggest food corporation in the world. And it has influenced the way the whole business works; everyone follows it. Q: What would you like to see fast-food companies do? A: Have more healthy options. Put the calories up on the board, just so people know. Get rid of supersize portions. Get rid of the 42-ounce Coke. That's ridiculous. Who needs 31/2 cans of Coke? Nobody. Q: Is there anything these companies do well? A: They market really well. Q: So what can consumers do? A: People need to realize that every time you go out to eat, you're voting with your fork. "Here's what I believe in, here's what I stand for." And if people continue to say, "I believe in this, I support this," then they're gonna keep making it ... McDonald's says its food can be part of a balanced diet. That's true, so long as everything else you eat is actually real food. Because this isn't real food at all. It's been so processed and treated and preserved -- it's been taken so far away from any food source that the nutrients12 are gone. Q: Have you been to McDonald's since you made the film? A: No. Q: Are you ever going back? Will there be wanted posters of you on the walls? A: Yeah, and clowns with shotguns outside. In the film, nutritionists say you shouldn't eat this food more than once a month. So, according to that, I ate more McDonald's than you should in eight years. So maybe in eight years, I'll think about going back. You can never say never. Note: Six weeks after Super Size Me's Sundance premiere, McDonald's announced it would phase out super-sizing by the end of 2004. A company spokesman insisted there was no connection. |
电影《超码的我》导演谈肥胖 |
正如电影制作人摩根·斯珀洛克指出的,所有的孩子都有这样的梦想:整整30天不吃别的光吃麦当劳。但这变成了一个噩梦。在斯珀洛克走遍全国的快餐的漫长历程结束时,他的体重增加了25磅,胆固醇水平激增很多,肝脏出现了严重问题,医生们都请求他停止。他声称,这一切都“归功于”他的新饮食--加上完全不运动。这段完整而痛苦的经历,交织着对美国体重问题的探讨,都留存在获奖记录片《超码的我》中。现在该片正在各影院上映。 问:你的影片真正想谈论什么问题呢? 答:《超码的我》是对美国快餐业和肥胖症的一个观察。很多人认为我在攻击麦当劳,但我的初衷并非是要攻击麦当劳,而是抨击美国人的生活方式:它已经变成了十足的快餐文化。正像埃里.施洛瑟的书《快餐共和国》中写的--我们变成了一个快餐民族,而这种食物类型影响了每个方面,从我们生活的方式到我们饮食的方式,到其它各类食物的制作,到学校提供的午餐。因此我想从这方面加以探讨。这是个涉及很多方面的大问题,甚至很难把握我们在影片中想表达的。 问:你认为执行这一饮食计划会有什么后果? 答:我想我会增加一些体重。我充分相信3位不同的医生的话:不会有糟糕的事情发生。并且在开始时他们会说,“是的,你的胆固醇会高一点点,你可能要增加10磅,但仅仅就是这些了。”因此在电影中当一切开始崩溃时,情况就十分可怕了。 问:是否有些时候,你是“被迫”进行的? 答:在第21天,当医生们告诉我要立刻停下来的时候。我打电话给每一个人(征求意见)。我最年长的哥哥说,“莫根,人们一辈子都在吃这个。你认为9天后你会因此丧命吗?”我说:“你说得很对……我将继续。” 问:除了你身体方面的后果,还有其他使你惊奇的地方吗? 答:学校的午餐计划令人震惊。父母们都不知道。他们相信学校在做有利于孩子的事情,而学校并非如此。他们在给学生吃垃圾。 我们也去过提供快餐的医院。你如果问医生,“你们怎么能在这里,一个治病救人的地方,出售这种食物?”他们回答说,“呃,我们这里有患癌症的小孩,他们只想吃这个。”我说:“为什么你们不干脆直接给他们些毒药?”这就像电影《阁楼里的花》的台词:“这是块有砒霜的点心,好好享用吧。” 问:为什么你选择麦当劳呢? 答:它是世界上最大的食品公司。它也影响了整个行业的运行,人人都仿效它。 问:你想看到快餐公司采取什么行动? 答:让人们有更多健康的选择。把热量写在布告牌上,让人们知道。去掉超大号的部分。去掉42盎司的可乐。那太可笑了。谁会需要相当于3听半的可乐?没有人。 问:这些公司有做得好的地方吗? 答:他们营销做得很好。 问:那么作为顾客可以做些什么呢? 答:人们须意识到:每次你外出就餐,你都在用刀叉选择。“这是我相信的,这是我赞成的。”如果人们坚持这样说,“我相信它,我支持它,”那他们还会持续生产……麦当劳说它的食物可以成为均衡饮食的一个部分。那是对的,前提是你吃的其它所有食品都是真正的食物。因为这根本就不是真正的食物。它经过如此的加工、处理和保存工序它从遥远的食物生产地运来这里,以至失去所有营养。 问:自从你制作这部影片后去过麦当劳吗? 答:没有。 问:你还会再去吗?那儿的墙上会贴上你的通缉令吗? 答:是的,外面还有我提着猎枪的小丑形象。影片中,营养学家说你吃这种食物每月不要超过一次。因此,按照这个说法,我在8年中吃的麦当劳比应该吃的要多。因此可 能在8年后,我会考虑再去。你永远不能说得太绝对。 注:《超码的我》首映后6周,麦当劳宣布到2004年底它将要取消超大号。一位公司发言人坚持说这和该影片无关。 |