Food, Inc.

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Food, Inc.

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Food, Inc.

Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that’s been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our gov...( read more  read more... )ernment’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Food, Inc. reveals surprising — and often shocking truths — about what we eat, how it’s produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.

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  • DerekA101
    December 19, 2009
    DerekA101
    Food Inc is an eye-opening documentary about the cruel nature of our nation's food industry. It reveals everything from how the animals are inhumanely treated and even breed, and it also shows the injustices it does to the hardworking farmers.

    Although the film was eye-

    ...( read more)opening, a lot of the material was stuff I had heard before. The film's pace tended to drag as it seemed to deviate off into tangents. There were some points during the film that I was questioning it's credibility as it seemed the director was just trying to create some "filler" material. But overall, it's a nice history lesson, but it's still a boring educational experience. And beware, you do see baby chickens killed at the slaughter house if you're a little weak in the stomach about those sort of things.
  • hypathio7
    July 9, 2009
    hypathio7
    Not a vegetarian message movie specifically, since Pollan wrote "The Omnivore's Dilemma." Pollan and Schlosser being the two main commentators on America's food industry for the purposes of this doc. The movie is anti-big corporations, anti-food industry status quo, and anti-sc...( read more)ience for changing and trying to manage food production. The movie reveals to customers where their food comes from, how farmers cope with corporations controlling their operations, the cause of a couple food related illnesses, and the natural way a minority of farmers still produce food. Two things stand out to me. First, there were gasps and murmurs from the audience whenever animals (mostly chickens) were shown to be mistreated. But then when the movie presents it's segment on a farmer raising his livestock humanely, most people in the audience were still audibly uncomfortable when a chicken was killed for food. This one farmer was portrayed as a good guy who was well spoken. He speaks of the intimacy of animals giving their lives to feed us. It is a very natural thing for us to eat meat. I can't help but think that it is a spoiled, childishly picky attitude that vegetarians take, which shows how distanced we in the modern world have become from the blood and guts and bones that our ancestors learned to handle. Second, I have enjoyed the History Channel's Modern Marvels show. This show has focused on food production for several of their episodes, so I was not surprised by the factory assembly line style of food processing today, the genetic modifications and computerized operations, or the fact that corn is so cheap and prevalent throughout the food industry. While there are obvious problems, I'm quite cynical of the movie's approach in generally bashing science.

    I thought the movie made great points in the food industry needing better regulations. This includes more objective outsiders running the FDA and USDA rather than past executives from the big food corporations. And also food labeling needs to be more revealing to the customers in the grocery stores. The movie also does a great job of showing natural farming and organic foods in a positive light. With the cost to consumer issue and the fact that most organic food companies are finding themselves under the same umbrellas of the huge corporations, it is still not an easy decision to make as to what you are going to put in your refrigerator, on your plate, and in your body.
  • Cinema101
    June 30, 2009
    Cinema101
    more important than good. certainly worth one's time.
  • adfill7
    November 21, 2009
    adfill7
    I appreciate the movie's message, but the problem is that it has too many messages. It definitely shocked me.
  • Luz12961
    June 26, 2009
    Luz12961
    This new documentary featuring Eric Schlosser ("Fast Food Nation") and Michael Pollan ("The Omnivore's Dilemma") attempts to provide insight into various areas of our food distribution system and where everything went so horribly wrong. An informative, shocking and very necessary...( read more) film to watch.
  • farmerjesus1
    December 30, 2009
    farmerjesus1
    Admittedly im a sucker for anything that criticizes the fucking money grubbing corporations and the bullshit corrupt government etc.. so this was right up my alley! Its a fairly comprehensive look at the issues surrounding modern mass food production and its lack of transparency....( read more) Of course its one sided and focuses heavily in america leaving international viewers questioning its relevance. But it got me thinking about just what i'm eating, so i feel its succeeded regardless.
  • beat258
    December 28, 2009
    beat258
    It made me wanna live on a farm but then a remembered I'm lazy. Makes you realize everything we're eating is not even close to good for us. Must see for your health.
  • xxmikerayxx
    December 28, 2009
    xxmikerayxx
    A documentary on the dirty side of the food industry. Very informative and interesting.
  • KalebGrace
    December 22, 2009
    KalebGrace
    A good documentary focusing on where our food comes from. Well made and worth watching.
  • mpghoul1973
    December 21, 2009
    mpghoul1973
    Meat being washed in Amonia! A company who owns the Soy Bean!! Said companty is strong arming Farmers into use their Seed that has a pesticide already in its lab created genetic make-up!!
    This eye opening Doc. will leave you feeling sick, shocked, angry, helpless and never wa...( read more)nting to eat most food again! Iam in the food industry and i know alot more about was goes on than most but this floored me with knowlege i had never known. This is a horror film that has to be seen. This should be required veiwing for every man, woman and child in the U.S.A. and the rest of the world.
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