Movie Review : ' Food, Inc.

They say if you don’t like heights but enjoy the thrill, don’t look down. This is the same mentality that director Robert Kenner tries to prevent in his film Food Inc., where he sheds light on the corporations that control the way our food is being grown, processed and sold to the American people. With the help of Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, and Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore 's Dilemma, Robert takes a shot at all corners of the food industry from meat packaging, to corn reprocessing, even Monsanto’s seed copyrights. While Kenner’s goals for change certainly lead to a better America, they tend to lean on the side of unrealistic.

The movie “Food Inc.” is a documentary created to shed light on the topic of industrialized farming of crops and animals. The video shows many scenes that display the poor methods of industrialized farming as well as the harsh conditions the animals have to endure while they are being farmed. This video however also takes a political standpoint on the topic and expresses many opinions on the matter. The movie is also filled with recent facts and statistics on the industry and compares them to how the food business used to be. “Food Inc.” also provides first-hand accounts of how farmers are affected and the types of techniques that giant corporations are imposing.

For my research paper I chose the documentary “Food Inc.” directed by Robert Kenner (2008). Robert Kenner is an American Film and Television Director. The documentary was narrated and produced by Eric Schlosser. Eric is an activist and author (www.imbd.com). I chose this documentary based off of the fact that it is about where we get our food and how corporate America has taken over the industry. After looking into this documentary, I was very curious to see what I did not know that was in this film. It is intriguing to me that we do not know where we get our food and that there is a documentary to tell us about it. I think that 100 years ago people would have known exactly what they were eating and where they got it from.

Do you ever wonder what is really in your food? I never really did until I watched the movie Food Inc. and saw the way my food was being treated, so I decided to look into it more and you won't believe what I found out.

The American food industry is a complicated field. There have been various attempts to investigate how the agribusinesses manage to produce food for such a large population. The companies involved in the industry have to resort to any means necessary to produce food that is enough to feed the population. The filmmaker, Robert Kenner, investigates the industry and the practices they undertake to produce food through a 2008 documentary titled Food, Inc (Lindenfeld 385). The film shows the immoral practices by the company that result in unhealthy food being produced and sold to unsuspecting customers. The practices also have a negative effect on the environment, the animals, and the workers employed by these firms. This article examines the film to establish some of the arguments made and the moral concerns raised.

What is your reaction to this movie? What did you like about it? What did you dislike about it? Would you recommend it to other students / friends / acquaintances? Why or why not?

This movie revealed America’s food industry, exposing super technologic machineries. Business and political trends make companies

Fresh covers the controversial issue of the food industry and its many secrets and horrors. This documentary was meant to be informative to the public

I would like to call your attention to several important issues raised by the film Food, Inc. Specifically, the farming and food-production processes in the United States have become a national disgrace. By far, the most morally egregious problem is the utter disregard for animal suffering and the casual cruelty inherent in the inhumane conditions used throughout the industry. Other significant issues raised by the film include the causal connection between food industry practices and human health problems, and the complete domination of the entire food production chain by corporate conglomerates. Corporate profit and market dominance are not necessarily unethical; however, it is highly unethical for economically powerful entities to use their wealth to influence government legislators to enact laws intended to benefit those corporations through the lobbying process. Likewise, the degree to which the spirit if not the letter of laws prohibiting conflicts of interest between the private sector and Washington regulators is violated is appalling and antithetical to the fundamental democratic process of government.

Food Inc. is a documentary that exposes the food industry for the true money hungry monster it really is. Throughout the documentary it shows the audience what the large and controlling companies do to keep themselves on top. While watching the video, in class, it really opens the eye of the viewer. It shows the viewer that the food industries really don’t care about their consumers’ well-being. This is seen clearly in the documentary when the mothers’ son dies because of a defective product and the company that created it does not even lift a finger to help out or apologize to and her family. As a result I believed that although food is safer than it was one hundred years ago, I don’t believe that the food industry, and the corporation’s that

2.) I chose this film because it was recommended by a friend and she said it was a good movie. I also chose the film because I haven't seen it before until this course.

Take films such as “Food Inc” by director Robert Kenner, that shows us the harsh reality of the food industry in Eric Schlosser “Food Inc” book. We are exposed to demanding and cruel aspects that our food goes through. Things such as CAFO camps, where in reality they are concentration camps for livestock causing unlivable conditions (Robert Kenner, “Food Inc”). Unjustified acts of labor like the importation of illegal immigrants to work in meat factories which are later deported thanks to the help of the companies (Robert Kenner, “Food Inc”). “Food Inc” does a great job in pointing out everything wrong with our food industry and introducing us to the real people who are trying to make a positive change. It’s a film of fear, but hope for our food

Due to all the lawsuit it took 3 years to make this film, but at the end it was a successful film that was at fourth place for best documentary. This film shows the truth behind the food industry, and I think this is really great because like this

4. Did this movie add to your understanding of the artistic movement/artist? Why or why not?

What was the film’s purpose or thesis? Was it clear or did you have to infer it?