In this modern society of substitutes for essential things, finding the right food to eat is a harsh trial and not may uptake upon it. To those who want to find the perfect diet needed to have a healthy future, the book called “In defense of food” is key. The book In defence of food is about how to find the right diet needed to keep you healthy. The movie does a better job of achieving this because it uses the entertaining tone of the book and adds a visual context to it to make it more attracting to the viewers. Certain techniques were used to attain this that the book didn’t have. The book didn’t have audio, visual or effect ques to provide effect for the viewer. Although the book and the movie have differing methods, their main idea was …show more content…
The film states how the producers of these foods go to great extents to make a profit out of the food that they make, while keeping the foods cheap. These basic facts and information fall into the rhetorical technique used known as logos or simply, logical statements. Although these statements are just plainly made in the film, they act to have a great deal of influence in the film. Most of the statements made in the film are either main points, or information backing up the main points. For example, the quote from the movie “Over the last thirty years, the rate of childhood obesity in America has more than doubled”, is Michael pollan’s quote which is then backed up by further information about the Scavatto family and their obese son Anthony. This style of rhetorical technique is also used in the book to have the same influence on the audience as the book itself. The technique of pathos is also present in the movie and the book. Pathos is a technique that has to do with the emotional aspect of the audience. This is present in the movie often, but one particular instance where this is evident is when Erica Shepard is speaking. She quotes “ It’s very painful for me to …show more content…
The film is better because rather than a book, which most people would rather to read, they are more likely to watch a film that turns up on T.V. Most people don’t pick up a book after high school but a film is something that people frequently watch. In addition to the massive range of the film, it, unlike the book, is presented with audio cues and visual images that the book lacks. Individuals, who don’t have the time or patience to read a book that is only words, can watch an animated and indulging film that diffuses the same message as the book and perhaps, even more because of all the characters that come to play in the
Many people may agree that the movie was better, but personally, i think the book was better. The book let your imagination go wild, but the movie just held your imagination back by showing you the scene on a screen. Unlike the movie, the book gave a more vivid description of “The Tell Tale Heart” by telling you every single detail. That is why I think the book was more enjoyable to read instead, of watching the movie.
I think the movie is better than the book because it’s more visual, has more action, and has props.
“Under “Eat food”, the writer proposes some practical ways to separate, and defend, real food from the cascade of food like products that now surround and confound us, especially in the supermarket. Under “Not too much” the focus shifts from the foods themselves to the question of how to eat them, the manners, mores, and habits that go into creating a healthy, and pleasing, culture of eating. Lastly under “Mostly plants” he dwells more specifically, and affirmatively, on the best types of foods (not nutrients) to eat” (Pollan,
Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto is an eye-opening analysis of the American food industry and the fear driven relationship many of us have with food. He talks in depth about all the little scientific studies, misconceptions and confusions that have gathered over the past fifty years. In the end provide us with a piece of advice that should be obvious but somehow is not, "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." He follows the history of nutritionism and the industrialization of food, in hopes to answer one question….. how and when "mom" ceded control of our food choices to nutritionists, food marketers and the government.
‘Food Inc’, is an informative, albeit slightly biased, documentary that attempts to expose the commercialisation and monopolisation of the greater food industry. The film attempts to show the unintended consequences resulting from this, and for the most part this technique is very effective; however there is an overreliance on pathos in lieu of facts and statistics at times.
The 3 major differences that were seen are the shattering of the conch, the pilot’s presence, and Ralph’s attitude towards Piggy. Due to these major differences the novel left a greater impact on its readers than the movie on its viewers. Seeing the movie and as well reading the book, personally the book was a better. The book has a very different approach of that showed these 3 major differences to their full extent. Out of the two though, I would choose the book as more pleasant and
The essay “Eat Food: Food Defined,” from Michael Pollan’s 2008 book In Defense of Food was written to address the American general public about the food industry. Pollan focuses on relatable topics as examples, such as family, common food items, and common belief that everyone wants to be healthy. The essay brings across Pollan’s point by establishing his credibility, explaining why this is important to us, and telling us how to react to the given facts. Pollan makes the readers inquire how we define food by drawing our attention to the importance of examining our food before eating it.
I didn’t pick the book over the movie because I think books are boring. When you are watching the movie you don’t have to use your brain that much. When I’m watching a movie about any type of genre that has a book that goes with it, I usually ask questions to myself (in my head) about
By showing evidence through personal accounts and video the audience gets the feeling that everything the documentary says should be taken as facts. The doctors and nutritionists talk about how unhealthy the school lunches are as the viewer sees the lunches, this allows the people watching the film to realize that this is fact and lunches kids are eating are extremely unhealthy.
Michael Pollan, writer of “Eat Food: Food Defined” and “Her Chee-to Heart” author Jill McCorkle are both aware of the unhealthy nature of processed foods, but Pollan would scold McCorkle for succumbing to the processed food’s appeal because he discredits the category “food product” as actual food; there is nothing about McCorkle’s relationship to food that Pollan will agree with. These nonfiction articles take different stances on food in the twenty first century. Pollan’s approach is to warn consumers about processed foods and to guide them into a healthier lifestyle while McCorkle describes her junk food addiction with stories that highlight the artificial foods people are so quick to love. Eric Schlosser’s “Why the Fries Taste Good” is the third article connected to Pollan and McCorkle’s; his writing explains why processed food is so bad but also provides an explanation as to why it is appealing. McCorkle and Pollan will never see eye to eye when it comes to what kind of food people should be eating.
The book is better because it gives more excitement and emotion. The book just explains each of the events in great detail. I don’t know about other people, but for me the more information there is, the more I understand it. And in the movie of “The Outsiders”, it does not really say much about what’s going on. For instance, when Johnny dies, in the movie, Ponyboy goes home but it does not tell how long he had been out. In the book, Pony is walking home from the hospital and a man asked him if he wanted a ride (Hinton 151). Though others might think that the movie is better because it visualizes the events that are happening. But, even though it envisions what the book tells about does not mean that it is one hundred percent better.
The article, “Don’t blame the Eater,” by David Zinczenko is about the many lives in America, which is affected by obesity. Zinczenko is telling us in this article about the problem of obesity and how no one really cares about this problem so he’s trying to put it out there in the world so people can notice what’s happening. At first, Zinczenko is showing how sarcastic, it might sound if kids everywhere were suing McDonald’s for making them obese. Then later on, he shows us clearly that he is supporting the many lives with the problem of obesity and to back up his support, he then tells us about all the facts and statistics to prove fast food restaurants like McDonald’s are ruining many lives and mostly children. Zinczenko himself has experienced
Throughout the movie, there are several examples of ethos, pathos, and logos used to show how dangerous the food you are eating really is. The most prominent use of persuasion is pathos. Pathos means persuading by appealing to a person’s emotions. Through the entire movie, they are trying to make the person watching feel sad, scared, and worried, so people do not continue to consume the
Have you ever thought of food as an “agricultural act”? When we are hungry, we eat whatever we want. We do not strive to get the right type of nutrients in what we consume daily or enjoy eating healthy. Food that is available to use effortlessly is the food we go for instead of rediscovering the ‘pleasure’ of food. Wendell Berry contributes in many different ways in his article including emotional appeal and reality to prove to us the various questions that should be arising in our minds when purchasing foods.
Another argument that could be made is that the movie is more realisitic. This leads us to our next topic.