Food, Inc.

2009 "You'll never look at dinner the same way again."
7.8| 1h34m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 12 June 2009 Released
Producted By: Magnolia Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://www.takepart.com/foodinc
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Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.

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jtramire Food, Inc. is something all people who eat should watch, because not many know the truth about food. Most food production is controlled by mega-businesses or monopolies who terribly regulate everything that goes into making food. Most of these dirty deeds are attempted to be kept secret and covered up by the companies, but Food, Inc. does a great job of unveiling these secrets. This was a real eye opener to see the cruel ways they treat animals, all the chemicals plants and animals are exposed to, and how unnaturally these foods are produced.The way farmers treat the animals is uncalled for and inhumane. For example, most animals are crammed together in a small area, and fed with unhealthy corn based food, steroids and antibiotics. These animals are deformed and standing in their own waste, then are brutally killed. A "good farmer" that is shown in the documentary kills his chickens out in the open which makes them more likely to be healthy and tasty. Animals who live like they would naturally are healthier than the animals that become food for these mega-businesses. These companies treat their farms like factories even though they are working with living things. Treating them that poorly makes them less healthy and worse for the consumers of the food they make.Also it addresses genetically modified seeds and how it effects crops. They also cross into properties that don't want them and can ruin their crops. There are examples shown in the film of people and their families being affected by all the negative effects of the food industry. Most everyday people shop at normal stores such as Walmart and get the food provided by the huge corporations, because they are cheaper and easier to get. Most people don't have the money or access to small farmers markets that do things the right way and grow food and livestock naturally.This film is a documentary meant to educate viewers on the crooked regulation of monopolies and hopefully convert people to organic food. It is very informational and gives great insight into this industry that is so secretive of their methods and production. I can't see someone watching this film and not rethinking the food they eat and consider making a change. Hopefully more people can become educated on this topic and the monopolies can be exposed and we can go back to organic methods.
camstross Food Inc is a very influential documentary about the food we are eating today. It gives us insight on the healthy, but mostly the unhealthy things we are consuming on a regular basis. It talked about many different topics which were organized in a way that allowed the viewer to understand more clearly. The film started off by giving facts about how the average grocery store contains 47,000 different products, and how some of the freshest of these items are modified. It gave the tomato as an example. In today's day in age, the tomato is available all throughout the year. This is because of all the preservatives that they use in it. Most of us do not understand on what we are consuming, and the side affects it can cause the human body. Later throughout it talked about how farmers are mistreated, and how they have to abide by the rule of the major corporations. This causes them to mass produce, and to take less notice to sanitation. With less care to sanitation, the more bacteria can spread throughout the system. They even stated there people were e coli strands from spinach. One day a small child ate 3 hamburgers, and within a short time period he was dead. It was so tragic and sad to hear that story because the boy had no idea what was happening. Overall it helped me take notice about things that our society needs to do better to stop these major corporations from running the country. We need the old lifestyle of farming back where cows do not eat corn, but eat in grasslands.
SnoopyStyle This is a wide-ranging look at the world of modern food production and consumption. Since the 1950s, the farm has changed from the pastoral family-run to multi-national industrial production. The fast-food chain revolutionized consumption. The style of cheap and uniform food leads to the same philosophy spreading throughout the system from start to finish. This also looks at safety and ethnicity of the food system.This is great information being pulled together into digestible nuggets. The subject is so wide-spread that it's impressive the movie is able to be understood. It can be overwhelming but the movie keeps it all straight-forward. I would like more time explaining excessive antibiotic use but I can understand that it's too complicated. The personal stories are very effective at giving humanity to the material.
bodiu_madalina Finally, the ugly thruth behind the perfect appearance and pretty wrapper is being revealed.This documentary really opened my eyes and answered my questions.The faster , the bigger and most importantly the cheaper we produce food the better.The dumber,poorer our one-task workers are, the better.This is the motto of the American food industry.I was astonished to find out facts like"in your hamburger you can find meat from over 1000 cows" or "most chickens never see the sunlight".While I was watching this well-done documentary, I became aware of the corruption behind a cheap, yet tasty burger.It awakened me from my sweet ignorance and reminded me that the world truly is spinning around money. None the less,"Food inc" had the right people , the right stories and the right facts to keep me interested.