Food, Inc. (2009)

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This Oscar nominated documentary probes into the contemporary American food industry in which high profits are valued over producing safe and healthy products. The film treads some very familiar territory as it looks at the inhumane ways animals are farmed in bulk and the way certain seeds are genetically modified, but more often than not, the film is insightful, even utterly fascinating on occasion as it gets into the debate over transparent food labeling. The film does, however, frequently feel unfocused as it rather randomly jumps between food poisoning, the high cost of vegetables compared to fast food, the gradually fattening of chickens over the years and the list goes on. It is a bit of maudlin affair at times too with over-the-top melodramatic background music for such moments as a diabetic father sighing over how expensive broccoli is to buy for his kids (who would really want to eat it!?). The choice to conclude the documentary with a whole lot of inspirational slogans thrown on screen additionally comes off as a little awkward. For all its drawbacks, 'Food Inc.' nevertheless remains rather riveting to view. All of the interview subjects are clearly passionate about their causes. Complacent as the majority of us may well be regarding what we consume, the film provides a worthwhile look at those who care a lot and their very valid reasons why.

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.

Kenner takes us into the world of processed food. Mistreatment towards animals, unhealthy practices and big time lawsuits are presented well in this documentary. It was a good watch when it came to unraveling the mystery of how many bad food processing practices came to be and how it impacts us everyday citizens. It also shines a light on the abuse of farmers and the high costs it presents. This is a very informative documentary. A good watch It is important that we know what this is about. The film also presents a lack of integrity from food corporations by showing how they declined to be interviewed to discuss the many issues revolving around food processing.

food inc was a very nice documentary which tells us about the way the meat we eat is treated. i learned from this documentary that chicken, cows, pigs are all fed with corn which is not a good thing for them because of the fact that corn makes them grow fat and bigger. Normally cows are not supposed to be fed with corn. They are herbivores which eat grass and not corn. At least the video makes people who are interested in how the meat we consume is been treated, fed,and taken care of, be aware of. From what i was taught cows are not supposed to be feeding on corn,because they are herbivorous animals which feed on grass. Due to this overfeeding, the chickens die due to overweight, they can't walk properly.