The Hangover, Up and Star Trek…it’s another summer of box-office blockbusters. But one film that has been under the radar is Food, Inc (in theaters now). Now, I wouldn’t even mention this film if it hasn’t gotten any love from the critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it’s received a 94%, 5 stars from the Seattle International Film Festival, an 8.1 out of 10 on IMDB.com, and 3.5 out 4 stars from Rolling Stone Magazine. Now that I’ve hyped this movie up, what is it about?
Let me ask another question. How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families? Let me answer that by saying, don’t take another bite until you see this eye-opening expose of the modern food industry. Food, Inc. exposes America’s industrialized food system and its effect on our environment, health, economy and workers’ rights. And from numerous critics, it is one of the scariest movies they’ve seen.
“Don’t take another bite till you see Robert Kenner’s Food, Inc., an essential, indelible documentary that is scarier than anything in the last five Saw horror shows” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
“Suffice it to say, after the film’s disturbing glimpses inside the meat industry, along with its blunt indictment of fast food giants, you’ll think twice before eating just about anything non-organic.” – Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
The environmental issues that are covered in Food, Inc., include factory farming, transportation of foods, pesticides and low-impact farming. To learn about these issues, please visit the Food, Inc. movie site.
The Food, Inc. trailer even has the power to make me want to do something to change the way mainstream America buys its food. Imagine what the movie can do. The living conditions for these animals on these industrial farms are horrendous, and the pesticides that are used continue to cause cancer, autism, and many neurological disorders. We all need to act now. Buy local, buy organic, and help shift our food industry to low-impact farming. We all make choices three times a day on what we want to eat. Therefore, we have the power to change.
Tags: industrial farming, organic food