When someone says food industry an overwhelming web of connotations confronts the mind. A myriad of visual associations, business icons, smiles, frowns, cringes, deep sighs and question marks accompany the reaction of these two simple words - food and industry. In Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser’s brave new documentary Food Inc, this life essential industry is investigated and evaluated carefully. Insightful, shocking, disturbing yet ultimately impressively hopeful, Food Inc leaves viewers with hearty food for thought.
Food Inc objectively, contemplates various repercussions of how we access our daily nourishment in the United States. Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, marks the film with his incredible dedication to research. The tedious journalist covers food details from farm to table in a way that may compromise one’s satiety. The stomach turning reality of how we have come to abuse animals, immigrants and environment in the building of food monopolies is not something that we can turn our heads to as “good Americans.” While Schlosser and phenomenal contributors like Michael Pollan (author of In Defense of Food) and Joel Salatin (Owner of Polyface Farms, VA) expose depressing facts throughout the film, it may seem that the tremendous mess is too big to clean up, until the film nears its hopeful finish. With an inspiring and hopeful approach, the film guides eaters on how we can begin a crucial and massive food fight.
Demonstrating our immense power as consumers, the documentary reminds the audience that making simple eating choices can, and will change the world. Such a concept may seem dramatic or exaggerated, though Food inc. provides an extraordinary explanation.
While all creatures that need food to live should see this film, it is unfortunately not as mainstream as McDonalds, so one may have to go further than a block to find it. Food Inc is almost exclusively playing in small independent theatres. Worry not, considering our current state, there will surely be fast food near by, but at least wait until after the film to see what your hungry for. I found myself famished for change.
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