Re: Like Brian, I liked it and disliked it at the same time (but probably for different reasons).
everynametaken Send a noteboard - 20/04/2010 12:52:29 AM
The movie is a mixture of spoken word over film of scenes ranging from farms to slaughterhouses to families shopping in the grocery store along with interviews and soundbites from people like author Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation).
It's good that you didn't mention Michael Pollan, that would turn people away from the movie. 
I have all but his latest book and love them all.Overall, it was already familiar with many of the topics so I didn't gain a lot of new information from the movie but it was still enjoyable to watch as well. It was fairly well produced and while there are some slow moments and it isn't energetic and action-packed I wouldn't call the movie a snoozer either.
Being friends and family to people who raise free-range livestock and grow organic produce, I also knew a lot of the information presented in the movie. The reason I was disappointed was because Instead of scratching the surface of each of those issues, I wanted the movie to be more in-depth about each topic. The whole Monsanto seeds thing freaks me out a little, I have to admit.I am very thankful to have access to such wholesome food.
Have you read Fast Food Nation? If so, what did you think of it?
If so, do a review on the book board.
I've never read it but then it isn't very relevant to me. I don't eat much fast food if any at all. But I have heard it was a pretty good.
I agree that the movie just scratched the surface of topics. I thought they could have cut a few scenes like the family struggling to buy vegetables due to the cost of the dad's medications. I understand what they are getting at but they could have used some of that time to go further in the other topics. Oh well.
The seed thing is bullshit and I remember reading somewhere that they are even threatening to sue farmers whose farms are not Monsanto but have been cross-pollinated with their genetically modified seed pollen. I mean wtf? farmers have no way to prevent the wind. I got my hands on the film Brian brought up but I won;t have any time to watch it for a week or two.
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety...
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Food, Inc.
- 17/04/2010 04:51:27 AM
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I liked and disliked the film at the same time
- 17/04/2010 05:23:42 AM
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Like Brian, I liked it and disliked it at the same time (but probably for different reasons).
- 19/04/2010 04:49:28 PM
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Re: Like Brian, I liked it and disliked it at the same time (but probably for different reasons).
- 20/04/2010 12:52:29 AM
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I liked the book, Omnivore's Dilema, much better than the movie, but still enjoyed the movie
- 19/04/2010 06:16:57 PM
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