Food, Inc. – Review

Dear reader, I would like you to put that food down. Yeah, right now please, if you could. Not that I think you’ll accidentally have your greasy fingers slip and click on another website, no, I know how much you love us here at Killer Film, but because I want you to know about this film and what you have been putting in your mouth all these years. Seriously, do you know what you are putting into your mouth? Food, Inc. is a 21^st Century The Jungle. I fully expect it to change the industry like Sinclair’s novel did. It’s the most vitally important film to see this year.

We don’t question what were putting in our stomachs, as long as we are full and it doesn’t cost too much. Many of us work around the clock, and have little time to sit and cook, so it’s so easy to grab and go through a drive-thru. Be forewarned. Food, Inc. largely gathers its information from two leaders in uncovering the truth in the food industry, Michael Pollan (author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Scholsser (author of Fast Food Nation). The provide the back bone to the film with insights and facts. The film is divided into neat chapters, making all of the information easy to follow and understand.

But besides facts and charts, it’s never dull or boring. Robert Kenner the director, places key stock footage and interviews, all highlighting the knowledge we have just learned. The heart of the film is a piece with Barbara Kowalcyk, who lost her healthy son in less than a week due to what he ate. Who would have ever thought that eating a quick hamburger from a popular fast food chain would lead to death from E. coli? She didn’t, but you are now. That’s the way this documentary works on you. It made me sick to see what I am putting in my body. The terror doesn’t stop there and with exposing companies like Tyson, you start to see this large web of interconnecting parts, making it daunting to fight back. The FDA and USDA aren’t helping. Their pockets are feed by people within the government and these companies.

It’s not all doom and gloom, there are options to change. Buy local, buy organic, go to a farmer’s market, plant your own gardens, all easy alternatives to McDonalds. You know there’s a reason why a McDs taste the same in Montana as they do in China. Gross. Gene manipulation. There’s no respect in the food industry for employees, the animals, and ourselves. It’s such a simple concept and question: what are you eating? Food, Inc. removes the veil in the food industry and exposes Oz. We all know that pop or dollar menu burger is bad for you, know with Food, Inc. we know why. The highest recommendation I can give Food, Inc. is that it killed any future trips to a fast food restaurant for me. That TV dinner will never look the same.

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