Food Inc: DVD Review
Food Inc
Rating: PG
Director :
Robert Kenner
It's no surprise that at a time when sustainability and the grow
your own ideals continue to permeate our society, we should get a
doco about the truth about the foods Americans buy at their
supermarkets.
In Food Inc, that's precisely what Robert Kenner does as he looks
at what is consumed these days, how it's produced and what the
personal - and long term - costs are.
With input from Fast Food Nation's author Eric Schlosser and
Michael Pollan who wrote The Omnivore's Dilemma, the veil on the
industry is lifted.
However, what is shown on screen doesn't lose any of its impact -
amid graphics, we learn of the personal horrors being committed by
the mega businesses as they try and stop the family farm from
growing. The cheap factory mentality manifests itself as you see
how one farmer's being prosecuted for helping other farmers save
seed - his actions and desire to prove his innocence have led to
years of court cases, which he can't ever win - it's continuing
proof that the odds are stacked against the Davids in this fight
against Goliath.
All of the major companies talked about in this film obviously
refuse to appear so it's fair to say while the doco isn't biased,
it certainly doesn't have both sides of the argument
represented.
That said, Food Inc presents a compelling case which you feel
engrossed in throughout - it throws up several issues which, if
you're not already aware of them, may shock you into wanting to do
something to break the mega-corp influence.
Extras: The sole extra is a photogallery which
while looking pretty as it slideshows across your machine does
little to add to the experience; disappointing given that a film
like this could always serve up an update as an extra.
Rating: 7/10
