There wasn't to much in Food, Inc. (2008) that I didn't already know, but that may because the subject of what we eat has fascinated me in recent years. For anyone who may be curious about what they are putting into there body, this documentary is a great and entertaining starting point. It covers a vast area of subjects from the what to the cost to the who.
What I like about Food, Inc. so much is that it is not trying to turn you into a vegetarian or necessarily scare you (although it can have that effect) but more or less do what we have not done for ourselves which is educate. If you ever wonder what is in the ketchup your putting on your burger (hint, its probably not just tomato), this movie will start to unravel those questions. And I can imagine to a lot of people be quite eye opening.
What I don't like to hear is that when people start talking about food choices it some how becomes political, or about animal rights. It is not! It is about your health and how the human body consumes and breaks down the things you put into it.
As a film Food, Inc. is bottom line; effective. It is well constructed, but definitely has a message and part of me wishes the ending didn't offer so much of a solution but a suggestion. It does vilify the corporation Monsanto, but its hard to argue against that.
Food, Inc. is one of those rare films that is a must see not because it is a great film, but because its subject matter is so important and so universal (we all eat and there is a lot of us, there are consequences to that).
***1/2
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