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Left a bad taste in my mouth


Not because I was put off by the way food is produced. But because I felt like I was being force-fed my own opinions.
A previous poster on these boards pointed out that a good documentary will present the facts and let you make up your own mind.

This film just made too many assumptions - e.g. that GM foods are worse, or that organic is better. These two topics could have been explored and debated, instead of assuming that the audience already agrees with the filmmakers.

Also, I objected to the blatant use of the child's death as emotive leverage. His tragic death may well have been the fault of the meat producers, but there was too much time spent on this.

The storyline of "Evil Multinationals versus The Little People" is a bit too simplistic for my tastes, as is the nostalgic view that "The Old Ways Are Better".

And finally, why do American filmmakers insist on pretending that the rest of the world doesn't exist? If you're going to talk about the ecology, you can't limit your discussion to just one country.

Basically, a bit too preachy for my liking.

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Thought the same thing about the little kid dying, too much time was spent on that.

Also wish they explored which non-organic vegetables are ok and which ones should be purchased organic.

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i respectfully disagree. well, maybe i don't "disagree" so much, as i think that this is the kind of movie you need to brace yourself before you see it. i mean, you have a very valid point, but i don't think the makers really cared to show us anything from a neutral perspective, i think it was made to drive him their point. really, all these documentaries nowadays are just propaganda.

i guess they feel that since the bad guys have all the say and everything has been silenced, they would do the same thing from the opposite end of the spectrum. damnit do i ever have a hard time attempting eloquence. basically, i don't think you are wrong, but i think preachiness was their goal, and they nailed it.

yeah, that child's death went painfully long. i have a two year old son though, so i don't know if it was painfully long because of that, or if it was just indeed too damn long...

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I wonder how you feel now. Food prices are skyrocketing now that the food monopolies are taking massive market shares. We hear frequent news about how animal X had some virus so now product Y has to go up in cost 30%. Meat prices have exploded in the last 2 years around here. It's actually cheaper to go to a restaurant and order a steak than buy one at a grocer.

Meanwhile, somehow all the tiny indie farms are able to chug along selling the same $3 egg cartons.

EDIT: I disagree with your interpretation that the movie was pushing veganism. I think it was pushing understanding where meat comes from and how it goes from a cow or chicken to the cuts you fry and bake at home. Mind you, I don't want to watch a chicken get slaughtered before I have a chicken salad, but it's important to understand *someone* has to do that job.

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