Movie Review: Food, Inc.
Forget about Godzilla, the boogyman and blood-sucking vampires; the real monster is the food most of us eat — at least according to “Food, Inc.” The documentary gives viewers “an unflattering look inside a corporate controlled food industry.”
What does that mean? It means that we’re in big trouble. The reason: the way we eat today has drastically changed from the way our ancestors enjoyed meals. According to “Food, Inc.” when you walk into the supermarket in search of tomatoes for example, you’re not buying tomatoes, but rather the idea of tomatoes.
The thought that we think we’re buying certain food products when we’re in fact getting something else is a very scary thought — but it doesn’t end there.
As Eric Schlosser (American journalist and author of “Fast Food Nation”) explains in the film, the food market in the United States is controlled by a small group of four corporations. So when you purchase beef at the market, 80 per cent of the meat comes from these corporations. And most of these large-scale companies act as suppliers to fast-food restaurants like McDonald’s. So even if you avoid eating fast-food, it catches up to you at your own dinner table. Now that’s another terrifying thought! READ MORE »
