Film Analysis: Food, Inc.

Food, Inc., is a documentary film that examines the industrial production of meat, grains, and vegetables. The film claims our food industry structured in an inhumane, and economically and environmentally unsustainable way, information in which was completely relatable to the material learned in our Geography class. With the revolution of producing food, concurring with the advancement of agricultural technology, it reformed the method in which food is mass produced for a mass population. Despite the fact that in theory this idea appears efficient and positive, it contains negative repercussions.
Today, one of the main issues in our nation is concerning how society utilizes corn. One problem, according to the movie Food, Inc., exists in close to all of the products in North America’s grocery stores. Most processed foods, unless stated otherwise, contains …show more content…
They use small doses but in nearly every product. Consumers are not aware and in general, are hardly conscientious of what they eat. This ignorance essentially allows corporations to take advantage of the consumer and use cheaper, better, but more harmful ingredients. This notion is known as false advertising. On one side, consumers do not take self-responsibility and seek out what the ingredients actually are. The innocent and traditional image of what used to be the norm almost subconsciously fools the consumer. In reality, deception is what maintains companies’ ability to use unethical and inhumane factory farming to produce their meat. Fundamentally, the misleading advertisement and commercials are one contribution to the many issues of today’s food industry. Furthermore, companies utilize the old fashion, traditional red barn and innocent farm image as an illusion. Food, Inc. exposes the unfortunate reality to the current food