Dive ! By Jeremy Seifert: Food Waste In America

In the film Dive!, Jeremy Seifert brings awareness about the amount of food waste in America by filming his lifestyle choice to dumpster dive. Jeremy Seifert both protagonist and director, along with his family and friends explain why they choose to dumpster dive. Not only do they discuss their lifestyle choices, they also try to have grocery stores and food banks work together to combat hunger. This film had good intentions to bring awareness to the amount of food waste there is in America; however, he often promotes his lifestyle without presenting the dangers in consuming food found from the trash.
The film begins an emotional song and with the protagonist saying facts about the amount of food wastage in America in a calming voice. These facts seem to be a gateway to the following video clips that could have been otherwise shocking to the viewers. These short video clips show an extremely up close view of the trash and Seifert knee deep …show more content…
I feel like the movies could have used less emotional appeal moments that followed by dull music and dumpster trucks at a landfill, I felt it was too repetitive. I also felt like he could have bragged less about how much better he eats from the dumpster. Seifert has different sources from different food related business and charities along with the source, which made him more credible. I never felt that he was bias to one side of the food industry, I feel like he simply wanted to bring awareness to the amount of food that is thrown away each year and how it is better to donate food instead of throwing it away. Towards the end of the film one of his friends says “Ever since you started this documentary the dumpster diving has been terrible”. It was nice to know that his documentary did not go unnoticed and that change can actually