Comments on: Foodie Film Review – Food Inc.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:44:19 +0000

Saw this today over on Serious Eats and thought of you: http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/08/serious-green-a-guide-to-environmental-food-related-movies-documentary-films.html

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Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:47:55 +0000

[...] book! This is actually my second time to read it, I just had to give it a second go after seeing Food Inc. a few weeks ago. Written by my hands down favorite writer, Barbara Kingsolver, AVM follows a [...]

By: Marissa

Marissa — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:03:02 +0000

I REALLY want to see this movie!

By: Legallyblondemel

Legallyblondemel — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:50:26 +0000

Excellent review. I’ve been wanting to watch this, so I appreciate your take on it & definitely the helpful tips on how to eat & live more “locally”.

By: Maggie @ Eat, Drink, Marry

Maggie @ Eat, Drink, Marry — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:29:13 +0000

I think your points here are really fair. I’m a huuuuge fan of Michael Pollan and was pretty pumped to see how today’s body of great political food writing would translate to film. For the most part, I actually think the film succeeded in introducing viewers to issues they have probably never thought about before. Of course, that doesn’t mean a viewer will leave knowing exactly what they could and should do next, as you point out.

The film was in a pretty tough spot in terms of tone and audience – striking that balance would have been enormously difficult, and I think it’s fair to say they didn’t always hit it. Was the movie made for someone who knows nothing about the issues? Well then, how to get those folks to go see the movie in the first place, and how to make sure they change the way they eat once they leave? Or was the movie for people like you and me, who know the issues already, and want to dig into our particular areas of passion or get below the surface? I did enjoy the movie, as I said… but I can see why you might’ve liked two movies instead of one.