Food Inc shows horrors behind food industry
With the ghouls and ghosts of October in mind, a different kind of horror movie was shown in Wrench auditorium last night.
"Food Inc.," a documentary from Robert Kenner, shows the industry behind the food in supermarkets in the U.S. In the same vein as "Supersize Me" and "King Corn," the documentary presents in-your-face vignettes on topics ranging from a mother lobbying in Washington after her son died from eating an E.Coli tainted burger to a behind-the-scenes view of a chicken farm.
“I’ve seen a lot of movies like this,” junior Natalie Freeman said. “I definitely agree with it. I think the current food production system is disgusting.”
The movie’s Web site says that the filmmakers wanted to show how the food supply is controlled by a select group of corporations and how food and corn are modified to increase production volume, among other topics.
A group of agriculture students attended the movie together. Charlotte Jackson a senior majoring in agricultural education said the movie did not accurately depict how food is raised in this country. “This movie promotes the opinions of the people who created it,” Jackson said. “People who want to learn how food is raised should visit farms and ranches. Agriculturists will never compromise safety in the name of efficiency.”
The movie was shown as part of a series of movies hosted by the MSA/GPC films committee. On Wednesdays the committee shows documentaries and on Fridays they show recently released movies, committee member and senior Jacqueline Brixey said.
