The moment in the movie that continues to stand out in my mind is the segment when they first show chicken farming. The man Vince is driving out to his houses and is explaining how the process works and how the chickens are raised. Everything seems set to go until text appears on the screen and explains to the audience that Vince would not be able to show us his houses because representatives of Tyson strongly suggested that he not let the film crews in. From there the film crew goes to another chicken farmers house, whose name I cannot recall. However this lady seems a bit more skeptical of her role in chicken farming for Tyson. What is effective in the films presentation of this chicken farmer is the various overlays of text they add to supplement her very personal, intriguing story. The director gets her to really open up about her personal feelings of chicken farming and how the chicken industry has evolved. The most interesting part of the whole clip is how she starts talking about the chicken house upgrades she has to constantly keep pace with and how they have thrown her into debt. The text then explains that the average chicken farmer has more than 500000 in loans but only receives about 18000 a year from their labor. This disparity really stood out in my mind as the ultimate example of exploitation in the food industry.
Things in the film that really helped emphasize and explain the material better included the moving fonts, the overlays of facts, and just the personal perspective that every interview seemed to have.
The book I feel is a more detailed reference guide to the film. The main sections we have covered thus far include first person perspectives of Eric Schlosser and Gary Hirschberg, both of whom have major sections in the film about their concepts and ideology. I liked teh intermittent chapters a little better in that they give more facts about the actual "food inc." and tell the true story of what is wrong with our food industry. The chapter on the six worst practices in the meat industry was pretty powerful and stuck out in mu head.
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You did a very nice job describing what was occurring in the film, which would be a good description to give someone who has never seen the film. I agree with you that the book is a more detailed reference guide to the film. I think that you should have included a quote or two from this section to better prove this point.
ReplyDeleteThe same part of the movie stood out to me. I think it sent a very powerful message the apprehension of the farmers to talk about the methods of their farming for these big corporations. It is one of the best examples of exploitation that the farmers have such much money invested in their business but receive such little pay for their efforts.
ReplyDeleteThe parts with Vince and the woman who actually showed the inside stood out to me as well. I found it interesting that the woman actually became allergic to the antibiotics and other chemicals placed in the chicken feed. It is another example of how the food industry is making people sick. The background information on developing and film the movie from the chapter also showed how a lot of the food industry is trying to cover up what they are doing by not wanting to participate in the filming. I cannot easily recall the six worst practices, but I want to go back and reread them now!
ReplyDelete'Exploitation' is a pretty perfect word for the scene in the movie you're talking about. You're completely right too. That sort of power in any market is ridiculous.
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