It is a shame, yet not surprising, that this film is only playing in the "underground" theatres here, and in most places around the U.S. This means that only the open-minded, non-mainstream, (most likely)non-fast food eating people will see this movie; those that may already know a bit about the information discussed in the film. In fact, when I went to see the movie, I saw a bunch of my environmentalist friends in the row behind me, and there were only about 20 people in the theatre to begin with.
Such is the case with many great films that all people should see. It's those movies and documentaries that no mainstream theater will ever show that need to be seen most by those same mainstream consumers in order to wake them up and make sure they are at least aware of their choices while giving them the freedom to choose. Eating certain foods is a choice, and we all have the right to know where our food comes from. If we all knew what happened behind closed doors, we'd be demanding a change. For those that don't want to know, or those that choose to eat McDonald's every day- that's fine- it is everyone's right to choose. However, some of us, like one of the families featured in the movie, are making that choice because it is the cheapest caloric investment we can make to feed our families; it is the only option that's affordable and easily available, that we know will fill us up.
And that is a crying shame.
And of course the mainstream theatres aren't playing this movie. Their consumers would never visit the concession counters again after watching it and finding out that 90% of what's behind the counter is made from corn; corn that's being forced down our throats and the throats of animals that were born to eat grass, or algae (yes we are even feeding corn to fish these days) because of the surplus of this crop that we are subsidizing like crazy, a crop that is pretty much owned by Monsanto, an over-farmed crop that is hurting our farmers, our land, and our climate.
Please go see this movie. Even if you have to hunt it down in the alternative theatres- ask your mainstream theatre why they aren't playing it. Pay attention to what you put in your body, where it comes from, and how its production is affecting our environment, our health, and our animals' health.
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