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Commentary On The Film 'Food Inc.'
This is the second time I’ve watched Food Inc. and I enjoyed it this time as much as the last. I felt it is an incredibly important film that goes into ideas that have been pushed into us by the society we live in about food and where it comes from. It truly lifts the veil back from a lot of what we consider to be staples of our nation like fast food and the quick and plentiful supermarkets. Without being knowledgeable and skeptical of where our food comes from we can’t hope to possibly exist in a healthy and sustainable way. I feel Food Inc. can start the conversation about a lot of topics related to food people either don’t know, understand, or even know enough about to even start. This is why I find it valuable as a film to watch and learn

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