The opening chapter, “Fast Food to All” examines the rise of fast food and the subsequent rise …show more content…
Because they can literally only afford fast food, they get stuck in a cycle of health issues and hospital bills. In this way, the film demonstrates how our corporate-run food industry takes advantage of the poor.
“In The Grass” offers an alternative to our current system, as it features a small-town farmer who refuses to switch his humane slaughterhouse to the factory model. The FDA ironically attempts to shut down his plant because it is outdoors. The documentary juxtaposes this to the largest slaughterhouse in the world, Smithfield, which happens to be in an economically depressed area. Infections run rampant in both the food and workers here, however the workers (many illegal immigrants) cannot afford to stop working there. It is further demonstrated how the industry takes advantage of these people, without reprimand.
“Hidden Ghosts” and “The Veil” vilify large companies such as Walmart and Monsanto and document their surprising hold on our food industry. Because corporations have such a large role it is difficult to promote change and outbid wealthy companies that spend millions in a lawsuit just to send a