In Defense Of Food Documentary Analysis

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In defense of food is a documentary which is unique in its own way it is seeing the change of pattern in the diet of individuals and ho has this effected the health. The movie shows us the past, present and the future. The movie was produced by Penguin Press and but directed by Michael Pollan, it was produced in 2015 how ever there is book which came much before the movie in the year 2008, the book was preceded by his famous book “Omnivore’s dilemma” the thought behind this movie was after writing the book omnivore’s dilemma a lot of people asked “what exactly should we eat”. The movie was made for everyone as the globalization is taking place, everyone will be effected with the food all across the world sooner or later but there is extensive …show more content…
The movie keeps the momentum going until the very end so the movie keeps giving you new information which is not boring and keeps you interested. The movie also has another feature of using the references of the past like the commercials and the advertising materials which practically puts us in the shoes of the people being influenced that time and we can relate to the people. There are other speakers also not only pollan so there is a large view of opinion. This movie also describes the natural anatomy of the human body how the body loves sugar carbohydrates and fats as our body was meant to store energy but now we have food and it tells you how to see real food which unpolished and the and also fresh. The movie shows how the corn flakes and the wheat flakes were introduced in the 19th century and the reasons for it. He also discusses the genius of mother’s milk and how difficult it is for humans to produce anything as good as what nature provides, and why the Hadza tribe in Tanzania, still hunters and gatherers, don’t develop the diseases as those who eat the Western diet. Lastly, while nearly all other food documentaries tend to be heavy and depressing, In Defense of Food is not. Even while talking about subjects such as obesity and the dangers of sugar, the film somehow manages to never take the viewers down a hole of darkness. Maybe it is Michael Pollan’s comforting voice, his extremely likeable personality or the way the film is written, but I did not feel angry or upset once it was over. In fact, the movie had the opposite effect. The major point which got me to watch this movie was that it’s not like a conventional documentary where the director is trying to investigate where food comes from or how the animals are treated or the supply chain. It’s a crisp movie to show what you should eat with a simple