This documentary is an essential crash-course on GMOs. It's an honest, accurate exploration of how GMOs are threatening the world's healthy food supply. You also learn everything you need to know about Monsanto's plot to control all our food and witness the death-squeeze the company is putting on American farmers--especially farmers who are remarkably courageous to stand up to this cold-blooded corporation. What Monsanto is doing to farmers is just criminal. Boycott Monsanto products.Deborah Koons Garcia, the widow of Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, directed this film. You can even view it for free at http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food .

I worry about documentaries that get rave reviews but only show one side of the issue. And such was the case with THE FUTURE OF FOOD. Don't get me wrong, this film had some interesting information for viewers but it's very lopsided in presentation.Its focus was on genetically engineered crops and how it affects everything from the seed to the dinner table. The film really goes after The Monsanto Corporation which is responsible for many lawsuits around the globe related to their patenting of a particular type of "Round-Up Ready" seed. What this means is that the crop itself becomes toxic to certain insects but not to humans. This gives it an advantage in that the crop becomes more sustainable with possible higher yields. The problem is that never before has something living been given a patent. And when seeds from adjoining Monsanto product fields accidentally blow into non-Monsanto fields, the law gets extremely convoluted. Now a farmer who has never bought a Monsanto product suddenly begins growing Round-Up Ready crops, and Monsanto wants their money.The documentary would lead you to believe that Monsanto was out to destroy the small, independent farmer, and this is a possibility. Maybe a bit of a stretch but certainly not something beyond the Big Business approach in today's capitalist market. It is also where the documentary begins to show some logical leaks. Not once are we shown an interview with a Monsanto representative (or even an attempt to get one) which gives The Future of Food its aforementioned lopsided presentation. If film makers want to be taken seriously, they have to be willing to risk ridicule from "the other side." This gives viewers the chance to discuss and research the topic and not simply force-fed (no pun intended) the documentary-makers' opinion.The other issue with the film is that there was a section dedicated to the molecular make-up of certain genetically modified seeds. Although interesting and important, it went too far into microbiology and genetics for the average person (I've actually studied science so it wasn't too far of a stretch, but the non-scientific mind might have quite a bit of difficulty with it).The ending of the documentary was probably the most interesting part, showing how the organic farmers are reaching out to communities via farmers markets and appropriate labeling (something that genetically modified developers do not want).All in all this was very much a scare tactic approach to shock the viewer into action. Although this isn't as horrible as it sounds, anyone with half a brain will most likely wonder what Monsanto and other GM farming groups think about the entire subject. Unfortunately, through this film, we'll never know.I will say that if even a fraction of what was presented here is true, then watching the film is worth your while. But I'd recommend doing some research afterward so that you get the entire picture.

Not since "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Celsius 41.11" have I seen a documentary so biased. A big fan of documentary, I recognize that it is nearly impossible to create a film that doesn't lean towards one side of the subject. However, it is possible to let both sides have their say and allow the viewer to make up their own mind. "The Future of Food" plays more like propaganda against corporations and government than it serves as an informative piece on genetically modified (GM) food.The good questions "Food" does raise are in conjunction with current patent and anti-trust laws. Sadly, the film attempts to construe these points as arguments against GM good and fails to see the true potential of the information.When "Food" does bother to offer scientific support, it misrepresents and ignores. The film peddles fear by "revealing" that bacteria and viruses are used during the genetic modification process. Though technically true, "Food" fails to provide the important detail that only an enzyme from bacteria is used, not bacterial organisms or even bacterial DNA. There is also much ignorance by the filmmakers in their failure to acknowledge the extreme similarity in processes of genetic modification to natural evolution.I am not a universal supporter of GM food, especially as it is applied in cases the film does choose to show us. However, there are many advantages to it and at least as many cases supporting its value - all which "The Future of Food" keeps off-camera.Near the end of "The Future of Food", a farmer says that the only way to change the food industry is for the consumer to be educated and decide. It's my understanding that to be educated, you have to have ALL the facts.

A very watchable documentary suitable for all ages. We took our 3 kids (as young as 6) and they all got something out of it, even tho the content was serious.Shows effectively how we are losing diversity in the seed / gene pool; that agricultural ownership is being concentrated in fewer hands; and that large conglomerates (such as Monsanto) are aggressively pushing genetically modified seed and chemical herbicide, as well as driving the family farmer out of business.Like you'd expect in something like this there's a sort of relentless one-sidedness, and some of the scientific explanations seem a bit superficial. But well worth the time & price of admission.