I understand the value of propaganda. At a basic level, propaganda is really just entertainment. Human beings naturally want to believe they are themselves good at heart and are intelligent individuals. Prpoaganda plays directly to those natural, human desires.This movie is titled "The Future of Food," and it is clearly a propaganda piece. It does not provide all sides to any arguments that it processes. This movie is designed to do two things: (1) strengthen and fortify the belief systems of those who already believe in the basic premises of the film's arguments, and (2) hopefully convert fence-sitters on these issues by the use of "be a good person: believe and do this" and "you are intelligent: you understand why these beliefs should be yours." In other words, the basics of propaganda and infatuating human viewers.I don't necessarily mind propaganda. Those who truly benefit from it are those who are not interested in supporting the views the propaganda is opposing. However, what I do mind is when folks do not have open minds to recognize that they are being preached to and are being advertised to.If a viewer is unable to overcome the temptations to believe that they are "good people" and are "intelligent individuals" based on the structure of things like movies, for example, then we end up with folks who simply get fooled. The arrogance and self-righteousness of folks who have fallen prey to propaganda are, of course, tell-tale signs that they have been fooled. After all, could such a fool ever believe that those who oppose their viewpoints are also intelligent and good people?Hence, we get a lot of that arrogance and self-righteousness that is rather off-putting to those who are paying attention. For example, the ease of name-calling comes to mind amidst different viewpoints. Imagine, if you will, the alleged "stupidity" of smoking cigarettes or believing in God or spanking children. Or the alleged "evil" inherent in those who oppose social programs, organized labor, and reducing taxes.I bring up these examples because they exemplify the messages provided in "The Future of Food." The arguments propagated in this movie clearly require the viewer to agree with other premises not obviously stated. For example, agreeing with or tolerating/accepting things like: government regulations as the only fair way to do things amidst private corporation greed; that successful corporations are those that have cheated the system somehow; that third world countries can train first countries how to do things properly; that the first world country in which you live is nothing to be proud about, unless we are talking about the individuals who agree with the views presented herein; Evolution Theory; Environmentalism; and other notions that Americans, for example, clearly understand as being left-wing viewpoints.As a person who rejects left-wing argumentation, I found myself rejecting the tactics and premises of "The Future of Food." In order to sign-on with the conclusions of this propaganda piece, I would have to sign-on with the premises that were exemplified above. Simply put, I would have to question basic beliefs that I have and thus overturn them in order to accept the propaganda of this film. For example, I noticed that Republican Party beneficiaries and benefactors were the only ones targeted in this film. I also noticed that free-market capitalism was disavowed. My country, the United States of America, was depicted as being, in and of itself, a destructive and harmful global force.In other words, everything that I support and believe in would have to be overturned if I was to believe that I was a "good person" and an "intelligent individual." The fact that I am not going to give up my beliefs in The One True God, that America is the single greatest country this world has ever known, and that my family and I have been graciously given the opportunity to partake in these great understandings means that I am somehow "stupid" or "brainwashed" or whatever. It's as if I can never be "right" or "good" or "moral" unless or until I accept the premises of this movie, which is, of course, insulting and tantamount to theocracy.So for those of you who watch this film and somehow knew that I took the time to write a review here about it, just know that "The Future of Food" is best enjoyed by those who are entertained by the propagation of their viewpoints. For those who are on the fence with these issues, it would behoove you - like all of us - to search for other sides to the arguments raised here. And if you come away from this movie thinking that people who support Monsanto and Dan Quayle and Clarence Thomas are just "stupid" and "brainwashed," well... that is one way to live, I suppose. But the open-minded individual will constantly ask themselves things throughout this movie, such as: Is there room for Christianity in these beliefs? Is there room for free-market, laissez-faire capitalism in these beliefs? Is there room for patriotism in these beliefs? Is there room for disagreeance to these beliefs?For those who are not of the persuasion indicated in this propaganda film, I found it entertaining to find all the points of hypocrisy in this film. For example, "genetically engineered" refers to anything with genes. When I think of how God created the universe and then formulated the natural laws and chemical structures of things, I think of the most powerful genetic engineer ever. And when people use that whole Evolution Theory thing as "law and fact" in their minds, I think about how much engineering goes into the adaptation of things and why only viewpoints and emotions ever really change (alongside culture, then). After all, if human innovation is a part of our progression to something better, how can we argue in support of thwarting human innovation in favor of primitive technological patterns? (That is, stepping back.)So there it is. Watch "The Future of Food" as the propaganda film that it is. If you agree the views of this film, then be entertained. If you disagree with these views, entertain yourself in finding the hypocrisies. If you are on the fence, then just try hard not to be fooled - open your mind so that you can take a stand and know why you take it. This film will not provide arguments from multiple strains of thought. Rather, the views of this propaganda film have been altered to fit into the spaces of your brain that that are most susceptible to indoctrination, and they have not labeled this product as such. ;)

This film is incredibly bias. The film gives a vast amount of information that is supporting the opinion of the film that GE food is "bad", and there is almost no information in support of the other side of this argument.

If you haven't read 1984, do it. Then think about how these corporations are slowly turning everything in one giant label. MiniFood!!! I dare you to find out where that 5 for $1 whole corn at Wal-Mart comes from. Look forward to packets of artificial, chemically enhanced sweetener for you fluoridated water based Amazon destroying tea bags in bleached paper. Oh wait....Not only is this food research, but it feeds in to very questionable virus and bacteria manipulation. Why is it that we only hear about such a devastating virus such as AIDS three decades ago? This is obviously a virus that didn't just spring out of no where. And supposedly, in an age where we have virus and bacteria vaccinations and immunizations and cures, its supposedly such an obstacle in the scientific community. Think about it.It's an absolutely scary concept, even without the mood music in the background.
Watch it.