Short. Sweet. To the point. (Knowing me this will take up five pages then.)
"Food Fight"? Excellent documentary. After being exposed to many documentaries that seem to force a belief down your throat, I was pleasantly surprised that while this documentary urged us to change what we eat, it didn't force feed the message. It was well-made, humorous, and really made me want to change what I eat. In fact, this weekend I want to make some organic mango salsa! Yum. The footage was brilliant, the message was clear and aside from the two random guys who yelled, "GO WILD!" in the middle of the movie, the experience was awesome. Also, Wolfgang Puck; you quirky Austrian you.
April 16, 2010 at 4:50 PM
Good points! I agree that "Food Fight" didn't try to force their message down your throat. I really enjoyed the documentary as well, and felt like Chris Taylor did a great job of presenting the information in an enticing manner. His facts spoke for themselves, but it was the emphasis on simple things like taste and food as an identity, art, or something far superior to packaged TV dinners that made the message stick with me. Class field trip to the Santa Monica farmers' market? (Brian?)
April 17, 2010 at 3:36 PM
I definitely agree as well. Food Fight was both informative and interesting, which made it a very effective documentary. And I am completely down for a field trip to the farmers' market. (It could be yummy and educational).