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In Food Inc., by Robert Kenner his film, portrays the American food industry as an environmentally and economically corrupt system. By exposing his audience to the practices of large factories, Kenner tries to convince us that we are misinformed. The combination of tone and scene-shots used in the film serve to support the idea that, compared to rural farms, the conduct of massive food companies is selfish, unethical and ultimately damaging to the industry.
It is clear from the very start that the movie, Food Inc. is a criticism and argument on

todays food processing industry, and evident that it is a negative one at that. The movie’s

objective is to uncover the curtain that blinds all of the human race from the process by which …show more content…

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