GMO OMG (2013)

How sad is this?

best movie i've ever seen.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

It took all of 10 minutes for me to start asking "is he going to present any facts, or will this be entirely him making assumptions?" Didn't take long after that for me to start laughing at it. And not much longer after that i just gave up on it. If you're already anti-GMO you'll probably really enjoy this. If you're hoping for information, on the other hand, don't waste your time. He makes claims about GMOs being bad for you, while also saying there's no credible data about GMOs. What? How does that work? The opening of the movie set the tone perfectly: very biased parents trying to protect their kids from all chemical threats. It's one thing if you actually understand what you're afraid of, but it's another to make a documentary claiming that all GMOs are bad when you don't know what your dealing with. At one point, he says he's ready for a fist fight... hopefully he meant to fight off angry viewers who wasted money on this fact deficient propaganda film.

Contrary to some earlier reviews GMO OMG was not bad at all, I quite enjoyed most of it. It is done in a narrated home movie style featuring a father and his family. This style makes it much more appealing to younger viewers.The very pro gmo big agribusiness supports may not enjoy the questioning tone of this movie, as massive profits are hinging upon public perceptions of their chemicals and genetically altered food products are at stake.The premise for the film is a fathers concern that he is doing everything in his power to keep his kids safe and healthy as he learns about how little we question what we eat. I think it speaks volumes toward the fact that most of us have lost touch with where and how we produce our food. His self education process appears credible. There are things that could have been more polished, but I think he preferred the one take credibility as opposed to more staging and scripting.He gives us a picture of the striking difference in public concerns for food production between North America and many places around the planet by traveling to and interviewing people in the business of farming and food safety. One chemical company turfs him off their property rather than say one word about their products.Quote for one scene:"It is ultimately not being about GMOs or big industrial agriculture and chemicals. It is about being for what is good and healthy and right for the planet." "We are finally beginning to wake up and become part of a food movement happening around the world". This movie is a good starting place for families interested in what we are eating and how it is grown.

First off, I think the whole GMO 'debate'has been over-simplified. The prominent issue many of us have with GMOs is with seeds that are being modified in order to be bombarded with poison(s). The argument that this will feed all the worlds starving population is simply ludicrous and short sighted. This 'food shortage' other reviewers speak of is a fallacy, we have a MASSIVE ALLOCATION problem one in which all the roundup they make will not solve, ever. To say that that GMO will fix this is ridiculous, open your eyes and realize everything is about profits. Feeding starving people is not profitable, period. Feeding the insane amounts of cattle in North America (where BTW all that GMO corn goes to) well now that is. So next time one wants to argue that roundup ready seeds will feed the world, stop and do a bit of research, you will find out where all that corn and grain is actually going.I promise you that it is not going to feed the starving population that you speak of. As many people have stated, GMOs have been around forever...so if this is the solution to end world hunger then why are so many people still going hungry? We make more than enough food to feed everyone and this is a fact. Soon this will no longer be the case though, if we continue on this path our bee populations will continue to dwindle and no one will be able to grow anything. The fact that even Pixar and children know this and naysayers don't, would be funny if it wasn't so tragic. There simply is not enough room on here to address the issues but if you want to believe that roundup ready is nutritious and healthy, I feel sorry for you and your ignorance. I feel for our planet and all the destruction that these chemicals cause. Hopefully my younger generation (who sees things VERY differently than the boomers)will be able to affect change...one has to hope.Even your own president would rather eat organic produce, how that doesn't say something to you is beyond belief.

The concerning aspect of genetically modified organisms in food is examined in this surprisingly sweet documentary. Pesticides, herbicides and frankenfoods are unpleasant subjects, but this film softens the blow of bad news about what we eat by using the narrative thread of a father out to find answers about what's in the food he feeds his kids. It was news to me that countries as non-citizen-loving as Russia and China require labeling on GMO food products, while the US does not. With anti-Monsanto marches happening around the country, this film provides a good capsule of information about the GMO issue. The dry science is offset by a range of easy-on-the-eye locations such as Haiti, Norway and France.