Comments on: Movie Notes: King Corn

By: webomatica

webomatica — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:40:14 +0000

Ah, another recommendation to read that book — still haven’t read it.
I should put down the corn chips and start reading…

By: rodaniel

rodaniel — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:20:23 +0000

Good documentary, but it doesn't go quite far enough to demonstrate just how dependent we've become upon corn. The first half of the movie is very good, but it stalls a bit at times in the mid-to-late portions.

I especially liked that they touched (altho too briefly) on the problem that cows aren't made to eat corn. You've definitely got to read Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and Eric Schlosser's "Fast Food Nation" to round out the whole picture.

I liked the indie music the film featured.

By: webomatica

webomatica — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:40:13 +0000

Yeah… I have The Omnivore’s Dilemma on our bookshelf and still haven’t read it. I need to open it up, soon.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:52:10 +0000

This definitely sounds like it’s worth renting. It’s amazing how pervasive corn is in all of our foods. I found the Omnivore’s dilemna to be a great book and this sounds like the movie compliment to that book.