GMO OMG

September. 13,2013      
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6.3
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Today in the United States, by the simple acts of feeding ourselves, we are unwittingly participating in the largest experiment ever conducted on human beings. Each of us unknowingly consumes genetically engineered food on a daily basis. The risks and effects to our health and the environment are largely unknown. Yet more and more studies are being conducted around the world, which only provide even more reason for concern. We are the oblivious guinea pigs for wide-scale experimentation of modern biotechnology. GMO OMG tells the story of a fathers discovery of GMOs in relationship to his 3 young children and the world around him. We still have time to heal the planet, feed the world, and live sustainably. But we have to start now!

Dennis Kucinich as  Himself

Reviews

Cebalord
2013/09/13

Very best movie i ever watch

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Stometer
2013/09/14

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

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Lightdeossk
2013/09/15

Captivating movie !

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Guillelmina
2013/09/16

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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kobra8706
2013/09/17

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.

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aliasanger
2013/09/18

A very interesting and well done inquiry into GMO'S. I enjoyed this documentary and found it certainly opened up my mind to new perspectives, but it lacked (though it admitted to this) a wide variety of facts. I also found that it could have benefited from more testimonies from companies (such as Monsanto) themselves, and the videos and recordings showing him being turned away weren't quite enough for me. I think the documentary producers could have used different tactics (ie. specify they were there for a documentary??) rather than just showing up outside the door and asking questions. A good place to get ideas, though further research from this place is undoubtedly necessary.

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Cameron Bryce Love
2013/09/19

This documentary is god awful. Don't be fooled by the quaint indie score or the silly smiles the narrator makes in the film. This documentary is completely full of lies that half an hour of research can easily disprove.Let me first make clear that despite the film's claim that there are 0 peer reviewed there are over 2000 that show that either GMOs are no more harmful than organic crops or are even better. His Haiti stuff is such a disgusting desperate attempt at an emotional appeal. You're dealing with a populace that has no idea about the science of GMOs and the leader of the movement claims that there are health harms and severe economic and environmental harms. The only one of those claims that is remotely true is environmental harms, which is part of his decrease in biodiversity claim and the increase in herbicides. Those claims are true, but biodiversity impact is extremely exaggerated and he doesn't understand the difference between herbicide and pesticide. Pesticides ARE in the seeds, but they have been Proved to be unharmful to humans.Next, I'd like to discuss his conflation of Monsanto and GMOs. While Monsanto is the biggest manufacturer of GMOs, they are not the same thing. Some of their business practices are controversial, namely their 1 harvest "terminator seeds" (there's a difference, Monsanto doesn't sell terminator seeds, but their patent makes farmers rebuy which is what they mean to refer to in the film). While the vast majority of farmers restock after every harvest anyway, I understand the concern. However, we must understand that the practices of GMO companies do not mean GMOs are bad, it means the company's practices are bed. On the topic of Monsanto, please take the time to research Monsanto lawsuits and you'll understand how stupid and ignorant his claims are. And the reason Monsanto spends so much to stop labeling is BS propaganda like this film. As he proved right after demonizing Monsanto for this, when people find out their eating GMOs they get scared even though they clearly are just finding out what GMO means. It's not that they know their products are bad, it's that people think they're bad despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary.Lastly and perhaps the most bothersome part of this movie for me (above his gross Haiti and WWII appeal, his mangling of statistics, the conflation of issues, and just straight out lying) is the way he treats his children. The kids grow up being fed BS propaganda by their insane father. Whenever he leaves, they obviously enjoy the foods and again the health harms he claims will hurt the kids when their older have no scientific basis. He forces his kids to hold up the GMO signs and scares them into believing propaganda, which is so freaking disgusting to watch. It makes me sick.I have to leave you guys with a suggestion: DO SOME RESEARCH into this guys claims. I researched GMOs in depth for a year and it's horrible to watch this guy fooling so many people. Let it be know that I am extremely liberal meaning I identify with an ideology that largely takes the side of the narrator, but I'm a liberal, because I believe things that are factual. In the same way Gay Marriage has no credible evidence to support it leads to bestiality as many claim; in the same way there's no evidence to support that the war on drugs has stopped drug use at all; there's no evidence to support that GMOs are more harmful to your health than non-GMOs. Do research, I beg of you.

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Samantha Gan
2013/09/20

This is the stupidest "documentary" I've ever seen. How exactly do interviews with 3 year old kids and long montages of said kids running around contribute to a rational discussion of the GMO debate? He at no point presents any useful information one way or the other. All he does is interview non-experts who provide their opinions on the matter - opinions that are not necessarily based on any facts. Only one scientific study was presented, from a paper that was later retracted due to widespread criticism from the community. The director indicates that all of the scientists who criticised the paper were somehow linked with the biotech industry, but this would not be enough to force the journal to retract the paper. There had to have been enough independent critics for the journal to have taken it seriously. If you look up Prof Seralini, he is a highly controversial figure in the scientific community. Why were no other scientists interviewed? Could it be that the director only wanted to interview people who supported his point of view?This is basically just a bunch of ignorant, ill-informed, anti-science scaremongering and it makes me disgusted to think that there might be people out there who actually think this is a valid presentation of the GMO debate.

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