When I heard Mrs. Anagnost tell the class that we were going to watch The Matrix, I though it was so cool...but I heard wrong and she actually said The Meatrx. Once I though about it, why would we watch The Matrix. The movie has no connection to what we have been doing in class until now.
The Meatrix has a similar storyline where Leo, a pig, has to decide to either take the blue pill and live an ignorant life or the red pill and learn the truth about the meat industry. Of course he goes ahead and takes the red pill and sees chickens de-beaked to stop themselves from pecking each other to death, tons of manure left in factory farms, and health problems arising from pollution caused by an industry that has no concern for anything but money.
The creators thought of an ingenious and clever approach to spread the truth. By putting their movies online with over six different languages and over 15 different subtitles in other languages, millions of people have access and the right to know where and how their food is produced.
I really enjoyed watching The Meatrix and it clearly states the negative effects to our health and the planet, which in some cases are not reversible. Looking at Leo reminded me of Frankie in All Over Creation when he was trying to increase consumers’ awareness and had to decide if he wanted to stay in Ashtabula or travel with the Seeds of Resistance.
The Meatrix has a similar storyline where Leo, a pig, has to decide to either take the blue pill and live an ignorant life or the red pill and learn the truth about the meat industry. Of course he goes ahead and takes the red pill and sees chickens de-beaked to stop themselves from pecking each other to death, tons of manure left in factory farms, and health problems arising from pollution caused by an industry that has no concern for anything but money.
The creators thought of an ingenious and clever approach to spread the truth. By putting their movies online with over six different languages and over 15 different subtitles in other languages, millions of people have access and the right to know where and how their food is produced.
I really enjoyed watching The Meatrix and it clearly states the negative effects to our health and the planet, which in some cases are not reversible. Looking at Leo reminded me of Frankie in All Over Creation when he was trying to increase consumers’ awareness and had to decide if he wanted to stay in Ashtabula or travel with the Seeds of Resistance.
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