Swimming in Waste: Analysis of the Documentary Dive
Swimming in Waste: An Analysis of the Documentary film The Dive
Jeremy Seifert’s informative documentary The Dive looks deeper into the American enigma of how and why we have 96 billion pounds of food waste a year in our country when 1 billion people a day are starving worldwide. Seifert tells his viewers’ information that can prove there in lay a serious problem. For example there is 96 billion pounds of food wasted every year in America which is enough to feed the nation of Haiti for 5 years and 1 in every 7 households in the United States is at risk of going hungry. Throughout the 2010 film, Seifert delves into several questions that lack emphasis from the American population that should be able to provide at least that. What is it about a corporations liability concerns that makes it okay to allow so many to go hungry? Why not limit food productions overall or ration purchasable amounts at retail grocery establishments to help control over buying unnecessary excess? Where do changes need to take place first to start a chain reaction of progress forward in helping to diminish these staggering statistics? But what Seifert does point out is that large corporations are not willing to address the questions even when they are confronted with the information. Simply put, the amount of food being overly produced in America needs to be looked at from a much deeper point of view since we have more than enough production and yet people are starving in our own country and countries around the world. It is not as complicated of a topic as many make it seem to be; after all we have the products to give to those who need it, it is just a matter of getting it to them if we are willing to do that the problem seems to be solved. Frequently the film stresses how much waste the retail chains have each day and how little they are donating to the facilities that have a need for much more than they have or are given. The recurrent scene of the dozers plowing through the large
Jeremy Seifert’s informative documentary The Dive looks deeper into the American enigma of how and why we have 96 billion pounds of food waste a year in our country when 1 billion people a day are starving worldwide. Seifert tells his viewers’ information that can prove there in lay a serious problem. For example there is 96 billion pounds of food wasted every year in America which is enough to feed the nation of Haiti for 5 years and 1 in every 7 households in the United States is at risk of going hungry. Throughout the 2010 film, Seifert delves into several questions that lack emphasis from the American population that should be able to provide at least that. What is it about a corporations liability concerns that makes it okay to allow so many to go hungry? Why not limit food productions overall or ration purchasable amounts at retail grocery establishments to help control over buying unnecessary excess? Where do changes need to take place first to start a chain reaction of progress forward in helping to diminish these staggering statistics? But what Seifert does point out is that large corporations are not willing to address the questions even when they are confronted with the information. Simply put, the amount of food being overly produced in America needs to be looked at from a much deeper point of view since we have more than enough production and yet people are starving in our own country and countries around the world. It is not as complicated of a topic as many make it seem to be; after all we have the products to give to those who need it, it is just a matter of getting it to them if we are willing to do that the problem seems to be solved. Frequently the film stresses how much waste the retail chains have each day and how little they are donating to the facilities that have a need for much more than they have or are given. The recurrent scene of the dozers plowing through the large