Dominion

'DOMINION': Five Stars (Out of Five)

The new Animal Rights documentary exposing the horrific truths of the animal agriculture industry. It was written and directed by Chris Delforce, who also performed both duties on the 2014 critically acclaimed Australian pig farming documentary 'LUCENT'. The movie is narrated by Joaquin Phoenix (who also famously narrated the 2005 Animal Rights documentary classic 'EARTHLINGS'), Rooney Mara, Sia, Sadie Sink, Katherine von Drachenberg and Delforce himself. I think the film is an absolute masterpiece, that needs to be seen by all!

Delforce and his crew use drones, and handheld cameras (including many hidden ones) to capture the horrors of the modern animal agriculture industry. He explores how different animals are used for food, entertainment, research and clothing, while also posing questions of the morality of using animals in these ways. The film also details how many different types of animals are abused in their own different unique ways, while Phoenix and others narrate this information. The title of course comes from humankind's belief that we have dominion over non-human animals.

The movie is extremely comprehensive and educational. For those who know very little about animal agriculture, this film should blow them away. I'd say it's even more thorough, in it's detailed information, than 'EARTHLINGS'. I don't think it's quite as classic as that all-time masterpiece though (in my opinion). It is just as hard to watch though, and emotionally shocking, so of course it'll be really hard to get non-vegans to watch it too. If they can be talked into it though, I think this movie could be groundbreaking in that movement. It's arguably one of the most important films ever made (in my opinion at least).

I've seen a lot of horrible footage like these that we can see in this documentary before, but these are beyond imagination and it's an unbelievable compilation of human immorality and cruelty towards animals, itself, nature and earth.

It's a documentary that you can't watch easily, I almost not watched all of its scenes in detail. I just can't.

It's a wonder how we, as human beings can do such things on a global scale.

I always feel proud because I've decided to become a vegan years ago and now, I feel better than ever and I will not look back for even a second, but knowing that all the animals are still being exploited by human beings, is just disgusting and hard to take.

I hope everyone would change their mind about speciesism, animal cruelty and diet.

8.5/10.

This film opened my eyes far too wide to ever close them again. That evening I became fully vegan and have not looked back since. THANK YOU to those involved in making this, you're the heroes we all need.

I was one of those people who tried to distance myself from documentaries like this one. I was too afraid to face the cruel reality that had been going on "behind the scenes" for far too long.

One night I was searching IMDB for highly rated documentaries and decided to watch Dominion from beginning to end without facing away.

I always knew that animals were treated cruelly just because humans chose to use their "products." But I didn't know the insane level of absurdity to which it rose. I never imagined that the level of cruelty and horror would be so great.

Thanks to Dominion, I was finally able to free myself from the disconnect that had been inside me for so long. I have always praised myself for being an incredibly empathic and loving person, but supporting animal abuse is the exact opposite of that. Unfortunately, it took me 20 years to finally realize this, but thanks to Dominion, I finally was able to.

I recommend everyone watch the movie, even if it's hard. If you use animal products, you should at least know what is going on in their cruel lives and what tortures countless and innocent creatures have to suffer. Only after being aware of this, one is able to decide if one can still live with directly supporting animal cruelty.

It is important to overcome this detachment that is imposed on us by society. Because I believe that most of us are compassionate enough to stop the harm they cause directly.

This documentary will open your eyes to the truth about the 'food' you choose to eat. It explodes the myth of 'humane slaughter', show the reality of 'free range' and every day farm practices and animal agriculture in Australia, but common around the world, as well as some other practices that occur in other countries to bring us in the West, our 'creature comforts' like down pillows and fur coats.

The undercover footage that was bravely obtained by activists and painstakingly put together for this film, along with the drone footage, has some of the most moving and powerful scenes portraying the suffering and horror that is the life and death of farmed animals.

Especially if you still consume animal products, have the courage to watch this film and see if your choice to do so really stacks up as a good reason to do something that requires so much suffering, and creates so much waste, greenhouse gases and poor human health outcomes.