Vegucated

Vegucated is charming and fun to watch. They pick off willing people from craigslist then take them around vegan experts, to a bunch of different vegan places and also expose them to slaughterhouses. This movie contains a ton of fun family, friend activities and ideas that you could do to make others see how not being vegan is harmful for the animals, health and the planet.

This is entertaining to watch as a vegan because only very few of us have gone vegan from birth. I would also think we still get exposed daily to see meat and dairy all around us so it probably wouldn't bother that many vegans that they eat meat at the start. Although if someone can live away from that then this documentary certainly can seem less cheerful then because there are reminders everywhere that not that many people go vegan. There is a sense of comradery as in "I have been through this!", except these people get people to help them.

There are a couple choices that I disagree with and shows this documentary's age. They do not make a point that vegans should be activists, that would be fine if animals could speak up for themselves, but they can't, they can't be activists for themselves so we have to do it for them. The creators behind the documentary were too lenient and accepting of vegetarianism, also a girl literally got a boyfriend who was not even plant based during this which makes me think that the ethics weren't properly discussed despite all the slaughterhouse footage being shown.

I love the comedic tone this documentary has, but it's not adequate on some levels and not a strong enough of a push for so that the viewers would go vegan. It might implant some flawed ideas into them as well. I hope there is a documentary of this kind in the future with a more professional and budgeted effort. Maybe there is now? No idea. I can't rate it that high even though I want to rate all vegan documentaries as high as I can pretty much, but this felt like a vegetarian effort in places so a vegetarian rating it will get.

Unlike many other films I have seen that bash the meat/dairy industry, Vegucated seeks to inform the watcher instead of trying to shock the person or make them cry. Any film can create a "shock" factor, but Vegucated did an amazing job of telling the facts: why eating a plant- based diet is healthier and what exactly goes on at meat & dairy farms. The film takes 3 regular people in New York City who are willing to become Vegan, and they are informed about the benefits of a plant-based diet and are taught about what happens at dairy and meat farms. I showed this film to my friends and family, and while they still eat meat, they were very interested in hearing the information that Vegucated told, and they thought twice before eating their next steak. Personally, I was very affected by this film and I quit eating meat cold turkey and cut back on dairy. I have already lost 15 pounds in 2 months from doing nothing besides this, and my cholesterol levels have dropped significantly. I highly recommend this film to anyone who either wants to become Vegetarian/Vegan, or anyone who is interested in nutrition, the meat and dairy industries, and the FDA.

At first I thought it was kind of cringy, the first couple of minutes just felt weird and I almost stopped watching. But after 10- 15 minutes the film starts to get more analytical, scientific and gets into more detail. That's when it gets really interesting. The information is very digestible, that's why I think this film is one of the best for people who don't know anything about this topic yet. As I am a bit more knowledgeable, I did not learn too much new stuff, but the images of how animals are being treated made me break down and cry my eyes out. Good reminder, as I tend to forget just how bad animals are being treated.

The film is more about the ethical parts of being vegan and - though it touches on them - less about the environmental and personal- health related parts.

If you have not watched any films on veganism or animal-products, I definitely recommend watching this film. If you do know all the basics you can easily skip this one.

Makes you stop an think "What am I eating ? Food does matter, animals do matter, WTF is wrong with this world ?". I've always been a critic of vegetarians. I never understood why people would make such a great deal about eating meat. It is just natural , it is cultural and it is the base of almost every diet. Watch this movie if you want to star to understand what vegetarians and vegans are all about. It is ideological but it is more than just that. It might not change your mind, your habits or your diet but it does change you. It makes you more human and it makes you understand.

"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian"

Im not a vegan i was wondering about vegans life style.And now I am sickened at myself for not knowing this!. I don't know how we can let this go on treating animals with such cruelty. As far as I know,in all of time never before has any of our ancestor been so cruel and disrespectful to life. We are the best and most evolved on this plant and no other animal is as cruel. It disgrace us as the human race to treat another animal with such horrific disregard. How can we do this? I always said i could never raise an animal and then kill it to eat. But now I think that letting an animal live and treating it well until you did kill it and eat it would be so much more human. I did not watch this film to become a vegan but now I fell like I have to stop eating animals or I am just as guilty as these slaughter houses are. I will not give them any more of my money!!I will not fund these action, I am a better person than this!!!It not okay to do this to something that is weaker than you. I don't want to drink a glass of milk bad enough to make a cow stand in a stall of iron for it's entire life, i will never drink milk again from a cow that has been treated this way.Sick!