contact-57829
Joined Jun 2015
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The film essentially criticizes the practices of Monsanto around Glyphosate (although they use a fictional company and fictional pesticide), who biased scientific research in various ways, eg, discrediting research, paying scientists, etc.
It turns out that this film does exactly the same for the other camp. The film has absolutely no nuance and exaggerates every aspect of fight against glyphosate.
It pits sympathetic characters-a grieving lawyer (Patrick), a determined activist (France), and a conflicted lobbyist (Mathias)-against Phytosanis, a stand-in for Monsanto depicted as a ruthless corporation knowingly hiding the dangers of its pesticide. This creates a classic David vs. Goliath narrative, with the corporation as the unambiguous villain.
The reality is much more nuanced. By taking such an extreme, this film is essentially guilty of the same type of biased influencing as Monsanto.
It turns out that this film does exactly the same for the other camp. The film has absolutely no nuance and exaggerates every aspect of fight against glyphosate.
It pits sympathetic characters-a grieving lawyer (Patrick), a determined activist (France), and a conflicted lobbyist (Mathias)-against Phytosanis, a stand-in for Monsanto depicted as a ruthless corporation knowingly hiding the dangers of its pesticide. This creates a classic David vs. Goliath narrative, with the corporation as the unambiguous villain.
The reality is much more nuanced. By taking such an extreme, this film is essentially guilty of the same type of biased influencing as Monsanto.