A place at the table

my initial impressions of this movie are of how systemic a problem food security in the united states is. we have tons of food, up to a third of our food is thrown out before it reaches a market. we make the mot unhealthy foods the cheapest by direct subsidy's on corn and soy, and on top of all that, we cant even get the food to the people who face food insecurity because of how our distribution system works. i think the movie is timely because food is becoming more of a talked about issue in the united states, so its good that this is added to the discussion. the intended audience is people who would have no idea that these people, these family's even exist. the five out of six Americans who take the concept of always having food for granted. this is evidenced by the fact that the movie assumes the audience doesn't know much about food insecurity, as it explains the concept within the first 5 minutes. the type of audience also influences what kind of argument the movie presents, which is mainly pathos, or an appeal to emotion. it does this in several ways, from telling the stories of food insecure people, to showing the effects on individual children. it wants us to  bond with them, to feel a small bit of what they feel in their every day lives. i would say that the movie is relatively successful, in that attempt, as i felt a connection to the kids in that movie. i wanted them to be ok, to have the best food available instead of only heavily processed food. children's health and children's welfare are powerful motivators, and i feel like this movie has used that motivation well, and has made a convincing argument