Fast Food Nation

Today in class, we finally finished the movie “fast food nation”. In the movie, it shows the process of making a hamburger. But unlike other documentary movies, it doesn’t simply show the process. Instead, it has an interesting storyline that connect to other issues such as the illegal immigrants from Mexico. I’m not going to summarize the movie here, but I want to express my feeling after I watched the movie. I think this movie not only shows the process of making burgers, it also reflects to the society. When the main character found out that the burgers are contaminated with bovine feces because the production line is too fast, it makes me wonder. What is the reason for a production line which makes food to go that fast? Profit. Simply profit. The faster the production line is going, the more meat patty there is. It really disturbs me, because I can’t imagine what the manager is thinking when he knew his meats are being contaminated with craps! Also, this movie talks about the illegal workers from Mexico. Before I watch this movie, I didn’t know the situation of illegal immigrants in America. I’m really shocked about how the Mexicans are living in such harsh conditions in its’ own country. But what’s more painful is when I saw them being treated like animals when they arrived in America. I’m less concerned about the whole issue of illegal immigrant. It feels terrible when I watch the movie. Americans think they disserve to be treated like this because they make more then what they make at Mexico, but, I think its not fair to say that. Since the Mexicans arrive to this country, shouldn’t they be able to live the life like an ordinary American? This made me more aware to the issue to racism.