Hunger: The Silent Killer is a documentary which opens the door for the English speaking developed countries to look into extremely impoverished areas which they are usually shielded from seeing. The documentary primarily explored African areas and the country of Brazil. Many people are working to make these conditions better for those people through biotechnology, the use of pesticides and other chemicals, and better distribution of food.
This movie is extremely relevant to this semester because it shows us what is going wrong regarding how poverty is ignored by the majority of people and how few others are working extremely hard to change it. It shows us the truth about the world: fifteen thousand children die every day from starvation alone. These souls may not have heard the message of the love of Christ before their deaths, which makes this number even scarier. In this semester, we are attempting to take off our blinders and shields and see the world for what it truly is. We see the world as broken, and when we set off to fix it, things like this help us see where to go and what to do to help.
I find my own notions generated from this film absolutely infuriating. First off, Americans are ridiculous. We get infuriated about the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Towers when thousands died. However, we neglect to see or even care that 15,000 children are dying each day from an easy to fix problem in Africa. I guess we just figure, out of sight, out of mind. We could sit and watch this movie and really take it to heart. Thirty minutes later, we’ve already forgotten and are worrying about what to cook for dinner tonight (which will consist of a protein source, a carbohydrate, and a vegetable—a well balanced meal). I’m guilty; we’re all guilty. However, it needs to stop because it’s wrong. I don’t want to worry about it 24/7, but I do want to be conscious of the things that I take for granted and how I treat and care for my fellow humans in other countries. The worst part is that it only takes $ 0.02 per American to fund a treatment for most of all impoverished and starving people of the world.
I am a little leery of the facts given to me, just because I did not know who they were citing, but if they are accurate… Man alive! It just seems wrong.
