I would never want to tell anyone how to live their lives, (except to say enjoy yourself, for all we know this is it) but the wonderful organization PETA has no such qualms about telling you what's what. Which is good! Our furry (and feathered, scaled, and whatever else) friends thank them. They have also put together the top 10 movies that will make you go vegetarian. See the whole list HERE.I have to agree with "Babe"- although I ate bacon long after seeing the movie, I probably felt bad about it for a few minutes. And even though most of their choices seem to make more of a case for not eating people= "Sweeney Todd," "Soylent Green"- their inclusion of the often times boring "Fast Food Nation" makes up for it. Even though it was slow, it was a veritable vegetarian manifesto, from Bruce Willis' monologue about all the nasty extras you find in every restaraunt burger to the brutally disgusting scenes near the end on the "kill floor." I was very glad to be a vegetarian already by the time Netflix sent me that one.
Also interesting is the quote they share from looney music mogul Russell Simmons about "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." He says of the ending, "The way that woman was screaming, 'Aaaahhh,' and she's running away—that's how every animal you eat is running for his or her life."
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