Movie review
September 22, 2020 · 85 min · G
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The documentary relentlessly lectures about how industrial agriculture destroys soil, causes climate change, and harms health. It pushes regenerative agriculture as the activist solution to fix the planet, replenish water, and feed the world the whole way through. The narrative frames conventional farming practices, chemicals, tillage, and government subsidies as the enemy that must be overthrown through this global movement.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Kiss the Ground.
Woke representation / casting
Celebrity environmental activists cast as main voices with no forced diversity or identity signaling.
Woke political dialogue
Heavy activist dialogue pushing climate solutions through farming changes and criticizing current policies.
Identity-driven story themes
No identity-driven story themes around race, gender, or LGBTQ issues.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Strongly attacks industrial agriculture and chemical systems as fundamentally destructive to the environment and climate, demanding activist systemic overhaul.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Farmer backlash over anti-conventional agriculture propaganda but no significant woke complaints about identity politics.
Creator track record context
Consistent environmental activist filmmaking track record from directors and producers.
