Punk Rock Vegan Movie

2023

Action / Documentary / Music

5
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 196 196

animal rights social activism activism veganism music documentary vegan lifestyle

Director

Moby Photo
Moby

Top cast

Joaquin Phoenix Photo
Joaquin Phoenix as Self - Actor
Atiba Jefferson Photo
Atiba Jefferson as Self
Donovan Leitch Jr. Photo
Donovan Leitch Jr. as Graduate Seminar Student
Theo Kogan Photo
Theo Kogan as Self - Lunachicks
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832.17 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 3
1.51 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by punkrockrock-96404 7 / 10

Hell yes

Punk rock vegan movie feels like someone finally put into words what a lot of us in the scene have been yelling about for years - just louder, messier, and way more honest than any polished documentary ever could.From a punk rock lover's perspective, this isn't some soft, feel-good lifestyle film. It has that raw, DIY energy that actually fits the culture it's talking about. The interviews don't feel staged, the opinions aren't sugar-coated, and nobody's trying to sound perfect. It feels like a conversation you'd have outside a venue after a show - intense, passionate, maybe a little unhinged, but real.What hits hardest is how it connects punk ethics with veganism in a way that actually makes sense. Not in a preachy way, but in that classic punk way of saying, "if you care about freedom and not being controlled, why would you ignore this?" it doesn't try to convert you - it just throws the truth in your face and lets you deal with it.The movie also nails that feeling of rebellion. Being vegan in a punk space isn't about trends or aesthetics, it's about standing for something even when it's inconvenient. The film gets that energy - the same energy that makes you start bands, book your own shows, and live by your own rules.Overall, punk rock vegan movie feels less like a documentary and more like a call-out. It's loud, uncomfortable, inspiring, and very on-brand for anyone who grew up believing punk was about more than just music. Even if you don't agree with everything, you can't deny the passion - and honestly, that's what punk has always been about anyway.
Reviewed by notareinera 10 / 10

I don't feel like I found out much, but it's vegan idk

Punk rock vegan movie shows the history of some of the vegan punk rock bands and their challenges of trying to find appealing food in the 80s. It seems that they managed to eat whole food plant based foods, except the ones who ate white bread. I don't really get the point of making it seem like it was a hard thing to do or stating it like they sacrificed something, but I suppose the ones who would listen to this music like the air of feeling cool and having a feeling of a cool story behind everything they do.The concept of straight edge is really cool- no alcohol, no drugs. Combined with veganism it's even cooler. It is amazing that a subculture with so much controversial activism, political ideas actually had so many wholesome and liberating messages- the yin yang of trying to get a peaceful message out there is that sometimes you have to be loud about it. It is great that these people found a place for themselves in the entertainment industry which can lead to a big impact for the animals. Fans of these bands seem to have gone vegan simply because these bands made it seem very cool.Lots of these stars or at least the ones in the movie are quite aged now so it is not the most exciting or punk movie anymore, but the older audiences might like the nostalgia of it and it is a nice pat on the back to all the vegans who support or are part of the punk rock scene. It would have been cool to see newer voices of the scene if there are any, there was one singer who started out an activist in the movie who was young. The cold cave people also seemed young, but there wasn't much focus on them and their voices.Other than that this must have been a passion project and not that serious on getting the most quality footage or anything and that is commendable. This was made to be consumed completely for free. There isn't much to complain about and it focuses on the ethics at the end. Think for yourself and make the choices that make you live your most fulfilling life regardless of what the outside thinks.
Reviewed by leonevilo 10 / 10

Moby documents an influential grassroots movement most people have never heard of

Watch this if you want to understand why the staff at your local vegan restaurant or health food store are tattooed so heavily.Moby interviews some of the punk and hardcore musicians who were first to be known as vegetarians on the scene (like Captain Sensible (The Damned), Steve Ignorant (Crass/Conflict) and HR (Bad Brains), were among the first to speak out in the mid to late eighties, like the Cro Mags, MDC, Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits, or took it to the next level by promoting veganism in the early nineties when it was largely unheard of, like Earth Crisis.Speaking out for animals didn't win popularity contests in the eighties (in or outside the scene) and it definitely didn't make life easier for them on tour, but the message appealed to many active people in the scene, who stopped eating animals decades before it was cool.One of the interviewees said that vegetarianism and veganism could spread in punk better than in any other scene because punks aren't scared to be different from the norm. I think this is true, just like Straightedge (a youth culture strictly abstaining from all drugs and alcohol) could only develop in the Hardcore scene, saying no to eating animals came much easier to Punks who never cared if they were seen as outcasts.Fast forward to 2023 and be amazed how mainstream veg*anism is today, how common the label is in supermarkets and how widely available vegan options are almost everywhere in the world. Much of it has to do with the hardcore kids who got exposed to animal rights through punk and hardcore and started vegan restaurants, bakeries, food trucks, health food stores and other businesses, not just in the US, but all over Europe, Australia and Latin America as well.Few of the people using vegan hashtags on Instagram or TikTok today have any idea who John Joseph, Ray Cappo or Karl Buechner are, and yet they have so much to thank them for. I know i do, over thirty years later and i still do not eat animals, long after being part of that scene, just like many of my friends from back in the day.So glad Moby put this together, it's a great introduction to an aspect of the punk/hardcore scene that hasn't had much exposure, but deserves to be recognized for it's influence.
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