Biological Pillar: (Biological Bases of Behavior, Consciousness, Sensation) Consciousness was shown when Flint mentioned that he had/has a dream to invent something that would help out his community Sensation was also used when we saw how people tasted the food, how they realized that the food was getting bigger. We also saw how Manny heard Cal's heart beat and mentioned that Cal was in a food coma. Cognition Pillar: (Cognition, Memory, Perception and Intelligence) The film has included cognition pillar. We saw that there were many foods mentioned and we also saw how food can affect people. We saw that the mayor has been affected by the food weather dramatically. The mayor has gained a lot of weight and seemed to do it because it's what makes him happy and makes him feel comfortable.
Life Span Dev. & Learning Pillar: (Life Span Development and Learning) In the first 30 seconds, we saw that Flint introduced the class to his invention called Spray On Shoes. Then shortly after, some kid asks him how's he's gonna take them off. After that moment, he learned something about his invention which was he wasn't able to take them off Social & Personality Pillar: (Social Behaviors and Personality Development) We saw that play was also included in this movie. Earl's son wanted to play snowball fight and later invited Flint if he wanted to play. At first, Flint has some doubts and Sam asks him what was wrong and Flint mentioned that he never played. Growing up, Flint was inventing and never got the chance to play so then Sam motivates him and then he gives it a shot and starts to play. However he doesn't play it right but is playing seems to be enjoying himself
Mental & Physical Health Pillar: (Mental Health, Physical Health and Therapies) We saw mental health was mentioned. We saw that at first, Flint's machine wasn't working and after he destroyed sardine land and lost his machine, he seemed like he was ready to give up. He saw that he disappointed his father and brought his mood more down than what it already was. He was at the doc all sad, seemed like he lost hope until he found that his machine actually worked and got excited and his mood changed quickly. We also saw this similar situation happen when the food storm hit, he was in the trash bin, realizing he was a failure and looked down on himself, then realized he needs to change and after his dad's talk, he seemed motivated