I was fortunate to play a chef in this film. That’s me putting the first course “The Island” together. I’ve been following Screen Crush for years, and it was surreal seeing myself highlighted on your channel! I love this breakdown Ryan. You hit a lot of it on the head!
I think when she asks if she can have the rest "to go" Chef was so relieved that she found an out that he had no problem letting her go, even including a Gift Bag. It wasn't that she out smarted him, she gave him a way to save face, and escape.
Kinda wondering what the giftbag contain. Does it contain that revealed why he is doing it or info that Margot is innocent (Law enforcement would question her about the arson)
The phrase "Let them eat Cake". Was not telling them to eat what we think of as Cake. "Cake" was what the bakers of the day called the Charred junk at the bottom of the ovens. So basically she was saying let them eat the crap at the bottom of my oven.
I dont think ive seen any breakdown videos mention this but in the dish "mans folly" the sous chef stabs the chef with kitchen scissors in the thigh, same thing he did to his father. I think this might be another instance of him wanting to punish himself for becoming "part of the problem", since he abused this woman, much like his father abused his mother, ofc in different manners. In a sense he became the man he once stabbed and therefore, he deserves the same punishment. at least thats what i thought of it. its also interesting that during this dish, while the men are running around, the women all sit together to have this meal
very nice!! i also thought the chef being part of it is a crucial part of the movie, and your interpretation of this scene ties it together really well
My favorite bit was the “fallen angel” scene. This whole planned out monologue the chef had was SUPPOSED to end in silence, but because of Margot’s very existence it was ruined. Instead the chef had to give her a timer that ticked away during his perfect speech. A literal representation of how the chef DIDNT want to remember the good times, like a scarred man that only wants to see the bad in the world and forget the good. Except Margot managed to sneak in and throw the whole menu on its head.
When I was in the theaters and we were leaving, I kept hearing a lot of people say how much they wanted a cheeseburger. That was such a widespread feeling. They did a great job with the whole film but that craving for a cheeseburger kind of nails the whole point home in my book.
most people have cheeseburgers in the back of their mind ready to eat one at any given moment , like chinese food , it could have been pizza , same effect
Perfect. That was the whole point. Fast food/mainstream arts sell because they give the customers exact what they want. While high end art often falls on its own sword by trying to create something for the sake of it being art. And this just proves. A cheeseburger is a simple food, a simple concept, and it's easier to digest, easier to satisfy.
Am I the only one that thinks the clap may have been some sort of hypnosis technique? The chef did it before every meal which may explain the control he had over the staff and how he had one even kill himself. Also at the end Margot claps and they all do everything she asks, all their heads turn at the same time, they’re like soldiers on command. I haven’t seen anyone talk about this theory
it's more of classical conditioning, not hypnosis (hypnosis is way more complicated than that lol) classical conditioning are behaviours learned by connecting a neutral stimulus with a positive one, them clapping is called a conditioned response it would have been fun if they were hypnotized tho, lol
This movie reminds me a lot of midsommer Just with different endings A death cult like group holds unsuspecting but also asshole victims who are there only to die but the protagonist survived The only difference is the protagonist in midsommer joins the cult mentality While Margo escapes and the group she was with dies with the cult
@@hannihanni8289 I feel like in a way they were hypnotized, but it was mostly a self-hypnotization. Chef definitely manipulated the control he was given but he was given it. At the same time tho, it could be argued that his lil cult influenced him right back, since it does mention that it was the girl he liked who had the idea to kill them...
I’m shocked you didn’t talk about how the guests weee ok with Margot leaving and then dying, how Elsa thought Margot was going to replace her, how even the actors assistant had to die because she didn’t pay her own college tuition, or the fact that there were some guest who were happy to die! This video was more of a summary of the plot rather than a deep dive in nuance of the movie.
1. Most of the questions you asked, I would answer it with acceptance. They can't really do anything about Margot being able to leave. They knew they were going to die. I mean, why would you want her to stay?😅 2.The reason the assistant died was because she was privileged, and had many things handed to her. To go through college without taking out student loans is expensive.(what I was told) 3. As I said, I would answer some of these questions as acceptance. In the end they accepted the fact that they were going to die, and not only that…they realized how messed up they were. Also, I wouldn't say they were happy to die.😅 I just think it was acceptance. I don't really know what to say for that part.
The food shots in the movie reminded me so much of chef's table and it made so much sense after seeing in the credits that david gleb who created chef's table filmed those!
Margot was never going to die. When the boyfriend character tries cooking up food and fails miserably. Chef whispers to the dude something that was probably along the lines of “you won’t get to die on the menu tonight”. And he turns to Margot and says she is free too. That’s when he asks her to go get the barrel, we are so used to sick demented serial killers in horror movies that we thought he would have searched for her if she didn’t return. When in reality, he was giving her an out. The fact she goes and looks for the barrel is when that host lady tries killing her because she says Margot is trying to “take her spot” since she didn’t run away and followed his orders. Chef just didn’t let her leave earlier because he didn’t want to leave her enough time to go and get the cops before dessert happened
Honestly don‘t think so because without the barrel the menu would have genuinely not have been able to be completed. And Elsa said that chef didn‘t ask for the barrel before. It seems more that he actually planned all of it, hence the poised cheeseburger.
Something else I took from 'The Mess' scene, is that Jeremy did not want Slowik's life and gave up everything to become a chef. Even if he was good enough to be a top chef, I still don't think he would have been happy because he had no social life or achievements outside of cooking. It reminds me of the lesson that 'Always have more than one dream, or never give up everything to achieve your single dream. Because when you achieve your dream, it is either not going to be what you thought it would be, or it will be, and you will have no one to share it with.'
I don't think she was poisoned. But, it was mentioned earlier during the tour that the meat is aged a precise amount of time, and if it is served beyond that amount of time it would be poisonous. There would be no need to add poison if the meat was just over-aged. But again, I don't think chef poisons Margot.
There is no way that the burger was poisoned or in anyway harmful or disgusting. I am a chef myself and I really saw myself in the burger making scene (without the psychopath traits xD). He was in the zone, he was really enjoying it and the last thing you think when you are in that position is wasting your food or making it inedible. People are just interpreting to much in this burger which isnt there. Margot said it perfectly herself "Now that is a cheeseburger" :D
People just can't be content with a "happy" ending these days. XD If anyone still thinks the meat was poisoned at the start, remember that everyone was going to die in an explosion. Why poison a group of scattered, scorched body parts? If you think they were poisoned in case someone escaped - they why wasn't the meat in the first dish? If someone escaped after the first couple dishes, they wouldn't be poisoned. The poison stuff makes no sense.
I found it a bit heavy handed. Like the writing was on the wall about 20 mins in as to what the movie was about. It’s just so predictable and didn’t create good characters for the sake of an anti 1% message that has been told 1000 times. I loved the acting but I don’t need to be sermonized by a psychopathic killer who decided to nuke his entire workforce and a handful of rich people for a message. It just strays too far into the realm of absurdity without being an absurdist film.
Yes, I'm sure I wasn't the only one who wanted a cheeseburger after watching that movie! In Los Angeles, Iv's Burgers did a "Menu" burger that replicated the one form the movie, and it was dynamite.
The cheeseburger was the perfect thing to order, to pull the chefs heartstrings and get him to make it. AND none of the guests were allowed to eat bread, as it was for commoners; her ordering the simple cheeseburger, meant it had to have bread.
The menu was such a great movie. That cheeseburger scene was literally the best part of the movie. The humor, and suspense was great! One of a kind film for sure thank you Ryan for another great video ,and breakdown as always 👌🏾❤.
I definitely do not think one bit that the chef poisoned or tainted the meat in her cheeseburger. He is a chef and it would be an insult to everyone who works in this profession to do such a thing. The cheeseburger was a simple dished that stood superior over everything that he has served so far, because it was true to itself and made to be enjoyed by everyone no matter the status and anyone can cook it. It also took me awhile, but I forgot that the burger itself had bread. the very food component that the guests did not have as a mockery to them. The cheeseburger saved her because it symbolized the last faint shining goodness and love the Chef had for his passion. Not wanting the cheeseburger and her killed by his revenge, he lets her go with the cheeseburger as his true gift to his final satisfied customer.
i hated the theory of the day early/late dry aged tainted meat. She humanized him for a hot minute and he knew that. So awesome seeing that put together. GREAT FILM.
A detail you missed was that during the Man's Folly course, the sous-chef stabs Chef with kitchen shears, the same way Chef stabbed his father when he was a child. Another detail I caught was that there was an exact copy of the kitchen/dining room the guests are served at inside his cabin, showing how his life has been consumed by the fine dining industry. Not a detail, but one of my favorite moments was how the food critic's assistant was awarded a special bite, "the Passard Egg," for being the last one caught.
Another thing to note, in the taco tuesday course, the chicken thighs are served on a wound up telephone cord like the one Slowik's father tried to strangle his mother with.
Does anyone have any theories about why the chef’s mother was there? She never eats anything and just drinks the whole time? She seems like a significant detail that was never really explained, and why would chef want her there to die with everyone else?
My guess is she lives with him and he takes care of her, so she has no choice but to die with him. But she’s definitely mentally ill, not even sure what her reality is.
Glad to see coverage of this movie on this channel, but would have hoped for a bit more breakdown. One of my favorite things about the ending that I saw pointed out in another video was that Margot provided an experience for Chef Julian by recreating the experience of joy from having the desire to cook for someone (which he says he hasn't felt in years). She carefully chose her words to play the role of a customer paying a fair price for a well-made burger and gave him that experience. Just before this, Chef pegged her as a "taker" and not a "giver," but at that moment she gave him an experience he had longed for for years. an article had an interpretation of the tables representing each of the 7 deadly sins and Chef Julian himself representing wrath. I saw elsewhere that there were 12 guests, like Jesus' 12 disciples. And a bit of a stretch on my part, but I feel like I could see "Chef Julian" making himself a "Christ Jesus" type figure who dies for the capitalistic sin of killing the art of cooking by reaching his elite status and only serving the snobby, wealthy elite. But he also goes Old Testament by killing everyone. And "Margot," given her profession as an escort, becomes a "Mary Magdalene" in Chef Julian's menu.
@@CharlezMalasana not all me. taken from consuming other breakdown videos and articles. but thanks. lol also, consuming all these breakdown videos in this fashion makes us like the snobby, foodie Tyler. taking away the mystery of the art and unveiling all the secrets. (like knowing the paco jet and the bergamot)
I watched this movie the other night going in blind. I had no idea what it was about and just looking for something to watch. I loved it from start to end. I want to watch it again to see the things I missed the first time.
My interpretation of "Let them eat cake" is that from the royal point of view, when they get the munchies and dinner's not ready yet, they'll settle for a piece of cake. The snob who said that couldn't even put herself in the peasants' position, it could only imagine hunger from the royal point of view, which is to just have some cake.
I honestly thought when Tyler was trying to cook he was given a dose of something, and I had thought this while he was eating all the way leading up until the very moment of where chef ate his food in disappointment. The end of his service to kitchen was brilliant, and I was complete in shock.
It shows the kind of person tyler is. Tyler has a huge knowledge and "Hobby" of food. Sure, but he does not know single shit of cooking, the skill itself. He did not do it for love. He did it because "it looks cool" Same with person with $5000 Gaming PC. They know 0 shit about the parts, they just buy the most expensive one because "it looks cool". Same with person with Ferrari that drives like idiots. They dont understand why that car exist, and just because its expensive, its cool. People like Tyler destroys the whole food industry. Because in the very basic, food it just the oyster. I just want the oyster to be good. Thats it.
As someone also from Brockton this movie automatically was a win for me. Erin from Brockton holds a special place in my heart. For the people that don’t know Brockton well it’s predominantly a lower income community, so she definitely didn’t grow up with a silver spoon or wealthy.
The first time I watch this, i really dont understand the reall meaning, i just know that this movie is deep. But when I watch this vid, i appreciate the part where you explain about the details of every course! It also moved me when chef Slowik had a genuine smile while making the cheeseburger. Thank you! 😊
I was surprised there was no cannibalism. I was expecting something with the young version of Hannibal Lecter. The simplicity of the story just makes it amazing. It doesn't need crazy shock-value, its just a great movie.
Same, I thought there'd be a human element to the menu when hearing the film was categorized as horror (even though some dishes technically do contain humans)
I found it a bit heavy handed. Like the writing was on the wall about 20 mins in as to what the movie was about. It’s just so predictable and didn’t create good characters for the sake of an anti 1% message that has been told 1000 times. I loved the acting but I don’t need to be sermonized by a psychopathic killer who decided to nuke his entire workforce and a handful of rich people for a message. It just strays too far into the realm of absurdity without being an absurdist film.
@@machian76 yeah I mean when I write a reply I would prefer to engage with more that 4 random TH-cam commenters lol. I just posted it on 2-3 threads to have a conversation
I have seen this movie twice now, and I will probably see it again - I love it And the second time I noticed the reservations in 2017,2018 and 2019 but no reservations in 2020 (due to the covid pandemic, though the restaurant was kept from being closed meanwhile)
That's because it was take away only during lockdown. Had to order from behind a plastic window and have a large desk in front of you that you had to lean over to make payment.
I’m not sure who, but someone brought up that there was a bit of information that felt like a loose thread about the aged meat. There is speculation that the meat he used to cook her the burger might have been poisoned, and the ominous sound of the chef’s clap was signaling us that he completed his menu. She becomes the message on a boat that drifts in open water with his menu she used for a napkin. Had Tyler brought the right person, would have things gone differently? Who knows? I want to believe that she survived. I can’t believe that I didn’t see that parallel from Split. Great film with biting satire all ‘round.
The movie was brilliant satire I believe the clap at the end had several meanings 1) courses complete 2) respect but a passing of the torch which the island ion fire 🔥 represents that she was to watch it burn and go forth and 3) complete the cycle which will never be complete but in constant rotation of elites and server’s
The way I see it. She bites the hamburger while she was pissed, that almost got killed by a bunch of crazy people, especially the one who hired her, so she feels some relive / satisfaction knowing they died, she got the last clap. Nothing else happening there.
I really appreciate it this movie. As a construction worker, I have built billion dollar hotels and multi million dollar mansions. As a carpenter, I have Bill closets that cost more than my home. None of the people I have ever built score would ever let me into their home other than to do the work. I have seen incompetent people only construction companies that wouldn’t have been able to do anything if it were not for us at the bottom being smarter than them at every turn. Also, I agree, that chef let Margo go. He would not have let her leave, and then just poison her. Nor do I think he would ruin a cheeseburger by making it out of human flesh.
I did wonder whether the meat used in the burger was one day over its used-by-date, as discussed earlier in the film? It may have been his final 'statement' to send her off with hope, only to have her die later? Interesting that the boat she escaped in stopped shortly after her escape too? I personally think he let her go out of respect. Very ambiguous ending. Loved it.
The juicy burger is made with fresh beef. Smoked beef does not become a juicy burger if you fry it, it becomes sad cremated beef. That, and everyone who made the film confirmed that Erin survives.
It's essentially a cult. They live together in a bare-bones building, where you can see they basically have no personal possessions, and so on. It's classic cult-like behavior, and anyone who differed from that would already be kicked out by this point, since it's likely been going on for years.
Yeah, I wish there was something more in the movie that explained how they all got there, and how they were, in a sense, brainwashed. Because, why would chef want to kill all the sous chefs along with the elitists? Aren't they servants, too? There was the one sous chef that thought of this whole thing, though...💁♀
I think the idea is meant to be that they are as burned out from the customers as he is. They've served the same people, strived for the same perfection and seen the same reactions. They've all been imbued with the same bitterness, regret, and feeling of emptiness. Additionally, we find out he's been planning this for MONTHS (Tyler being in contact with him for 8 months knowing he would die for "the greatest menu ever") and that the sous Chefs helped to plan the menu (The sous chef from Man's folly specifically states that "it was her idea" to stab chef in the leg, which implies Jeremy also came up with "The Mess" and the results of it. At first watch, it might seem that Jeremy is upset by what Chef is saying, but I think the deeper thing about "The Mess" is that Jeremy is just as beaten down by the pressures of society, not Chef himself, and that they all have this experience of being put under pressure to the breaking point.
"Margot" witnessed, from afar, the last part of chef's plan, his last masterpiece. In acceptance, she dug into her burger. I think eating the burger and the clap was basically symbolism for her accepting everything, including him. Although he is now dead, a part of him lives in her now.
Knives Out: Glass Onion and The Menu are almost the same movie BOTH - happen on an island - have rich/pompous people as guests - guests wondering whats really going on, - secrets get revealed - eccentric host - random person (the beach guy in glass onion - the mother in the menu) - they both end in the main place blowing up
A friend’s girlfriend had mentioned the cake she was referring to was the left over product from another process. I don’t remember exactly as it was years ago but still a slap in the face.
Go to In-N-Out - double cheeseburger and fries are less than that price! In the movie, I believe the pricing was a nod to the time period and restaurant pricing from when chef was a young burger flipper.
The tortilla with him and the escort was most likely not Margot. My guess is he's the kind of person that gets escorts on the regular. It's just too coincidental that the one picture that they get of him just so happens to be when he was with her. Then again, I didn't see it in theaters so maybe on the big screen there was enough resolution to make out that it was her.
It wasn't, because later when chef and Margot are sitting together, he discovers who she truly is when she tells him that she was an escort to the old man. It's then that the chef really knows ..so that picture is of another escort. Old man kept quite busy and fit, he sure could run with those old wobbly knees🤣
I think it would do everyone some good to check out some of these elite chefs they based our chef on. People like Thomas Keller, Grant Achatz, Rene Redzepi for instance. As a chef myself, I really really loved this movie.
The academy can buzz off cuz i really enjoyed the menu. I finally watched it last week and it was refreshing. I doubt the academy enjoyed watching elites get their karma imo.
What no one seems to mention is how they made it a point to talk about the meat shed and how the meat will kill anyone who eats it after a specific time point. During that final bite she takes of the burger the music become slightly ominous and you can see in her face she has a realization, she then seems to accept her fate and take a last bite. My take is she was meant to die no matter what, just not die with all the others. If you also notice the boat dies on her so she ends up being stuck in the water. She was never meant to actual make it back.
Smoke house actually. They would never put bad meat in the kitchen. Besides, she was never part of the menu, so he gave her an out, and giving him one last joy.
All of that. I also think the movie is not just about the restaurant industry, but also, by extension, it's a metaphor for the arts in general. The patrons of high end arts, the critics, the movie savants, etc, are impossible to please; because their taste in food is more abstract, it's taste for the sake of taste. But Margot is different because she knows what she wants; to her, food is something practical and useful. The burger, representing the fast food industry or mainstrain art,, is quick and expedient; customers get satisfied because they know what they want and these restaurants give her exactly that.
I love your show, I loved the Menu, a real spectacle of a movie. You and Doug's high 5, there has been instances where you guys did it without you assisting Doug, insert one of those anytime you wanna do a high 5. I think it will raise the show Watching from Nigeria with love
@3:59 how about the metaphor that even though the wealthy do not get bred which is common man food or representing the common people, the fact that they still look for something to eat and devour and consume even though the common folk have nothing left to give is a very good metaphor if you think about it
After watching this movie I craved for Cheeseburgers and Fries.. I cant believe that scene would make me so hungry, I just wished they did more of that but all of the other dish are made with hatred. Its hard to find movies with the effect to make you go hungry for food nowadays
I Loved this movie. I had a different take on the chef's clap at the end. I took it to mean that Joy's character had an epiphany. Her eyes had been opened to a new motivation. The chef saw it in her before she did, and that's why he decided thart she should be allowed to go, after all. She would go on to continue the Cheff's final work. She would go on to remove the soulless elites who treated her and other service workers like trash and continue to suck the enjoyment of life out of everything for everybody else. The sound of the clap was her train of thought and determination coming together at attention like the cooks in the kitchen awaiting their marching orders. A new birth, so to speak.
The disgusted expression on my face.... it represents how fed up I am and the disdain with which I hold anybody who tries way way too hard to reach to establish some cinematic symbolism. Someday the blue fairy's going to Grant my wish and every one of you is going to feel a heart slapping sensation on your face every time you do it
Chef wanted her to leave, that's why he sent her to get the keg from the smokehouse. His right hand said just as she was killed that she didn't forget, Chef didn't tell her about the keg. He wanted her to make a real choice, fight and change rather than accept the inevitable path. This, I think, is further shown by the way they get to the restaurant. A boat (only one path) the tour (also one path, and something that they aren't allowed to deviate from) into the restaurant where they can't even leave the room for air. They are all on a single path of their own making or their own acceptance
The meat was mentioned earlier in the film that it’s from preserved cows and if served after a certain time the bacteria will get into the bloodstream killing the person eating it.
One detail I don't see in most reviews and comments is that the actor George also went through struggles similar to what Chef Slowik went through. George also had to deal with critics, Tyler-like fanboys, overwork, studio executives who are like the angel investor and finance bros, and losing the passion for acting he once had. Like Margot/Erin, he also has to pretend to be someone else and put on performances for ungrateful assholes with money. I could easily picture the actor also having an old picture of himself smiling after making his student film or in his high school drama club. However, the actor wasted his potential to do what Margot/Erin did.
I am inclined to agree that Chef let her go, with the only concerns being her eye glance at the very end and my memory of the sous chef discussing what would happen if the cattle on the island weren't properly cared for...
a You missed a significant part in the restaurant's name, “Tantulus.” In Greek mythology, Tantalus was punished by the gods after he offended them when he was invited to dine with them. What the chef is doing is alluded to be a Tantalean punishment where those who have good things are not permitted to enjoy them. Or maybe I'm reading a little too much into it?😬😆🤷🏻♂️
Jeremy was the guy who made the sauce that was cut. The no bread course was made with one of his sauces. The food critics called the chef out on it. Chef sent a bowl of the sauce. Also on the first course meal he tasted a sauce. Said it was ok. Not good. Okay, plates first course but no sauce. Until the second course
What really got me was the American Cheese, you would think a chef would talk bad about a processed cheese but he loves it. Obviously he loves cheeseburgers like all chefs do. Why else would he have American cheese and buns in stock on an island at an elite restaurant?
He did say that they had "everything." And I think in that moment, Margot managed to transform him into that young, burger-flipping cook again and transport him back to that time and place when he actually enjoyed cooking for others. He forgot about that elite status for that brief moment.
great chefs ARE obsessed and passionate of their research and menu, but that's the experience they are selling. At the end of the day there's nothing like a damn good burger and a beer if that's what the belly wants. Chef David Chang has an addiction to nuggets (nuggets are the better potato chip), Anthony Bourdain was a self confessed street food sausage lover and that's fine. Bodega food, chili cheese nachos, just a slab of fatty steak with fries. right? :)
One scene that I wish to know more about and see people's opinion is when chef states that if they truly tried hard enough to oppose him as well as get away they would have probably had a chance in ruining his plan and escaping. Also a small detail I noticed that I found a good touch - when chef is speaking with John Leguizano (movie star) about the movie he acted in and why he decided he must die due to him not enjoying the movie on one of his days off (Sunday). John then asks about the faith of his spouse (why her as well?), to which chef asks her about her career and she responds is completing studies - chef then asked if she had loans for it which she responds "no" to (one can assume this is from the money she stole from John). At this point we understand she too did not have any 'suffering' in life, while although not directly rich, she was able to feed off John's riches and do her schooling paid off with the money she stole from him i.e. that's why chef thinks she also deserves to die. Truly the small details in this movie that make it such a masterpiece.
The dinner guests not trying harder throughout the movie to escape: Notice during the scene when Dale, masquerading as the coast guard officer, pointed the gun at everyone and how THAT was when people started pointing at Slowik and showing some semblance of fighting back? To me, it's like when people won't lift a finger to take responsibility for something, but will happily point their finger when given an easy opportunity to do so. These priviledged people have not fought for anything in their lives, having had everything handed to them.
I took the last scene as a reference to the saying "eat the rich" A fry cook ( at heart) turn raw material into a dessert and fed another service worker...
Both love that these kinds of films are becoming more common and popular, and that you guys at least more or less agree with them. Still want you to apologize about Established Titles, though.
Margot's ending is ambiguous on purpose. Her boat ran out of gas and her fate is left to the whim of the ocean. This fits well with the film's theme of mastery vs. anarchy/nature. Mastery has two dictionary meanings: 1) comprehensive knowledge or skill in a subject. 2) control or superiority over someone or something. The Chefs are guilty of the obsession with mastering their craft at the detriment of all else. The Elites are guilty of the obsession with their superiority over others. So, maybe in the end the film is saying that we really are masters of nothing and people should just "go with the flow" and enjoy a cheeseburger. Also, it's Dark Ratatouille. Slowik is Ego.
I was fortunate to play a chef in this film. That’s me putting the first course “The Island” together.
I’ve been following Screen Crush for years, and it was surreal seeing myself highlighted on your channel!
I love this breakdown Ryan. You hit a lot of it on the head!
Wow, that's amazing! Congrats on being part of such a great film!
Well done Mr. Cola - truly a stunning movie to be a part of. Well done!
That’s super cool! From a fellow actor well done!
Awesome job. A good friend of mine is one of the blue shirt goons. Congrats to you all. I love smart crazy movies like this.
I saw you were in Righteous Gemstones as well, loved that show as well!
Give Elsa an award for this movie. When she kept saying " tortilla" I was dying.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
Same, it was so pretentious sounding, fricken gold.
Deliciosa
I pronounce it hard ass L’s. Fight the system 👊😎
“You will eat less than you desire, and more than you deserve” -Elsa
I think when she asks if she can have the rest "to go" Chef was so relieved that she found an out that he had no problem letting her go, even including a Gift Bag. It wasn't that she out smarted him, she gave him a way to save face, and escape.
Kinda wondering what the giftbag contain. Does it contain that revealed why he is doing it or info that Margot is innocent (Law enforcement would question her about the arson)
Because she missed the 1st opportunity which was the barrel
He gave her a hint. The MLK quote was telling her what she needed to do. I think you hit the nail on the head with "relieved"
The phrase "Let them eat Cake". Was not telling them to eat what we think of as Cake. "Cake" was what the bakers of the day called the Charred junk at the bottom of the ovens. So basically she was saying let them eat the crap at the bottom of my oven.
I dont think ive seen any breakdown videos mention this but in the dish "mans folly" the sous chef stabs the chef with kitchen scissors in the thigh, same thing he did to his father. I think this might be another instance of him wanting to punish himself for becoming "part of the problem", since he abused this woman, much like his father abused his mother, ofc in different manners. In a sense he became the man he once stabbed and therefore, he deserves the same punishment. at least thats what i thought of it.
its also interesting that during this dish, while the men are running around, the women all sit together to have this meal
Nice catch
very nice!! i also thought the chef being part of it is a crucial part of the movie, and your interpretation of this scene ties it together really well
Also when Margot was in the chefs house she stabs Elsa in the neck when chef had said that’s what he should’ve done in the past to that man
My favorite bit was the “fallen angel” scene.
This whole planned out monologue the chef had was SUPPOSED to end in silence, but because of Margot’s very existence it was ruined. Instead the chef had to give her a timer that ticked away during his perfect speech.
A literal representation of how the chef DIDNT want to remember the good times, like a scarred man that only wants to see the bad in the world and forget the good. Except Margot managed to sneak in and throw the whole menu on its head.
When I was in the theaters and we were leaving, I kept hearing a lot of people say how much they wanted a cheeseburger. That was such a widespread feeling. They did a great job with the whole film but that craving for a cheeseburger kind of nails the whole point home in my book.
most people have cheeseburgers in the back of their mind ready to eat one at any given moment , like chinese food , it could have been pizza , same effect
Perfect. That was the whole point. Fast food/mainstream arts sell because they give the customers exact what they want. While high end art often falls on its own sword by trying to create something for the sake of it being art. And this just proves. A cheeseburger is a simple food, a simple concept, and it's easier to digest, easier to satisfy.
Am I the only one that thinks the clap may have been some sort of hypnosis technique?
The chef did it before every meal which may explain the control he had over the staff and how he had one even kill himself.
Also at the end Margot claps and they all do everything she asks, all their heads turn at the same time, they’re like soldiers on command.
I haven’t seen anyone talk about this theory
I was thinking about this too
When she’s wanting cheeseburger from the chef she clap before it than he awakens or hypnotised for her demand
it's more of classical conditioning, not hypnosis (hypnosis is way more complicated than that lol)
classical conditioning are behaviours learned by connecting a neutral stimulus with a positive one, them clapping is called a conditioned response
it would have been fun if they were hypnotized tho, lol
This movie reminds me a lot of midsommer
Just with different endings
A death cult like group holds unsuspecting but also asshole victims who are there only to die but the protagonist survived
The only difference is the protagonist in midsommer joins the cult mentality
While Margo escapes and the group she was with dies with the cult
ooh sorta like a pavlov effect/smth similar?
@@hannihanni8289 I feel like in a way they were hypnotized, but it was mostly a self-hypnotization. Chef definitely manipulated the control he was given but he was given it. At the same time tho, it could be argued that his lil cult influenced him right back, since it does mention that it was the girl he liked who had the idea to kill them...
I’m shocked you didn’t talk about how the guests weee ok with Margot leaving and then dying, how Elsa thought Margot was going to replace her, how even the actors assistant had to die because she didn’t pay her own college tuition, or the fact that there were some guest who were happy to die! This video was more of a summary of the plot rather than a deep dive in nuance of the movie.
4 year olds could have picked up on the things you shared.
It was acceptance
you're like the janet mcteer character, Jullian.
smore for you then
1. Most of the questions you asked, I would answer it with acceptance. They can't really do anything about Margot being able to leave. They knew they were going to die. I mean, why would you want her to stay?😅
2.The reason the assistant died was because she was privileged, and had many things handed to her. To go through college without taking out student loans is expensive.(what I was told)
3. As I said, I would answer some of these questions as acceptance. In the end they accepted the fact that they were going to die, and not only that…they realized how messed up they were. Also, I wouldn't say they were happy to die.😅 I just think it was acceptance. I don't really know what to say for that part.
The food shots in the movie reminded me so much of chef's table and it made so much sense after seeing in the credits that david gleb who created chef's table filmed those!
Margot was never going to die. When the boyfriend character tries cooking up food and fails miserably. Chef whispers to the dude something that was probably along the lines of “you won’t get to die on the menu tonight”. And he turns to Margot and says she is free too. That’s when he asks her to go get the barrel, we are so used to sick demented serial killers in horror movies that we thought he would have searched for her if she didn’t return. When in reality, he was giving her an out. The fact she goes and looks for the barrel is when that host lady tries killing her because she says Margot is trying to “take her spot” since she didn’t run away and followed his orders. Chef just didn’t let her leave earlier because he didn’t want to leave her enough time to go and get the cops before dessert happened
Honestly don‘t think so because without the barrel the menu would have genuinely not have been able to be completed. And Elsa said that chef didn‘t ask for the barrel before. It seems more that he actually planned all of it, hence the poised cheeseburger.
Something else I took from 'The Mess' scene, is that Jeremy did not want Slowik's life and gave up everything to become a chef. Even if he was good enough to be a top chef, I still don't think he would have been happy because he had no social life or achievements outside of cooking.
It reminds me of the lesson that 'Always have more than one dream, or never give up everything to achieve your single dream. Because when you achieve your dream, it is either not going to be what you thought it would be, or it will be, and you will have no one to share it with.'
Ending is about the respect. Nothing else. There was NO time to fix the meat from a human. There is NO way poisoned was used due to the strict menu.
I don't think she was poisoned. But, it was mentioned earlier during the tour that the meat is aged a precise amount of time, and if it is served beyond that amount of time it would be poisonous. There would be no need to add poison if the meat was just over-aged. But again, I don't think chef poisons Margot.
@@TimManuelMiranda exactly! The movie mentions that for a reason
There is no way that the burger was poisoned or in anyway harmful or disgusting. I am a chef myself and I really saw myself in the burger making scene (without the psychopath traits xD). He was in the zone, he was really enjoying it and the last thing you think when you are in that position is wasting your food or making it inedible. People are just interpreting to much in this burger which isnt there.
Margot said it perfectly herself "Now that is a cheeseburger" :D
People just can't be content with a "happy" ending these days. XD If anyone still thinks the meat was poisoned at the start, remember that everyone was going to die in an explosion. Why poison a group of scattered, scorched body parts? If you think they were poisoned in case someone escaped - they why wasn't the meat in the first dish? If someone escaped after the first couple dishes, they wouldn't be poisoned. The poison stuff makes no sense.
I found it a bit heavy handed. Like the writing was on the wall about 20 mins in as to what the movie was about. It’s just so predictable and didn’t create good characters for the sake of an anti 1% message that has been told 1000 times. I loved the acting but I don’t need to be sermonized by a psychopathic killer who decided to nuke his entire workforce and a handful of rich people for a message. It just strays too far into the realm of absurdity without being an absurdist film.
The way he cooked the Cheeseburger was amazing.
Made me want that exact burger 😢
Yes, I'm sure I wasn't the only one who wanted a cheeseburger after watching that movie! In Los Angeles, Iv's Burgers did a "Menu" burger that replicated the one form the movie, and it was dynamite.
That scene alone just makes you hungry by watching it. Such glorious foodporn
Did you see how the edge of the cheese was being burnt? Its a nice little detail to see.
The cheeseburger was the perfect thing to order, to pull the chefs heartstrings and get him to make it. AND none of the guests were allowed to eat bread, as it was for commoners; her ordering the simple cheeseburger, meant it had to have bread.
The menu was such a great movie. That cheeseburger scene was literally the best part of the movie. The humor, and suspense was great! One of a kind film for sure thank you Ryan for another great video ,and breakdown as always 👌🏾❤.
I definitely do not think one bit that the chef poisoned or tainted the meat in her cheeseburger. He is a chef and it would be an insult to everyone who works in this profession to do such a thing. The cheeseburger was a simple dished that stood superior over everything that he has served so far, because it was true to itself and made to be enjoyed by everyone no matter the status and anyone can cook it. It also took me awhile, but I forgot that the burger itself had bread. the very food component that the guests did not have as a mockery to them. The cheeseburger saved her because it symbolized the last faint shining goodness and love the Chef had for his passion. Not wanting the cheeseburger and her killed by his revenge, he lets her go with the cheeseburger as his true gift to his final satisfied customer.
i hated the theory of the day early/late dry aged tainted meat. She humanized him for a hot minute and he knew that. So awesome seeing that put together. GREAT FILM.
A detail you missed was that during the Man's Folly course, the sous-chef stabs Chef with kitchen shears, the same way Chef stabbed his father when he was a child.
Another detail I caught was that there was an exact copy of the kitchen/dining room the guests are served at inside his cabin, showing how his life has been consumed by the fine dining industry.
Not a detail, but one of my favorite moments was how the food critic's assistant was awarded a special bite, "the Passard Egg," for being the last one caught.
You should add this on IMDb trivia for the menu
Do you go on IMDb just wondering that's all
Another thing to note, in the taco tuesday course, the chicken thighs are served on a wound up telephone cord like the one Slowik's father tried to strangle his mother with.
@@petergresh516 sometimes, but that's a good idea. never thought about posting there.
@@funtomco.studios8106 ooooh thats good. i thought it was just a plate!
It was refreshing to see a modern horror/comedy with a unique premise.
I jumped for joy when I saw this video in my notifications! I loved this film and your breakdown!
Does anyone have any theories about why the chef’s mother was there? She never eats anything and just drinks the whole time? She seems like a significant detail that was never really explained, and why would chef want her there to die with everyone else?
My guess is she lives with him and he takes care of her, so she has no choice but to die with him. But she’s definitely mentally ill, not even sure what her reality is.
No one would be left to take care of her.
Yeah I wonder if there was some drawn out storyline about her they cut.
Same but idk
She was an alcoholic. Possibly abusive to him growing up.
Glad to see coverage of this movie on this channel, but would have hoped for a bit more breakdown.
One of my favorite things about the ending that I saw pointed out in another video was that Margot provided an experience for Chef Julian by recreating the experience of joy from having the desire to cook for someone (which he says he hasn't felt in years). She carefully chose her words to play the role of a customer paying a fair price for a well-made burger and gave him that experience. Just before this, Chef pegged her as a "taker" and not a "giver," but at that moment she gave him an experience he had longed for for years.
an article had an interpretation of the tables representing each of the 7 deadly sins and Chef Julian himself representing wrath. I saw elsewhere that there were 12 guests, like Jesus' 12 disciples.
And a bit of a stretch on my part, but I feel like I could see "Chef Julian" making himself a "Christ Jesus" type figure who dies for the capitalistic sin of killing the art of cooking by reaching his elite status and only serving the snobby, wealthy elite. But he also goes Old Testament by killing everyone. And "Margot," given her profession as an escort, becomes a "Mary Magdalene" in Chef Julian's menu.
Damn dude. I bow
@@CharlezMalasana not all me. taken from consuming other breakdown videos and articles. but thanks.
lol also, consuming all these breakdown videos in this fashion makes us like the snobby, foodie Tyler. taking away the mystery of the art and unveiling all the secrets. (like knowing the paco jet and the bergamot)
Good points. She is an escort, and seems to be popular. Makes sense she knows to give someone exactly what they truly want.
Great video, definitely pointed out things I didn’t catch upon first viewing and makes me appreciate the film even more. Thank you so much! ❤
Glad to see a breakdown in this channel of one of my favorite films of 2022. One of my most unique movie experience. Keep it up guys.
I watched this movie the other night going in blind. I had no idea what it was about and just looking for something to watch. I loved it from start to end. I want to watch it again to see the things I missed the first time.
Did you miss the cheeseburger?🍔
My interpretation of "Let them eat cake" is that from the royal point of view, when they get the munchies and dinner's not ready yet, they'll settle for a piece of cake. The snob who said that couldn't even put herself in the peasants' position, it could only imagine hunger from the royal point of view, which is to just have some cake.
I honestly thought when Tyler was trying to cook he was given a dose of something, and I had thought this while he was eating all the way leading up until the very moment of where chef ate his food in disappointment. The end of his service to kitchen was brilliant, and I was complete in shock.
It shows the kind of person tyler is. Tyler has a huge knowledge and "Hobby" of food. Sure, but he does not know single shit of cooking, the skill itself. He did not do it for love. He did it because "it looks cool"
Same with person with $5000 Gaming PC. They know 0 shit about the parts, they just buy the most expensive one because "it looks cool".
Same with person with Ferrari that drives like idiots. They dont understand why that car exist, and just because its expensive, its cool.
People like Tyler destroys the whole food industry. Because in the very basic, food it just the oyster. I just want the oyster to be good. Thats it.
As someone also from Brockton this movie automatically was a win for me. Erin from Brockton holds a special place in my heart.
For the people that don’t know Brockton well it’s predominantly a lower income community, so she definitely didn’t grow up with a silver spoon or wealthy.
City of Champions!
I’m from another B near you. But when she said Erin from Brockton that put a smile on my face. Love Anya Taylor-Joy.
The first time I watch this, i really dont understand the reall meaning, i just know that this movie is deep. But when I watch this vid, i appreciate the part where you explain about the details of every course! It also moved me when chef Slowik had a genuine smile while making the cheeseburger. Thank you! 😊
I was surprised there was no cannibalism. I was expecting something with the young version of Hannibal Lecter.
The simplicity of the story just makes it amazing. It doesn't need crazy shock-value, its just a great movie.
Same, I thought there'd be a human element to the menu when hearing the film was categorized as horror (even though some dishes technically do contain humans)
Same.
I found it a bit heavy handed. Like the writing was on the wall about 20 mins in as to what the movie was about. It’s just so predictable and didn’t create good characters for the sake of an anti 1% message that has been told 1000 times. I loved the acting but I don’t need to be sermonized by a psychopathic killer who decided to nuke his entire workforce and a handful of rich people for a message. It just strays too far into the realm of absurdity without being an absurdist film.
@@se4949 what the, I saw ur reply on another comment and you don't seem to really like the Movie.
@@machian76 yeah I mean when I write a reply I would prefer to engage with more that 4 random TH-cam commenters lol. I just posted it on 2-3 threads to have a conversation
I think Chef's clap at the end was to signify that everything did indeed tie together perfectly as they had intended.
Thank you for actually explaining it. Good to hear your perspective. Other videos are bascially voiced over summaries
I have seen this movie twice now, and I will probably see it again - I love it
And the second time I noticed the reservations in 2017,2018 and 2019 but no reservations in 2020 (due to the covid pandemic, though the restaurant was kept from being closed meanwhile)
That's because it was take away only during lockdown. Had to order from behind a plastic window and have a large desk in front of you that you had to lean over to make payment.
I’m not sure who, but someone brought up that there was a bit of information that felt like a loose thread about the aged meat. There is speculation that the meat he used to cook her the burger might have been poisoned, and the ominous sound of the chef’s clap was signaling us that he completed his menu. She becomes the message on a boat that drifts in open water with his menu she used for a napkin. Had Tyler brought the right person, would have things gone differently? Who knows? I want to believe that she survived. I can’t believe that I didn’t see that parallel from Split. Great film with biting satire all ‘round.
The movie was brilliant satire
I believe the clap at the end had several meanings
1) courses complete
2) respect but a passing of the torch which the island ion fire 🔥 represents that she was to watch it burn and go forth and
3) complete the cycle which will never be complete but in constant rotation of elites and server’s
The way I see it. She bites the hamburger while she was pissed, that almost got killed by a bunch of crazy people, especially the one who hired her, so she feels some relive / satisfaction knowing they died, she got the last clap. Nothing else happening there.
I really appreciate it this movie. As a construction worker, I have built billion dollar hotels and multi million dollar mansions. As a carpenter, I have Bill closets that cost more than my home. None of the people I have ever built score would ever let me into their home other than to do the work. I have seen incompetent people only construction companies that wouldn’t have been able to do anything if it were not for us at the bottom being smarter than them at every turn. Also, I agree, that chef let Margo go. He would not have let her leave, and then just poison her. Nor do I think he would ruin a cheeseburger by making it out of human flesh.
The ending scene where Margot ate cheeseburger reminds me of Winona Ryder's Heathers. So absurd, so sick, but so brilliant!
I did wonder whether the meat used in the burger was one day over its used-by-date, as discussed earlier in the film? It may have been his final 'statement' to send her off with hope, only to have her die later? Interesting that the boat she escaped in stopped shortly after her escape too? I personally think he let her go out of respect. Very ambiguous ending. Loved it.
The juicy burger is made with fresh beef. Smoked beef does not become a juicy burger if you fry it, it becomes sad cremated beef.
That, and everyone who made the film confirmed that Erin survives.
They are professionals, and would never alowl bad food in the kitchen. They still cooked with pride until the end.
My only question is how did he find so many chefs and cooks willing to stand there and die?
It's essentially a cult. They live together in a bare-bones building, where you can see they basically have no personal possessions, and so on. It's classic cult-like behavior, and anyone who differed from that would already be kicked out by this point, since it's likely been going on for years.
Yeah, I wish there was something more in the movie that explained how they all got there, and how they were, in a sense, brainwashed. Because, why would chef want to kill all the sous chefs along with the elitists? Aren't they servants, too? There was the one sous chef that thought of this whole thing, though...💁♀
The sunken place
I think the idea is meant to be that they are as burned out from the customers as he is. They've served the same people, strived for the same perfection and seen the same reactions. They've all been imbued with the same bitterness, regret, and feeling of emptiness.
Additionally, we find out he's been planning this for MONTHS (Tyler being in contact with him for 8 months knowing he would die for "the greatest menu ever") and that the sous Chefs helped to plan the menu (The sous chef from Man's folly specifically states that "it was her idea" to stab chef in the leg, which implies Jeremy also came up with "The Mess" and the results of it. At first watch, it might seem that Jeremy is upset by what Chef is saying, but I think the deeper thing about "The Mess" is that Jeremy is just as beaten down by the pressures of society, not Chef himself, and that they all have this experience of being put under pressure to the breaking point.
That’s the scariest part for me
"Margot" witnessed, from afar, the last part of chef's plan, his last masterpiece. In acceptance, she dug into her burger. I think eating the burger and the clap was basically symbolism for her accepting everything, including him. Although he is now dead, a part of him lives in her now.
Knives Out: Glass Onion and The Menu are almost the same movie
BOTH
- happen on an island
- have rich/pompous people as guests
- guests wondering whats really going on,
- secrets get revealed
- eccentric host
- random person (the beach guy in glass onion - the mother in the menu)
- they both end in the main place blowing up
A friend’s girlfriend had mentioned the cake she was referring to was the left over product from another process. I don’t remember exactly as it was years ago but still a slap in the face.
Ordering the cheeseburger to go was a brilliant way of escape 😍
From a fellow service worker, rock on Ryan. I promise one day we’ll get you out of that video store 👍
The most unrealistic thing about this movie is a double cheese burger with fries being 10 bucks 🤣.
I mean mcdonalds has pretty cheap combos
Five Guys Burgers and fries *Nervously Sweating*
Go to In-N-Out - double cheeseburger and fries are less than that price! In the movie, I believe the pricing was a nod to the time period and restaurant pricing from when chef was a young burger flipper.
$10.95 at Cracker Barrel
That’s probably how much he charged back when he was making burgers.
Great review and movie! Keep doing yalls things Ryan & Doug 🥳
The tortilla with him and the escort was most likely not Margot. My guess is he's the kind of person that gets escorts on the regular. It's just too coincidental that the one picture that they get of him just so happens to be when he was with her.
Then again, I didn't see it in theaters so maybe on the big screen there was enough resolution to make out that it was her.
It wasn't, because later when chef and Margot are sitting together, he discovers who she truly is when she tells him that she was an escort to the old man. It's then that the chef really knows ..so that picture is of another escort.
Old man kept quite busy and fit, he sure could run with those old wobbly knees🤣
Perfect, just what I needed. Very compact information.
Not going to lie but this whole movie had me in stitches I was laughing Non-Stop
The forest running was hilarious
So not just me then
@@chroniclesofj the part with the it wasnt cod, it was
That part was golden
@@petergresh516 it's was halibut you donkey 😂😂😂
Best line for sure
Thank you so much for doing this video!
I think it would do everyone some good to check out some of these elite chefs they based our chef on. People like Thomas Keller, Grant Achatz, Rene Redzepi for instance. As a chef myself, I really really loved this movie.
You missed the best course, Tyler's Bullshit.
I came for seconds chef
More breakdowns that’s not pop culture! Great stuff guys!
That chicken thigh was literally the only delicious edible looking thing on the menu
That's part of chef's complaint. He's gotten to this point in his career making weird "food" for rich, ungrateful people of wealth.
The academy can buzz off cuz i really enjoyed the menu. I finally watched it last week and it was refreshing. I doubt the academy enjoyed watching elites get their karma imo.
What no one seems to mention is how they made it a point to talk about the meat shed and how the meat will kill anyone who eats it after a specific time point. During that final bite she takes of the burger the music become slightly ominous and you can see in her face she has a realization, she then seems to accept her fate and take a last bite. My take is she was meant to die no matter what, just not die with all the others. If you also notice the boat dies on her so she ends up being stuck in the water. She was never meant to actual make it back.
What do you mean "meat shed"?
@@AristotelianEpistemophilic In the begging, where they stored all the meat for aging...in a wooden shed
Smoke house actually.
They would never put bad meat in the kitchen. Besides, she was never part of the menu, so he gave her an out, and giving him one last joy.
All of that. I also think the movie is not just about the restaurant industry, but also, by extension, it's a metaphor for the arts in general. The patrons of high end arts, the critics, the movie savants, etc, are impossible to please; because their taste in food is more abstract, it's taste for the sake of taste. But Margot is different because she knows what she wants; to her, food is something practical and useful. The burger, representing the fast food industry or mainstrain art,, is quick and expedient; customers get satisfied because they know what they want and these restaurants give her exactly that.
I love your show, I loved the Menu, a real spectacle of a movie.
You and Doug's high 5, there has been instances where you guys did it without you assisting Doug, insert one of those anytime you wanna do a high 5. I think it will raise the show
Watching from Nigeria with love
Her eating the burger can be summed up in a simple way.
"A Toast"
Yes! Love that you did this one!
You didn't mention that the cheeseburger was the only dish that looked delicious.
Could the meat in the cheeseburger not be the toxic meat mentioned in the smokehouse if eaten on the wrong day?
No, they're professionals. And she was not part of the menu.
@3:59 how about the metaphor that even though the wealthy do not get bred which is common man food or representing the common people, the fact that they still look for something to eat and devour and consume even though the common folk have nothing left to give is a very good metaphor if you think about it
After watching this movie I craved for Cheeseburgers and Fries.. I cant believe that scene would make me so hungry, I just wished they did more of that but all of the other dish are made with hatred. Its hard to find movies with the effect to make you go hungry for food nowadays
I’ve had a non stop craving for cheeseburgers ever since
Same 😂
Great explanation
Thank you so much for making this. I watched another video about the same topic and it missed the mark soooo bad.
I just finished watching it and was scrolling along and saw this video and I had forgotten you had done a video on it and was like yay 😀
I Loved this movie. I had a different take on the chef's clap at the end. I took it to mean that Joy's character had an epiphany. Her eyes had been opened to a new motivation. The chef saw it in her before she did, and that's why he decided thart she should be allowed to go, after all. She would go on to continue the Cheff's final work. She would go on to remove the soulless elites who treated her and other service workers like trash and continue to suck the enjoyment of life out of everything for everybody else. The sound of the clap was her train of thought and determination coming together at attention like the cooks in the kitchen awaiting their marching orders. A new birth, so to speak.
The disgusted expression on my face.... it represents how fed up I am and the disdain with which I hold anybody who tries way way too hard to reach to establish some cinematic symbolism.
Someday the blue fairy's going to Grant my wish and every one of you is going to feel a heart slapping sensation on your face every time you do it
Chef wanted her to leave, that's why he sent her to get the keg from the smokehouse. His right hand said just as she was killed that she didn't forget, Chef didn't tell her about the keg.
He wanted her to make a real choice, fight and change rather than accept the inevitable path.
This, I think, is further shown by the way they get to the restaurant. A boat (only one path) the tour (also one path, and something that they aren't allowed to deviate from) into the restaurant where they can't even leave the room for air.
They are all on a single path of their own making or their own acceptance
The keg was a bomb, that's why it was on the plating table where the fire ended up in front of the chefs.
Margot's cigarillo changed to a cigarette and I'm still hung up on it. It was a very good movie all together, I really liked it
The meat was mentioned earlier in the film that it’s from preserved cows and if served after a certain time the bacteria will get into the bloodstream killing the person eating it.
They are professionals, and would have discarded the bad meat. Plus, she wasn't part of the menu.
@@RKingis what about chef telling her she is indeed going to die that night
@@guddoguddo People can change their minds. Besides smoked meat has literally zero moisture, so it's fresh ground meat.
@@guddoguddo Plus, she was messing up their perfected plan.
so the chef is basically human spongebob because he love making krabypatty
One detail I don't see in most reviews and comments is that the actor George also went through struggles similar to what Chef Slowik went through. George also had to deal with critics, Tyler-like fanboys, overwork, studio executives who are like the angel investor and finance bros, and losing the passion for acting he once had. Like Margot/Erin, he also has to pretend to be someone else and put on performances for ungrateful assholes with money. I could easily picture the actor also having an old picture of himself smiling after making his student film or in his high school drama club. However, the actor wasted his potential to do what Margot/Erin did.
Great analysis 🎉❤
I am inclined to agree that Chef let her go, with the only concerns being her eye glance at the very end and my memory of the sous chef discussing what would happen if the cattle on the island weren't properly cared for...
Hong Chau got the Oscar nom consideration for the bread moment and then secured it with "tortillas"
Im gonna be honest. I want a cheesburger like that. Like holy hell did you see how juicy it was? And the fries? God my mouth watered during that part.
When chef asked Elsa for the barrel that wasn't there, was that his way of punishing her for letting Margot on the boat
a You missed a significant part in the restaurant's name, “Tantulus.” In Greek mythology, Tantalus was punished by the gods after he offended them when he was invited to dine with them. What the chef is doing is alluded to be a Tantalean punishment where those who have good things are not permitted to enjoy them. Or maybe I'm reading a little too much into it?😬😆🤷🏻♂️
Jeremy was the guy who made the sauce that was cut. The no bread course was made with one of his sauces. The food critics called the chef out on it. Chef sent a bowl of the sauce. Also on the first course meal he tasted a sauce. Said it was ok. Not good. Okay, plates first course but no sauce. Until the second course
That burger saved her life
What really got me was the American Cheese, you would think a chef would talk bad about a processed cheese but he loves it. Obviously he loves cheeseburgers like all chefs do. Why else would he have American cheese and buns in stock on an island at an elite restaurant?
He did say that they had "everything."
And I think in that moment, Margot managed to transform him into that young, burger-flipping cook again and transport him back to that time and place when he actually enjoyed cooking for others. He forgot about that elite status for that brief moment.
great chefs ARE obsessed and passionate of their research and menu, but that's the experience they are selling. At the end of the day there's nothing like a damn good burger and a beer if that's what the belly wants. Chef David Chang has an addiction to nuggets (nuggets are the better potato chip), Anthony Bourdain was a self confessed street food sausage lover and that's fine. Bodega food, chili cheese nachos, just a slab of fatty steak with fries.
right? :)
really enjoyed this movie especially the men running scene and the last burger
One scene that I wish to know more about and see people's opinion is when chef states that if they truly tried hard enough to oppose him as well as get away they would have probably had a chance in ruining his plan and escaping.
Also a small detail I noticed that I found a good touch - when chef is speaking with John Leguizano (movie star) about the movie he acted in and why he decided he must die due to him not enjoying the movie on one of his days off (Sunday). John then asks about the faith of his spouse (why her as well?), to which chef asks her about her career and she responds is completing studies - chef then asked if she had loans for it which she responds "no" to (one can assume this is from the money she stole from John). At this point we understand she too did not have any 'suffering' in life, while although not directly rich, she was able to feed off John's riches and do her schooling paid off with the money she stole from him i.e. that's why chef thinks she also deserves to die.
Truly the small details in this movie that make it such a masterpiece.
The dinner guests not trying harder throughout the movie to escape: Notice during the scene when Dale, masquerading as the coast guard officer, pointed the gun at everyone and how THAT was when people started pointing at Slowik and showing some semblance of fighting back? To me, it's like when people won't lift a finger to take responsibility for something, but will happily point their finger when given an easy opportunity to do so. These priviledged people have not fought for anything in their lives, having had everything handed to them.
I would have expected the guests to fight until their last breath, not to succumb to maniac chef’s fantasy
lol i love this channel and i love ryan and doug
Actually marianne toinette never said let them eat cake. Look it up
Can we just get a video of you and Doug doing high fives for 5 mins straight? Thanks!
I'm from Mexico, and putting lemon on oysters is the most mundane thing in the world, we put lemon on everything
I took the last scene as a reference to the saying "eat the rich" A fry cook ( at heart) turn raw material into a dessert and fed another service worker...
I would love seeing more horror related videos from you!!
Both love that these kinds of films are becoming more common and popular, and that you guys at least more or less agree with them. Still want you to apologize about Established Titles, though.
They did wind up dropping them as a sponsor, bothered me too when it seemed like they were defending them
This movie is a masterpiece.
I'm glad Ryan doesn't avoid the polarizing topics and says the truth because it is relevant. One of the reasons he is my movie/TV breakdown go to
Margot's ending is ambiguous on purpose. Her boat ran out of gas and her fate is left to the whim of the ocean. This fits well with the film's theme of mastery vs. anarchy/nature. Mastery has two dictionary meanings: 1) comprehensive knowledge or skill in a subject. 2) control or superiority over someone or something. The Chefs are guilty of the obsession with mastering their craft at the detriment of all else. The Elites are guilty of the obsession with their superiority over others. So, maybe in the end the film is saying that we really are masters of nothing and people should just "go with the flow" and enjoy a cheeseburger. Also, it's Dark Ratatouille. Slowik is Ego.