What Does Food Say About a Character?

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  • We all have a favorite food scene. Whether you fancy the prison feast in Goodfellas, the Big Kahuna burger confrontation in Pulp Fiction, or maybe the infamous pie-eating sequence from A Ghost Story, food scenes tend to be rather memorable. But have you ever considered the significance of what is being consumed? So much thought and detail goes into filmmaking that you can almost guarantee that whatever a character is indulging is there for meaningful reasons.
    For example, what does a very rare steak say about a character? What is implied when an adult woofs down a giant bowl of Fruit Loops? When watching a film, it’s very easy to overlook such details. But when a character is enjoying a meal, be sure to ponder why this particular meal is being enjoyed. You may be surprised by how much you learn.

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  • @denisherlock3023
    @denisherlock3023 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7471

    Honey represents luxury and eternity. That's why Bee Movie is such a timeless classic

  • @honeymoon1263
    @honeymoon1263 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw good fellas in highschool, I'm 32 now and I always cut my garlic like that when I make pasta dishes.
    Another good movie that centres around food is Any Lee's "Eat drink man woman"

  • @rehman24fps
    @rehman24fps 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the Breakfast Club analysis.
    This is something really good stuff.

  • @zahratoosi8912
    @zahratoosi8912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Okay I love this channel

  • @InTheMisoLoop
    @InTheMisoLoop 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The note on the Breaking Bad scene is interesting. I saw it more as Jesse comfort eating after being placed in such a stressful situation, whereas Walter having no need for such a thing because he's so disconnected from any feelings of guilt.

  • @moneypowerglory.
    @moneypowerglory. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yes, you are what you eat.

  • @1800bunnyswirl
    @1800bunnyswirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ghibli food scenes>>

  • @gabriellecarvalho2614
    @gabriellecarvalho2614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5991

    if the character eats humans
    it means the character is cannibal
    food says a lot

    • @alcambio5849
      @alcambio5849 5 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      Only if the character is human as well!! Ha

    • @gabriellecarvalho2614
      @gabriellecarvalho2614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      @@alcambio5849 oh man,, i thought the comment was perfect,, I failed

    • @lottiepool9481
      @lottiepool9481 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Hannibal ;)

    • @Fleurig-xr5mm
      @Fleurig-xr5mm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@lottiepool9481 "I'm having a friend for dinner" -Hannibal

    • @froggiee104
      @froggiee104 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@Fleurig-xr5mm *an old friend :)

  • @paulafer485
    @paulafer485 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4582

    I think that the lunches in Breakfast Club is not precisely the way the are, but the way they are percieved by the adults on their life, they dont pack their lunch themselves. Andrew has a protein-packed lunch because he is expected to become this great athlete, Bryan has a lunch which reflects perfectly how pressured he is, the perfectly balanced lunch. Bender has nothing cause no-one cares about him.
    The whole point of the movie is to be who you are, not who someone else thinks you are.

    • @WannaBeJalex
      @WannaBeJalex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      Exactly why they do it this way the characters and their lunches are some if the first things you see almost forcing them into stereotypes but they eventually get to know each other they start showing their true selves they go from point a to b and we get to see the path they take the more open they become

    • @piano.music88
      @piano.music88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Wow, spot on!

    • @Liuhuayue
      @Liuhuayue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      What about the Basketcase, though?

    • @StreetHierarchy
      @StreetHierarchy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I wouldn't say nobody cares about Bender; his parents are abusive and neglectful and they're probably overworked and emotional/psychological wrecks. Plus, he looks and acts grown, so they probably assume he's got the food thing handled. I doubt he complains much to his abused mother that she didn't pack him a lunch. He probably wakes up two minutes before he leaves the house.

    • @Acid_Lace
      @Acid_Lace 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      @@Liuhuayue Her lunch was originally a normal sandwich imposed on her. She disliked the bologna. So she took it upon herself to make a non-standard sandwich, more to her liking.

  • @frankunodostres473
    @frankunodostres473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3636

    not even a mention of the "bad guy eats an apple" cliche :D

    • @literarylady1125
      @literarylady1125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      frank unodostres that one is too easy though.

    • @Memily23
      @Memily23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Draco Malfoy

    • @unicornsprinkles3277
      @unicornsprinkles3277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      You a cinemasins fan?

    • @envinyatar5712
      @envinyatar5712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      The first thing that Captain Barbossa did after asking where his ship is, was to eat an apple.

    • @ShadowyKatz
      @ShadowyKatz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Bad guy takes one bite of an apple more like

  • @ezekielsprophecy3203
    @ezekielsprophecy3203 5 ปีที่แล้ว +689

    My favourite food scene in Matilda when she’s making pancakes after her parents and brother go out.

    • @ohmaidarlin
      @ohmaidarlin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      I know! I was looking for a comment about it! It definitely represents her independence at such a young age and how she only has herself to deal with the difficulties of adulthood.
      There was another film that was about a woman working in a dinner and makes pies with different ingredients while mediating about her abusive relationship and her future that comes to mind with this video essay but I forgot the name lol

    • @ezekielsprophecy3203
      @ezekielsprophecy3203 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Maitena yass somebody agrees !!

    • @mallorymarrs3801
      @mallorymarrs3801 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @Maitena I think that pie making movie is called The Waitress. This video made me think about it too!

    • @ohmaidarlin
      @ohmaidarlin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mallorymarrs3801 oh thank you for giving the name!! I was trying to remember so I could watch it again! (Specially so I can take this into consideration haha) it's a good movie though

    • @princessthyemis
      @princessthyemis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      YEAH!

  • @Ch_Noor72
    @Ch_Noor72 5 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    Jesse in Breaking Bad really never becomes "desensitized". Throughout the show, he puts on a tough exterior but we know that he is much more of an empath than Walter is. Walter's persona changes after having been involved in the drug business for a while and he becomes more and more apathetic. Jesse, on the other hand, deals with the heavy burden of all his trauma. In the eating scene shown, he's not desensitized, but he's attempting to ignore or cope with what had just happened and act as if everything is alright.

    • @amrahkhan7552
      @amrahkhan7552 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wow this is really on point.

    • @ketchupunicorn1750
      @ketchupunicorn1750 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I was looking for this comment, it's explicitly shown later on how that moment affected jesse, and how much more of a human he is compared to Walt

    • @cattysplat
      @cattysplat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes if anything have a full heavy meal is providing the distraction and cope he needs to not deal with it, whilst Walter is already dealing with it and suffering, Jesse is delaying dealing with it mentally himself.

    • @love-ip7sz
      @love-ip7sz ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree. He never lost his soul

  • @layoverbear
    @layoverbear 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1613

    The strudel in Inglourious Basterds. I don’t know if the food itself means anything, but the scene is one of my favourites in cinema.

    • @vinayt1044
      @vinayt1044 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      I watched whole video, hoping IB's strudel scene will appear somewhere in this list, but it's not.

    • @jackierosas9593
      @jackierosas9593 5 ปีที่แล้ว +560

      Well, Landa orders strudel, a traditionally German dessert, at a restaurant in France. So, this points to why he emphasizes it as being "not so terrible" because for him it's not truly German strudel. In the overarching story, it is out of place as the Nazis are in France. They shouldn't be there. This is also reemphasized in the scene later on when they smoke the German, not French cigarettes. It's a power play. He's showing how Germany is dominant over France by forcing her to eat a German dessert and use German cigarettes. He's the one with the power.
      Another thing is that he orders espresso for himself and milk for Shoshanna. This adds tension because where did Shoshanna's family all die by Landa's hands? A dairy farm. This implies that Landa may know who she is and is using it to scare her. Milk may also hold connotations of childhood and paternalism. Parents often tell their children to drink milk and they make them drink it at dinner. Here Landa orders her milk, a child like drink while he orders the strong adult espresso for himself. He is showing himself as superior not only in ordering for her and making her try it but in also what he chooses for her to physically intake. The added cream also reasserts the dairy element but also shows indulgence. He makes them both wait for the cream. There's probably more to it but I haven't really thought about the cream as much.
      It is also important to note the way they eat. Shoshanna tries to take her one bite as soon as possible in order to get it over with. She doesn't want to be there, she is clearly just indulging Landa so she won't anger him and have him find out about her. Landa chomps on that strudel. He talks with his mouth full and we hear the clanking of his silverware. The guy is in control and completely at ease since it is a "casual" conversation they are having.
      It also shows how he may appear to have manners by the way he addresses people and struts about but he eats rudely. He also puts his cigarette into the strudel. The "real" German cigarette squashes and ruins the "no so terrible" German "pretending"strudel. It also shows how wasteful Landa is. While people are dying this guy eats a strudel then wastes it with his cigarette. His polite persona is just hiding his ruthless nature which Shoshanna is already aware of.
      Sorry for the length. I may be completely wrong or missing some aspects of the scene but eh. . . It's one helluva scene.

    • @chiaralupi
      @chiaralupi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      @@jackierosas9593 Great comment, I agree with everything you said. Perhaps the cream and the fact that Landa tells Shoshanna to wait for it is just another symbol to show his power. As you said, she doesn't want to be there, she would quickly eat her strudel and then go away, and it's pretty clear, so somehow Landa perceives it and he makes her stay and wait longer. It's also another "disguised" obligation: he's slightly suggesting that she cannot decide on her own when to start eating, she has to wait for him and his choices. And when they finally can eat and he's had his cream, he wastes the whole strudel putting his cigarette on it. He's showing off his power and his carelessness for whatever is "below" him, people or just, symbolically, a French restaurant strudel. He wants to make clear that he's in control, that he has the upper hand, and others can only adjust to his will.
      However, it's definitely a great scene. One of my favourites.

    • @jackierosas9593
      @jackierosas9593 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Chiara Lupi I agree with you on the cream! It is such a great scene. I love the way Tarantino films food. The Big Kahuna burger and milkshake scenes in Pulp Fiction, the beer and white cake in Django, and the strudel scene make me so hungry. It’s also interesting the way he often sets up his characters in a kitchen or in a restaurant/diner.

    • @seaque.
      @seaque. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      He wants to know (or wants her to know) that she is Jewish. As far as my knowledge you can't eat bacon and milky products at the same time if you're a jew.

  • @user343ok
    @user343ok 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    the scene from spirited away where chihiro eats the rice balls and cries after seeing her parents for the first time after they were turned into pigs. never fails to make me cry because that really is how it is when you feel like your world is crashing down around you. eating something good can make you feel whole again. food is so healing.

  • @circesw
    @circesw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1750

    Reads title
    Me an intelectual: it means they are hungry
    Edit: wow thank u for the 900 likes :)

  • @subterraneanhomesickalien1344
    @subterraneanhomesickalien1344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +701

    i was expecting to see mads mikkelson cooking scene from hannibal ):

    • @iveted4738
      @iveted4738 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      thats not exactly food lol.

    • @iont8172
      @iont8172 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@iveted4738 it is food. Maybe it's not your personal taste (or mine) but it's definitely food!

    • @seethetruth7427
      @seethetruth7427 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      I think his meticulous nature of preparing the meals is closely related to how well thought out and executed his murders are. sophisticated, ruthless, with grand designs

    • @NissaVicious
      @NissaVicious 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I've thought about him instantly the second I started the video xD

    • @Fleurig-xr5mm
      @Fleurig-xr5mm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol YES! I was waiting aswell

  • @brucewayne1943
    @brucewayne1943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1015

    I love how on most movie breakdown channels, Breaking Bad consistently is compared right along with great films. No other show is mentioned very often.

    • @ozzy9101
      @ozzy9101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Bruce Wayne username, DD profile pic and a comment about Breaking Bad. Some of the best stuff around right now

    • @brucewayne1943
      @brucewayne1943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ozzy9101 Thank you, my good sir.

    • @gb8243
      @gb8243 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daredevil? Some of the best stuff right now? Not anymore, my friend.

    • @ozzy9101
      @ozzy9101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Jay Bech it’s still some of the best stuff. Cancelled or not.

    • @catcat3964
      @catcat3964 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Supernatural should be! Or Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

  • @haveanicedaymyself3087
    @haveanicedaymyself3087 5 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    My food says that I am soon to be fat

    • @missraslan1523
      @missraslan1523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lucy Silvia relatable

    • @LunaWitcher
      @LunaWitcher 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or fatter in my case

    • @haveanicedaymyself3087
      @haveanicedaymyself3087 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @akshay Viswambharan nah,Asian. Bangladeshi. It's not in the country,it's in the fate

  • @ZaxorVonSkyler
    @ZaxorVonSkyler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +627

    The cooking scene from howls moving castle! Or any Miyazaki film!

    • @saramrcn8577
      @saramrcn8577 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Zaxor Von Skyler yES

    • @princessthyemis
      @princessthyemis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      YEAH!!! I was really surprised he didn't mention any anime scenes!!

    • @lucasbatista9369
      @lucasbatista9369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No Face eating everything in his sight in Spirited Away

    • @ryanthecyan113
      @ryanthecyan113 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Zaxor Von Skyler the ramen scene from Ponyo really stands out to me

    • @oracle_8947
      @oracle_8947 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      To me, the breakfast scene in Howl's Moving Castle is symbolic of how they are really like a family--an odd one, perhaps--but a very warm one.

  • @ashleywass4
    @ashleywass4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +362

    And then there is Marvel in which Robert Downey Jr. hides food around and eats it whenever he wants on or off camera.

    • @kioskclerk
      @kioskclerk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      that perfectly fits in with Tony's chaotic energy though. not that he eats blueberries while going on a mission but just that he is eating that only bc Robert doesnt care about the rule.

    • @aliendude2875
      @aliendude2875 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hurudududurur Marvel funnyyy

    • @lunausnac2827
      @lunausnac2827 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      and in Harry Potter they had to sew shut Malfoy's robes' pockets so he doesn't sneak food in the set 😂😂

    • @kkibela
      @kkibela 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I read somewhere that in the movie he consistently offers the food as a source of positive reinforcement every time a character agrees with him or says something clever.. Also blueberries are notoriously healing brain food.. There is actually a Ted talk on it.. Maybe Tony stark is just worrying about the neural stress on banners pathways during transformation? Because that's the person he offers it to the most Also he wanted to eat irl

  • @jajamicham8126
    @jajamicham8126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    *character eating egg in a movie*
    no one: ...
    this dude: bruuuhhh thats deep

    • @Artbug
      @Artbug 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did the egg symbolism in that movie really go over your head?

    • @vapingfury4460
      @vapingfury4460 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Artbug uhhhhhh that doesn't make any sense??? Because eggs taste good wtf?

    • @leonfink5579
      @leonfink5579 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What movie was that

    • @crazygoldy1538
      @crazygoldy1538 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dianeaishamonday9125 bruh now it makes sense

    • @vapingfury4460
      @vapingfury4460 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Burnt Orange do you knot like eggs? Or something? Because its understandable if they included the egg because its good to eat and its even healthy for you....

  • @paulinaenck5797
    @paulinaenck5797 5 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    I cannot believe they didn’t mention Inglourious Basterds and the strudel/milk scenes

  • @lightsoff9008
    @lightsoff9008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +675

    I love how Rose in Get Out eats her “cereal” separated. The milk representing whites and the Froot Loops symbolizing colored people. She wants them segregated.

    • @lightsoff9008
      @lightsoff9008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Isabel Palomino Really? Well that’s boring.

    • @yayaslocs6877
      @yayaslocs6877 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      That’s not even a little true....

    • @dudamendesmili1071
      @dudamendesmili1071 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      I think they just made her eat it like that to show she’s weird..?

    • @ellienas5179
      @ellienas5179 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      I thought it was just cause she was a whole ass freak

    • @popurm
      @popurm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Dear Dream she want dat bbc

  • @FuzzyTrekkie
    @FuzzyTrekkie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    With the Shape of Water, I didn't put any deeper meaning to it because I remembered that Abe's favorite food was pickled eggs in Hellboy

    • @Jakioliberty
      @Jakioliberty 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      werent rotten eggs?

    • @sabrina.h2737
      @sabrina.h2737 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I haven't seen the movie mentioned so, yeah I was like but hang on Abe in Hellboy ate eggs so, isn't that just what water sprites eat?! Too. ☺

  • @bjarkisteinnpetursson9736
    @bjarkisteinnpetursson9736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    This is very obvious in Brooklyn None-Nine, where Jake likes to eat Cereal (the same one Terry’s daughters like) with orange soda instead of milk or gummy worms wrapped in a fruit roll up while some of Captain Holt’s favorite foods are a plain scone or plain toast. Oh, and you can’t forget Nutrition Bricks, original no flavor and whole wheat no flavor.

  • @frankwest5388
    @frankwest5388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Here is another famous one. In Iron Man. The first thing Tony Stark asks for after coming home from the terrorists prison is a fast food hamburger. It is clearly symbolic of the simple pleasures that he was deprived from in that hole and makes it even more clear how much he suffered. It also shows that despite being a billionaire playboy genius inventor, he is still a person like you and me. After all a man who has tasted the best the world has to offer, desires a common mans carvings.

  • @allis_o2628
    @allis_o2628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Grown characters - especially men - drinking milk used to be a bad guy thing in my eyes, because of Clockwork Orange and Inglorious basterds. But then I remembered Leon the professional, which seems to be there to symbolize Leons simple state of mind. So, what does a glass of milk symbolize? A Childlike state, or somebody who knows that whatever they do, it won't be of any consequence to them because they have the power? Or maybe both depending on the character?

    • @potmki6601
      @potmki6601 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Milk is good for your bones. I think maybe conservative characters? In a good way

    • @msbelieverr3196
      @msbelieverr3196 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/iKDtmV5xSv0/w-d-xo.html

    • @argadargad9128
      @argadargad9128 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Maybe it symbolizes thier fucked up mentality, if you wanna make something brave or cruel... etc... You drink alcohol to give you an edge, but these ppl are so bad ass so harsh, they don't need alcohol/stimulants to achieve thier cruel agenda

    • @Marceau.
      @Marceau. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@potmki6601 Milk is only good for your bones when you're a child though, after that it's superfluous so I think their idea of a childlike state is appropriate

    • @missraslan1523
      @missraslan1523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think it depends on who the character is, I play a video game where they call people “milk drinkers” to call them weak, however I, an athlete drink milk all the time and I am not weak, so it depends on what the character is

  • @maricelaramirez4551
    @maricelaramirez4551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    All this thought behind on screen food and RDJ took snacks on set cause he felt like it

  • @cptpapa
    @cptpapa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Judd’s lack of a lunch reveals his desire to be cared for while trying to cover it up by making fun of the others lunch. He feels neglected and unwanted.

  • @rhythmoriented
    @rhythmoriented 5 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Kinda crazy to think that the most tension packed cinematic moment of 2017 (a great year) entailed Daniel Day Lewis chewing his food...

    • @bjarkisteinnpetursson9736
      @bjarkisteinnpetursson9736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      rhythmoriented Was that a... Do Go On reference?

    • @rhythmoriented
      @rhythmoriented 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tacomatic tbh the flux of emotions from the time Woodcock placed a fork in those eggs to the moment he actually swallows them carries more drama than the entire run time of most films. PTA+DDY and ONLY that combination could’ve pulled this off. Then again, this is the tandem responsible for arguably the best film of the 2000’s: There Will Be Blood.

    • @Wired4Life2
      @Wired4Life2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick."

  • @o.guimaraes
    @o.guimaraes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Are you serious? Do you want to talk about carachters and food without mentioning Dr. Hannibal Lecter?

    • @animeotaku307
      @animeotaku307 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There’s a good article on the TV series adaptation and how it uses food if you’re interested:
      www.thebooksmugglers.com/2016/09/food-horror-art-cooking-haute-cuisine-hannibal-lecter.html

  • @Fullbatteri
    @Fullbatteri 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Any scene with food in a Hayao Miyazaki film.

    • @ryanthecyan113
      @ryanthecyan113 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ApexCactus the ponyo scene with the ramen 👌🏼

    • @manas1260
      @manas1260 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spirited Away.

  • @Tekiruru
    @Tekiruru 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    *the pizza is being aggressive*

  • @krach1854
    @krach1854 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I love this, it is impossible to don't feel passionate with your videos.
    I discoverd this channel two days ago, and I have seen like 30 videos of it.
    I can not understand why you don't have millions of subs, you deserve them.
    You make me want to be a better director, and the knowledge and feelings that you show in every single video you make, are fascinating.
    Please keep the good stuff on, I love it.

  • @akshaym5905
    @akshaym5905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    blue is the warmest color is one of the finest examples.

    • @sixthcavalier
      @sixthcavalier 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      how so?

    • @elingrrr
      @elingrrr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@sixthcavalier food is different and the way the enkoy it eat reinforce the social class that both characters come from very different

    • @s_e_ss
      @s_e_ss 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      adele is always eating spaghetti, when emma is eating gourmet food principally

    • @lucaspatricio3307
      @lucaspatricio3307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Of course! All spaghetti is straigth until it gets wet

    • @acc1541
      @acc1541 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lucaspatricio3307 lmao

  • @KentBreathe
    @KentBreathe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    i love how jordan peele in this video bc continental breakfast is one of my fav skits

  • @hopemanreturns3135
    @hopemanreturns3135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Evil character ll drink milk

    • @sanjuan13
      @sanjuan13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's about our wild nature.

    • @TheKersey475
      @TheKersey475 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Milk is like blondes, either innocence or evil

    • @repulsethemonkey1396
      @repulsethemonkey1396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In a clockwork Orange, the drugged milk is used to symbolize corrupted innocence/youth

    • @The3pic0wnage
      @The3pic0wnage 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly! I was looking for this. I have seen it in so many movies already where the bad guy drinks milk.

  • @ty_teynium
    @ty_teynium 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I never thought of the significance of food in films. Everyone keeps mentioning the infamous Capolas use of the orange in The Godfather but that’s it. Very interesting! Now I don’t have to worry about starving any actors !

    • @UmbrellaGent
      @UmbrellaGent 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/2uK9cx3M9_w/w-d-xo.html Another great video focusing on food (or cooking rather) in films if you'd like to see more. Enjoy.

    • @madisonvava8342
      @madisonvava8342 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The oranges in the godfather were actually unintentional which makes that so funny

    • @ChaosHarlequin
      @ChaosHarlequin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you think about it, nobody's ACTUALLY while filming, so the food has to convey some alternative meaning,

  • @baileygawa755
    @baileygawa755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Two favourite food scenes
    Ratatouille: the strawberry and cheese scene
    Good burger: every scene

  • @redcrossman9014
    @redcrossman9014 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My favourite food scene is from human centipede........
    im not taking this back

  • @labyrinth1474
    @labyrinth1474 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Let's not forget about the peach scene in call me by your name😏🍑

    • @acc1541
      @acc1541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was thinking of that

    • @fruitygarlic3601
      @fruitygarlic3601 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like to think that you're talking about the original, because Oliver eats the peach afterwards.

  • @summerghost6551
    @summerghost6551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Well, what about Hannibal? What can you tell about him by the food he eats?

    • @nobodycares6941
      @nobodycares6941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope it does not mean that he is cannibal

    • @007TrickShotz
      @007TrickShotz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He’s meticulous and methodical. He doesn’t want something that is plain. The preparation of his food is a parallel with how he kills his food. It also fits in with that theme of desensitization mentioned in the video since he sees it as another meal rather than the limbs of a human being.
      Idk if u actually wanted an answer but this was in my head so 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @ChaosHarlequin
      @ChaosHarlequin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@007TrickShotz Also he believes he's superior to everyone else.

    • @EveryTimeV2
      @EveryTimeV2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That he has some serious anger issues. Dude literally is so filled with hatred for other human beings that them being rude has a salty taste that can be described as 'free range rude'. Revenge to Hannibal is a palatable taste.

  • @catwhiskers4885
    @catwhiskers4885 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    What about eleven from stranger things and her eggos

    • @princessthyemis
      @princessthyemis 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah!!!!

    • @animeotaku307
      @animeotaku307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I think in that case it’s more about upbringing and what the eggos mean to her. She was a lab experiment who probably didn’t get food like that and the other people in her life were abusive. Mike, the first person she forms a meaningful relationship with, gives her eggos. So both of these combined means that Eleven associates eggos with Mike and good memories.
      That, and I think it’s to show that regardless of her powers and odd behavior, she’s still a child.

    • @eduardoarmas8286
      @eduardoarmas8286 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That was just Product Placement I think so

    • @Sigart
      @Sigart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@eduardoarmas8286 It's probably product placement that it was Eggos specifically, but they could have put any kind of sweet food in there to get the same meaning.

    • @repulsethemonkey1396
      @repulsethemonkey1396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm gonna have a go at it. Eggos are marketed towards kids so her affinity for them could also represent a piece of the childhood she never had

  • @mokko759
    @mokko759 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There is an old black and white film called Babette's Feast which is absolutely stunning. Food is used in every aspect of this film from conveying manners, religion, routine to culture, love and art. The way characters view and interact with food both familiar and foreign is just plain beautiful.

  • @poulomi__hari
    @poulomi__hari 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In the movie "We need to talk about Kevin", there were ample scenes of food to portray Kevin's sadistic behavior.
    1. He would mostly eat a bread with some red jam. But one day he sort of devoured a whole chicken before going out for dinner with his mother. And at the dinner table, instead of eating he kept making tiny balls of bread crumbs while talking to his mother.
    2. He was shown peeling a leechi sadistically, and then enjoyed crushing the tiny fruit in between his teeth. This scene was just after the scene when his sister had her left eye burnt. Creepy as hell, it was disturbing to witness that.
    3. The day he massacred his school, that morning he was playing with his cereals. He was shown crushing every single piece of cereal as their parents were discussing divorce, and his 17th birthday.

  • @AB2B
    @AB2B 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fried Green Tomatoes, the detective eating the BBQ. Priceless.

  • @eduardoarmas8286
    @eduardoarmas8286 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Guys you're misunderstanding the video. Is not always the choice and the meaning behind, sometimes is about the way the character eats, or maybe the way the character makes his meal. ✌ there are many ways to communicate through food.

  • @gabrielhazzard7206
    @gabrielhazzard7206 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That chocolate cake in Matilda tho!!

  • @nicolesakwe1973
    @nicolesakwe1973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    In Ocean's Eleven; Brad Pitt's character is eating every time we see him. What does that say about the character?
    I really need to know, because that is my favourite character in that movie.

    • @Corkeryy
      @Corkeryy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Nicole Sakwe I’d say confident and relaxed. Very suave. I mean if you’re eating it shows you’re relaxed and not bothered about anything else. So also arrogant

    • @rogerkincaid931
      @rogerkincaid931 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not just Ocean's Eleven, Pitt loves to eat in his movies.

  • @Memily23
    @Memily23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It was not a good idea to watch this while I'm hungry

  • @Whimsy3692
    @Whimsy3692 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Remember that lunch scene from Jurassic Park? How they all just witnessed how the raptors are fed, and Laura Dern is served this big old plate of meat, and she just stares at it...? X)
    Yeah. Food helps get points across in stories.
    Edit: Oh my goodness, I just remembered the ice cream scene as well from the same movie. Ice cream usually symbolizes innocence and childhood. It's also a comfort food, which people have to make themselves feel better. Which is what Dr. Hammond is eating, when all the dinosaurs are loose, and the electric fences aren't working. He eats it while he reminisces about his flea circus, feeling nostalgic for a childhood dream he wanted to make real for people.
    Laura Dern also has some, probably just in an attempt to feel better as well.
    Oh man... I also just remembered. The fucking JELLO scene as well. You can just imagine why they wanted Ariana Richards to eat that. Jello's dominant quality is that it shakes. And the audience will ask themselves... why is it shaking...?
    Ahhh, I love that movie. :)

  • @AnkitKumar-vf2hs
    @AnkitKumar-vf2hs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Blue is the warmest color also uses food to represent the socioeconomic and psychological differences between families and mai characters...

    • @marinameilenstein
      @marinameilenstein 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Plus they always eat with their mouths open xD

  • @madunicorn4568
    @madunicorn4568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Iron man, Hannibal, Finnick from Hunger games and Ron Weasley come to mind

  • @eduardoarmas8286
    @eduardoarmas8286 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A video about food in movies and there's no Brad Pitt scene? Suspicious.

  • @raghavbhatia3892
    @raghavbhatia3892 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This has been used perfectly in Stranger Things.
    Eleven = eggos
    Alexei = strawberry shake.

  • @elsalaiho1699
    @elsalaiho1699 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In Robin of Sherwood (a British show from the 80s, the first to have a saracen as part of Robin's team), although Nasir is as loyal to Robin as the rest of the group, he never is and never will be completely English. He holds on to little pieces of his faith and culture, so often in scenes where characters are having a feast to honor something, Nasir can be seen refusing pork or alcoholic drinks, often he's sitting quietly away from the rest of them, and it doesn't carry that much symbolic meaning, but it's interesting little piece of world and character building

  • @zgrabitrenutak4828
    @zgrabitrenutak4828 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    How come you didnt put that epic scene from Haniball in this video? 😆

    • @iont8172
      @iont8172 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That epic scene? Aren't they all?!

    • @animeotaku307
      @animeotaku307 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that they’re pretty straightforward. It’s not the consumption of human flesh that’s meaningful, it’s how he does it. He always takes pains to cook the meat into extravagant dishes, showing his contempt for most people and his sense of superiority (as he’s basically treating human flesh the same way as beef or pork).

  • @cupcakefanuzb5572
    @cupcakefanuzb5572 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favourite food scene is the potato chip scene in death note

  • @robert3333
    @robert3333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video but wasn't it Jesse who had to struggle more with the deaths he witnessed than Walter?

  • @discantix
    @discantix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Once Upon A Time In America - Scene With A Cake

  • @JackIninin
    @JackIninin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I see you putting in this hard work man, love it

  • @rhymenby
    @rhymenby 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Favourite food scene will always be the Potato Chip scene in Death Note and L’s cake in Death Note. (The anime not the terrible movie)

  • @Sam_Martyn
    @Sam_Martyn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ok but why wasn’t Matilda making pancakes on here

  • @Kikyo0Takarai
    @Kikyo0Takarai 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Anything NBC Hannibal eats is a statement xD

  • @dianeaishamonday9125
    @dianeaishamonday9125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    War Games with Barry Corbin comes to mind. His character is shown to be jovial yet macho by all the snack food he is constantly eating in most of his scenes. That and the cigar smoking. Jovial because it's sugary sweet food. Macho because "real" men don't care about their health lmaooooo

  • @stefan1024
    @stefan1024 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Tony Soprano, stress-eating, is the best thing ever..

  • @ratsalad178
    @ratsalad178 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love the opening scene in the good, the bad and the ugly when angel eyes serves himself food in stevens' home. cinematic genius

  • @thisis26
    @thisis26 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I make character sheets for me OC's when I write. Each one has some sort of food or drink in it. Communicates a lot about a character.

  • @sovietmochi6166
    @sovietmochi6166 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Lets have the bad guy eat an apple. It'll make him look like even more of an asshole"

  • @aaliyahrammstein6674
    @aaliyahrammstein6674 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the "Neon Demon," the villains in the movie are shown in a restaurant multiple times, and you never see them eat, in fact, you never see them eat until they are covered in blood at the end of the movie. Not saying what was eaten, no spoilers....

  • @emilioqlozano2318
    @emilioqlozano2318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just want to say shout out every frame a painting cause he’s the reason why a shit load of these Vedic essays are all over the TH-cam community

  • @nobodyfaceisnothere
    @nobodyfaceisnothere 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Potato chip scene from Death Note

    • @ellienas5179
      @ellienas5179 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’ll take a potato chip.... and EAT IT

  • @user-fj8ub7yo4c
    @user-fj8ub7yo4c 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Then the director said "make this guy eat an apple, it'll make him look like even more of an asshole"

  • @bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963
    @bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Even those fucking delicious looking meals in Hannibal?

  • @existingtm
    @existingtm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love thoughtful videos like this. They help me break down and build stories.

  • @iambatman2638
    @iambatman2638 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i have seen pulp fiction maybe 100+ times but still jules taking a bite of the burger makes me extremely hungry

  • @bcn1gh7h4wk
    @bcn1gh7h4wk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    and, wine.
    don't forget wine.
    .... or booze in general.... ale, beer, cider, wine, champagne, bourbon, whisky, martini....

  • @ApsDong
    @ApsDong 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, what a great video. I personally love the food preparing scenes in the series Hannibal and I could never really articulate why. Plus, the video was short and in nowadays you rarely find a video, which is under 10 minutes long lol, thanks for having literally every sentence in this video being insightful and interesting rather than just there to fill some time. 👍

    • @animeotaku307
      @animeotaku307 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Something else I noticed about Hannibal when it comes to the food is how it’s presented. Hannibal’s dishes are always these elaborate creations; his way of elevating those he considers inferior to something of worth. The lighting is also usually cold, like they’re in a surgery room rather than a dinner table. The one time that it’s lit warmly that I can recall is the last scene with Bedelia and her leg, which may be indicative of Hannibal now truly having dinner to share with someone (Will) instead of putting on a show.
      Cordell tries to be fancy with the presentation of his meals, but they are never as elaborate as Hannibal’s. He’s Mason’s poor man’s version of Hannibal.
      The food not prepared by those two - the papardelle from Pazzi’s wife and Reba’s pie - are more simple and have warmer lighting, as it’s food simply being shared with another.

  • @happymama2793
    @happymama2793 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have cooking skills and I am *NOT* suave and confident

    • @alphabladelm2011
      @alphabladelm2011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same. And just because I can cook doesn’t mean I can cook well.

  • @Arthur-yf9yv
    @Arthur-yf9yv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that Hannibal makes Will scrambled eggs with _unidentified meat_ in the series Hannibal. It sets up the caring approach Hannibal has to Will as his patient, and as someone who treats Will as somewhere between a love interest and an experiment. The carefully chosen 'protein scramble' rather than just eggs shows that he's precise about what he's doing with Will's body. It's simultaneously a caring domestic interaction, and a cold scientific experiment.

  • @SunflowerSpotlight
    @SunflowerSpotlight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:12 Uh oh. I do that usually. 😅 I have to eat very slowly, so I do that if I can to avoid it getting soggy. Or I take a short glass and put only a few dozen in the milk at a time. It takes forever so it’s kind of a treat for me. I also have to be careful because it can really hurt my mouth if I’m not.
    My brain has miswired pain detection because of a combo of hereditary illness and an injury, so things that may be irritating or uncomfortable for most people are interpreted as pain, so it’s kind of tricky to do most things. Having cereal is just one of them. But it’s really satisfying when I can manage it.

  • @england6317
    @england6317 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ruthless and animalistic for a rare steak my favourite food is rare steak and drink whisky lol

  • @Fushikatz
    @Fushikatz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nothing about "Eat, Drink, Man, Woman"? o.O

  • @giasaleen2
    @giasaleen2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Actually saw an article about psychopaths and it got on the subject of food. Apparently, most psychopaths eat very delicately and slower. And also etiquette.

  • @Betterthanyoukazoo
    @Betterthanyoukazoo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    has anyone actually tried the cereal sandwich from breakfast club though? cause it's actually delicious

  • @gamleskalle1
    @gamleskalle1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    People don't eat or drink up their meal annoys the hell out of me.

  • @clarrotXmen
    @clarrotXmen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hannibal has the best food scenes hands down

  • @pavishwaryapanchatcharam4007
    @pavishwaryapanchatcharam4007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bruh Christopher Waltz eating the strudel in Inglorious Bastards is everything.

  • @marlenasien8793
    @marlenasien8793 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For as long as I can remember, I've been very obsessed with what other people eat.
    What they cook for themselves, and how they order at a restaurant.
    It really does say a lot.
    All the out-of-the-box thinkers stand out with what they eat, and don't like to eat.

    • @love-ip7sz
      @love-ip7sz ปีที่แล้ว

      3 year old comment but, me too! I love those Harper Bazaar what I eat videos. I find it so interesting that everyone has different favorites and eating habits.

  • @michaelkukula5926
    @michaelkukula5926 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    What about apples and bad guys?

    • @isaacs8783
      @isaacs8783 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The apple in the garden of Eden

    • @michaelkukula5926
      @michaelkukula5926 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@isaacs8783 ohhh...that makes sense.

    • @6Kubik
      @6Kubik 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@isaacs8783 there was never an apple. Its a fruit but no mention that it is an apple. I guess we only interpret it as an apple since in germanic culture the tree of life holds the golden apples and maybe when christianity came to europe, people mixed it up, like everything else in the bible.

    • @Noa......
      @Noa...... 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

  • @kkibela
    @kkibela 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The food in breakfast club represent how much control and authenticity they have in their own lives.. Brian has no choices, his lunch represents what his parents think of him.. Pb and j is far from nutritious and none of it has any bite.. He feels powerless to impactbthe world around him with his choices, despite his ability to understand and explain social economics he sees around him. Clares lunch although apparently more autonomous is just a more expensive version of Brian's.. Although she gets to choose the quality of her lunch it's is no doubt decided by her peer group and fashion magazines or maybe a longing to live in another culture where there is order and attention to detail that shuttling between her two parents doesn't provide.... I could go on.. But essentially food is life... So how we feed ourselves esp in movies says more about our ability to thrive and how we think that should be done and what we think we are worth, for the record ally sheedy s character clearly has a sugar craving which spiritually goes back to not feeling loved and or supported by your parents /the universe, which she later goes on to explain in that film..
    Eggs.. Babies

  • @sebastiana.garcia6889
    @sebastiana.garcia6889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You didnt mention The white castle scene

  • @user-ti6oz4gd7r
    @user-ti6oz4gd7r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    *If they pour their milk before their cereal, it means they’re a psychopath*

    • @gobzanuff5078
      @gobzanuff5078 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      if they eat cereal without milk, they're badass.... or broke...

    • @user-ti6oz4gd7r
      @user-ti6oz4gd7r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Milo Estobar lol I eat most of my cereal without milk because I don’t really like my cereal soggy + I don’t like milk

    • @gobzanuff5078
      @gobzanuff5078 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-ti6oz4gd7r ...or lack those ant tolerant

    • @sabrina.h2737
      @sabrina.h2737 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Milo Estobar I liked snacking on Nutri Grain without milk as a kid. My family thought I was silly. Now I know I was just a bad... lol.

  • @alibear3993
    @alibear3993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My favorite food scenes are in we need to talk about Kevin

  • @amber_baxter3997
    @amber_baxter3997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The real question is, what’s the story behind Natasha eating a peanut butter sandwich in Endgame?

    • @bookwyrmofthenorth
      @bookwyrmofthenorth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      PBnJ is often used in places it's hard to get food to, because all the ingredients are easy to buy and store and transport. I'd say when Nat eats it, it's survival food- 'i don't have much in energy or resources, but I can still eat' it's further shown in how she eats it- she mostly toys with it- she's not solving it down or even eating quickly... she's just making herself eat.
      The way ant man eats it, though, I think switches the meaning from 'survival' to 'simplicity or childishness'

  • @robinfa1477
    @robinfa1477 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's stupid and makes sense at the same time.

  • @darkkiss7247
    @darkkiss7247 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Love these videos. Bone Apple teeth lol!

  • @AdarshKumar-nj7rp
    @AdarshKumar-nj7rp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Instead of calling TH-cam as your source, you should mention the channel.

  • @honeybutter_toast
    @honeybutter_toast 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Every food party with Kevin in Home Alone. Always makes me feel free. 😆

  • @SunflowerSpotlight
    @SunflowerSpotlight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really like the Goodfellas food stuff. All of it. It’s important to the story, every time, from the wooing of the main couple to the post murder play at being “normal,” the cruelty at the bars, the corruption in prison to the furtive anxiety in the diner, it’s always enhancing or propelling the plot. As an editor, it is what I point to for my clients if they want examples of what to do, rather than what they should avoid.