tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post3717290602303812395..comments2024-03-11T00:24:45.891-07:00Comments on Popcorn Culture: Right Ingredients, Wrong RecipeBrennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post-13868542547578447452014-08-26T23:11:14.086-07:002014-08-26T23:11:14.086-07:00Wow, thank you so much for your well-thought out r...Wow, thank you so much for your well-thought out reply! I'm really glad to hear that you liked it and could find a kindred spirit in not really enjoying the movie that much.<br />You're totally right in that the screenplay absolutely devalues women, among many other things including dramatic stakes. And it's great to hear about the chef life from another angle. I hope to hear from you again!Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post-19355575829729952832014-08-26T16:32:11.829-07:002014-08-26T16:32:11.829-07:00I just watched this movie the other night and had ...I just watched this movie the other night and had to rush online to find a review that justified how I felt about this movie.<br />I agree with nearly every point you bring up. (the rack focus when Leguizamo is on the phone Favreau? I had to watch it again to make sure I wasn't seeing things. It was so awful!)<br />When I first saw the on-screen tweet I cringed because I've grown so sick of it despite it not being overly popular yet; thankfully I ended up enjoying how they went about it (like you said, interacting more with the scene and the little fluttering off when it was sent). I can also admit the small montages of him preparing food are beautiful.<br />My biggest problems with it were that it didn't seem like this was really a chef's life. Obviously I don't know much about being an "LA celebrity chef", but growing up with a professional chef for a mother, I was still confused about a lot of it. First off, how can he be such a popular chef and still have no say in the place he works? When the critic came back I definitely thought he would either make what he felt like/had the ingredients for or (once I saw he was preparing food at home) have him bring that in and blow the guy away. (But I guess that'd require more of a complex plot.)<br />I was also surprised by how much time he was seemingly able to spend with his kid. (Also, a side note: I can never tell what time of day it is when they're in the restaurant?) Most chefs work a 1-11pm type shift. By the time I'd get home from school, my mother would be at work. Gourmet meals weren't a constant thing because chefs 1. already cook all day and 2. aren't usually home to make dinner. (maybe I'm just jealous of that grilled cheese)<br />I was also so frustrated that every single person in that kitchen was male. Despite the never-ending tirade of "women belong in the kitchen" it never holds up when it comes to a professional kitchen. Being a professional female chef is incredibly hard (something "Ratatouille" actually illustrated pretty well in a brief scene) and it was disheartening to see no women in that kitchen, aside from 3 silent servers cleaning flatware. As far as the women in the movie went, I was able to enjoy Sophia Vergara but the rest (which were what? Scarlett Johansson and some background characters?) were absolutely pointless. And Favreau wasn’t even that interesting, most annoying and arrogant. I would’ve really liked Leguizamo playing the leading role. I would’ve enjoyed that so much more.<br />So I guess that's a long-winded way of saying: thanks for the great review and I'll probably be checking out mroe of your reviews in the future?Carliehttp://carliehope.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com