The only dish the chef actually prepared, himself, is the cheeseburger. He has all his lower chefs cooking all the dishes he thought of because he doesn't find joy in cooking them. He only truly found joy in preparing a cheeseburger that anyone could enjoy regardless of their class
Head chefs and even sous chefs rarely cook on line during service, they are there to set the pace and timing of food being sent out to the customers. As well as quality control.
I think Slowik whispered to Tyler that he was unworthy of dying in "The Menu" and should go off and do it himself. Which is why Tyler's reaction was so horrified. He was so eager to fit in and be liked by Slowik to the point that he was OK with dying, but being told that he didn't deserve the same fate as the other diners broke his spirit. Yet he still did what he was told and hung himself because he was still under the illusion that Slowik was God and he should approve of everything he says and does.
I watched the interview where she told the director that her silently crying a single tear was not the way someone would actually react in that that situation (which was what was originallyin the script), and a feral assault would be more realistic 😂 so they listened to her and changed it
@@raven_watches women are not alowed to be violant, they do not get angry. That was always the way women were portayed. If see does she is the evil Person not the hero. Great that they broke that stereotyp.
My favorite part of the movie was when Chef asks the assistant what school she went to and she says, “Brown.” He then asks if she had student loans and when she says “No,” he says, “You die.” 😂
I love that part too! The chef was so decisive haahhahaah!! But sadly I don't get the context out of it:( Would be glad if you could help explain! I'm not sure if it implies that she got into Brown because it was help paid for by her "sugar daddy" actor ...
@@Elly_saysit’s basically just the entire concept he has of givers vs takers, the decision he gives Margot, and calling her a taker when she calls for help. The women never had to work for anything, and of course he is taking it to the extreme, but in his mind she’s an obvious example of people stepping over the ‘givers’ to have a life without of work. There’s also the fact that she admits earlier in the film that she was stealing from her partner, and I’m sure the chef already was aware of that since he obviously did back ground checks on everyone but Margot, so the no student loans/you die thing was just a formality
@@Elly_says Brown University is one of the most expensive schools in the country. The fact that she paid for it without using student loans means she is wealthy and privileged. Hence she dies 😂
I loved the part when the chef accepted the role he played in creating a toxic work environment and how he took his punishment, the same way he punished his dad.
if you look at it through julian slowik's lens, it's basically a revenge story. He hated every single one of the guests except for Margot, they both share the same pain sacrificing their life working in the service industry
I don't really understand why he hated the famous guy's assistant. Because she didn't have student debt? What? She could have gotten it through scholarships
@@Sparksy she's a gold digger like what Slowik said to Margot before she snaps and asked for a cheeseburger, he called Margot a taker. Which exactly fits the famous actor's assisstant
@@Sparksy I think he only asks the question to prove the point, I think he already knows she didnt get her education through sholarships. They hinted at some points in the movie that the staff had a pretty in-depth knowledge of the guests who eat at the restaurant. The only guest they seem unaware of is Margot as she wasnt initially supposed to be dining there that evening.
I love his explanation about the history of bread. It's the hardworking common-man's food. And ultimately, his pretentious unworthy diners did not deserve it.
I was in a touring show and a group of us would do this at every restaurant where it was more than a few people and we would trade off who's birthday. If someone was new to the cast and came with us they would automatically be the GOH and wouldn't be told. I found it interesting how different restaurants handled that and which gave free food because of that. At least we tipped well. That line reminded me of that.
@@RockNRolla1212 I guess as a performer I dont mind attention so I never would have thought of anyone as the victim, although i could see it being mortifying to someone whos got social anxiety or extreme shyness Thankfully that never happened to someone that i witnessed,
My sister is a pastry chef in Savannah where the movie was filmed. She was a chef in this movie. She is in the clip serving the food critic a plate at the table.
Slowick wouldn't scoff at the burger because he was truly happy when he was flipping them. It meant a memory of a simpler time. The cheeseburger cooking scene was one of my favorite scenes in a movie. Her eating that burger made Slowick smile if you pay attention to his face.
Yes i was surprised too that he kinda misinterpret the cheeseburger scene. Flipping burgers was a good memory slovik no way he'll scoff at margot's order. I think he kinda missed slovik's cottage scenes
It represents good hard workers (customers) who appreciate another good hard worker (the cook). It was the entitled rich folks who take everything for granted that took his joy away from cooking or serving.
Margo couldn't believe it worked. He actually made a cheeseburger and asked if she wanted fries too. Then when she asked if she could get it to go. She was amazed at how well it went. Even as she walked out the door and to the boat she couldn't believe he let her go
And the fact that Tyler had been corresponding w/the Chef for months AND originally invited his gf says a lot about his back story. Sounds as though he knew she was on the verge of leaving him so planned this extravagant gesture hoping she’d not refuse. But he really was, in essence, planning a murder/suicide. So the chef would have known that. In the end, I find it so interesting that the Chef was so incensed by Tyler’s arrogance, lack of respect, lack of humanity, and dishonesty that he wasn’t willing to “serve up”Tyler’s death. He decided Tyler would cook his own food and kill himself by his own hand. In the chef’s twisted, sick mind, Tyler wasn’t “worthy” of being part of the final course.
So why did Tyler willingly went to the restaurant despite knowing that only he would be killed and his girlfriend would be spared because she didn't went with him? And why was he so obsessed with the chef so much that he kill*d himself by just a single order from the chef?
@@coldplayfan7357 i think he was so arrogant that he thought that this is a "punishment" for all the fake foodies and he can prove that he is a "true foody" and be spared for it.
@@coldplayfan7357 Basically he was a psychopath whose life was completely devoid of meaning except for his idolization of Slovik. So much so that Slovik's approval or acknowledgement was far more important to him than his own life.
One of the best parts of the movie for me is that the movie made me feel okay with everyone dying. Generally, the audience wants to root for the people to survive. This movie made me feel different.
They all kinda understood why they had to go too at the end. No one really fought back anymore after they decided to put the fake cop in danger rather than send him home safe to his family.
@@Silva-avliS yes I absolutely can. Your average audience doesn’t understand how difficult it is to make a film, and a lot of their standards are harshly high because of it. A lot of these “critics” will say a movie is garbage without actually knowing how to make it better. If you’re going to give criticism, at least be constructive. Saying something is “garbage” without thinking you yourself can fix the problem is counterproductive and it’s just spreading hate.
You left out the mother. Also, Chef relates a story of abuse from his childhood in Iowa, then later states he 'grew up in Bratislava'' while Erin says she's from Massachusetts only to have Chef later refer to her as 'Erin from Nebraska'... the villain and the final girl are both as fake in their origins and personae.
I kinda got the impression that when he asked Margo to get the barrel from the smokehouse, he was low-key giving her a chance to escape. But, because he HAD to have EVERYTHING that night meticulously planned, her escaping had to be in context of "his plan" for the evening. He couldn't just let her escape, he had to give her an order to leave the building, chancing that she'd never come back. He could always tell the other woman (I forget her name... Elsa?) to go get the barrel if Margo escaped.
@@suddenlysarablogtrue I truly thought she would try to leave cause she is not like the group, she killed the lady and went back... even after dude offed himself. I get that is a normal thing to do is call for help. But I guess I'd want to get to safety first then call. 😅
There are few but VERY powerful moments in the script that shed a glimpse into the deep-seated trauma of the Chefs relationship with his parents and the dysfunctional childhood that forged his personality and let's the audience know that this is a guy who genuinely tried to follow his passion in life but was ultimately corrupted and destroyed by the never-ending shittiness of other human beings and finally snapped.
You forgot to mention that making a burger was the only thing chef liked to make. The only time he truly smiled in the whole movie was while he made the burger and in the picture that Margot found in his room.
Well, take her profession into consideration; her job is to find out what makes people happy and make them feel pleasure. That’s what she did with him, found out the source of his unhappiness, brought it to the forefront and then made him do something he loved.
@@alexman378 OMG YOURE SO RIGHT!! Yessss and it’s even more powerful how chef’s job is the exact same! To pleasure his guests and he’s deeply desolated when he doesn’t please someone with his food. This movie captures the evils of perfectionism so well!
I disagree, it is not the only thing he likes to make but it was something that she really wanted and realized she saw the picture. He appreciated the truth from her and that she asked for something he knows well. I am sure he has enjoyed other dishes and meals. Erin knowing what she wanted and knowing what he wanted made him happy.
Margo (Erin's) final act of ordering a cheeseburger was one of the best endings I've seen in a film. I've seen so many different "takes " on this scene and explanations for why it saved her life, but I think the message is rooted in one service industry person working for another service industry person for an affordable rate. Erin is a working class social servant who is only at the restaurant because she was hired by a super wealthy man. When she sees the photo of Chef working at a burger joint, it is the only picture that shows him smiling. She is able to understand this joy as only another service industry person can--the joy of serving kind customers who also are working class servants. As a lifelong public servant who -*-barely-*- makes a living, I relate to this on a deep level. I have worked hard in my field for over 12 years and because of my financial needs (medical, housing, etc), I have needed to find employment in a wealthy town in order to make enough. I work for rich elites who treat me like trash, but I am able to push past that part of my job and remember that I serve nature and the public as a whole before anything else. When Chef cooks the cheeseburger, he is cooking for a person in the working class who will appreciate and savor the food for the sake of the food itself. And beyond the incredible flavors of a well-made classic cheeseburger, it also fulfills the most basic human need: hunger. Because Erin is a working class person who has been forced to serve her entire life to survive, she has real hunger at the restaurant. She is hungry not only for food, but for life itself. By surviving and fighting for life, we become hungry for life in ways that the wealthy elite will never understand. Much like mortality, surviving gives music to the blankness of temporal existence on earth. When Erin savors and enjoys the cheeseburger, Chef is able to finally serve someone he respects after a long road into darkness from serving only the wealthy and losing his purpose. When she asks for it "to go", he realizes that she is not part of the Menu he created for that night and finally allows her to leave in order to finish the meal as designed. She is saved because she is the only person still hungry to live and eat. The rest of the group is emptied from the sheer uselessness of their existence and lack of experiencing need. I have a short anecdote from my own life that helps to summarize my analysis. In 2019, I moved to one of the richest towns in Vermont to work for a tree company as a climbing arborist. The company paid me $18/hour and I lived in a tiny apartment and rode my bike to get around. I barely made enough to survive because the cost of living in the area was very high. Eventually I made a few friends and one of them was the great-grandson of Irving Berlin. He had been given a nice house in the mountains by his wealthy father and his family had paid for all his expensive rehab (from drugs) and most everything else. He worked as a bartender in order to "get life experience" as part of the deal for getting a free house. He paid for almost nothing. One day, after seeing a movie together, we were driving back and he literally said (outloud) that he wished he "could suffer like me". He went on to say that he had never struggled or fought for money in his life and felt he was missing out on the experiences I had as a lower class person trying to make it. He said that he wished he could have the same kind of fear and anxiety around existence so that he could actually enjoy his life in a more holistic way. Needless to say, it took my entire self-control to stop myself from yeeting out of his moving vehicle. I never wanted to hang out with him again because it was the most tone-deaf, ignorant speech I had ever heard (since this occurred I have heard worse, unfortunately). But one thing stuck with me-- he truly didn't understand what it meant to live fully. He didn't understand the fight to survive or the joy of succeeding in small ways as you grow. Even though he will always have more material comfort and money, I have something greater: substance and drive. I have the flavor of life because I truly understand what it feels like to want to die from the suffering and then rise out of the ashes of that ruin and want to live. He can burn with the rest of the vile and corrupt wealthy classes. The Menu is one of my favorite films of all time because it was a true love letter to the modern serving class. It isn't for the rich. They will never understand or enjoy the flavor of this meal because it is only for those who have experienced the hunger.
This is why the first album of every artist is their best work because it is pure and comes from a real place. The same is true for many I know in the arts
I love this comment. I’ve been working in kitchens since I graduated high school barely surviving through college. I’m surrounded by a lot of friends and students who have everything paid for them and it’s tough.
Thank you so much for writing this and sharing your analysis and experiences. You really hit at the heart of the film, while gifting us with a great story of your own. I wish all the best for you.
I love your analysis, I thought it had a lot of great insights. Just wanted to mention that one of the staff members, Katherine, actually does name Chef Slowik by name, which I found interesting because it seemed to intentionally break the illusion of Slowik as this god like entity and make him a flawed human again
Given how Slowik purposefully identified her as a giver, as one of "them", revealed Tyler and introduced 'Tyler's Bullshit' as part of the menu even though it wasn't a planned part of the course, and gave Margot the chance to 1) grab a weapon from the smoke house and 2) enter Slowik's own cottage (think about the barrel he mentioned, even though Elsa said he never ordered such a thing), I definitely think Slowik formed his own other plan to free Margot alone when he realized she wasn't part of the plan, and, was innocent out of the whole bunch. He had painstakingly planned everything- even the possibility that someone would trespass into his own cabin (perhaps during men's folly) and find the walkie-talkie. I mean, when the conversation unfolded of him declaring Margot was in fact not a giver but a taker, it made her be in the position of requesting anything to the staff. It was a chance Margot instinctively caught, and although Slowik strives to complete the menu, it's also because of the people involved that makes him devote himself to the work. Once it's started you can't quit, you know? Complete destruction or another epic ruin in life, this time for the staff as well. Slowik letting Margot out for the barrel was him giving a chance for her to escape, and Margot chanced that escape by not fighting her way out but expecting help through the walkie-talkie, which angered Slowik..since that just ruins the menu altogether. But her piecing the clues together to request the hamburger was her own shot, and Slowik definitely knew he would let her live once it was mentioned. But personally I want to talk about Elsa more, since she seems to be left out during this hypothesis. When Elsa introduced the guests around the island she said that only the chef can enter his cottage alone - but as it turns out, she happens to be inside Slowik's cabin even before Margot actually enters. And she tries to kill Margot screaming that she will not let Margot replace her, AND she happens to have the very key to the silver door - where Slowik's bedroom is. So comcluding, I first thought Elsa was simply a very enthusiastic zealot into Slowik's food cult/religion, but now I'm also thinking she may be Slowik's personal prostitute as well. No offense, but considering how there's a bed outside the silver door (in the replica of Hawthorne) when there's another bed inside the silver door's cabin, I think it could be an unimplied setting of Hawthorne. I mean, Slowik tried to sexually assault his sou chef. Twice. And Margot(Erin) is an escort, so if Elsa is involved in sexual relationship with Slowik, it might understand the rather mad violence Elsa showed before she died. Although it wouldn't be wrong to say that the staff is just a terribly mad bunch altogether.
If she was his call girl- wouldnt he know that he had seen her before?? And she would know that too. It wasnt the case here. And he recognized her as a service worker because of her manners! Her ability to be authentic and not pretentious. That’s how he knew.
Yes!! And that's not even getting into all the comedic actors who have the chops to carry thrillers too (and vice versa). Both are masters of timing and setup
Another layer that I read into the Margot storyline is how if you are not part of the elite, not only do you need to outsmart them but also people your own class, or that is what is imposed by the system.
This movie was so entertaining and had me guessing at every turn. The part that struck me was seeing Slowiks "employee of the month" plaque and that genuine smile on his face just making a burger.
Interesting thing about this idea of “overanalyzing” art-in music at least, that is exactly how classical “art” music used to be enjoyed. Up to the Romantic period (and in my opinion really up to WW2), the “educated” audience was fulfilled by not just having the music move them emotionally, but by noticing the many clever ways the composer wrote the piece. Composers easily could make “popular” music for the masses, but it’s the details that only the “elite” can enjoy are what elevate the medium into “art.”
Really good video . One thing I looked at differently was the scene where the chef was explaining to everyone that they could of probably escaped if they tried. I took it as the chef was talking to the viewers that they could have of escaped but we all want to see what happens next and that’s why they didn’t try hard to leave even at the ending, not becuz they excepted their fate but that the viewers were being represented by the customers and that no matter how bad things were getting ,their curiosity kept them put
I thought the Chef was a bit over the top until he screamed at the window "THERE ARE NO SUBSTITUTIONS!!!!!" then I immediately flashed back to all my years in restaurants, and the rage made sense 😅😅😅
Just from watching the trailer I somehow thought this was going to end in cannibalism because I don't know why but I feel like cannibalism as a topic is kinda in trend at the moment. But I'm so glad it turned out so much better than I expected. I just came back from watching it alone because I thought my boyfriend wouldn't enjoy it (he hates when people die in movies). But everyone who dies deserved it at least a little bit so I might need to watch it again with him.
when it comes to restaurants that are creepy, the usual go to twist is "Surprise the food is human meat!". So that's prolly why you thought that. I thought the same too.
Yeah my initial thoughts of the trailer was it was gonna be like rusty lake hotel where guests start going missing and each meal is based on the person missing
I love the irony of eat vs taste. Chef gave them a tasting menu, Erin asked for a joyful hamburger she could eat and Chef could deliver with joy. Simple is good.
Turning art into content and food (a necessity) into art is definitely the darkly interesting and ultimately depressing core. As someone who enjoys creating I’ve definitely see how social media has turned a piece of art into a single social media post that either garners you your 15 minutes of “fame” or just enters into the void with little to no interactions, a “disappointing failure” from social media’s perspective. Art has always occupied a weird facet of our lives, it’s respected, loved and admired, but also deeply critiqued, politicized, and often forced into the mold of what’s popular during that are, and unless you’re amazing you were often seen as worthless as an artist and forgotten to time. This analysis of the movie really strikes a deeper core with me that just seeing the movie itself did.
I wanted to say that all of the actors playing the kitchen staff who have no lines, but must act with intensity, are exactly what they are to the movie as the character kitchen staff is to the restaurant. When I worked in a restaurant, most of the servers were artists of one type or another. So, actors, musicians and artists are all there at high end restautants.
@@dontmakeitbadd Interesting, I once saw a music video from the band Cake in which two of the band members competed in a cooking competition making a meal from pumpkins. The band was demonstrating the connection within the servant/artist/musician class. They are in general a much better class of humanity than the rich.
My favorite part of the movie is when they bring one of the finance bros a cake and he's like "you told them it was my birthday?" "seemed a lot funnier about 3 hours ago..." 😂
I watched this as a foodie with an eagerness to dive into horror, but it turned out being one of the best movies I've ever seen, more a logical attack than a physical one. It was expertly created, tells a fantastic collection of stories, and had me thinking for days after watching. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who wants a truly disturbing yet absolutely wonderful movie night and wouldn't mind drifting away for the next few days lost in the dark humor of it all.
@@dingo8226 What do you mean by that? The setting of the movie (I could understand why that could be described as "white"), or the movie itself? The later, I wouldn't quite understand.
@@dingo8226 yeah but this was well needed in today's Hollyweird culture of bs overdone, "on the nose" content. This was rewarding and the social commentary on how content creators and influencers have ruined the joy of art.
The most hilarious thing about “Tyler’s Bulls**t” is that Tyler could’ve easily made a simple dish. He could’ve assembled a sandwich, fry an egg, even make a freaking salad. But he was so desperate to impress Chef Slowick that he tried and failed to create a dish that was way out of his league. The dish represents what Tyler was the entire movie. A failure.
this is like saying harvey weinstein is a genius for producing a lot of tarantino's movies. Granted, tarantino isn't a saint but all credits should be given where it's due. Tarantino can direct AND write good stories, weinstein didn't do shit
My first thought was that he's keeping them all (the workers) in some kind of hypnosis. The way he always clapped. Then she did it which snapped him back to his past and he thought he's still just a cook, that's why he went to do her order so wilingly and let her go. But it wouldn't explain the ending
I think the point is to give that impression but it’s in the service of showing that when you have people’s utter devotion and loyalty, you don’t even have to hypnotize them, because they eagerly comply for your approval. In addition, clapping/chanting/singing etc. are often used by cults to encourage group bonding and conformity, so it’s probably also a reference to that kind of thing.
Can we all agree that it’s kinda awesome that John Leguizamo is in two of the best “kitchen movies” of all time and that they two couldn’t be more opposite?!
My main takeaway from this movie that even though I'm only 5 months into grief, it IS time to start mastering my burger recipe. I snuck in a Whopper like I would with my pops and that burger was fucked!
I might be a noob in black comedy cause while I chuckled in certain points, I didn't thought this movie as a comedy. The characters except for Tyler are portrait pretty realistically and the tone throughout was kept serious. It was good, and I think this would work so well as theater play compared to film
I saw this movie last night on a date with my husband. Every single person in this movie (including Margot) were kinda awful. I know that’s the point and it helped to really see the point of the chef. The movie summed up the struggle as an artist in a world of capitalism. You need to please others with your craft in order to make enough to live (much less be wealthy), but in trying to appeal to those people you lose yourself and your love for your art. It’s perfect in their struggle against being a Starving Artist they become chefs.
@@alize0623 I don't believe the capitalism have anything with the drama of the movie. If the sheff lost his desire to work as sheff he could just quit decade ago while he still have mind in his head to spend his millions reasonably. The capitalism he refered actually gave him prestigious job for life. And i really don't think the movie is about anything capitalism at all. The sheff explained how he had terrible childhood and how his mother is looser. I think the actual story in the film is how all those customers are actually convicted criminals without note from the court and the restaurant is just place for state executions. The sheff knew things a sheff couldn't know.
@@ps4games164 huh?? Again, they literally said it MULTIPLE TIMES in the film that money was the problem. The wealthy. It was blatantly anti-capitalist. You have to be an idiot to not have noticed?
@@ps4games164 **Chef. He literally said he killed them because they were unappreciative rich bastards. Again, multiple times. He spared Margot because she wasn’t rich.
I haven't seen this film , nor did I even know of its existence before this. But that was a brilliant analysis. In the dark comedy genre, if we go way back to the 90's, I think another film that managed to strike a balance on the fine line of thrill/laughter while delivering brilliant satire, was The Cable Guy.
Tyler's ending was symbolic to the fate of many successful Chefs and food industry workers, ending their own life. I would say Tyler was so obsessed with the Culinary he'd take his life just to be like the greatest.
I didn't find compelling reason to relate with Margo though. Not much is known about her other than the fact she's an escort, her real name Erin and she's from this state I now forgot. Her scenes consist mostly of back-and-forth with the chef (who are you, you shouldn't be here, what do you care, why don't you eat, again what do you care...) which quickly feel redundant. To me, the most engaging characters were the actor and his assistant. The codependent and passive agressive dynamics of their relationship was fascinating.
i never thought voldemort could be so scary after harry potter, seems he took up cooking to supplement his retirement as the dark lord Chefs can be SUPER scary god damn NEVER insult a chef EVER
This analysis is better than this movie deserves. The Menu didn’t give a clear motivation for any of the characters’ actions. They all just kind of exist fully formed and we don’t learn much more about them. The protagonist hates the dude that hired her and everything about the experience off the rip. The 20yo tech bros worked at a bad company?? The critic, critiqued restaurants?? The actor was in a bad film?? His asst doesn’t have student loans? Chef’s staff are all willing to go through with this? Without character development it’s just a well filmed waste of time.
hear me out here: Slowik is Osiris. -he is separated from the world by a body of water, that requires a boat to get to him. -one of his attributes (specialties) is fish. -he knows exactly why everyone must die, and he's passing judgement for that. -one of the presents is sacrificed to him. -the actual festivity to Osiris involves a mock battle. The movie features a short chase. -he knows that Margot shouldn't be there, he can't do anything to change it, but he does let her go when she finds the way out.
This movie reminds me of "The Glass Onion" or "Fantasy Island" where a small exceptional group is whisked away to an exclusive island, in a very rich setting, similar to ExMachina, and partake in a dinner like "Would You rather" and have a suspensful, almost but never exactly "Saw" like partaking of a game. It was a fun experience to watch and understanding the component of each scene made me appreciate it more, because there are elements of the film that went over my head but after further reviewing, makes a lot of sense.
Okay, I don't know it's it because I'm from another country, but I did not catch that it was supposed to be satire at all. And neither did the others in the cinema. We we're silent. But it does explain the over-the-top-ness of the movie
ps i know its getting good reviews but im speaking as someone who works in a movie theater and watching people walk out of it confused and apathetic. and, as someone who works in a movie theater, it really is the only film to come out these past couple months that really blew me away BESIDES bones and all.
I liked it, but I think it's overrated given the comments of the people.. The acting really wasn't that good besides the chef and Margo, and the concept of putting characters in an unescapable environment because of their previous actions in life has been countless times.. There was also no reason given why the staff agreed to kill themselves. Regardless, it was still a better ending than the staff just killing them all and showing a new group of people coming at the ending with Margo as part of the staff
I'm glad Anya Taylor Joy just chooses to do these weird movies so I get introduced to soon to be cult classics because I watch every movie she does (I do this with many actors because its a good tech I found to watch good movies that don't get mindeslly hyped)
this reminds me of that one video going around a while back of this unnamed restaurant that would pour chocolate on the guests hands and instructed to lick it like i know the chef did that on purpose for the giggles cause the guests would make it more deep than what it was like it’s just goo on ur hands and look stupid doing it
it's commentary and satire because it could be substituted into anything, not just content creation. i was thinking about software and tech engineering throughout the movie, afterwards i thought about housing and real estate. it's such a good movie
I think it was interesting how Mrgo looked at things from a realistic perspective while everyone made this experience seem so whimsical. She could care less about the food design or concept, she just wanted to eat! And I think about that all the time how the rich eat less at Michelin star restaurants, while if you eat elsewhere you eat expecting to be full and satisfied. It’s not about art or style, but what actually is this food satisfying my belly or my eyes
Great review. One thing you pointed out was how the attendees were borderline caricatures, lest their fates might alienate audiences… and I think that’s my main critique of the movie.
“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.” -Anton Ego, Ratatouille.
An interesting point about Tyler is that even when he could cook ANYTHING - he goes with leeks, lamb and shallots. Three ingredients that are quite hard to get right. It shows that even when put on the spot Tyler is still arrogant
what The Menu was REALLY about was Chef Slowik's entire life adapted into a full course meal. It wasn't about Margot and it wasn't about the themes that this video you're watching is talking about. The themes add layers to the story and Margot is may be the protagonist, but ultimately, the story is about Chef Slowik's life. And everyone in the room is going to die because everyone played a role in ruining that life.
Your video made me realize something about Tyler: He is the personification of sucker, the person para thinks that all that this Artist he admire does is pure gold and that he can't dare question him because he is the one that isn't enlighted enough to understand. My diplom is from Music Composition and now thinking I used to be Tyler, struggling to get the attention of the enlighted one, to get a compliment and sometimes affraid to question something the enlighted made. I'm the one that isn't evolved, cult, informed, studied enough to understand. The Tyler character is the person that will say its pure genious the fact the Artists work is actually an invisible chair, that he sold for 300.000 just because he emited a certificate that proves it owns the said work of art. Like myself in the past, and many others that study any type of art we eager to be part of the 1% that actually make money and actually are given a place to be seen, heard and praised. Sometimes in that desire we become Tyler and become major suckers for these people we might either feel we are not worth of questioning, or affraid to question either due to fear of them closing the doors for you, which they absolutely do not want to open, or to thinking we are lacking something they have we just need to figure it out.
The thing about the burger is also interesting in the context of the Grant Achatz episode of Chefs Table. Its not secret that the Menu is playing with chefs table, but i think its playing very specifically with that episode. Grant grew up in his families greasy spoon making burgers, before going on to become a haute cusine chef and having all the joy of cooking take from him (more due to the abuses of his head chef than anything else). More than that, the only time we really see him eating in the show is him and his family out at a pretty normal burger spot having burgers. Its very apparent through the episode that Grant is aware that what he makes isnt really food, and he couldnt justify his prices if it was simply very good food. What he's selling is, effectively, novelty. Novel and exciting experiences that happen to take the shape of very good food. Now he diverges from the film in that he got his joy in cooking back, and that he clearly loves what he does and creates, and isnt a mass murderer or cult leader. But I still think a lot of the Menu is in conversation eith that specific episode of Chefs Table.
Absolutely great analysis and I feel the pain of the writers of this movie. But it's a great point too: the creators are guilty too, they don't have to take investor money and partake in the system.
To me this looks like an elaborate Willy Wonka. It makes people laugh who have the capacity to understand the "irony", or "cynicism". It looks like there is some really artsy cooking going on. It reminds me a bit of Hannibal or The Cook the Thief his Wife and her Lover. I assume the Taylor Joy survives, so I don't think this is for me and if I want to see people getting killed "in style" I prefer horror movies.
I felt Margo/Erin was just as guilty as the rest of them. She was a high-priced escort who was a liar and did not care about anyone. She slept with married people not caring about who she hurt just as long as she got paid. The chef was thrown for a moment when she was not on the guest list. I wonder if he second guessed his plan to murder since a potentially innocent person would be hurt. My theory is that he let her go to absolve himself of any potential wrongdoing opting to go with the plan of ending everyone else. I would not have felt bad if Margo did not make it but I guess the director wanted a Hollywood ending.
I was really pleased with this film and had to see in the theater. While I enjoyed this particular analysis of the film-something I'll keep in mind when I watch it a second time on HBOMAX-I feel it's important to point out that the delicious cheeseburger that Margot ate at the end was a callback to Chef's earlier days as a cook. If I remember correctly, it was revealed through one of her ventures into other parts of the restaurant that a newspaper clipping showed a smiling much younger Chef holding a burger for the camera. Margot's wasn't a fancy burger, but it was something which clearly brought him joy to cook and which actually satisfied her hunger at the end.
By eating the burger (to go) the meal ceases to be performative and is de-elevated to #food. Who gets a Manet's "Olympia" and hangs it in a broom closet? People need to see you HAVING it.
This movie was a masterpiece just like the “menu” was in the movie. It’s the best movie I’ve ever seen in my life “never lose your passion by the hands of perfectionism” that’s the theme and I think only artists who lost their passion from perfectionism may actually see that. So I think this movie can be overlooked or not understood by common folk. This movie made me start drawing again. Things I wanted to draw. Not what I “wowed” others by anymore. It’s an ongoing process but this movie made me start to break the chains that are perfectionism. They wrap so tightly around you, they squeeze themselves into your organs and every bit of your body. It’s hard to undo but fuck it. I don’t wanna end up like chef. Lost. Angry, and only feels his work is good when validated by others. He only liked to flip burgers. None of that shit. And in the end he lost himself, and the people around him bc he felt like pleasing people would never be enough. Bc when you’re a perfectionist, it is never enough.
I agree! I'm an artist too. But I think it's even broader than just perfectionism. It's about what happens when love for the art is replaced by the obsession with status, fame and spectacle. Even ok smaller scale, when fame is not involved，we often develop perfectionism because we think about what imperfection means for our ego. If we draw something imperfect it could make us feel we are worthless ourselves. And as chef shows, even if you find the perfection because of an obsession with achieving status, l the art becomes meaningless and devoid of Love.
@@nomoresunforever3695 oh yeah it’s definitely got other themes as well!! That’s just the one I saw as the big picture or the one that stood out the most for me. I think it depends on the viewer’s life and experiences whether they think the theme is __ or __ I love your assessment
Not being a rich bastid, my first laugh was at the mentioned bill, $1250 a head. From experience, working in a resort area where this sort of dining is fairly common with this meliu, it was missing at least a zero, especially in 2022. There is no way this could've been pulled off at this price. 12 acres of island at sea, unless it was right off the Pacific Northwest coast, this couldn't happen, too small for that is asked of the land
Humans have a knack for ritual. To create an event that both itemizes and generalizes all the parts that are 'consumed' points out the parts that are amazing and leaves ample room for critique, within a narrow window that doesn't diminish the experience for those involved, but can tend to trivialize the experience so that 'the masses' don't feel like they've missed something that they can't experience with their own limited senses.
The director used to direct the Surreal UK comedians Reeves and Mortimer in the 90s...this movie makes even more sense when you know that (check out their MasterChef sketch)
One thing from the movie that's inaccurate is the joke about Brown. Ivy league schools all have huge endowments and your cost is proportional to what your family can afford.... so if they're even a bit below middle income most Ivy Leagues are free.... And im fairly sure Brown was the one that started this among all of them That joke wasn't at all good to me because an ex of mine literally went to Brown for free because his dad (single parent) didn't make a lot
The difference between the consumer and the creator in the system is that many times the creator (the average working man) participates in the system because he or she is forced to do so in order to survive. The consumers have the means to treat life like a game and see every event as a transactional encounter whereby their lives or statuses are enriched. The movie does a great job of showing how alienated from his or her craft/value the creator gets over time, and how those creators slowly lose the ability to feel emotion or joy in their work. They become numb to pain, as seen through Slowik, and become cogs in the money-making machine. Ultimately, I think the true “cult of personality” shown in the picture is not necessarily Slowik, rather the concepts of vanity and high status. Slowik is merely an example of an empty vessel that is used by consumer culture to achieve those ends.
I’m kinda surprised no one is talking about the part where the head chef calls the woman a donkey, I feel like that’s a clear reference to Gordon Ramsey.
The Menu was a great movie and I appreciate your articulate analysis. It really made me think differently about how I approach the food industry. I know this one will be stuck in my head for a while! I love when good movies help change my thinking..
What’s disturbing is that the rich old man Erin escorted for had him roleplay as his daughter, and he selected her, as his wife said earlier, because she looks just like her
The only dish the chef actually prepared, himself, is the cheeseburger. He has all his lower chefs cooking all the dishes he thought of because he doesn't find joy in cooking them. He only truly found joy in preparing a cheeseburger that anyone could enjoy regardless of their class
Very true. A good cheeseburger can be the best food sometimes. 🍔
Totally correct!
Mmm borgar
Head chefs and even sous chefs rarely cook on line during service, they are there to set the pace and timing of food being sent out to the customers. As well as quality control.
It's usually the simplest foods that will put a smile on people's face. My meal watching this movie was a Banh Mi from my local Vietnamese place.
I think Slowik whispered to Tyler that he was unworthy of dying in "The Menu" and should go off and do it himself. Which is why Tyler's reaction was so horrified. He was so eager to fit in and be liked by Slowik to the point that he was OK with dying, but being told that he didn't deserve the same fate as the other diners broke his spirit. Yet he still did what he was told and hung himself because he was still under the illusion that Slowik was God and he should approve of everything he says and does.
There was also a note in the script that Tyler believed he could survive if he could get Chef to like him.
I think chef threatened him with something worse even though your explanation is in lore with the story I think slowik threatened him
Yeah I definitely think it was something along the lines of "do what you know needs to be done"
I loved when Margot/Erin crawled across the table to slap the s**t out of Tyler when she found out he KNEW they would die! I cheered for her!
That wasn't a slap; It was an honest punch.
And apparently it was her idea
I watched the interview where she told the director that her silently crying a single tear was not the way someone would actually react in that that situation (which was what was originallyin the script), and a feral assault would be more realistic 😂 so they listened to her and changed it
@@raven_watches women are not alowed to be violant, they do not get angry. That was always the way women were portayed. If see does she is the evil Person not the hero. Great that they broke that stereotyp.
My favorite part of the movie was when Chef asks the assistant what school she went to and she says, “Brown.” He then asks if she had student loans and when she says “No,” he says, “You die.” 😂
I love that part too! The chef was so decisive haahhahaah!! But sadly I don't get the context out of it:( Would be glad if you could help explain! I'm not sure if it implies that she got into Brown because it was help paid for by her "sugar daddy" actor ...
@@Elly_saysit’s basically just the entire concept he has of givers vs takers, the decision he gives Margot, and calling her a taker when she calls for help. The women never had to work for anything, and of course he is taking it to the extreme, but in his mind she’s an obvious example of people stepping over the ‘givers’ to have a life without of work. There’s also the fact that she admits earlier in the film that she was stealing from her partner, and I’m sure the chef already was aware of that since he obviously did back ground checks on everyone but Margot, so the no student loans/you die thing was just a formality
Me too!! It was so funny! I knew she was going to say no to the student debt but I was like “say yesss!!”
This was the funniest part to me. I screamed 😂😭
@@Elly_says Brown University is one of the most expensive schools in the country. The fact that she paid for it without using student loans means she is wealthy and privileged. Hence she dies 😂
I loved the part when the chef accepted the role he played in creating a toxic work environment and how he took his punishment, the same way he punished his dad.
if you look at it through julian slowik's lens, it's basically a revenge story. He hated every single one of the guests except for Margot, they both share the same pain sacrificing their life working in the service industry
Prostitution isn't service anything and isn't industry at all. You are crazy. Its so obvious. The prostitution is sh*t. That's not job. It's plague.
@@ps4games164 dumbass mentality
I don't really understand why he hated the famous guy's assistant. Because she didn't have student debt? What? She could have gotten it through scholarships
@@Sparksy she's a gold digger
like what Slowik said to Margot before she snaps and asked for a cheeseburger, he called Margot a taker. Which exactly fits the famous actor's assisstant
@@Sparksy I think he only asks the question to prove the point, I think he already knows she didnt get her education through sholarships. They hinted at some points in the movie that the staff had a pretty in-depth knowledge of the guests who eat at the restaurant. The only guest they seem unaware of is Margot as she wasnt initially supposed to be dining there that evening.
I love his explanation about the history of bread. It's the hardworking common-man's food. And ultimately, his pretentious unworthy diners did not deserve it.
@@provvfacemassage I don’t think any of that was lost on the original commenter.
@@trashpacker4500 no it was just stating the obvious. Just thank the man for his interesting comment lol
@@provvfacemassage lol that was very interesting. I don’t read long comments but this take was spot on.
But Margo finally got her bread!
Margot didn’t eat anything because she was more delicious than anything on the menu.
I loved the birthday cake "You guys told them it was my birthday?" "It seemed really funny three hours ago..."
U ever had ur friends do that to u in a restaurant 😂
Cause I haven’t
*I have no friends*
@@23Bandz_ I've been the victim of that prank a handful of times. My friends are dicks! Haha.
I was in a touring show and a group of us would do this at every restaurant where it was more than a few people and we would trade off who's birthday. If someone was new to the cast and came with us they would automatically be the GOH and wouldn't be told. I found it interesting how different restaurants handled that and which gave free food because of that. At least we tipped well. That line reminded me of that.
@@RockNRolla1212 I guess as a performer I dont mind attention so I never would have thought of anyone as the victim, although i could see it being mortifying to someone whos got social anxiety or extreme shyness Thankfully that never happened to someone that i witnessed,
@@23Bandz_ that's because they don't understand you. I would be your friend. Well i would try, cant promise anything. 🤪
My sister is a pastry chef in Savannah where the movie was filmed. She was a chef in this movie. She is in the clip serving the food critic a plate at the table.
Cool! Congrats to her,!
Loved the looks of disdain the sous-chefs gave Tyler as he self-destructed in front of them...
Chef status: cemented.
Slowick wouldn't scoff at the burger because he was truly happy when he was flipping them. It meant a memory of a simpler time. The cheeseburger cooking scene was one of my favorite scenes in a movie. Her eating that burger made Slowick smile if you pay attention to his face.
Yes i was surprised too that he kinda misinterpret the cheeseburger scene. Flipping burgers was a good memory slovik no way he'll scoff at margot's order. I think he kinda missed slovik's cottage scenes
It represents good hard workers (customers) who appreciate another good hard worker (the cook). It was the entitled rich folks who take everything for granted that took his joy away from cooking or serving.
He smiles while making it, too. He enjoys making the cheeseburger.
That was indeed the entire point of the whole idea she got to escape, from discovering the photo.
That burger looked so delicious
Margo couldn't believe it worked. He actually made a cheeseburger and asked if she wanted fries too. Then when she asked if she could get it to go. She was amazed at how well it went. Even as she walked out the door and to the boat she couldn't believe he let her go
The boat runs out of gas. Maybe she dies too, after being stuck in the middle of the sea with no help.
I think the beef was poisoned.
Notice her expression as she swallows the burger in the boat
And the fact that Tyler had been corresponding w/the Chef for months AND originally invited his gf says a lot about his back story.
Sounds as though he knew she was on the verge of leaving him so planned this extravagant gesture hoping she’d not refuse. But he really was, in essence, planning a murder/suicide.
So the chef would have known that. In the end, I find it so interesting that the Chef was so incensed by Tyler’s arrogance, lack of respect, lack of humanity, and dishonesty that he wasn’t willing to “serve up”Tyler’s death. He decided Tyler would cook his own food and kill himself by his own hand. In the chef’s twisted, sick mind, Tyler wasn’t “worthy” of being part of the final course.
I noticed this too! Tyler’s punishment was that he was not worthy to partake in the full experience.
So why did Tyler willingly went to the restaurant despite knowing that only he would be killed and his girlfriend would be spared because she didn't went with him? And why was he so obsessed with the chef so much that he kill*d himself by just a single order from the chef?
@@coldplayfan7357 i think he was so arrogant that he thought that this is a "punishment" for all the fake foodies and he can prove that he is a "true foody" and be spared for it.
@@coldplayfan7357 Basically he was a psychopath whose life was completely devoid of meaning except for his idolization of Slovik. So much so that Slovik's approval or acknowledgement was far more important to him than his own life.
@@goazer2 It would have been great if the film could have explained his obsession over the chef
One of the best parts of the movie for me is that the movie made me feel okay with everyone dying. Generally, the audience wants to root for the people to survive. This movie made me feel different.
They all kinda understood why they had to go too at the end. No one really fought back anymore after they decided to put the fake cop in danger rather than send him home safe to his family.
This movie was garbage. Don’t think you’re clever because you think you “got” something. It was a vapid, boring story with a stupid ending.
@@davidsantacarla Alright, tell us when your movie comes out. Can’t wait to watch it
@@LambentEntertainment i disagree with the guy but thibkong you cant critcize a movie without having made one is really stupid
@@Silva-avliS yes I absolutely can. Your average audience doesn’t understand how difficult it is to make a film, and a lot of their standards are harshly high because of it. A lot of these “critics” will say a movie is garbage without actually knowing how to make it better. If you’re going to give criticism, at least be constructive. Saying something is “garbage” without thinking you yourself can fix the problem is counterproductive and it’s just spreading hate.
You left out the mother. Also, Chef relates a story of abuse from his childhood in Iowa, then later states he 'grew up in Bratislava'' while Erin says she's from Massachusetts only to have Chef later refer to her as 'Erin from Nebraska'... the villain and the final girl are both as fake in their origins and personae.
I'd like to note that Slowik says to Margo that she shouldn't be here tonight not as a diss but as a mercy. "You aren't the sinner here"
I kinda got the impression that when he asked Margo to get the barrel from the smokehouse, he was low-key giving her a chance to escape. But, because he HAD to have EVERYTHING that night meticulously planned, her escaping had to be in context of "his plan" for the evening. He couldn't just let her escape, he had to give her an order to leave the building, chancing that she'd never come back. He could always tell the other woman (I forget her name... Elsa?) to go get the barrel if Margo escaped.
@@suddenlysarablogtrue I truly thought she would try to leave cause she is not like the group, she killed the lady and went back... even after dude offed himself. I get that is a normal thing to do is call for help. But I guess I'd want to get to safety first then call. 😅
But they would have still been dead bout time help would have arrived I guess 😅
There are few but VERY powerful moments in the script that shed a glimpse into the deep-seated trauma of the Chefs relationship with his parents and the dysfunctional childhood that forged his personality and let's the audience know that this is a guy who genuinely tried to follow his passion in life but was ultimately corrupted and destroyed by the never-ending shittiness of other human beings and finally snapped.
You forgot to mention that making a burger was the only thing chef liked to make. The only time he truly smiled in the whole movie was while he made the burger and in the picture that Margot found in his room.
Well, take her profession into consideration; her job is to find out what makes people happy and make them feel pleasure. That’s what she did with him, found out the source of his unhappiness, brought it to the forefront and then made him do something he loved.
And the actor interpretation whyle he made the burguer and let Erin/Margot go was pricelessm, that really moved me. Great acting from both!!
@@alexman378 OMG YOURE SO RIGHT!! Yessss and it’s even more powerful how chef’s job is the exact same! To pleasure his guests and he’s deeply desolated when he doesn’t please someone with his food. This movie captures the evils of perfectionism so well!
I disagree, it is not the only thing he likes to make but it was something that she really wanted and realized she saw the picture. He appreciated the truth from her and that she asked for something he knows well. I am sure he has enjoyed other dishes and meals.
Erin knowing what she wanted and knowing what he wanted made him happy.
Margo (Erin's) final act of ordering a cheeseburger was one of the best endings I've seen in a film. I've seen so many different "takes " on this scene and explanations for why it saved her life, but I think the message is rooted in one service industry person working for another service industry person for an affordable rate. Erin is a working class social servant who is only at the restaurant because she was hired by a super wealthy man. When she sees the photo of Chef working at a burger joint, it is the only picture that shows him smiling. She is able to understand this joy as only another service industry person can--the joy of serving kind customers who also are working class servants. As a lifelong public servant who -*-barely-*- makes a living, I relate to this on a deep level. I have worked hard in my field for over 12 years and because of my financial needs (medical, housing, etc), I have needed to find employment in a wealthy town in order to make enough. I work for rich elites who treat me like trash, but I am able to push past that part of my job and remember that I serve nature and the public as a whole before anything else. When Chef cooks the cheeseburger, he is cooking for a person in the working class who will appreciate and savor the food for the sake of the food itself. And beyond the incredible flavors of a well-made classic cheeseburger, it also fulfills the most basic human need: hunger. Because Erin is a working class person who has been forced to serve her entire life to survive, she has real hunger at the restaurant. She is hungry not only for food, but for life itself. By surviving and fighting for life, we become hungry for life in ways that the wealthy elite will never understand. Much like mortality, surviving gives music to the blankness of temporal existence on earth. When Erin savors and enjoys the cheeseburger, Chef is able to finally serve someone he respects after a long road into darkness from serving only the wealthy and losing his purpose. When she asks for it "to go", he realizes that she is not part of the Menu he created for that night and finally allows her to leave in order to finish the meal as designed. She is saved because she is the only person still hungry to live and eat. The rest of the group is emptied from the sheer uselessness of their existence and lack of experiencing need. I have a short anecdote from my own life that helps to summarize my analysis. In 2019, I moved to one of the richest towns in Vermont to work for a tree company as a climbing arborist. The company paid me $18/hour and I lived in a tiny apartment and rode my bike to get around. I barely made enough to survive because the cost of living in the area was very high. Eventually I made a few friends and one of them was the great-grandson of Irving Berlin. He had been given a nice house in the mountains by his wealthy father and his family had paid for all his expensive rehab (from drugs) and most everything else. He worked as a bartender in order to "get life experience" as part of the deal for getting a free house. He paid for almost nothing. One day, after seeing a movie together, we were driving back and he literally said (outloud) that he wished he "could suffer like me". He went on to say that he had never struggled or fought for money in his life and felt he was missing out on the experiences I had as a lower class person trying to make it. He said that he wished he could have the same kind of fear and anxiety around existence so that he could actually enjoy his life in a more holistic way. Needless to say, it took my entire self-control to stop myself from yeeting out of his moving vehicle. I never wanted to hang out with him again because it was the most tone-deaf, ignorant speech I had ever heard (since this occurred I have heard worse, unfortunately). But one thing stuck with me-- he truly didn't understand what it meant to live fully. He didn't understand the fight to survive or the joy of succeeding in small ways as you grow. Even though he will always have more material comfort and money, I have something greater: substance and drive. I have the flavor of life because I truly understand what it feels like to want to die from the suffering and then rise out of the ashes of that ruin and want to live. He can burn with the rest of the vile and corrupt wealthy classes. The Menu is one of my favorite films of all time because it was a true love letter to the modern serving class. It isn't for the rich. They will never understand or enjoy the flavor of this meal because it is only for those who have experienced the hunger.
Well said!! Thank u for ur analysis
Such a good take
This is why the first album of every artist is their best work because it is pure and comes from a real place. The same is true for many I know in the arts
I love this comment. I’ve been working in kitchens since I graduated high school barely surviving through college. I’m surrounded by a lot of friends and students who have everything paid for them and it’s tough.
Thank you so much for writing this and sharing your analysis and experiences. You really hit at the heart of the film, while gifting us with a great story of your own. I wish all the best for you.
I love your analysis, I thought it had a lot of great insights. Just wanted to mention that one of the staff members, Katherine, actually does name Chef Slowik by name, which I found interesting because it seemed to intentionally break the illusion of Slowik as this god like entity and make him a flawed human again
Given how Slowik purposefully identified her as a giver, as one of "them", revealed Tyler and introduced 'Tyler's Bullshit' as part of the menu even though it wasn't a planned part of the course, and gave Margot the chance to 1) grab a weapon from the smoke house and 2) enter Slowik's own cottage (think about the barrel he mentioned, even though Elsa said he never ordered such a thing), I definitely think Slowik formed his own other plan to free Margot alone when he realized she wasn't part of the plan, and, was innocent out of the whole bunch. He had painstakingly planned everything- even the possibility that someone would trespass into his own cabin (perhaps during men's folly) and find the walkie-talkie. I mean, when the conversation unfolded of him declaring Margot was in fact not a giver but a taker, it made her be in the position of requesting anything to the staff. It was a chance Margot instinctively caught, and although Slowik strives to complete the menu, it's also because of the people involved that makes him devote himself to the work. Once it's started you can't quit, you know? Complete destruction or another epic ruin in life, this time for the staff as well. Slowik letting Margot out for the barrel was him giving a chance for her to escape, and Margot chanced that escape by not fighting her way out but expecting help through the walkie-talkie, which angered Slowik..since that just ruins the menu altogether. But her piecing the clues together to request the hamburger was her own shot, and Slowik definitely knew he would let her live once it was mentioned.
But personally I want to talk about Elsa more, since she seems to be left out during this hypothesis. When Elsa introduced the guests around the island she said that only the chef can enter his cottage alone - but as it turns out, she happens to be inside Slowik's cabin even before Margot actually enters. And she tries to kill Margot screaming that she will not let Margot replace her, AND she happens to have the very key to the silver door - where Slowik's bedroom is. So comcluding, I first thought Elsa was simply a very enthusiastic zealot into Slowik's food cult/religion, but now I'm also thinking she may be Slowik's personal prostitute as well. No offense, but considering how there's a bed outside the silver door (in the replica of Hawthorne) when there's another bed inside the silver door's cabin, I think it could be an unimplied setting of Hawthorne. I mean, Slowik tried to sexually assault his sou chef. Twice. And Margot(Erin) is an escort, so if Elsa is involved in sexual relationship with Slowik, it might understand the rather mad violence Elsa showed before she died. Although it wouldn't be wrong to say that the staff is just a terribly mad bunch altogether.
And at some point he said to Margot that he recognized a "service worker"
Yo damn, nice observation
You got alot of time on your hands man
If she was his call girl- wouldnt he know that he had seen her before?? And she would know that too. It wasnt the case here. And he recognized her as a service worker because of her manners! Her ability to be authentic and not pretentious. That’s how he knew.
@@TheBakingGirlShow indeed, she was the only authentic not entitled guest, and he noted she was really uncomfortable
Comedy and suspense are all about the release of tension. They are genres that fit very naturally together (see everything made by Jordan Peele).
Always frustrated when people are all "who expected Jordan Peele to be good at scary"; have they seen Key&Peele? There is some scary stuff in that.
A dark humor. A common horror theme in korea and they pulled it off.
Yes!! And that's not even getting into all the comedic actors who have the chops to carry thrillers too (and vice versa). Both are masters of timing and setup
Another layer that I read into the Margot storyline is how if you are not part of the elite, not only do you need to outsmart them but also people your own class, or that is what is imposed by the system.
Tyler is the best representation of 90% influencers today 😂
This movie was so entertaining and had me guessing at every turn. The part that struck me was seeing Slowiks "employee of the month" plaque and that genuine smile on his face just making a burger.
Interesting thing about this idea of “overanalyzing” art-in music at least, that is exactly how classical “art” music used to be enjoyed. Up to the Romantic period (and in my opinion really up to WW2), the “educated” audience was fulfilled by not just having the music move them emotionally, but by noticing the many clever ways the composer wrote the piece. Composers easily could make “popular” music for the masses, but it’s the details that only the “elite” can enjoy are what elevate the medium into “art.”
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Really good video . One thing I looked at differently was the scene where the chef was explaining to everyone that they could of probably escaped if they tried. I took it as the chef was talking to the viewers that they could have of escaped but we all want to see what happens next and that’s why they didn’t try hard to leave even at the ending, not becuz they excepted their fate but that the viewers were being represented by the customers and that no matter how bad things were getting ,their curiosity kept them put
I thought the Chef was a bit over the top until he screamed at the window "THERE ARE NO SUBSTITUTIONS!!!!!" then I immediately flashed back to all my years in restaurants, and the rage made sense 😅😅😅
Pepperoni lovers, no pepperoni, extra cheese!
You already get extra cheese on a cheese pizza!!!!
Just from watching the trailer I somehow thought this was going to end in cannibalism because I don't know why but I feel like cannibalism as a topic is kinda in trend at the moment. But I'm so glad it turned out so much better than I expected. I just came back from watching it alone because I thought my boyfriend wouldn't enjoy it (he hates when people die in movies). But everyone who dies deserved it at least a little bit so I might need to watch it again with him.
when it comes to restaurants that are creepy, the usual go to twist is "Surprise the food is human meat!". So that's prolly why you thought that. I thought the same too.
@@firesnakex8 me too
yaaaa i thought the food is the takers.
Yeah my initial thoughts of the trailer was it was gonna be like rusty lake hotel where guests start going missing and each meal is based on the person missing
I love the irony of eat vs taste. Chef gave them a tasting menu, Erin asked for a joyful hamburger she could eat and Chef could deliver with joy. Simple is good.
Turning art into content and food (a necessity) into art is definitely the darkly interesting and ultimately depressing core. As someone who enjoys creating I’ve definitely see how social media has turned a piece of art into a single social media post that either garners you your 15 minutes of “fame” or just enters into the void with little to no interactions, a “disappointing failure” from social media’s perspective. Art has always occupied a weird facet of our lives, it’s respected, loved and admired, but also deeply critiqued, politicized, and often forced into the mold of what’s popular during that are, and unless you’re amazing you were often seen as worthless as an artist and forgotten to time. This analysis of the movie really strikes a deeper core with me that just seeing the movie itself did.
Hands down one of the best written movies I’ve seen in a while I really wish the new MCU movies had this quality of writing
What a weird comparison.
Your comment made me laugh more than the movie🤣🤣😂😂Best written!!! They should put that coast guard officer in MCU! Now that would be unpredictable.
I found the cheeseburger scene relatable af. Worked with many chefs who have had any sort of joy for their art ripped out of them.
The cheeseburger escape was great. It shows that things don't need to be complicated to be enjoyed, and remind us to enjoy the smaller things in life.
I wanted to say that all of the actors playing the kitchen staff who have no lines, but must act with intensity, are exactly what they are to the movie as the character kitchen staff is to the restaurant. When I worked in a restaurant, most of the servers were artists of one type or another. So, actors, musicians and artists are all there at high end restautants.
Someone said that her sister was hired to act as a cook, and she was actually a cook in a restaurant in Savannah
@@dontmakeitbadd Interesting, I once saw a music video from the band Cake in which two of the band members competed in a cooking competition making a meal from pumpkins. The band was demonstrating the connection within the servant/artist/musician class. They are in general a much better class of humanity than the rich.
The sous-chefs in the film were hired for their experience in the food service industry.
My favorite part of the movie is when they bring one of the finance bros a cake and he's like "you told them it was my birthday?"
"seemed a lot funnier about 3 hours ago..." 😂
Everything in this film was my favorite The Menu was really chef’s kiss. It’s got that perfect balance of art, intellectual and comedic timings.
I watched this as a foodie with an eagerness to dive into horror, but it turned out being one of the best movies I've ever seen, more a logical attack than a physical one. It was expertly created, tells a fantastic collection of stories, and had me thinking for days after watching. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who wants a truly disturbing yet absolutely wonderful movie night and wouldn't mind drifting away for the next few days lost in the dark humor of it all.
It was one of my favorite theatrical experiences of the year because of everything you said and because the audience was RESPECTFUL FOR ONCE
Yeah its a rather “white” movie lmao
@@dingo8226 What do you mean by that? The setting of the movie (I could understand why that could be described as "white"), or the movie itself? The later, I wouldn't quite understand.
@@stefangadshijew1682 its a joke. The audience was probably mostly white people. Its a white person movie
I think it’s because this is one of those movies that was made for the arts
@@dingo8226 yeah but this was well needed in today's Hollyweird culture of bs overdone, "on the nose" content. This was rewarding and the social commentary on how content creators and influencers have ruined the joy of art.
The most hilarious thing about “Tyler’s Bulls**t” is that Tyler could’ve easily made a simple dish. He could’ve assembled a sandwich, fry an egg, even make a freaking salad. But he was so desperate to impress Chef Slowick that he tried and failed to create a dish that was way out of his league. The dish represents what Tyler was the entire movie. A failure.
The Menu is a classic. Adam McKay has outdone himself again in producer role. Dude doesn't miss
He just produced, more praise should be given to the writers/director
this is like saying harvey weinstein is a genius for producing a lot of tarantino's movies. Granted, tarantino isn't a saint but all credits should be given where it's due. Tarantino can direct AND write good stories, weinstein didn't do shit
Not a talent though. Directing/writing is talent and I think he is genuinely terrible at that.
My first thought was that he's keeping them all (the workers) in some kind of hypnosis. The way he always clapped. Then she did it which snapped him back to his past and he thought he's still just a cook, that's why he went to do her order so wilingly and let her go.
But it wouldn't explain the ending
I think the point is to give that impression but it’s in the service of showing that when you have people’s utter devotion and loyalty, you don’t even have to hypnotize them, because they eagerly comply for your approval. In addition, clapping/chanting/singing etc. are often used by cults to encourage group bonding and conformity, so it’s probably also a reference to that kind of thing.
@@sydroper4761 absolutely, that would make more sense
Can we all agree that it’s kinda awesome that John Leguizamo is in two of the best “kitchen movies” of all time and that they two couldn’t be more opposite?!
He based The Movie Star on Steven Seagal...he had the misfortune to work with him on "Executive Decision"
My main takeaway from this movie that even though I'm only 5 months into grief, it IS time to start mastering my burger recipe. I snuck in a Whopper like I would with my pops and that burger was fucked!
I am sorry for your loss. I hope you perfect your burger and share it with burger loving people you love ❤️
Sorry for your loss.
I might be a noob in black comedy cause while I chuckled in certain points, I didn't thought this movie as a comedy. The characters except for Tyler are portrait pretty realistically and the tone throughout was kept serious. It was good, and I think this would work so well as theater play compared to film
There's something about Hollywood actors, directors, and staff creating a movie chastising the pursuit of fame, money, or clout
I saw this movie last night on a date with my husband. Every single person in this movie (including Margot) were kinda awful. I know that’s the point and it helped to really see the point of the chef. The movie summed up the struggle as an artist in a world of capitalism. You need to please others with your craft in order to make enough to live (much less be wealthy), but in trying to appeal to those people you lose yourself and your love for your art. It’s perfect in their struggle against being a Starving Artist they become chefs.
I don't think capitalism have anything with this.
@@ps4games164 it very much does as literally stated by the character multiple times in the film…
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I don't believe the capitalism have anything with the drama of the movie. If the sheff lost his desire to work as sheff he could just quit decade ago while he still have mind in his head to spend his millions reasonably. The capitalism he refered actually gave him prestigious job for life. And i really don't think the movie is about anything capitalism at all. The sheff explained how he had terrible childhood and how his mother is looser. I think the actual story in the film is how all those customers are actually convicted criminals without note from the court and the restaurant is just place for state executions. The sheff knew things a sheff couldn't know.
@@ps4games164 huh?? Again, they literally said it MULTIPLE TIMES in the film that money was the problem. The wealthy. It was blatantly anti-capitalist. You have to be an idiot to not have noticed?
@@ps4games164 **Chef.
He literally said he killed them because they were unappreciative rich bastards. Again, multiple times. He spared Margot because she wasn’t rich.
Comedy and suspense was done very well in the 1945 movie, 'And Then There Was None'; based on Agatha Christie's 'Ten Little Indians'.
Funny how both share a similar setting. Both on an island with no escape and from the start, you know that everyone will die. I love that book.
I haven't seen this film , nor did I even know of its existence before this. But that was a brilliant analysis. In the dark comedy genre, if we go way back to the 90's, I think another film that managed to strike a balance on the fine line of thrill/laughter while delivering brilliant satire, was The Cable Guy.
Watch it!!!
horror and comedy mix very well. a laugh and a scream is a breath of difference
Tyler's ending was symbolic to the fate of many successful Chefs and food industry workers, ending their own life. I would say Tyler was so obsessed with the Culinary he'd take his life just to be like the greatest.
I didn't find compelling reason to relate with Margo though. Not much is known about her other than the fact she's an escort, her real name Erin and she's from this state I now forgot. Her scenes consist mostly of back-and-forth with the chef (who are you, you shouldn't be here, what do you care, why don't you eat, again what do you care...) which quickly feel redundant. To me, the most engaging characters were the actor and his assistant. The codependent and passive agressive dynamics of their relationship was fascinating.
You don't have to relate to her
My husband made cheeseburgers the next night after watching this . They were amazing .
Haha you have a good husband!
@@OneTakeVids just found your content ! Love it ! And yea he is a keeper :)
i never thought voldemort could be so scary after harry potter, seems he took up cooking to supplement his retirement as the dark lord
Chefs can be SUPER scary god damn
NEVER insult a chef EVER
Thank you for this enlighting video! Since watching the movie, I couldn't get it out of my head. You helped me digest it 😆
Ahhh “digest” I see what you did there 😆 and thanks for watching!! 🙏
Watched this in theaters with my girl and it was an amazing film the caption for Tyler's dish was hilarious
Two minutes in and I fell in love with this film. Brilliant! An excellent analysis sir.
Yeah, once he made the Willy Wonka reference, I couldn't unsee it. Brilliant!
This analysis is better than this movie deserves. The Menu didn’t give a clear motivation for any of the characters’ actions. They all just kind of exist fully formed and we don’t learn much more about them. The protagonist hates the dude that hired her and everything about the experience off the rip. The 20yo tech bros worked at a bad company?? The critic, critiqued restaurants?? The actor was in a bad film?? His asst doesn’t have student loans? Chef’s staff are all willing to go through with this? Without character development it’s just a well filmed waste of time.
hear me out here: Slowik is Osiris.
-he is separated from the world by a body of water, that requires a boat to get to him.
-one of his attributes (specialties) is fish.
-he knows exactly why everyone must die, and he's passing judgement for that.
-one of the presents is sacrificed to him.
-the actual festivity to Osiris involves a mock battle. The movie features a short chase.
-he knows that Margot shouldn't be there, he can't do anything to change it, but he does let her go when she finds the way out.
Here me out the therapist from Shutter Island is also Osiris for all of those reasons
This movie reminds me of "The Glass Onion" or "Fantasy Island" where a small exceptional group is whisked away to an exclusive island, in a very rich setting, similar to ExMachina, and partake in a dinner like "Would You rather" and have a suspensful, almost but never exactly "Saw" like partaking of a game. It was a fun experience to watch and understanding the component of each scene made me appreciate it more, because there are elements of the film that went over my head but after further reviewing, makes a lot of sense.
This movie will stand the test of time 👏 loved it 10/10
Okay, I don't know it's it because I'm from another country, but I did not catch that it was supposed to be satire at all. And neither did the others in the cinema. We we're silent. But it does explain the over-the-top-ness of the movie
I hate that I didn’t catch this in theaters, but I did find myself clapping in my living room after streaming it. It is incredible.
I shit you not, Eating that burger made me hungry for one. Anyone else?
I literally ordered a burger as soon as I left the theaters
The night is young...😏
@@Sdragnasty 😂
The blood leaking out put me off.
this film is pretty underrated right now but its one of very very few movies coming out that are so undeniably timeless to those who know anything.
ps i know its getting good reviews but im speaking as someone who works in a movie theater and watching people walk out of it confused and apathetic. and, as someone who works in a movie theater, it really is the only film to come out these past couple months that really blew me away BESIDES bones and all.
I liked it, but I think it's overrated given the comments of the people.. The acting really wasn't that good besides the chef and Margo, and the concept of putting characters in an unescapable environment because of their previous actions in life has been countless times.. There was also no reason given why the staff agreed to kill themselves. Regardless, it was still a better ending than the staff just killing them all and showing a new group of people coming at the ending with Margo as part of the staff
I'm glad Anya Taylor Joy just chooses to do these weird movies so I get introduced to soon to be cult classics because I watch every movie she does (I do this with many actors because its a good tech I found to watch good movies that don't get mindeslly hyped)
this reminds me of that one video going around a while back of this unnamed restaurant that would pour chocolate on the guests hands and instructed to lick it like i know the chef did that on purpose for the giggles cause the guests would make it more deep than what it was like it’s just goo on ur hands and look stupid doing it
I need details
it's commentary and satire because it could be substituted into anything, not just content creation. i was thinking about software and tech engineering throughout the movie, afterwards i thought about housing and real estate. it's such a good movie
Never heard of this movie until I saw it last night . I really enjoyed this film . Hats off.
I think it was interesting how Mrgo looked at things from a realistic perspective while everyone made this experience seem so whimsical. She could care less about the food design or concept, she just wanted to eat! And I think about that all the time how the rich eat less at Michelin star restaurants, while if you eat elsewhere you eat expecting to be full and satisfied. It’s not about art or style, but what actually is this food satisfying my belly or my eyes
Great review. One thing you pointed out was how the attendees were borderline caricatures, lest their fates might alienate audiences… and I think that’s my main critique of the movie.
“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.”
-Anton Ego, Ratatouille.
This is a brilliant summation of this movie that I thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you so much
NIcolas Hoult was amazing as Tyler. He played the food influencer perfectly.
An interesting point about Tyler is that even when he could cook ANYTHING - he goes with leeks, lamb and shallots. Three ingredients that are quite hard to get right. It shows that even when put on the spot Tyler is still arrogant
what The Menu was REALLY about was Chef Slowik's entire life adapted into a full course meal. It wasn't about Margot and it wasn't about the themes that this video you're watching is talking about. The themes add layers to the story and Margot is may be the protagonist, but ultimately, the story is about Chef Slowik's life. And everyone in the room is going to die because everyone played a role in ruining that life.
Great explanation! You really worked hard on this. Also, I like that you don't put red arrow on your thumbnails ;)
Your video made me realize something about Tyler: He is the personification of sucker, the person para thinks that all that this Artist he admire does is pure gold and that he can't dare question him because he is the one that isn't enlighted enough to understand.
My diplom is from Music Composition and now thinking I used to be Tyler, struggling to get the attention of the enlighted one, to get a compliment and sometimes affraid to question something the enlighted made. I'm the one that isn't evolved, cult, informed, studied enough to understand.
The Tyler character is the person that will say its pure genious the fact the Artists work is actually an invisible chair, that he sold for 300.000 just because he emited a certificate that proves it owns the said work of art.
Like myself in the past, and many others that study any type of art we eager to be part of the 1% that actually make money and actually are given a place to be seen, heard and praised. Sometimes in that desire we become Tyler and become major suckers for these people we might either feel we are not worth of questioning, or affraid to question either due to fear of them closing the doors for you, which they absolutely do not want to open, or to thinking we are lacking something they have we just need to figure it out.
Tyler is most likely a psychopath, or sociopath. He and who had advanced up to 8 months that they were all going to die.
As much as this is interesting, I find it humorously ironic for its existence 😂
The thing about the burger is also interesting in the context of the Grant Achatz episode of Chefs Table. Its not secret that the Menu is playing with chefs table, but i think its playing very specifically with that episode.
Grant grew up in his families greasy spoon making burgers, before going on to become a haute cusine chef and having all the joy of cooking take from him (more due to the abuses of his head chef than anything else). More than that, the only time we really see him eating in the show is him and his family out at a pretty normal burger spot having burgers.
Its very apparent through the episode that Grant is aware that what he makes isnt really food, and he couldnt justify his prices if it was simply very good food. What he's selling is, effectively, novelty. Novel and exciting experiences that happen to take the shape of very good food.
Now he diverges from the film in that he got his joy in cooking back, and that he clearly loves what he does and creates, and isnt a mass murderer or cult leader. But I still think a lot of the Menu is in conversation eith that specific episode of Chefs Table.
Absolutely great analysis and I feel the pain of the writers of this movie. But it's a great point too: the creators are guilty too, they don't have to take investor money and partake in the system.
I am not even half way through your video and I find your analysis more entertaining than the film itself.
To me this looks like an elaborate Willy Wonka. It makes people laugh who have the capacity to understand the "irony", or "cynicism". It looks like there is some really artsy cooking going on. It reminds me a bit of Hannibal or The Cook the Thief his Wife and her Lover. I assume the Taylor Joy survives, so I don't think this is for me and if I want to see people getting killed "in style" I prefer horror movies.
What a masterpiece this is!
I felt Margo/Erin was just as guilty as the rest of them. She was a high-priced escort who was a liar and did not care about anyone. She slept with married people not caring about who she hurt just as long as she got paid. The chef was thrown for a moment when she was not on the guest list. I wonder if he second guessed his plan to murder since a potentially innocent person would be hurt. My theory is that he let her go to absolve himself of any potential wrongdoing opting to go with the plan of ending everyone else. I would not have felt bad if Margo did not make it but I guess the director wanted a Hollywood ending.
I was really pleased with this film and had to see in the theater. While I enjoyed this particular analysis of the film-something I'll keep in mind when I watch it a second time on HBOMAX-I feel it's important to point out that the delicious cheeseburger that Margot ate at the end was a callback to Chef's earlier days as a cook. If I remember correctly, it was revealed through one of her ventures into other parts of the restaurant that a newspaper clipping showed a smiling much younger Chef holding a burger for the camera. Margot's wasn't a fancy burger, but it was something which clearly brought him joy to cook and which actually satisfied her hunger at the end.
By eating the burger (to go) the meal ceases to be performative and is de-elevated to #food.
Who gets a Manet's "Olympia" and hangs it in a broom closet?
People need to see you HAVING it.
This movie was a masterpiece just like the “menu” was in the movie. It’s the best movie I’ve ever seen in my life “never lose your passion by the hands of perfectionism” that’s the theme and I think only artists who lost their passion from perfectionism may actually see that. So I think this movie can be overlooked or not understood by common folk. This movie made me start drawing again. Things I wanted to draw. Not what I “wowed” others by anymore. It’s an ongoing process but this movie made me start to break the chains that are perfectionism. They wrap so tightly around you, they squeeze themselves into your organs and every bit of your body. It’s hard to undo but fuck it. I don’t wanna end up like chef. Lost. Angry, and only feels his work is good when validated by others. He only liked to flip burgers. None of that shit. And in the end he lost himself, and the people around him bc he felt like pleasing people would never be enough. Bc when you’re a perfectionist, it is never enough.
Couldn't have been put better than you've just did. And also made me think about sketching/drawing/painting what and how it pleases me.
I agree! I'm an artist too. But I think it's even broader than just perfectionism. It's about what happens when love for the art is replaced by the obsession with status, fame and spectacle. Even ok smaller scale, when fame is not involved，we often develop perfectionism because we think about what imperfection means for our ego. If we draw something imperfect it could make us feel we are worthless ourselves. And as chef shows, even if you find the perfection because of an obsession with achieving status, l the art becomes meaningless and devoid of Love.
@@nomoresunforever3695 oh yeah it’s definitely got other themes as well!! That’s just the one I saw as the big picture or the one that stood out the most for me. I think it depends on the viewer’s life and experiences whether they think the theme is __ or __ I love your assessment
Not being a rich bastid, my first laugh was at the mentioned bill, $1250 a head.
From experience, working in a resort area where this sort of dining is fairly common with this meliu, it was missing at least a zero, especially in 2022.
There is no way this could've been pulled off at this price.
12 acres of island at sea, unless it was right off the Pacific Northwest coast, this couldn't happen, too small for that is asked of the land
Humans have a knack for ritual. To create an event that both itemizes and generalizes all the parts that are 'consumed' points out the parts that are amazing and leaves ample room for critique, within a narrow window that doesn't diminish the experience for those involved, but can tend to trivialize the experience so that 'the masses' don't feel like they've missed something that they can't experience with their own limited senses.
The director used to direct the Surreal UK comedians Reeves and Mortimer in the 90s...this movie makes even more sense when you know that (check out their MasterChef sketch)
One thing from the movie that's inaccurate is the joke about Brown. Ivy league schools all have huge endowments and your cost is proportional to what your family can afford.... so if they're even a bit below middle income most Ivy Leagues are free....
And im fairly sure Brown was the one that started this among all of them
That joke wasn't at all good to me because an ex of mine literally went to Brown for free because his dad (single parent) didn't make a lot
The difference between the consumer and the creator in the system is that many times the creator (the average working man) participates in the system because he or she is forced to do so in order to survive. The consumers have the means to treat life like a game and see every event as a transactional encounter whereby their lives or statuses are enriched.
The movie does a great job of showing how alienated from his or her craft/value the creator gets over time, and how those creators slowly lose the ability to feel emotion or joy in their work. They become numb to pain, as seen through Slowik, and become cogs in the money-making machine.
Ultimately, I think the true “cult of personality” shown in the picture is not necessarily Slowik, rather the concepts of vanity and high status. Slowik is merely an example of an empty vessel that is used by consumer culture to achieve those ends.
I love, how you, making a video (food critique) is the same as using others given content (the meal) for your own end.
I’m kinda surprised no one is talking about the part where the head chef calls the woman a donkey, I feel like that’s a clear reference to Gordon Ramsey.
I really loved this movie. It's one you have to watch a few times though. You catch something else you didn't notice before
"From art to content". Sounds like disney's concept of making a movie. And we all know how that ends up.
The Menu was a great movie and I appreciate your articulate analysis. It really made me think differently about how I approach the food industry. I know this one will be stuck in my head for a while! I love when good movies help change my thinking..
I like how he gave them gift bags at the end.
We love your analysis of the film, those chef jackets are also pretty sweet...
Great chef jackets! 👌
What’s disturbing is that the rich old man Erin escorted for had him roleplay as his daughter, and he selected her, as his wife said earlier, because she looks just like her