My take on the ending is that she gets to go on eating, savoring life like the most delicious cheeseburger. He let her go because she helped him experience the pleasure of cooking for someone one last time, and I think because she understood the point he was making.
She definitely understood the point, she didn’t take the food for granted and respected the servicer and consumer relationship. Margot is the kind of person I cook for (I have a culinary arts degree and an assistant kitchen manager) her “approval” is why I keep loving what I do. And yeah, if I kept service rich assholes, I’d murder them too lol
ALSO i think it's important how he said he had everything to offer and yet the most avg thing was wanted. Must be a metaphor for people who spent so much time perfecting a craft only to be overlooked.
i’m not going to lie when i rewatched the cheeseburger scene i got a lil emotional because that burger was the last thing he ever cooked. and unlike so many dishes he had made before it, it was a dish that he made with love, and all the fond memories he had when he had love for his cooking
I was questioning myself like “what the fuck.. am I actually feeling sympathy for this mf😭😂” because seeing him with tears of joy in his eyes cooking was honestly a beautiful moment seeing his love for cooking return back to him.
SAME! My eyes got a bit misty. Because despite most of the movie being a straight black comedy, that was a truly poignant moment. It made the movie an actual /movie/ to me, if that makes sense. Other than being /just/ satire.
@@solarpunkcyborg4663 Not really comparable. It takes a long time and dedication to make a film worth watching but any able-bodied human being should be able to cook. He looked like he never set foot in a kitchen prior to making "Tyler's Bullshit" plate and it showed. Of all the people Julian hated on the island, he hated Tyler more than anyone and he wanted him to feel as pitiful as possible before he died for that reason.
This movie satirizes cinephiles just as much as foodies. You can imagine people breaking down the characters and parsing out the details and the ending, the way Tyler discusses the food. But the overall point is: Just enjoy the cheeseburger.
She missed this point when she watched Clue. The reason she hates Tyler so much is because hes a reflection of her. Too busy trying to dissect and figure it out instead of experiencing it. Now thats funny.
It goes way beyond two small groups like 'foodies' or cinephiles (or any group that considers themselves innately superior or beyond reproach). It castigates the wealthy elitists and those who aspire to be like them.
On the ending, to be fair, the director DID confirm she lived and got away. She probably manually stopped the boat so she could, you know, enjoy her cheeseburger.
Margot saw all the pictures in Slowik's room. All the recent pictures showed his contempt/displeasure. But Margot noticed the picture of young burger-flipping Slowik, with the biggest smile on his face. Think for a second, a lot of people look down on the idea of burger flipping as a part time job. But the Slowik in that photo? He's as happy as can be and I think Margot realised that too.
I’ve watched 5 reactions to this movie. In every single one, when the chef is making the cheeseburger, reactors recognize it as a time to stop paying attention and to comment. The problem is they miss the pure satisfaction on the chef’s face. Therefore they miss the revelation that his passion was reignited and that’s why he let Margot go. She was right… he had stopped cooking for the right reasons and he appreciated her for giving him that for one last meal.
Love the movie and reaction! As for the ending, she got far enough away to avoid explosions. Come sunlight she can boat on back to the shore or get close enough to radio. She'll be fine. Except, of course, from the trauma.
One particularly good detail in this is the ridiculousness of the wine connoisseur. One time my family went to a VERY fancy restaurant for New Year’s Eve that had a wine connoisseur who would come to the table and he described one bottle as “masculine” like WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN ITS WINE????
Nicholas Hoult (Tyler) is great, he played Beast in the newer X-Men movies and perhaps more notably Nuxx in MadMax: Fury Road, it takes a special kind of actor to get you to truly feel an emotion for their character, hatred included. Very fun movie.
@@bidishah 1 Everything, Everywhere, All At Once 2 NOPE 3 The Banshees of Inisherin 4 The Batman 5 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 6 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 7 Top Gun: Maverick 8 The Menu 9 Don't Worry Darling 10 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Great reaction! I was kind of perplexed that the customers didn't organize themselves to fight back. Especially when it became clear they were in real danger and that their ‘revered’ chef and his staff had gone totally crazy. I guess they preferred to go down as another of the chef’s dishes, albeit as smores.
I always just thought they understood they were outnumbered (by seemingly more physically capable guards) and any plans they had to organize fell through as the hopelessness of the situation was made apparent.
The guests were chosen, so one would probably select the weakest individuals either physically and/or in terms of willpower who will give up easily or have too much to lose and would never risk putting themselves in danger. Also they are privileged and not used to being in that sort of position in a usually 'safe' environment. Margot is the exception - she is not privileged, does have a strong will and physically fights when pushed - but then again she wasn't meant to be there.
I think it's easy to imagine that Slowik somehow managed to invite 10 John McClanes to his final service, but I see it as, if these people had that kind of willpower, they wouldn't have been there in the first place. The staff outnumbers them, outweighs them, and outguns them. Many of their lives kind of suck already. Given the choice to fight against overwhelming odds for a life that ain't that great and make their remaining time more painful or just decide there's nothing they can do and submit, I can see why at least some would go the latter route. And if some hold back, the rest might as well not bother.
Was pleasantly surprised with this movie I thought it was great. Was expecting a traditional cook the victims type of slasher but i was not disappointed. Also loved your reaction I also hated Tyler especially finding out Margot was an escort. Wonder why the other girl broke up with him lol 😂
I saw this in the cinema, and my goodness its like Ratatouille meets Midsommar with a splash of Hell's Kitchen. A movie anyone can sing their teeth in.
*picture of chef smiling in radiating joy while cooking, despite his current state of seeming misery where he never ever smiles* you: what?? What do you see???
My favorite thing about Slowik is that, while he’s clearly lost his mind/passion, he also holds himself accountable for everything he’s done and caused. He’s the first to ignite, when some lessers would still see themselves as blameless. And the ending… i love how Erin turning the tables like that works. Her and Slowik both get paid to give people experiences, and her last “gift” to him was the experience of loving to cook again. It’s the only time we see him personally make the food and even smile. I think that’s what sealed the deal and made him change his mind about her being a taker.
It always amuses that Tyler sticks around the restaurant when told to run, because if Slowik had been able to finish his explanation, he'd know there was a "special dish" for the last to be caught and do his level best to at least hide himself well.
The way how Tyler was fine af in the beginning of the movie to me not even blinking an eye when he hung himself 😂😂 It’s crazy how someone can be so attractive but it go right out the window once they open their mouth 👄 Anyways loved the reaction I’m subscribing:)
I think that having been that burger cook in photo was the start of his cooking journey when everything was still ahead of him and he was hopeful and loved to cook. He hadn't felt like that in a while. When she evoked the remembrance of that, he couldn't help but follow through with the roleplay of treating a customer the way he was trained to in the fast food joint. And then completed the roleplay partly because he missed it and enjoyed it, and perhaps partly because he was re-living the training he received at that time that the customer is always right. He had to (or wanted to) hold on to that by roleplaying it all the way to the end, including letting the customer leave with the boxed burger and fries.
Your loathing of Tyler was probably the most entertaining part of this reaction LMAO! Tyler...there are real people like him...ugh. Not just arrogant, pretentious, big-talking foodies, but arrogant, pretentious, big-talking anyone really, especially movie/tv show lovers, when they start to mouth off about "omg you dont get it, it's so layered!" or some other bullshit lmao. Really hate people LIKE Tyler. But the actor, Nick Hoult, super nice guy in real life, hopefully you'd tell him how good his acting was. As your patrons and many on here have no doubt already pointed out - Chef hadn't desired to cook for anyone in ages, he's deeply unhappy at trying to be perfect to satisfy people who will never be. He was truly happy during his burger flipping days. So, when she asked for a cheeseburger, that re-ignited his passion for cooking, and he was finally happy to cook for someone and thus she earned her freedom. LOVED the reaction and looking forward to the next one
they’re the people who talk about how smart and genius everything they like is, so that everyone around them can realize ow smart and genius they are It’s why Slowik tells him he’s the reason the mystery has been drained from their art People like tyler who try and explain how everything works not because they know from experience but because they want everyone around them to think they do.
I dont think it's hard for her to get away once she's in the boat. Boat might have a radio. Even if not, the island is probably not that far from the mainland.
Nicholas Hoult is absolutely pitch perfect in this. His performance as the worst person ever is spot on. It’s unfortunate that he’s so good at the role it impacts your opinion of him. He’s a really, really solid actor. Watch Fury Road and you’ll see him in a more likable role.
The customers were chosen because they were the ones who ruined the art of cooking. The woman and the guy who review restaurants and have them closed were chosen for the obvious reason. Tyler was invited because of his attitude of letting the world know that he’s eating good (taking pics of the food he’s eating). The three guys are embezzling money from the company. The old couple were super rich and just needed something to spend their money on and don’t even remember what they eat. The actor and his assistant for the reason that the chef said in the movie. All of this people ruined the art of cooking and the whole point of it. They took cooking and food for their own benefit and that’s the reason why the chef lost his appetite and joy for cooking.
Genocide aside, I can definitely understand where Chef was coming from as far as lacking any desire to cook for anyone and his burned out passion for which him being this world renowned chef, he serves a higher class of people who can never be satisfied. and to just see him cook that Cheeseburger and having a smile on his face doing it sparked the love he had for cooking and just to have that assurance that it was the last good thing he cooked and doing it with love was touching. it was the simplicity of it. Sure they could have gone the route where she gets physical and fights back killing him and everyone survives but then, everyone their would have continued surely with what they'd always do and it wasn't how the menu would have worked. So this WAS the way in how to end it. She survives and you can say she DID win in that, but Chef also followed through with what he did set out to do and that was have everyone die and THOSE who did deserve it from his perspective but also create something with love and someone who would appreciate a simple thing like a cheeseburger.
This can also be a satire on any business. Film, sports, painting, engineering, writing. Look at netflix. It's all about churning out show after show for like a factory, and industry catering to a very small minority of ungrateful people who can't create, only ruin. Success brings with it the leeches.
Remember: This is not just a Horror Suspense movie, this is a suspense vengeance movie, all of them deserves to be dead Except Margot, she is just a victim, she is not supposed to be there, and that is why she in the end was treated like a regular customer, also that line she said to get out, thats just a complain from a regular commoner, "I dont want any fancy shmancy food, I want something to fill my hunger" thats why she was released the Ending Clap is just that, to inform you the movie is over
I am SO glad you're back and fine. Instant re-subscribe, and if you ever feel the need to quit again, I'll resubscribe again whenever you come back, as soon as the algorithm makes me aware of your return. I love this movie and the ending is okay. Chef spared "Margot" because she had nothing to do there and she made him feel like a young cook again. She wasn't brainwashed like his workers, or blasé like his other customers
“I want to punch Tyler in the face” Good news!! Someone does just that lmao I feel like a lot of people empathize with Slowick more than you’re actually meant to. As much as overwork and underappreciation has ruined the art of cooking for him, he also represents snobbery of the highest order, the kind of gatekeeping that ruins its simple joys for others. And you can see him perpetuating the same cruelties of the industry onto his employees- the course ‘The Mess’ is based on the dead sous chef’s LITERAL blood, sweat, and tears- resulting in burnout that causes things like repetitive stress injury or mental collapse IRL. As much as I was fist-pumping at every culinary middle finger they were serving to his rich and detached customers (the ‘bread’ course was my favorite), I was never on Chef’s side until he was making the cheeseburger. Margo successfully stripped the pretense from his work, slashed his ego to pieces but handed him back the joy of both creating and providing once again. Unrelated, but you should rewatch this movie sometime- there are lines that hit WAY different, like Tyler talking about how ‘he’s the one paying’- in retrospect, he means paying for her presence, not the meal.
A good companion to this is Chef, which was written, directed, and stars Jon Favreau. In it, using food instead of film, he expressed his frustration being a creative artist while people just “consume without tasting”. Similar themes, but more of a drama with a side of comedy than a thriller.
Margot/Erin was always going to escape, because she was not on the list, and that would ruin Chef's menu. He sent her for the barrel because he knew she'll use the radio and that was the only way to get a boat to the island. Or I'm totally wrong, which could also be the case :)
He intended for everyone to die, that's why he asked her, which side does she want to die on, the chefs or the customers the barrel thing was a test to see if she was willing to side with them the reason he lets her go is because she allows him another chance to cook with love and provide a service someone actually appreciates and acknowledges she proves to him that she is not a taker and has respect for the food and care put into it.
@@IndieClubGameplayRo that’s literally the plot of the film, He tells her to her face “we’re ALL dying tonight” cause otherwise it ruins the purpose and artistry of his Menu He gave her the chance for the barrel to see if she would side with him or the customers, as a final test of loyalty she called for help. And he calls her a taker and someone whose broken the trust of the service workers The reason Erin asks for a cheeseburger is because she’s seen the chefs photos and saw that the one where he truly was smiling and happy with his work was when he was a simple fry cook at a burger place. He told her in his office that he had lost the desire to actually cook for someone for a long time and has missed the feeling of actually giving a satisfying experience since all the rich snobs are never satisfied and are too elite and up their own ass to appreciate his work. When, Slowik cooks the burger you see him genuinely smile and take pride in it and when Erin compliments how good it is you see him appreciate it because he knows she means it. If he planned to let her go all along he would not needed to have set up any test of loyalty, he would never have gotten mad at her for calling for help, He would never have too her that they all would have died nor would they have needed that entire ending scene which is pivotal to the theme of the movie and the motivations of the chef. So that’s why that’s my opinion.
@@mckenzie.latham91 first of, my comment wasn't meant as a rebuttal, I was merely saying that, because it has to do with an artistic act, you're entitled to your opinion. We're not talking math here, we can have different opinions and not be wrong, just saying :D
It partially is so she can finish the cheeseburger. He crafted the menu so by the end you are satisfied, not filling up at any point. No need for takeaway, especially since they'll be dying. She ordered something that she ourposefully wouldnt be able to finish. She got food for takeaway (familiar to him bc you know, fast food), she gave him a hint of his past happiness back, and he knew she didn't belong there anyway. So it all adds up.
I've had my very first fine dining experience just a few days ago then I watched this movie. to say that I was tickled by the satire is an understatement.
Scrolled through your videos a bit and Aw you said Barbarian is the best horror film you’ve seen in a long time. This tells me you clearly have yet to see Hereditary or Midsommar. This needs to change. Like, asap.
Grapevine! I’m pretty sure you had another account that I loved watching and subscribed to but now can’t find. Also forgot the name. Did you shut it down? I remember you reviewing GOT.
12:44 I’m curious what would have happened if Tyler had made it to dessert. Would he have happily died as a fanatic or did he hope for the chef to see him as “special” and spare him, and he’d die not-so-happily because that’d never happen? Since he was so big on the “experience”, it’d probably be the former.
When I finished this I said two things. That was awesome! & That was one f**ked up movie. I liked how it was left to the audience to figure out on there own how it ended. In my opinion she died. Go back to the beginning & what was said in the smoke house about what would happen if the meat was aged just one day longer.
While watching this movie I was annoyed by all the hugely illogical choices made by most of the characters in this, but after it was done I couldn't stop thinking about it, in particular how much I loved Ralph Fiennes' interactions with everyone. I feel like it could've done better at answering some questions, but I find myself liking it more than I expected to while watching it.
People will be looking for all those rich people and they’ll bring boats and helicopters to find them. She’ll definitely be rescued. Explaining everything to the rescuers will be a trip, though.
I feel like this is basically a movie about how professional critics suck 🤣 food critics, movie critics, fashion critics. They all suck the meaning out the experience, which is the experience itself. They reduce the experience down to language, metaphor, descriptions, when experience should be something that in the moment trandscends all those things.
I honestly think the burger kills her at the end, the gas running out definitely not a coincidence, the way the dramatic tension and music at that last look on her face of realization then the last bite knowing it was to late and she may as well. That would make the conversation at the beginning of the movie at the Smoker when it’s explained that the meat had a high potential of killing you if aged even a day more make sense and complete Chefs plan of killing everyone.
I think this movie is more about food but any artist / content creator and what can happen when it becomes corrupted and you no longer love what you do. Tyler is food tv enthusiast who knows nothing but he is also a troll.
25:57 that hope, that smile. He didn’t let her go. What did they say would happen if they didn't eat the fermented beer after a certain amount of time?
@@tamarleigh then he doesn't understand what foreshadowing is and he should never be allowed near a set again. Every second is meant to count. That entire scene wasted and the movie could have been reduced by ten minutes. Every second of film costs money. It costs money to edit. The sets costs money to make.
@@themalcontent100 I can tell people have some strong emotions about this particular debunked theory. I don't have strong emotions about it. Heck, maybe the director was lying. Maybe he's a terrible director and "should never be allowed near a set again." I don't know. In my opinion, he did fine. I don't think that particular fan theory makes sense, let alone that the movie doesn't work unless it's true. I think it works fine. I don't need anyone to agree with me about it.
Yes, I wanted to bitch slap Tyler. I believe the ending was that she pretty much thought everyone who died deserved to die as she ate the burger and that she was smarter than the rest although she was not as successful as they were. Also, that cheese burger looked awesome.
I watched this other reaction to the Menu and it was a former cook reacting and she actually had a lot of insight on all the dishes and it was awesome because they actually relate to the movie and the ending and the whole course and there were themes and stuff lmao it just made the movie that much more fun. (example was the man's folly dish, with the whey protein, umeboshi, etc all the ingredients are essential building blocks to grain and bread and widely used in cooking, representing the women and their relationships to the men in the menu, and dungeness crab is a bottom feeder and not really considered as a high end crab even, representing the men that ran and were so stupid to think they were better/ different/ didn't deserve the same fate as the women, running away) ua-cam.com/video/NrxEEkoPkUY/v-deo.html
it's the emoji for me 😌
My take on the ending is that she gets to go on eating, savoring life like the most delicious cheeseburger. He let her go because she helped him experience the pleasure of cooking for someone one last time, and I think because she understood the point he was making.
She definitely understood the point, she didn’t take the food for granted and respected the servicer and consumer relationship. Margot is the kind of person I cook for (I have a culinary arts degree and an assistant kitchen manager) her “approval” is why I keep loving what I do. And yeah, if I kept service rich assholes, I’d murder them too lol
ALSO i think it's important how he said he had everything to offer and yet the most avg thing was wanted. Must be a metaphor for people who spent so much time perfecting a craft only to be overlooked.
Hong Chau killed it in this role. Her delivery was spot on.
i’m not going to lie when i rewatched the cheeseburger scene i got a lil emotional because that burger was the last thing he ever cooked. and unlike so many dishes he had made before it, it was a dish that he made with love, and all the fond memories he had when he had love for his cooking
I was questioning myself like “what the fuck.. am I actually feeling sympathy for this mf😭😂” because seeing him with tears of joy in his eyes cooking was honestly a beautiful moment seeing his love for cooking return back to him.
Yeah I think she missed it. That was the point of her seeing him in that old picture being happy.
@@derikk3215 And then she devised a way out that fit within the chef's narrative 😋
SAME! My eyes got a bit misty. Because despite most of the movie being a straight black comedy, that was a truly poignant moment. It made the movie an actual /movie/ to me, if that makes sense. Other than being /just/ satire.
Indeed. He had lost the love of cooking to feed people, and Margot helped him regain that feeling one last time.
Tyler is the type of guy that makes a hobby his entire personality and then can’t even contribute to it himself
He's a film bro, but for food.
@@solarpunkcyborg4663 Not really comparable. It takes a long time and dedication to make a film worth watching but any able-bodied human being should be able to cook. He looked like he never set foot in a kitchen prior to making "Tyler's Bullshit" plate and it showed. Of all the people Julian hated on the island, he hated Tyler more than anyone and he wanted him to feel as pitiful as possible before he died for that reason.
that’s literally what happened in the movie tho
If I were in Tyler's position I would have asked for Velveeta, Ground beef, tortilla chips and every spicy seasoning they have
He’s a Twitter “Stan”
This movie satirizes cinephiles just as much as foodies. You can imagine people breaking down the characters and parsing out the details and the ending, the way Tyler discusses the food. But the overall point is: Just enjoy the cheeseburger.
She missed this point when she watched Clue. The reason she hates Tyler so much is because hes a reflection of her. Too busy trying to dissect and figure it out instead of experiencing it. Now thats funny.
@@mikegilgenbach4840 oop-
It goes way beyond two small groups like 'foodies' or cinephiles (or any group that considers themselves innately superior or beyond reproach). It castigates the wealthy elitists and those who aspire to be like them.
On the ending, to be fair, the director DID confirm she lived and got away. She probably manually stopped the boat so she could, you know, enjoy her cheeseburger.
it was an exchange of services. She provided him with his last moment of happiness and he provided her with the best burger she's ever had
From one provider of services to another...
Margot saw all the pictures in Slowik's room. All the recent pictures showed his contempt/displeasure. But Margot noticed the picture of young burger-flipping Slowik, with the biggest smile on his face.
Think for a second, a lot of people look down on the idea of burger flipping as a part time job. But the Slowik in that photo? He's as happy as can be and I think Margot realised that too.
I’ve watched 5 reactions to this movie. In every single one, when the chef is making the cheeseburger, reactors recognize it as a time to stop paying attention and to comment. The problem is they miss the pure satisfaction on the chef’s face. Therefore they miss the revelation that his passion was reignited and that’s why he let Margot go. She was right… he had stopped cooking for the right reasons and he appreciated her for giving him that for one last meal.
Love the movie and reaction! As for the ending, she got far enough away to avoid explosions. Come sunlight she can boat on back to the shore or get close enough to radio. She'll be fine. Except, of course, from the trauma.
One particularly good detail in this is the ridiculousness of the wine connoisseur. One time my family went to a VERY fancy restaurant for New Year’s Eve that had a wine connoisseur who would come to the table and he described one bottle as “masculine” like WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN ITS WINE????
Anya Taylor-Joy is a global treasure and immediately elevates anything she's in.
Nicholas Hoult (Tyler) is great, he played Beast in the newer X-Men movies and perhaps more notably Nuxx in MadMax: Fury Road, it takes a special kind of actor to get you to truly feel an emotion for their character, hatred included. Very fun movie.
Ralph Finnes gave another superb performance. The way he talked and carried himself made this movie. Hong Chau and "Beast" were also great.
Loved this a lot! In my Top 10 of last year. The acting was great and the building of tension insane
What are the other 9? I wanna compare 😅
@@bidishah 1 Everything, Everywhere, All At Once 2 NOPE 3 The Banshees of Inisherin 4 The Batman 5 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 6 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 7 Top Gun: Maverick 8 The Menu 9 Don't Worry Darling 10 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
@@themiIes damnnn what a great list. I would say the batman was my number 1 for last year.
If Willy Wonka 1971 and Ratatouille had a demented baby, this would be it.
I feel like there was a dash of Midsommar in there too
Cass calling Tyler a "loser" when he shows he can't cook...........loved it.
This movie is so good! So many interesting things in there. It's on my top 10 movies of 2022 list for sure.
And yeah, Tyler sure is something!
Tyler truly feels like the embodiment of every obnoxiously pretentious foodie, Nicholas Hoult played that character so well
can you please tell me what you liked about it? I want to hear your perspective bc when I watched it I just didn’t get the hype I was like “meh ok”
Nicholas Hoult was so brilliant playing a pos fanboy.
Great reaction! I was kind of perplexed that the customers didn't organize themselves to fight back. Especially when it became clear they were in real danger and that their ‘revered’ chef and his staff had gone totally crazy. I guess they preferred to go down as another of the chef’s dishes, albeit as smores.
I always just thought they understood they were outnumbered (by seemingly more physically capable guards) and any plans they had to organize fell through as the hopelessness of the situation was made apparent.
theyre greedy rich people theyre not gonna help each other
The guests were chosen, so one would probably select the weakest individuals either physically and/or in terms of willpower who will give up easily or have too much to lose and would never risk putting themselves in danger. Also they are privileged and not used to being in that sort of position in a usually 'safe' environment. Margot is the exception - she is not privileged, does have a strong will and physically fights when pushed - but then again she wasn't meant to be there.
I think it's easy to imagine that Slowik somehow managed to invite 10 John McClanes to his final service, but I see it as, if these people had that kind of willpower, they wouldn't have been there in the first place.
The staff outnumbers them, outweighs them, and outguns them. Many of their lives kind of suck already. Given the choice to fight against overwhelming odds for a life that ain't that great and make their remaining time more painful or just decide there's nothing they can do and submit, I can see why at least some would go the latter route. And if some hold back, the rest might as well not bother.
You can go down fighting, not sitting there while they give you a marshmallow capelet and a chocolate hat.
Was pleasantly surprised with this movie I thought it was great. Was expecting a traditional cook the victims type of slasher but i was not disappointed. Also loved your reaction I also hated Tyler especially finding out Margot was an escort. Wonder why the other girl broke up with him lol 😂
I saw this in the cinema, and my goodness its like Ratatouille meets Midsommar with a splash of Hell's Kitchen. A movie anyone can sing their teeth in.
*picture of chef smiling in radiating joy while cooking, despite his current state of seeming misery where he never ever smiles* you: what?? What do you see???
Somehow I missed your channel switch! Glad you didn't drop off, you're one of my favorites and I really dig how analytical you are
I love this movie. It's so rare to see a different kind of movie that strays from the obvious.
I just realized they gave an egg dish to the guy who hid in a chicken coup. That’s perfect 🤣
Absolutely great movie! Had such a fun time with it. Throughout the whole movie didn't know what was coming
My favorite thing about Slowik is that, while he’s clearly lost his mind/passion, he also holds himself accountable for everything he’s done and caused. He’s the first to ignite, when some lessers would still see themselves as blameless.
And the ending… i love how Erin turning the tables like that works. Her and Slowik both get paid to give people experiences, and her last “gift” to him was the experience of loving to cook again. It’s the only time we see him personally make the food and even smile. I think that’s what sealed the deal and made him change his mind about her being a taker.
It always amuses that Tyler sticks around the restaurant when told to run, because if Slowik had been able to finish his explanation, he'd know there was a "special dish" for the last to be caught and do his level best to at least hide himself well.
The way how Tyler was fine af in the beginning of the movie to me not even blinking an eye when he hung himself 😂😂
It’s crazy how someone can be so attractive but it go right out the window once they open their mouth 👄
Anyways loved the reaction
I’m subscribing:)
She got away: She stopped the engine in order to watch.
I think that having been that burger cook in photo was the start of his cooking journey when everything was still ahead of him and he was hopeful and loved to cook. He hadn't felt like that in a while. When she evoked the remembrance of that, he couldn't help but follow through with the roleplay of treating a customer the way he was trained to in the fast food joint. And then completed the roleplay partly because he missed it and enjoyed it, and perhaps partly because he was re-living the training he received at that time that the customer is always right. He had to (or wanted to) hold on to that by roleplaying it all the way to the end, including letting the customer leave with the boxed burger and fries.
Your loathing of Tyler was probably the most entertaining part of this reaction LMAO! Tyler...there are real people like him...ugh. Not just arrogant, pretentious, big-talking foodies, but arrogant, pretentious, big-talking anyone really, especially movie/tv show lovers, when they start to mouth off about "omg you dont get it, it's so layered!" or some other bullshit lmao. Really hate people LIKE Tyler. But the actor, Nick Hoult, super nice guy in real life, hopefully you'd tell him how good his acting was. As your patrons and many on here have no doubt already pointed out - Chef hadn't desired to cook for anyone in ages, he's deeply unhappy at trying to be perfect to satisfy people who will never be. He was truly happy during his burger flipping days. So, when she asked for a cheeseburger, that re-ignited his passion for cooking, and he was finally happy to cook for someone and thus she earned her freedom. LOVED the reaction and looking forward to the next one
they’re the people who talk about how smart and genius everything they like is, so that everyone around them can realize ow smart and genius they are
It’s why Slowik tells him he’s the reason the mystery has been drained from their art
People like tyler who try and explain how everything works not because they know from experience but because they want everyone around them to think they do.
There's probably not many people quite like Tyler: evident in his reaction to the sous-chef offing himself.
The island is in the middle of a lake so whatever direction Erin goes in she's gonna hit land 👍
I found your new channel today, and I am beyond thrilled. I just watched Knives Out, now something to chew on.
I felt the same way with Ralph Finnes after seeing Schindler's List. Now, he's one of my favorite actors.
THE ENDING WAS PERFECT. IT TOLD YOU THE STORY T NEEDED TO TELL, HOW HE GETS AWAY IS IRRELEVENT
I dont think it's hard for her to get away once she's in the boat. Boat might have a radio. Even if not, the island is probably not that far from the mainland.
If you rewatch, when they get on the boat, they do an aerial shot to show the island. It would be a longish swim, but a short boat ride.
Yeah I think they say it's a 30min trip when they get on the boat
Nicholas Hoult is absolutely pitch perfect in this. His performance as the worst person ever is spot on. It’s unfortunate that he’s so good at the role it impacts your opinion of him. He’s a really, really solid actor. Watch Fury Road and you’ll see him in a more likable role.
I think she stopped the boat on purpose. She had a good view of the restaurant, and she wanted to see what happened.
Every reaction I've watched, someone makes a comment about assuming there will be cannibalism in this movie!!!! How is that possible?!?!?!?!😂🤣😂🤣
As a fan of Chef's Table, I love the references to the show with the way they presented the food and had the captions.
The customers were chosen because they were the ones who ruined the art of cooking. The woman and the guy who review restaurants and have them closed were chosen for the obvious reason. Tyler was invited because of his attitude of letting the world know that he’s eating good (taking pics of the food he’s eating). The three guys are embezzling money from the company. The old couple were super rich and just needed something to spend their money on and don’t even remember what they eat. The actor and his assistant for the reason that the chef said in the movie.
All of this people ruined the art of cooking and the whole point of it. They took cooking and food for their own benefit and that’s the reason why the chef lost his appetite and joy for cooking.
Genocide aside, I can definitely understand where Chef was coming from as far as lacking any desire to cook for anyone and his burned out passion for which him being this world renowned chef, he serves a higher class of people who can never be satisfied.
and to just see him cook that Cheeseburger and having a smile on his face doing it sparked the love he had for cooking and just to have that assurance that it was the last good thing he cooked and doing it with love was touching. it was the simplicity of it.
Sure they could have gone the route where she gets physical and fights back killing him and everyone survives but then, everyone their would have continued surely with what they'd always do and it wasn't how the menu would have worked. So this WAS the way in how to end it. She survives and you can say she DID win in that, but Chef also followed through with what he did set out to do and that was have everyone die and THOSE who did deserve it from his perspective but also create something with love and someone who would appreciate a simple thing like a cheeseburger.
This can also be a satire on any business. Film, sports, painting, engineering, writing.
Look at netflix.
It's all about churning out show after show for like a factory, and industry catering to a very small minority of ungrateful people who can't create, only ruin.
Success brings with it the leeches.
It's Gorden Ramsay meets lord Voldemort. But he seems the happiest when he's making that Cheese burger.
Im so excited for the next Kaleidoscope reaction! when is it coming out?
I am new to you, but I'm loving your view on things
Remember: This is not just a Horror Suspense movie, this is a suspense vengeance movie, all of them deserves to be dead
Except Margot, she is just a victim, she is not supposed to be there, and that is why she in the end was treated like a regular customer, also that line she said to get out, thats just a complain from a regular commoner, "I dont want any fancy shmancy food, I want something to fill my hunger" thats why she was released
the Ending Clap is just that, to inform you the movie is over
14:00 You forgot the second course.
Jeremy's Mess.
All of the staff have made the same mess of their lives as Jeremy
I am SO glad you're back and fine. Instant re-subscribe, and if you ever feel the need to quit again, I'll resubscribe again whenever you come back, as soon as the algorithm makes me aware of your return. I love this movie and the ending is okay. Chef spared "Margot" because she had nothing to do there and she made him feel like a young cook again. She wasn't brainwashed like his workers, or blasé like his other customers
“I want to punch Tyler in the face” Good news!! Someone does just that lmao
I feel like a lot of people empathize with Slowick more than you’re actually meant to. As much as overwork and underappreciation has ruined the art of cooking for him, he also represents snobbery of the highest order, the kind of gatekeeping that ruins its simple joys for others. And you can see him perpetuating the same cruelties of the industry onto his employees- the course ‘The Mess’ is based on the dead sous chef’s LITERAL blood, sweat, and tears- resulting in burnout that causes things like repetitive stress injury or mental collapse IRL.
As much as I was fist-pumping at every culinary middle finger they were serving to his rich and detached customers (the ‘bread’ course was my favorite), I was never on Chef’s side until he was making the cheeseburger. Margo successfully stripped the pretense from his work, slashed his ego to pieces but handed him back the joy of both creating and providing once again.
Unrelated, but you should rewatch this movie sometime- there are lines that hit WAY different, like Tyler talking about how ‘he’s the one paying’- in retrospect, he means paying for her presence, not the meal.
A good companion to this is Chef, which was written, directed, and stars Jon Favreau. In it, using food instead of film, he expressed his frustration being a creative artist while people just “consume without tasting”. Similar themes, but more of a drama with a side of comedy than a thriller.
Margot/Erin was always going to escape, because she was not on the list, and that would ruin Chef's menu. He sent her for the barrel because he knew she'll use the radio and that was the only way to get a boat to the island. Or I'm totally wrong, which could also be the case :)
He intended for everyone to die, that's why he asked her, which side does she want to die on, the chefs or the customers
the barrel thing was a test to see if she was willing to side with them
the reason he lets her go is because she allows him another chance to cook with love and provide a service someone actually appreciates and acknowledges
she proves to him that she is not a taker and has respect for the food and care put into it.
@@mckenzie.latham91 That's like, your opinion, man...
@@IndieClubGameplayRo that’s literally the plot of the film,
He tells her to her face “we’re ALL dying tonight” cause otherwise it ruins the purpose and artistry of his Menu
He gave her the chance for the barrel to see if she would side with him or the customers, as a final test of loyalty
she called for help. And he calls her a taker and someone whose broken the trust of the service workers
The reason Erin asks for a cheeseburger is because she’s seen the chefs photos and saw that the one where he truly was smiling and happy with his work was when he was a simple fry cook at a burger place.
He told her in his office that he had lost the desire to actually cook for someone for a long time and has missed the feeling of actually giving a satisfying experience since all the rich snobs are never satisfied and are too elite and up their own ass to appreciate his work.
When, Slowik cooks the burger you see him genuinely smile and take pride in it and when Erin compliments how good it is you see him appreciate it because he knows she means it.
If he planned to let her go all along he would not needed to have set up any test of loyalty, he would never have gotten mad at her for calling for help, He would never have too her that they all would have died
nor would they have needed that entire ending scene which is pivotal to the theme of the movie and the motivations of the chef.
So that’s why that’s my opinion.
@@mckenzie.latham91 first of, my comment wasn't meant as a rebuttal, I was merely saying that, because it has to do with an artistic act, you're entitled to your opinion. We're not talking math here, we can have different opinions and not be wrong, just saying :D
It partially is so she can finish the cheeseburger. He crafted the menu so by the end you are satisfied, not filling up at any point. No need for takeaway, especially since they'll be dying. She ordered something that she ourposefully wouldnt be able to finish. She got food for takeaway (familiar to him bc you know, fast food), she gave him a hint of his past happiness back, and he knew she didn't belong there anyway. So it all adds up.
The ending was fine. She didn't die and has a boat.
Have you yet to meet Percy Wetmore? He can give Tyler a run for his money.
This movie was a trip and a half and I bloody loved it.
What do you mean how does she get away? She has the boat
it said the engine stopped on her. i didn’t know if she’d be able to get it going again to get back to shore😬
Great reaction 😎👍
I've had my very first fine dining experience just a few days ago then I watched this movie. to say that I was tickled by the satire is an understatement.
Scrolled through your videos a bit and Aw you said Barbarian is the best horror film you’ve seen in a long time. This tells me you clearly have yet to see Hereditary or Midsommar. This needs to change. Like, asap.
Great movie... and edit'
The only thing missing... the first clap, which was one crazy loud, and made most jump 5ft in the air!
I feel like Tyler was meant to be unintentionally funny with how off his rocker he is
It's subtle, but huge red flag for those who know. Military service members in the US don't typically have beards....
I was soo hungry for a cheeseburger after seeing this in the theater 😂
Grapevine! I’m pretty sure you had another account that I loved watching and subscribed to but now can’t find. Also forgot the name. Did you shut it down? I remember you reviewing GOT.
Nicholas Hoult is so effective in everything he does. (If you want to think of him more positively, watch his star making role in _About a Boy_ .)
12:44 I’m curious what would have happened if Tyler had made it to dessert. Would he have happily died as a fanatic or did he hope for the chef to see him as “special” and spare him, and he’d die not-so-happily because that’d never happen?
Since he was so big on the “experience”, it’d probably be the former.
To me, the overall theme for the menu was eat the rich.
The cheeseburger is the only dish he actually prepares with love.
12:35 Agreeing with the chef
Of course you had to mention hating Joffery. Loved those reactions in the good ol days. Hope that gemstone of a sister enjoys this movie with you
When I finished this I said two things. That was awesome! & That was one f**ked up movie.
I liked how it was left to the audience to figure out on there own how it ended. In my opinion she died. Go back to the beginning & what was said in the smoke house about what would happen if the meat was aged just one day longer.
While watching this movie I was annoyed by all the hugely illogical choices made by most of the characters in this, but after it was done I couldn't stop thinking about it, in particular how much I loved Ralph Fiennes' interactions with everyone. I feel like it could've done better at answering some questions, but I find myself liking it more than I expected to while watching it.
People will be looking for all those rich people and they’ll bring boats and helicopters to find them. She’ll definitely be rescued. Explaining everything to the rescuers will be a trip, though.
I feel like this is basically a movie about how professional critics suck 🤣 food critics, movie critics, fashion critics. They all suck the meaning out the experience, which is the experience itself. They reduce the experience down to language, metaphor, descriptions, when experience should be something that in the moment trandscends all those things.
I honestly think the burger kills her at the end, the gas running out definitely not a coincidence, the way the dramatic tension and music at that last look on her face of realization then the last bite knowing it was to late and she may as well. That would make the conversation at the beginning of the movie at the Smoker when it’s explained that the meat had a high potential of killing you if aged even a day more make sense and complete Chefs plan of killing everyone.
The director debunked it in the den of geek interview, it's more of just a "f u" bite at the end and she survives.
I find it interesting that you thought they are anthropophagites.25:16 I noticed she did not wash her hands after killing the hostess.
NIVHOLAS HOULT TURNE IN A GREAT ERFORMANCE
2:11 that's great, but what do you do to the food?
She did get away.
I have a Theory... Sher becomes a version of him.... at the end
That's what she said
You should watch the movie American Carnage. Great movie and also made me not eat fast food for a couple weeks.
A suggestion: watch "Train to Busan" and tell us which character you hate more. It'll be close.. maybe
I think this movie is more about food but any artist / content creator and what can happen when it becomes corrupted and you no longer love what you do. Tyler is food tv enthusiast who knows nothing but he is also a troll.
Private Island = trouble
25:57 that hope, that smile. He didn’t let her go.
What did they say would happen if they didn't eat the fermented beer after a certain amount of time?
That is an interesting fan theory that has been debunked by the director.
@@tamarleigh then he doesn't understand what foreshadowing is and he should never be allowed near a set again. Every second is meant to count. That entire scene wasted and the movie could have been reduced by ten minutes.
Every second of film costs money. It costs money to edit. The sets costs money to make.
@@themalcontent100 I can tell people have some strong emotions about this particular debunked theory. I don't have strong emotions about it. Heck, maybe the director was lying. Maybe he's a terrible director and "should never be allowed near a set again." I don't know. In my opinion, he did fine. I don't think that particular fan theory makes sense, let alone that the movie doesn't work unless it's true. I think it works fine. I don't need anyone to agree with me about it.
Tyler isn't a villain, just a tool.
Yes, I wanted to bitch slap Tyler. I believe the ending was that she pretty much thought everyone who died deserved to die as she ate the burger and that she was smarter than the rest although she was not as successful as they were. Also, that cheese burger looked awesome.
She was already away...
That wasn't a comedy.... I'm scared as hell!
I would love to see your reaction to get out by Jordan peele
Its ironic how the chef and staff are supposed to be the hated ones but somehow we hate Tyler more.
I watched this other reaction to the Menu and it was a former cook reacting and she actually had a lot of insight on all the dishes and it was awesome because they actually relate to the movie and the ending and the whole course and there were themes and stuff lmao it just made the movie that much more fun. (example was the man's folly dish, with the whey protein, umeboshi, etc all the ingredients are essential building blocks to grain and bread and widely used in cooking, representing the women and their relationships to the men in the menu, and dungeness crab is a bottom feeder and not really considered as a high end crab even, representing the men that ran and were so stupid to think they were better/ different/ didn't deserve the same fate as the women, running away) ua-cam.com/video/NrxEEkoPkUY/v-deo.html
I'm Burger King, & I approve this message.
*Have it your way!*
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P.S. This is the third time Anya Taylor-Joy was the final girl in a movie. 🤯🤗
After I saw this, I went and watched Warm Bodies, to remind myself that Nicholas Hoult is NOT the massive douche he plays in this film-
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