7 Appetizing Uses Of Food In Movies

Much gets made about the role violence plays in movies and culture, and to what extent violence in movies is related to the perceived increase in violence in society. Most of the time I agree with Quentin Tarantino, that people are able to distinguish fantasy from reality and while movies may inform people’s perceptions of violence, very rarely do they beget violence itself, if it can be said that they do at all. Django Unchained did not make me want to go on a killing spree. It did, however, make me want to eat handfuls of candy. So perhaps the question should be: to what extent does food in movies contribute to our society’s culinary addictions and dependency??

Darren Ruecker

Published: Apr 29, 2013 06:07 pm

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[h2]5) The McDonald’s in Supersize Me[/h2]

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Theorists say that even war movies that are highly critical of military confrontations glorify and romanticize war to a certain extent, just by the nature of depicting acts of heroism or thrilling scenes on screen. I wasn’t sold on this until I saw Supersize Me and felt like eating McDonald’s. It’s a weird impulse to see something being essentially condemned by someone and agree with everything they’re saying while at the same time desperately wanting McNuggets. I get that in moderation McDonald’s is fine. But I don’t want it in moderation. I want it every day in fact. A movie like Supersize Me does not curb this desire, but only increases the guilt I feel if and when I give in to said desire. Maybe that’s the point? Damn you, Morgan Spurlock. I hope your One Direction documentary doesn’t have the same effect on me.

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