Other times, food’s role as a character (like in “Julie and Julia”) isn’t as important as its place in a character’s personality. One of the more iconic dramatizations of food is a drink thrown in anger, frustration or even just plain fun. Heated arguments are made over Waldorf salads while family announcements occur at a backyard dinner. We can see in reality television shows like “The Kardashians” that food isn’t so much of an art as it is a spark for drama. In the same way that an actor’s talent can get lost in a director’s vision, so too can the essence of food. It could be argued that the way food gets used is up to the directors and producers, but that is true for all actors. So, while we may owe our enjoyment of media to food, food owes its own media legacy to Julia Child. There were no “cooking shows” or Food Network. Julia Child and food also have a unique relationship: Before her, food wasn’t recognized as widely in the media as it is today. Food, instead, is Julia’s key to a life that is more than just being a diplomat’s housewife. As a woman in 1950s Paris trying to break into the cooking world, a mostly male-dominated profession, she has her work ahead of her, but food doesn’t discriminate.
Not only that, but food is also used as a tool of empowerment for Julia. Together, we go through the same emotional turmoil when the stew is ruined, or a freshly murdered lobster is slathered in butter for our enjoyment. Turning something as simple as a piece of beef into beef bourguignon or killing a live lobster is an intimate process that brings Julie closer to food and, subsequently, the audience. “Julie and Julia” also carries the distinct air of a romantic comedy, but both characters have already found their “one.” So what gives? It could be the fact that “Julie and Julia” is a Nora Ephron movie, but I think it’s because we are still watching two characters fall in love - just with food instead of a person.Īnother part of food that “Julie and Julia” captures beautifully is its dynamic relationship with someone. Without it, there is no connection between Julie and Julia, and there is no movie. ” Not only does the food serve as a catalyst in Julie’s life, but it’s also the thread that holds the whole film together. It starts with Julie Powell (Amy Adams, “Enchanted”) deciding to cook all 542 recipes in Julia Child’s (Meryl Streep, “The Post”) “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
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“Julie and Julia” is a movie that emphasizes the role of food in our lives in an extreme way, yet never actually acknowledges its part in building the movie.
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