I really can’t believe that this is my final blog post. It has been a long time coming and I have honestly enjoyed so many of the food films that we have watched throughout the course of this semester. I do have to admit that there were a few that I obviously was not a huge fan of, but I can still understand why we watched all of the movies that we did. The two food films that I honestly did not like as much were Soylent Green and Babette’s Feast. The reason that I did not like these two movies was because I was just genuinely confused while I was watching them. Babette’s Feast was also just a really slow build up so it was harder for me to follow. The material that we covered in this class was also very interesting to me. When I signed up for this class, I honestly did not know what to expect completely. After we started talking about what makes a food film what it is, I really came to appreciate the material we were covering a lot more than I did before. The material was challenging at the same time though. It was not all challenging but when we started talking about Soylent Green and Babette’s Feast, I was a little more confused because like I said before these two movies were two that I did not really like. That being said, the material was harder for me to comprehend because I honestly was not as motivated to learn it. That is just the whole truth. I definitely did not spend as much time as I should have reading the required material. I would always watch the movies and then there were some weeks when I didn’t read the article in detail like I should have been doing. My favorite film that we watched this semester would have to be a tie between The Hundred Foot Journey and Tortilla Soup. I really loved these two movies because they were the most modern in my opinion and the easiest for me to understand. I also really liked the plot for both of the movies. Now that this semester is over, I have a greater appreciation for food films. In the future, I will always try to pick out the “falcon” of the movie as well.
