3 Idiots
Social Class in "3 Idiots": Food and cinematic elements reveal socioeconomic disparities between characters of differing classes in India.
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301 / 302
Cheol-su Park’s "301/302" examines the struggles of two aloof neighbors, the titular 301 and 302, named for the numbers which designate
The Adventures of Food Boy
Ezra's gift of generating food from his hands strengthens his relationships with friends and transforms him from "zero" to "school hero".
The Age of Innocence
In Scorsese's film, food and feasting reveal the artificial pretense of 1870s New York society, and also symbolize its hierarchy of power.
American Beauty
Lester Burnham: From Creepy to Caring – Cooking and being in the kitchen illustrate that Lester is changing from an infatuated man going
Babe
Evading Slaughter by Breaking Down Borders - Babe the Sheep-Pig: "Babe" is the story of a personified pig who is transformed from potential
Babette's Feast
Bliss and Righteousness: A Match Made in the Kitchen - Spiritual Fulfillment in Babette’s Feast: French refugee Babette, secretly the
Baby Mama
How to Eat When You're Expecting – Baby Mama uses food as a medium for social commentary on nutrition, class, and womanhood.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Hushpuppy’s Progression to Self-Reliance - A little girl faces both the physical deterioration of her community and of her father.
BFG The Big Friendly Giant
The Altruism of the Snozzcumber – What’s more horrifying than meeting a 24-foot Giant, who steals you away to Giant country?
Big Night
One Big Night: The Subjectivity of Art – Stanley Tucci’s account of two brothers who emigrate from Italy to pursue the American dream.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Food’s Role in Reinvention: The opening of the cinematic interpretation of Truman Capote’s 1958 novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's" captures
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