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Moana
There's More Beyond the Coconut: Complacency and Stagnation on Motonui – With the island's food source threatened, Moana rejects complacency


Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Parody of Feast in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail": The Pythons parody the feast in its various incarnations and perversions, ranging


Moonlight
Food, With Love – As Chiron, an African-American man, comes of age and makes sense of his sexuality, food expresses love throughout the film


Mostly Martha
Mellowed Martha – Renowned German chef Martha, who hails precision and timing, learns to loosen up and relinquish control.


My Big Fat Greek Wedding
A portrayal of food, craziness and love found within a Greek family, and Tula's journey towards embracing her heritage (and its food)


My Cousin Vinny
A Grit-ty Lawyer, by Dain Ruiz


My Fair Lady
Professor Higgins undertakes the transformation of commoner Eliza. Food symbolizes Eliza's elusive goal of higher social standing.


Next Floor
The Deadly Sin of High Class – Set around a lavish dinner table, this film makes a statement about overconsumption in first-world countries


No Reservations
Food for Relationships: Forming and Healing – Director Scott Hicks uses food, appetite, and spacing to depict a growing relationship between


Ocean's Eleven
Bank of Bad Habits: Food gently but persistently adds dimension to the enigmatic character Rusty to communicate his emotional state


Okja
Understanding the Morality of Animal Consumption - Mija tries to protect her beloved, genetically engineered pig from being butchered


Oldboy
Food, Vengeance and Cruel Irony – Fried dumplings represent Dae-su's imprisonment, and 'san-najiki' represents his ironic fate after release
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