Chef

Year: 2014
Director: Jon Favreau

Notable Actors/Actresses:
Jon Favreau
John Leguizamo
Sofia Vergara

Last Viewed: Almost a daily occurrence

Number of views: So many in a very short time span

I have come to realize there are some movies, I watch so many times, that I forget why I am doing that. Chef does that for me. Its a nice underdog story that I think everyone can relate to some extent regardless of profession or interests. The characters are wonderful in this film and the way they interact with each other is spectacular and feels familiar.

I also like how the film addresses the good and the bad use of social media. Quoting a line (poorly) from the film, The Social Network, "the internet is written in ink." Carl Casper was all over the place for an outrageous, purposeful, meltdown rant that led to his sudden negative/positive fame on the internet. Negative from a personal standpoint, but positive from an internet, popularity standpoint. It was probably the funniest, relatable moment I have ever seen.

Carl turns everything around at that pivotal moment in the film. He gets out of a situation that did not really get him to his true passion (though he felt like he was on the right track). In order for him to achieve that personal happiness and greatness, he works with his son, a good friend, and, strangely, a principle investor that he did not expect to work with (both during and towards the end). I really enjoyed how this chef had the exceptional talent but just did not believe in himself until he hit rock bottom. I also believe that the world of being a chef has these strange challenges that they have to overcome when working for someone else and not themselves.