Blog Entry 7
By F. Mason Hertrich
The role chocolate plays in the film is a variety of things. As opposed to simply eating chocolate the films main character uses it to get people to enjoy themselves. Giving certain kinds of chocolate according to what she thinks they like. Which obviously is problematic in the town because of their highly religious way of life. Religion being something that the main character does not believe in, so she does not care that aspect. This is likely related to her belief learned from her grandfather about chocolate being used to achieve inner joy. One example being the woman who throws the chocolate on the ground, until her husband finds it. Then after he eats it he wants to make love to his wife. The chocolate being used this way results in the main character taking the process of making it very seriously. So much so when the woman she taught to make it, teaches others Vianne looks almost betrayed. Because if the chocolate is to be used the way she does it, then anyone making it results in the chocolate being what it is to everyone a snack and nothing more. Which is not the worst thing, but if chocolate is not done the way she likes it. Talking to people then giving them what they seem to need. This certainly sticks out for the film because I’ve never really thought about chocolate used that way. Not many in the town seem to either except for Alfred Molina’s character. Who of course because of lent detests the chocolate, until at the end when he eats lots of it and likes it, despite his reasons not to. Another role chocolate plays in the film is that of bringing people together, like Judi Dench’s character and her grandson. Also that of people gaining satisfaction from the food which causes them to feel better about what troubles them.
The role chocolate plays in the film is a variety of things. As opposed to simply eating chocolate the films main character uses it to get people to enjoy themselves. Giving certain kinds of chocolate according to what she thinks they like. Which obviously is problematic in the town because of their highly religious way of life. Religion being something that the main character does not believe in, so she does not care that aspect. This is likely related to her belief learned from her grandfather about chocolate being used to achieve inner joy. One example being the woman who throws the chocolate on the ground, until her husband finds it. Then after he eats it he wants to make love to his wife. The chocolate being used this way results in the main character taking the process of making it very seriously. So much so when the woman she taught to make it, teaches others Vianne looks almost betrayed. Because if the chocolate is to be used the way she does it, then anyone making it results in the chocolate being what it is to everyone a snack and nothing more. Which is not the worst thing, but if chocolate is not done the way she likes it. Talking to people then giving them what they seem to need. This certainly sticks out for the film because I’ve never really thought about chocolate used that way. Not many in the town seem to either except for Alfred Molina’s character. Who of course because of lent detests the chocolate, until at the end when he eats lots of it and likes it, despite his reasons not to. Another role chocolate plays in the film is that of bringing people together, like Judi Dench’s character and her grandson. Also that of people gaining satisfaction from the food which causes them to feel better about what troubles them.
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