What are some of the magical realist aspects in the movie, Like Water for Chocolate? Are there any ways we can connect this movie to some other works we have previously read or watched?
The movie "Like Water for Chocolate" is a great example of Magical Realism. It illustrates itself distinctly through food, which is a nice spin of the genre. Tita's ability to transfer her emotions to those who eat her food is a great example. She causes people to be extremely sad, her sister's sudden flame, and many other mishaps. The sheer power of food in this movie is incredible.
I haven't finished watching the film, but one important sign of magical realism is the scene of Tita's dish, "Quail with rose petal sauce". The roses she received were from her true love, thus she cooked with love and compasssion. During the scene at dinner, everyone at the table were astounded. The dish prepared, gave all of them a gigantic mixture of feelings, emotionally and physically.
There are a lot of magical aspects of this film. To name a few, when Tita cooks her meals, she uses her emotions as to how the food will taste and whoever eats her food has that emotion within them (Cant' really explain it). Another is when the ghost of her mother appears to her and tells her not to love Pedro and to just leave him and her sister alone. And the final scene where they were making love to each other, Pedro suddenly dies and Tita eats the matches. One movie that we previously watched that has the same idea on ghost was "The Sixth Sense".
The result s from the food that Tita cooked was definitely magical realism. For example, after crying into the cake batter for her sister’s wedding cake, Tita conveyed her feelings into the cake. This resulted in turning what is usually a happy occasion into a solemn one. Such an event exemplifies magical realism because in real-life, tears would only make a batter taste different (perhaps very salty). Instead, the guests experience the same emotions Tita had at the moment. Another magical realism aspect is when Nacha’s ghost appeared throughout the movie, giving advice and comfort to Tita when her mother provided none. This specific aspect can be related to the many ghosts that visit the characters in The Grass Dancer.
The movie "Like Water for Chocolate" is a great example of Magical Realism. It illustrates itself distinctly through food, which is a nice spin of the genre. Tita's ability to transfer her emotions to those who eat her food is a great example. She causes people to be extremely sad, her sister's sudden flame, and many other mishaps. The sheer power of food in this movie is incredible.
ReplyDeleteI haven't finished watching the film, but one important sign of magical realism is the scene of Tita's dish, "Quail with rose petal sauce". The roses she received were from her true love, thus she cooked with love and compasssion. During the scene at dinner, everyone at the table were astounded. The dish prepared, gave all of them a gigantic mixture of feelings, emotionally and physically.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of magical aspects of this film. To name a few, when Tita cooks her meals, she uses her emotions as to how the food will taste and whoever eats her food has that emotion within them (Cant' really explain it). Another is when the ghost of her mother appears to her and tells her not to love Pedro and to just leave him and her sister alone. And the final scene where they were making love to each other, Pedro suddenly dies and Tita eats the matches. One movie that we previously watched that has the same idea on ghost was "The Sixth Sense".
ReplyDeleteThe result s from the food that Tita cooked was definitely magical realism. For example, after crying into the cake batter for her sister’s wedding cake, Tita conveyed her feelings into the cake. This resulted in turning what is usually a happy occasion into a solemn one. Such an event exemplifies magical realism because in real-life, tears would only make a batter taste different (perhaps very salty). Instead, the guests experience the same emotions Tita had at the moment. Another magical realism aspect is when Nacha’s ghost appeared throughout the movie, giving advice and comfort to Tita when her mother provided none. This specific aspect can be related to the many ghosts that visit the characters in The Grass Dancer.
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