There are a lot of interesting discussions around the use of food in movies. Even ones that aren’t directly about food.

Regular food intake is critical for our survival so it makes sense that it takes a large social role.

As a general rule, making and sharing food is considered “good”.

• “Everybody eats when they come to my house.” - Cab Calloway
• “You can get anything you want, at Alice’s restaurant.” - Arlo Guthrie

Taking and consuming food is “bad”.

• “Get in my belly!” - Fat Bastard
• “Mind if I have some of your tasty beverage to wash this down with?” - Jules

The exception is when food is offered. In that case, graciously accepting the food is also good.

• ET and Sloth (from Goonies) accept the candy.

German in US movies has a wild array of quality levels.

The best ones are all from native German speaking actors. Movie actors don’t need native proficiency since the script is written out for them. The accents are really hard to nail down though and native speakers often have some regional dialect that second language learners almost never pick up.

Mac Steinmeir nails it in Saving Private Ryan and he’s Bavarian. Christopher Walz speaks flawless German. His French and Italian sound perfect to me but native speakers consider him “pretty good for a foreigner”. He’s Austrian.

Christian Slater has a very clear accent in Heathers but he’s not supposed to be a native German speaker.

The English accent is often used for evil empires too, eg Star Wars.

Weight is a pretty poor predictor of planning and effort.

The overwhelming evidence is that for some people it takes far more work to maintain a healthy weight than it does for others.

Physics tells us that CICO predicts weight gain and heaps of empirical data tells us it’s one of many relevant factors.

Most people don’t really control their weight by counting calories. They go by how they feel and our feelings,are heavily influenced by our biochemistry. Semaglutide doesn’t work by giving people will power or self control; it works by targeting GLP-1 receptors to make them feel full sooner.