I remember back when my mom rented Chocolat and forced my dad to watch with her. She told me how good it was, one of her favorites. She may be biased with her love of cooking and baking. I think she really took the film to heart and the simple pleasures of chocolate. After watching the movie, I could see why she enjoyed it so much.
After watching it, I thought it was intriguing how much trouble chocolate could cause a town, but I guess when it’s set during Lent, it can become threatening. It’s amusing to think that chocolate can be threatening in this case or even at all. Yet, we see how drawn together the characters become over this intrigue of this small chocolate shop. Chocolate takes on this role of the supernatural as it changes the lives and relationships of the townspeople. Such a confection is world-renowned and universal and to use such a pleasantry as chocolate is cunning. Food is always something that gets people together.
I was surprised to actually read a review that wasn’t raving about Chocolat. Rob Vaux of the Flipside Movie Emporium: Movie Reviews and Commentary. His review gave Chocolat a C-...wow! There was disappointment in delivering the movie and thought it posed a lot of promising avenues but stuck close to the practical. He felt that there was a lot of “fluff” that moved this film from mediocre to extraordinary. “Like the creations in Vianne's window, Chocolat looks quite inviting... making it all the more bitter when we find its hollow center.” Overall, he was confused why people put this film in such high regard and comparison to the likes of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
Vaux, Rob. "Chocolat: C-." Flipside Movie Emporium: Movie Reviews and Commentary. 1 Mar. 2001. 24 May 2008 .
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