Chef - A Movie REALLY About Iron Man

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  • čas přidán 19. 07. 2021
  • Ben is back hot off editing three Iron Man Caravan Of Garbage videos and it got him thinking. Is there a relationship between the first two John Favreau directed movies and his follow up independent movie Chef, a creative genius stifled by a studio system. I mean Dustin Hoffman. Anyways it's a good video you shouldn't be reading this you should be watching it.
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  • @BenFromCanada
    @BenFromCanada Před 2 lety +5832

    Thanks everyone for bullying me into making a channel

    • @gavsterdb
      @gavsterdb Před 2 lety +31

      Please make ben edits of all past videos I.e. just the clip where you appear

    • @willjd1170
      @willjd1170 Před 2 lety +79

      Make another channel

    • @aidanadrain4920
      @aidanadrain4920 Před 2 lety +8

      amazing essay Ben! An incredible analysis :) I'm a new subscriber - a fellow Canadian

    • @MrDookieDoo
      @MrDookieDoo Před 2 lety +25

      Have you seen Chef?

    • @Swaelo
      @Swaelo Před 2 lety +6

      2nd video of yours I've seen here on the channel, both of them phenomenal
      As much as I love this channels regular content, I think your talents are being wasted if you just spend all your time editing videos for the guys

  • @SuperiorityQomplex
    @SuperiorityQomplex Před 2 lety +4092

    Ben is obviously reviewing this movie as a cry out over how Mr. Sunday Movies stifles his creativity in editing videos for them. He's forced to do it their way instead of the right way. Just like in Chef, he brought back cast members from the videos he's forced to produce (Mason in this case) and now his new channel is his Food Truck where he can finally be free to unleash his true talent..

  • @slashedthighs
    @slashedthighs Před 2 lety +2111

    "Everything is about sex, except Chef, Chef is about Iron Man 2."

  • @doublep1980
    @doublep1980 Před 2 lety +647

    Another important fact about Favreau: HE was the guy who pushed for RDJ getting cast as Tony Stark/Iron Man, against the studio who didn't want RDJ because of his whole drug abuse history and being in jail and all. He really had to fight for him and only after Stan Lee backed him up, the studio agreed.
    Originally, they wanted Tom Cruise as Tony Stark.

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers Před 2 lety +81

      John Favreau is the unsung MVP of launching the MCU

    • @porc1429
      @porc1429 Před 2 lety +6

      Tom Cruise? what?

    • @Italianempath
      @Italianempath Před 2 lety +44

      @@porc1429 lol yeah no shit. Tom Cruise is an incredible actor but he really would’ve fucked up the MCU

    • @shadowflame68
      @shadowflame68 Před 2 lety +13

      Kevin Feige was fighting for him, too. Ike Perlmutter was the true villain of the early MCU.

    • @robintangsimbolon7012
      @robintangsimbolon7012 Před 2 lety +2

      There's a deepfake of Tom Cruise as Iron Man video. It looks so cool.

  • @viperhiggins7937
    @viperhiggins7937 Před 2 lety +531

    Everybody asks “Have you seen Chef?” But nobody ever asks “Do you know the true meaning behind Chef?”

    • @octopus8420
      @octopus8420 Před 2 lety +2

      "[...] just watch but don't see"

    • @gerardfallon2845
      @gerardfallon2845 Před 2 lety +1

      Viper Higgins is an avid movie review enjoyer?! Brilliant

    • @zacharyscott8083
      @zacharyscott8083 Před 2 lety +1

      nice thought, but have you seen chef?

    • @poomen
      @poomen Před 2 lety

      Hash

    • @hamsta11
      @hamsta11 Před rokem

      @@tintinthereporter4391 first thing i wanted to write when i read the comment then saw you did it. nice

  • @SuhbruhUwU
    @SuhbruhUwU Před 2 lety +2980

    ah yes Chef, the best mcu movie

    • @shaquezr.9541
      @shaquezr.9541 Před 2 lety +38

      Yeah and it has the most Easter eggs

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly Před 2 lety +21

      @@shaquezr.9541 Because of the famous scene where they make easter eggs!

    • @Xxsnipedawg72xX
      @Xxsnipedawg72xX Před 2 lety +18

      My name's chef

    • @godshand6822
      @godshand6822 Před 2 lety +8

      Still better than iron man 3

    • @shaquezr.9541
      @shaquezr.9541 Před 2 lety +4

      Gods Hand bruh it’s better than all the mcu movies no difficulty

  • @Madderthanjoker
    @Madderthanjoker Před 2 lety +846

    Bruh he had two love interests, not even normal love interests but fricking Sofia Vergara and Scarlet Johansen LUL. Dude was literally wilding with his creative freedom.

    • @kobybarnes3035
      @kobybarnes3035 Před 2 lety +110

      Wish fulfillment

    • @grantezell9497
      @grantezell9497 Před 2 lety +23

      he could do better

    • @samuelmisa9851
      @samuelmisa9851 Před 2 lety +9

      @@grantezell9497 hell yeah he could

    • @sboinkthelegday3892
      @sboinkthelegday3892 Před 2 lety +10

      You know this MIGHT also include a little something something Scarlett Johansson has to say about choosing NOT to climb leg and rely on your actual acting skill instead. And that though love can bloom anywhere, sometimes the case is it ISN'T blooming. Sometimes it IS.
      Just in case people thought that whole mutual responsibilty theme just fizzled out into nothing when jsut the right conditions were met.

    • @kobybarnes3035
      @kobybarnes3035 Před 2 lety +11

      @@sboinkthelegday3892 he gave himself hot wives for the movie

  • @bandito_kek
    @bandito_kek Před 2 lety +86

    I'm in awe of Favreau's ability to convey such an internal message. Then, I take a step back and realize Ben acted as a flawless medium to tell his story in a 15-minute video. I love creators, so fucking beautiful.

  • @marinthecreator
    @marinthecreator Před 2 lety +514

    I do remember when Jon went to the marvel execs and said, ‘ ITS FUCKING MOLTEN’

  • @videogamenostalgia
    @videogamenostalgia Před 2 lety +451

    What was the point of that scene where Favreau looks directly into the camera and says “my name-a chef” in a funny voice?

    • @liamoliver5848
      @liamoliver5848 Před 2 lety +54

      I think that's supposed to be like "I am Iron-Man"

    • @shives673
      @shives673 Před 2 lety +12

      Can I have a hot dog boss?

    • @R.Lennartz
      @R.Lennartz Před 2 lety +6

      Cause funny, my name Jeff

    • @comedyfish
      @comedyfish Před 2 lety

      i mean, iron chef is a thing - it was right there for you

  • @KouyaSakurada
    @KouyaSakurada Před 2 lety +99

    You left out the fact that he ends up making amends and reconciling with his critics (the critic) who applauds and rewards him when he goes out to make something from the heart (Chef).

  • @LUINEITOR360
    @LUINEITOR360 Před 2 lety +436

    THE MASON CAMEO GOT ME REAL SCARED

    • @owie4070
      @owie4070 Před 2 lety +7

      Seriously, I'm watching the video thinking, where's the Aussie accent?

    • @LUINEITOR360
      @LUINEITOR360 Před 2 lety +3

      @@owie4070 me too!!

    • @TrueWizardry
      @TrueWizardry Před 2 lety +6

      I had forgotten I was watching a Mr. Sunday Movies video until he showed up...

  • @caedengoering
    @caedengoering Před 2 lety +652

    “Caravan of Garbage is pushed to Thursday”
    Me: 😣
    “… because today Ben is posting a video instead”
    Me: 😍

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku Před 2 lety +2

      I like people with long brain. I have long amount of disl*kes btw. Why? Maybe people with short brain disl*ke because jealous of my long amount of subscr*bers. Please have long brain, dear cae

    • @El-Burrito
      @El-Burrito Před 2 lety +3

      @@AxxLAfriku I don't know maybe it's because you spam self promotion in other peoples comment sections. Deserved

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Před 2 lety +3

      I laughed so hard when he said "don't we, Mason" and Mason actually replied. I can't believe James himself has never come up with that gag.

  • @Bebop313
    @Bebop313 Před 2 lety +378

    Are we not going to point out when he literally yelled “I AM HAPPY”

    • @RavenTheVelociraptor
      @RavenTheVelociraptor Před 2 lety +15

      It made it in the video, so I doubt Ben missed it lol
      But yeah, that's hint no.2!

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Před 2 lety +23

      I AM THE MANDARIN!

    • @F1onan
      @F1onan Před 2 lety +28

      Later in the movie he literally says "I am Marvel's Iron Man 2 (2010)!”

  • @afterburner94
    @afterburner94 Před 2 lety +91

    You can tell after the miracle that Iron Man was and the watershed moment Chef was, he is now in full creative control of what he loves with The Madalorian, and millions of fans are happy about that because it the best Star Wars content that was put on film for years. Amazing video essay.

    • @alexanderruchkov7629
      @alexanderruchkov7629 Před 2 lety +3

      You meant, Di Mandalorian season one? The other season was not even remotely as good ( excluding a couple of episodes, robbing of a ship, namely )

    • @tastycookiechip
      @tastycookiechip Před 2 lety +3

      Mandalorian already fizzled out by episode 4. It's just kinda boring

    • @GacMan47
      @GacMan47 Před rokem

      I don't know about that last season though

  • @lrgogo1517
    @lrgogo1517 Před 2 lety +315

    I feel like the rest of this video is going to have me like “what’s he MEAN, ‘he’s my dad’??”

  • @shouldershot
    @shouldershot Před 2 lety +895

    Chef is a fucking great movie. This is where Jon decided to let go and be fat and I love it. Also Scarlett Johansson.

    • @RoryGlynn
      @RoryGlynn Před 2 lety +44

      Tbh Scarjo is too good. I bought into her and him so strong in the first act that I kept waiting for them to get together.

    • @BigMikeMcBastard
      @BigMikeMcBastard Před 2 lety +43

      All the cast was good. Percy wasn't annoying at all, John Leguizamo's character is the friend we all wished we had, Favreau himself does a good job, etc.. Just such a solid movie. And as a guy who likes to cook a lot, really enjoyable for the actual chef parts of it too!

    • @Anyone690
      @Anyone690 Před 2 lety +15

      Scarjo is absolutely stunnning in this movie

    • @Xxsnipedawg72xX
      @Xxsnipedawg72xX Před 2 lety +9

      My name chef

    • @pergys6991
      @pergys6991 Před 2 lety +4

      @@BigMikeMcBastard exactly. It was pretty relaxing and entertaining through out the entire thing but also had pretty good emotional impact and good cooking scenes. A solid 7 or 8 in my books

  • @caravan1996
    @caravan1996 Před 2 lety +138

    The biggest twist of all time "maeso just sitting quietly for 15 minutes"

    • @immaleaf4964
      @immaleaf4964 Před 2 lety +9

      This is what happens when James doesn't yell at him to get off his phone

  • @brandensandberg6668
    @brandensandberg6668 Před 2 lety +34

    I didn't actually know this, but Chef is one of my favorite movies

  • @sebscreensit221
    @sebscreensit221 Před 2 lety +24

    Glad someone finally made this. I said the same thing in theaters to my friends and they thought I was crazy. Said I was "reading too much into it. It's a movie about food". I was so mad because it was so clear to me, and Favreau's scene where he talks honestly with his son about his craft " this is what I love to do" something like that, it's really him confessing to us the audience how much he loves making movies.

  • @thatsjonah
    @thatsjonah Před 2 lety +145

    “Chef - A Movie REALLY About Iron Man” - A Video REALLY About Editing for Mr. Sunday Movies

  • @DoomRulz
    @DoomRulz Před 2 lety +369

    This was a wholesome and heartwarming film that everyone should see. I really expected a twist wherein the John Leguizamo character would swindle Chef out of his success and thankfully, that didn't happen. Great movie.

    • @OSheaShenanigans
      @OSheaShenanigans Před 2 lety

      It was surprisingly good

    • @VolTheProducer
      @VolTheProducer Před 2 lety +10

      John Leguizamo characters always pull that shit. Yea great movie though!

    • @bern9642
      @bern9642 Před 2 lety +14

      @@VolTheProducer Jon wanted to show realistic characters. No one in the movie was actually a villain just people doing what they think is best.

    • @MrHeart12
      @MrHeart12 Před 2 lety +2

      Wow I never felt for a moment there wasn't anything other than love between those characters.

    • @DoomRulz
      @DoomRulz Před 2 lety +9

      @@MrHeart12 Reason being, was because the movie was *so* feelgood and a bit sappy up to that point that my cynical self was all, "No way this lasts. His best friend will scam him". I'm glad he didn't!

  • @patogli
    @patogli Před 2 lety +38

    There is a more open confirmation about this: When Casper is talking to his girlfriend (Scarlett) she directly tells him "You are Not "Happy" here" which is a direct call to his character in Iron Man

  • @connorxdrye8510
    @connorxdrye8510 Před 2 lety +120

    All the filthyfrank, maxmoefoe and Idubbbz fans watching: " My name is a Chef"

  • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
    @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Před 2 lety +241

    "I'm Happy, I'm Happy, okay!"
    This film could not be any more clearly about Iron Man 2 lmao mans wasn't subtle at all!

  • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
    @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Před 2 lety +95

    The thing about Favreau doing The Mandalorian is that, despite being one of the most expensive shows of all time, it's still infinitely cheaper and scrappier than making those billion dollar movies. I think Favreau is very happy and comfortable creatively as a TV showrunner.

    • @victorfox2972
      @victorfox2972 Před 2 lety +2

      I'm happy that he is happy, however mandalorian has shit-tier writing and is pretty bad as the result

    • @ancednebula5159
      @ancednebula5159 Před 2 lety +11

      @@victorfox2972 ratio

    • @gljames24
      @gljames24 Před 2 lety +4

      @@victorfox2972 I disagree.

    • @victorfox2972
      @victorfox2972 Před 2 lety +1

      @@gljames24 the whole series was basically this czcams.com/video/_lZHXuBXOUI/video.html

    • @override367
      @override367 Před 2 lety +1

      @@victorfox2972 lol

  • @gwenUTUBE
    @gwenUTUBE Před 2 lety +36

    8:43 “I’m happy. I’m HAPPY, ok?” Yes, Jon... you are/were Happy Hogan. 🙂

  • @JMotion
    @JMotion Před 2 lety +65

    Wow, I often forget that Jon Favreau hasn't directed an MCU movie since Iron Man 2. Likely because we keep seeing him as Happy all the time, so it never feels like he left.
    And man, I liked Chef before, but the whole Marvel discourse of the time completely flew over my head. I never realised there was a connection there, but as soon as you mentioned it in the beginning, the entire movie clicked into place, and now I'll never look at it the same way again.

    • @themadtitan7603
      @themadtitan7603 Před 2 lety +2

      Exactly because unlike other filmmakers who had falling outs with Marvel in their early years, he kept being creatively influenced as the role of executive producer and even plays a beloved reoccurring character.

    • @vanne-necashionofbread9095
      @vanne-necashionofbread9095 Před 2 lety +1

      I've been realizing the mediocrity and cookie cutter nature of the newer marvel movies, i completely agree with john wanting more creative freedom in these movies so im glad he isnt returning,
      I am a fan of mcu and still is, but if feige aint gonna let directors and writers completely take full control and stop using the stupid 3 act formula with the cg battle in the end and the corny jokes every few seconds, more and more people arent gonna watch it and be fatigued
      I watched jack howard and he mentioned something i completely agree on, The corny jokes worked for avengers because it was subversive for its time, you dont get that kind of superhero movies that don't take itself very seriously back then, but now mcu have rehashed this formula too much to the point that the subversive jokes becomes predictable and not subversive
      Anyway, I'm not feeling phase 4, they will be good movies here and there, but overall, if you watch other shows and movies you'll realize how lacking these marvel movies are, feige needs a change of plans, make a movie like Joker and Logan, the crossover gimmick should take a backseat for a while, make a good movie without the need to shoehorn crossovers,corney jokes, cgi battle. Give us character study, touch greater subjects, give us creative action setpieces etc, in conclusion give a director enough freedom to do what they want

    • @midgetwars1
      @midgetwars1 Před 2 lety

      @@vanne-necashionofbread9095 After Eternals which had the most supposed freedom ever VS spiderman which was an even bigger crossover and jokes, maybe the restaurant owner was right.

  • @timd3469
    @timd3469 Před 2 lety +337

    I've never felt strongly about Ben, but after saying Avatar doesn't count, I am now a lifelong fan!

  • @BMoneyrulz
    @BMoneyrulz Před 2 lety +873

    Absolutely loved this. One of the best video essays I've ever seen. Congrats on getting your own channel, so excited!

    • @MrSzonk
      @MrSzonk Před 2 lety +1

      I feel the same way. Bravo, Ben!

    • @mr.rigby98
      @mr.rigby98 Před 2 lety +1

      Fantastic!

    • @bobwallace981
      @bobwallace981 Před 2 lety

      So good, Ben.

    • @passiveagressive4983
      @passiveagressive4983 Před 2 lety

      Erm this is not an original theory about Chef/Iron Man 2 - but yes, certainly an excellent essay

    • @bobwallace981
      @bobwallace981 Před 2 lety +1

      @@passiveagressive4983
      I can't decide if using "erm" makes everything that you say false or if using "erm" makes everything that you say true.

  • @ChakraX2
    @ChakraX2 Před 2 lety +112

    "He's also my dad!"
    Wait, wtf.
    These video essays are becoming so unfair. Literally having the source right there to speculate from

  • @demas5334
    @demas5334 Před 2 lety +86

    I’m conditioned for every statement about inspiration and creativity to transition into an ad for skillshare. I was at the edge of my seat for this entire video. I have no business being this sweaty right now.

    • @NathanYoungLibrary
      @NathanYoungLibrary Před 2 lety +4

      Bruh I FELT this - when he started talking that way with 2 minutes left in the video I was like "Oh man, here it comes...." but thankfully, it never did.

  • @harryscott2955
    @harryscott2955 Před 2 lety +130

    Maybe the real Ben from Canada was the friends we made along the way

  • @JackHoward
    @JackHoward Před 2 lety +423

    Hell yeah Ben

    • @Xxsnipedawg72xX
      @Xxsnipedawg72xX Před 2 lety

      His name isn't Ben asshole, his name chef

    • @maven12LA
      @maven12LA Před 2 lety +3

      hey it's jack! 👋

    • @lilchadaldrich
      @lilchadaldrich Před 2 lety +1

      🔥

    • @tacobobthecat
      @tacobobthecat Před 2 lety

      @@Xxsnipedawg72xX what?

    • @Xxsnipedawg72xX
      @Xxsnipedawg72xX Před 2 lety +1

      @@tacobobthecat bens name isn't Ben, it's actually chef and he's been hiding his real name so he doesn't have to chef anymore

  • @squid-boy4178
    @squid-boy4178 Před 2 lety +13

    8:13 I have infinite respect for Jon Faverau having a heavy sandvich background

  • @cjcaves4290
    @cjcaves4290 Před rokem +12

    one of my favorite little things about this movie is when he cooks for scarlett johansson. like you said it’s semi unrealistic for a conventionally unattractive man to just walk up and get it on with someone like scarlett, but obviously it always happens in these movies written by the star. but instead of that tired trope, he gets rejected and instead has to rely on a skill to turn her on. it’s kinda empowering for ugly dudes and much more realistic!

  • @morganrichardson8859
    @morganrichardson8859 Před 2 lety +26

    Jon Favreau is the success story I never would have predicted, and I love that for him. He's so incredibly talented.

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Před 2 lety +3

      I love where he's ended up. He's still picking up a big paycheque and working on a big franchise... but it's on something a lot more intimate and personal like The Mandalorian. And this had to be his choice to do too.
      It's kind of wild how this man went from blockbuster movie directing to showrunning. Normally that would be seen as a big step down but The Mandalorian is so amazing that this dude is gonna be beloved for it for generations.

  • @TheTheguywithnovideo
    @TheTheguywithnovideo Před 2 lety +130

    *watched Iron Man 2 and enjoyed it
    - finds out not many people liked it
    “And I took that personally”

    • @ChildishGambeaner
      @ChildishGambeaner Před 2 lety +2

      It's ok to be wrong

    • @mrevilducky
      @mrevilducky Před 2 lety +3

      You were probably quite young when you watched it

    • @bern9642
      @bern9642 Před 2 lety +1

      @@mrevilducky yeah possibly.

    • @mk6rfc1
      @mk6rfc1 Před 2 lety +9

      I don’t get the hate for it too, don’t think it’s one of the best of the mcu but still an enjoyable movie

    • @CreationSGame01
      @CreationSGame01 Před 2 lety

      You are not alone.

  • @PrimoPete
    @PrimoPete Před 2 lety +25

    This is why James Cameron makes his stuff his own way, on his own terms even if it takes decades for them to be completed.
    Man the studio system sucks sometimes.

    • @moroseloki1912
      @moroseloki1912 Před 2 lety

      James Cameron the Alien movie dude? Googling.

    • @first2summit
      @first2summit Před 2 lety +5

      You get to make a movie on someone else's dime. When you have enough clout or your own money, then you can do whatever you want. You have clout when you have a proven track record of success at the highest level, e.g., James Cameron, not Favreau back then but Favreau now. Even then, making a movie is a huge financial risk because the studios have to get a bunch of investors, i.e., it's not all their money going into the project, and failures make it harder for them to get investors for other movies. Success begets success; failures scare people.

  • @horsebeef
    @horsebeef Před 2 lety +1

    Chef has been one of my favorite movies since it was released on Netflix and I've seen it probably a dozen times. Your iron man take completely blew my mind and transformed the movie for me; now I have a whole new way of watching it. I'm so blown away by this video essay, thank you for making it.

  • @BladeStudios
    @BladeStudios Před 2 lety +101

    I nearly spit out my coffee when you said, "he's also my dad!"

    • @kddakid6
      @kddakid6 Před 2 lety +2

      Is this true?

    • @inkarabbit9780
      @inkarabbit9780 Před 2 lety +5

      @@kddakid6 Sadly, no according to Google, Favreau's son is called Max

    • @thatoneguy24530
      @thatoneguy24530 Před 2 lety +12

      he's also my dad

    • @aFoxyFox.
      @aFoxyFox. Před 2 lety +1

      @@thatoneguy24530 What is this f*cking joke I'm about to kill someone.

    • @thatoneguy24530
      @thatoneguy24530 Před 2 lety +7

      @@aFoxyFox.
      jon favreau is Ben's father.
      jon favreau is my father.
      jon favreau is your father, if you accept him.

  • @spamrobots
    @spamrobots Před 2 lety +58

    I read his double exclamation that he is "finally Happy" as a nod to his character in the Iron Man films. Like in case the audience hadn't caught the allegory yet lol "I'm Happy, okay!"

    • @dobson.
      @dobson. Před 2 lety

      I did too. He gets to be in the movies he loves as a character he created (I think?) And be a fan favorite character

    • @KnowYourMarvelNews
      @KnowYourMarvelNews Před 2 lety +3

      @@dobson. Happy is actually a character from the comics, but Favreau made him just a movie character people love!

    • @dobson.
      @dobson. Před 2 lety

      @@KnowYourMarvelNews Ahh, thanks! I wasn't a huge fan of Iron Man comics until the first two movies came out

  • @CaesiusX
    @CaesiusX Před 2 lety +1

    This analysis of *Chef* is simply sublime. Your edits have long been my favorite. Making every video so much more enjoyable to watch. That we notice the editor says _a lot_ about your talent.

  • @jakecarmi8571
    @jakecarmi8571 Před 2 lety +1

    Love that you already have 25k subscribers. You deserve it. Editors don't get enough praise, and I've always enjoyed your video essays in the past, so this is a welcome change.

  • @PatrickChi
    @PatrickChi Před 2 lety +90

    I think Hoffman's character is more representative of the committee that was in place that even Feige had to report to. That he almost quit over before getting full control of the MCU.

    • @CrowTRobot
      @CrowTRobot Před 2 lety +16

      Yup. Even more accurately, Ike Perlmutter.

    • @jjstarrprod
      @jjstarrprod Před 2 lety +17

      @@CrowTRobot So even further in this logic, Nick Fury in Avengers was Feige, and the council he had to report to and who wanted to nuke New York were the Disney execs.
      THAT's pretty meta !

    • @radioactiveag2531
      @radioactiveag2531 Před 2 lety

      Yes finally someone else gets it. 👏

  • @aaronforster1347
    @aaronforster1347 Před 2 lety +35

    I’m under the rare opinion that Iron Man 2 is the most underrated marvel film despite its flaws but I do admit I wanted to see his full vision for Iron Man 2 being dark.

    • @dobson.
      @dobson. Před 2 lety

      Fr

    • @Owen-zm6sq
      @Owen-zm6sq Před 2 lety +1

      It's not terrible, not as good as the other two but definitely better than the first two thor movies

    • @technounionrepresentative4274
      @technounionrepresentative4274 Před 2 lety +1

      It's the worst iron man mcu movie,
      But I like it,
      the story of tony going off the deep end because he is dying, but going off the deep end pushes everyone away, and this leaves him alone and dying
      Is quite unique to the mcu

    • @izuto727
      @izuto727 Před 2 lety +2

      Release the favreau cut

    • @zenituragaming5043
      @zenituragaming5043 Před 2 lety +1

      It's the worst MCU movie right up with there with shit like Thor 2

  • @stefansamoyloff3866
    @stefansamoyloff3866 Před 2 lety +38

    The perfect ending to this movie would have been a scene of the critic giving a flawless positive review of the food after his first tasting to his copy editor, who rips it up and says "good news isn't going to sell papers. Go write something controversial that's going to trend on twitter".

    • @jaydenslaptop
      @jaydenslaptop Před 2 lety +5

      Holy shit that sounds like a good idea.

    • @gardenofwords914
      @gardenofwords914 Před 2 lety

      Lol true but back then twitter wars probably wasnt that big of a thing.

  • @TizzyLento
    @TizzyLento Před rokem +1

    This was great! Chef is a movie that I had forgotten that I wanted to watch. Right before you began to explain the plot, I paused the video and watched the movie. You also did a great job in the first 3mins laying out your thesis, that I was watching the movie with that in mind. Not only was the movie delightful, but adding the extra layer about it the allegorical nature of the film made it even more fascinating ! I finished the movie, and came back to finish this video. Thank you for a great vid, for all your great edits you do, and for finally motivating me to check out this movie.

  • @eban1127
    @eban1127 Před 2 lety +126

    "Hes also my dad" we're just gonna move past that?

    • @DATFilms
      @DATFilms Před 2 lety +19

      I got really confused... 'cause I don't know if it's real or not. According to Google it's not, but I kinda want it to be.

    • @amenhallo
      @amenhallo Před 2 lety +11

      Yeah that was weird. Like, for real? Seems a bit odd to make this kind of video in that case, just go ask dad if chef is about iron man 2

    • @jmaguire2232
      @jmaguire2232 Před 2 lety +23

      I came to the comments specifically for looking a comment about it lmao

    • @jamin69
      @jamin69 Před 2 lety +8

      He used the term ‘Dad’ a couple of times and like others, it sent me straight to the Googles to confirm. I’m confused.

    • @RADIALPUDDLE
      @RADIALPUDDLE Před 2 lety +1

      im commenting on here hoping for an answer. lol

  • @TheReagle67
    @TheReagle67 Před 2 lety +125

    Jon: “I’m finally happy, I’M HAPPY OK?!?”
    He’s sad that he never got to play the Happy that he wrote for Iron Man 2 and instead wrote that character as a chef in a parallel universe.

  • @danbrioux5132
    @danbrioux5132 Před 2 lety

    Ben, a fellow Canuck here! This was such a good video essay. The pacing, the insight, the editing - *chef's kiss*. Mason and the other guy are fun, sure, but you're the beating heart of this channel. For real, Mr. Sunday Movies has given me so many laughs over the past year, and I'm very grateful for that. Love y'all, keep up the great work, and congrats on your new channel!

  • @mr.rigby98
    @mr.rigby98 Před 2 lety +3

    This...THIS right here is truly amazing! I absolutely love Chef and now hearing this perspective just blows my mind. I love the movie even more than I already did. Thank you Ben! 🙏

  • @Rhoxmaster316
    @Rhoxmaster316 Před 2 lety +138

    BEN: "He's also my dad."
    EVERYONE: "...wait...what?"

    • @Theicemonkeyjr
      @Theicemonkeyjr Před 2 lety +7

      Was this a joke?

    • @sargi769
      @sargi769 Před 2 lety +8

      I too, am confused.

    • @Szaman180
      @Szaman180 Před 2 lety +31

      It's a running joke from the podcast if I remember correctly

    • @Theicemonkeyjr
      @Theicemonkeyjr Před 2 lety +1

      @@Szaman180 oh I'm a few eps behind haha

    • @eibun2011
      @eibun2011 Před 2 lety +6

      @@Szaman180 but the joke from the podcast is bob iger is mason's dad

  • @jaydotjay
    @jaydotjay Před 2 lety +54

    The only thing I would say is that I don’t think that Dustin Hoffman is playing Kevin Fiege, I think he’s playing Ike Perlmutter and the Marvel Creative Committee. But otherwise, this is a really great analysis of a film that I didn’t see from this perspective before! Great work

  • @thomastang8432
    @thomastang8432 Před 2 lety +3

    Chef is the equivalent of "winning an imaginary argument in your head" of a movie

  • @joshuagarcia2218
    @joshuagarcia2218 Před rokem +1

    Just rewatched this movie, and I'm two years into the film industry, almost three. And it's true man, sometimes the hours, the conditions and everything are so overwhelming and exhausting and the crew and cast give it their all; but then the creative differences get in the way and it all falls apart. You help build this world weaving it with what very little is left of your own and then all that work gets shat on. It is grueling

  • @fredmand
    @fredmand Před 2 lety +33

    "a Brittle Spirit trying to prove its invincible"
    Wow well written!!!

  • @instantbadass
    @instantbadass Před 2 lety +23

    Wtf? So a movie with Happy Hogan running a food truck is a thing that actually happened and wasn't just a funny riff on the pod?

    • @adaoraelliott9254
      @adaoraelliott9254 Před 2 lety +5

      Chef is a great movie and the Chef Show on Netflix is a great show.

  • @tannersmith4848
    @tannersmith4848 Před 2 lety

    Chef is one of my favorite movies ever. I have never even heard someone mention this as a take on the movie. Every review you do brings something new to the table. Many thanks.

  • @oldschoolgaming4763
    @oldschoolgaming4763 Před 2 lety

    You totally sold me on all this. Didn't know or see any of this when I experienced this move (the 10 times ive seen it). Being a father, huge foodie who loves streetfood/foodtrucks and loves to cook himself this is actually my absolute favorite movie of all times. Its a great story told in a warm and wonderful way that always leaves you feeling better.

  • @battlespark
    @battlespark Před 2 lety +26

    YESSS. More recognition for chef please. This movie got me trying to make my own fancy sandwiches

  • @benreilly9513
    @benreilly9513 Před 2 lety +69

    "...including the greatest Christmas film of all time."
    I didn't know Jon Favreau directed The Muppet Christmas Carol.

    • @danielbob5191
      @danielbob5191 Před 2 lety +6

      I was going to say Die Hard but ok

    • @dubbingsync
      @dubbingsync Před 2 lety +2

      Calling Elf the greatest Christmas movie is… wrong. Yes it’s an interesting movie from a filmmaking perspective but I cannot stand it personally.

    • @ikmnification5737
      @ikmnification5737 Před 2 lety +4

      ​@@dubbingsync Elf is actually a biopic about Will Ferrell.

    • @user-du5bg4ld1m
      @user-du5bg4ld1m Před 2 lety

      @@danielbob5191 😂😂😂

  • @MrMichealdrew
    @MrMichealdrew Před 2 lety

    man, you're good. great video. Chef is one of my all time favorite movies and you just made me love it more. now i gotta rewatch it with these new lenses you gave me

  • @misterx530
    @misterx530 Před 2 lety +3

    This is a fantastic, smartly-written breakdown of one of my personal favorite films of all time. Great job. :)

  • @UnchartedMedia
    @UnchartedMedia Před 2 lety +8

    I think another element that went into this movie was Cowboys and Aliens, another high profile blockbuster from Favreau. That's another film that came out around the same time as Iron Man 2 that also reeks of corporate "vision" and didn't impress the critics. I think having that back to back with Iron Man 2 is what led to Chef

  • @DJKento
    @DJKento Před 2 lety +137

    I always figured it was about his worst film… cowboys vs aliens.

    • @BumFluffer1999
      @BumFluffer1999 Před 2 lety +2

      😂😂

    • @BumFluffer1999
      @BumFluffer1999 Před 2 lety +32

      For what it was, that movie was entertaining

    • @mrevilducky
      @mrevilducky Před 2 lety +16

      Damn turns out I'm a huge Jon Favreau fan

    • @immaleaf4964
      @immaleaf4964 Před 2 lety +7

      Me too, he cooked with prawns, which is an obvious reference to District 9, another movie about cowboys and aliens

    • @jmaguire2232
      @jmaguire2232 Před 2 lety

      Forgot he directed that but I do remember that it's awful.

  • @seanmackey643
    @seanmackey643 Před 2 lety

    This was a really excellent and thought provoking video essay, great work Ben!!

  • @rodericperez4204
    @rodericperez4204 Před 2 lety

    I absolutely loved this and had no idea this movie existed, It is great to see you are well on your way of shedding those other two anchors dragging you down that I listen to every week…I cannot wait to see what you do next and will subscribe to your new one as soon as this is over.

  • @PaulDozierZZoMBiE13
    @PaulDozierZZoMBiE13 Před 2 lety +10

    I loved "Chef" so much. Didn't even realize the analogs, I just think it's a great movie.

    • @ewan80
      @ewan80 Před 2 lety

      Analogies?

    • @PaulDozierZZoMBiE13
      @PaulDozierZZoMBiE13 Před 2 lety

      @@ewan80 The analogs between Chef and working with Marvel. What the video was asserting. I didn't know anything about that.

  • @beths876
    @beths876 Před 2 lety +21

    Get Ben on the Leguizamorama podcast!!

  • @basicdefaultchannelname

    What a unique perspective, combined with an objectively good analysis.
    Great video, subbed!

  • @MrMoustacheNinja
    @MrMoustacheNinja Před 2 lety

    Hell yea Ben this was great! Always loved the video essays from you! Can’t wait to see more

  • @z0mbiekiller619
    @z0mbiekiller619 Před 2 lety +34

    Ben, you've earned yourself quite a few followers, myself included.

  • @SamuelVarg
    @SamuelVarg Před 2 lety +7

    8:40 "I'm happy". His character from Iron Man is called Happy. Fun stuff.

  • @paragonjones13
    @paragonjones13 Před 2 lety +1

    I loved this movie before, but seeing this video made me want to re-watch and absorb the film making all over again. Thank you Ben!

  • @olgertmagilaj2551
    @olgertmagilaj2551 Před 2 lety

    thank you! thank you! thank you from all my heart! i already adored "chef" by you just added a completely different layer to it and made it twice so special to me! thank you!

  • @arsarma1808
    @arsarma1808 Před 2 lety +4

    Chef cemented Favreau as one my favorite creators ever. He loves what he does and his passion really shows through his projects.

  • @AuralesseX
    @AuralesseX Před 2 lety +10

    Great job. And. I lol'd when Mason said "I've been here the whole time"

  • @yuhyuhyuhyuj
    @yuhyuhyuhyuj Před 2 lety

    definitely one of the best reviews on youtube thank you so much

  • @ramonrangel2796
    @ramonrangel2796 Před 2 lety +2

    Amazing video essay definitely looking forward to more of Ben’s content. Bonus points for using the Berserk theme!

  • @andrewabraham7455
    @andrewabraham7455 Před 2 lety +6

    I would highly recommend the interview with Favreau on the Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith podcast where Favreau goes into a lot of details in where this film is an allegory as well as how it is nuanced in that it isn’t just how much he hated his experience with Marvel.

  • @alplaydrums
    @alplaydrums Před 2 lety +3

    Definitely a spot on breakdown, but I'd add Cowboys Vs Aliens to the mix. I'd say the first critical meal was Iron Man 2, but he was ready to try again in the studio system after that and made Cowboys Vs Aliens which also seemed to have similar issues and lead to him creating Chef after that.

  • @ArielWalls
    @ArielWalls Před 2 lety +1

    I was secretely waiting for this video ever since Iron Man 2 came out! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Thank you! I wanted to know about Favreau from a similar angle not finding anything like it before!

  • @JC_Cali
    @JC_Cali Před 2 lety +1

    I like Ben's voice, I like his editing, I like his face, and now I like his analysis & channel! This is awesome!

  • @robinelms1143
    @robinelms1143 Před 2 lety +5

    YOU’RE SO GOOD AT THIS HOLY SHIT. You’re like Every Frame A Painting meets Barry Kramer. Thank you for your art.

    • @Chalepastel
      @Chalepastel Před 2 lety +1

      I also get a Barry feel to Ben, that's so weird

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Před 2 lety +1

      I think we're just so used to James and Maso being gut-bustingly funny, spinning gold out of nothing, that I forget about the genuinely great and thoughtful media analysis that Ben gets up to!

  • @returnofthelego2
    @returnofthelego2 Před 2 lety +14

    I love this video essay because it’s not just a stereotypical “why____is underrated” or “____is the worst movie of all time,” it’s an interesting subjected explained well. Also I love you Ben, good stuff!

  • @colinakersakers44
    @colinakersakers44 Před 2 lety

    I forget how much I love the ben essays (bessays?) until watching this. Great work, gonna sub asap

  • @yeahnah4304
    @yeahnah4304 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the great video and submitting to the peer pressure to make your own channel. Love your work Ben. Keep it up cobber.

  • @ImLewisPatrick
    @ImLewisPatrick Před 2 lety +9

    Ah, Ben. Absolutely smashing it out of the Park again..

  • @eddiej4175
    @eddiej4175 Před 2 lety +60

    I think the Dustin Hoffman character is based more on Ike Perlmutter than Feige.

    • @brandoncramer355
      @brandoncramer355 Před 2 lety +14

      Same. It's interesting that he viewed him as feige and not perlmutter especially when James brought up all the ike perlmutter stuff last week with iron man 3

    • @Xxsnipedawg72xX
      @Xxsnipedawg72xX Před 2 lety

      I think his name chef

    • @JozannaHanawalt
      @JozannaHanawalt Před 2 lety +10

      If you look up more current pictures of Ike Perlmutter and his appearance, and then see Dustin Hoffman’s look in this film, it really becomes apparent. The grayish hair, the fake tan. It’s all there.

    • @chubcub68
      @chubcub68 Před 2 lety +3

      Thank you. I like Ben and this video, but that bit bothered me.

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Před 2 lety

      @@JozannaHanawalt Holy crap you're so right. Kinda shocked Ben didn't pick up on that too because Ben is the originator of the "Ominous Ike Perlmutter Donald trump sound" joke.

  • @jonduellman
    @jonduellman Před 2 lety

    Ben, thank you for your content. This is amazing. We would love to support you.

  • @BalazsVernes
    @BalazsVernes Před 2 lety +1

    This really is putting things into perspective, never thought about this movie like that.
    Quite the beautiful analysis! Thank u.

  • @aracelydeluna9637
    @aracelydeluna9637 Před 2 lety +8

    This movie “chef” was amazing. His great at his art

  • @MrDookieDoo
    @MrDookieDoo Před 2 lety +6

    Have you seen Chef?

  • @InkStainProTV
    @InkStainProTV Před 2 lety

    This is excellent! Ben your contribution to Mr Sunday Movies youtube is a massive part of my enjoyment of these videos and I'm so glad you now have your own channel as well.
    I particularly like the pacing of your vocal delivery in the later parts of this video as I prefer a slightly slower pace in general for this kind of thing :)
    Looking forward to watching more videos from you.
    PS. You're right Iron Man 3 is the best Ironman movie...

  • @Hnter2200
    @Hnter2200 Před 2 lety

    Holy shit Ben, this was such a fantastic video essay. I cannot wait to see what you get into on your new channel… mad love dude, this was amazing to see.

  • @Anyone690
    @Anyone690 Před 2 lety +12

    I loved the true villain of chef: corn of Coblin 🌽

  • @noirceur_
    @noirceur_ Před 2 lety +4

    I didn't hear this mentioned but I think it's another interesting quirk that his name is Casper... Like Casper The Ghost. He felt like a ghost of himself after IM2.

  • @LeninovaPles
    @LeninovaPles Před 2 lety +2

    Great job, man. It's refreshing to watch something smart, cohesive and insightful after the usual flood of silly videos of CZcams. More power to you, plus some love and wisdom. 😉

  • @carterfraser3511
    @carterfraser3511 Před 2 lety

    Amazing Ben From Canada. I'm also from Canada. So glad you started your own channel. Best of luck. Now to Tenet!