Food is a way of life. Without the supply of food what will become of people? Food is how humans are able to survive each and every day. Other than acting as a source of survival, it also has a delicate characteristic. Not only can painting, drawing, music, and dance be art, but food can be too. Components of ingredients and its position on the plate are considered art. Some of them look too good to even consume. However, food is food no matter what it is. Both films Jiro Dreams of Sushi by David Gelb and The Gleaners and I by Agnes Varda talk about different aspects of food. They do not just merely focus on their own subject, but also expand to other major topics. They are both highly acclaimed documentaries and very popular. Both the main characters of the films are very old. They have lived for very long and experienced many things that they are able to dole out wisdom to the people around them.
Conversely, both films are very different from each other. In Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the interviews of different people are what creates the story,…show more content… Considering that this was the first documentary film Gelb directed, it was nicely done. The film is about Jiro Ono, 85, the head chef of a three Michelin stars establishment called Sukiyabashi Jiro. It is only a ten seated restaurant, serves only sushi and reservations must be a month in advance. It is a fixed menu and with no planned alterations in the future. The starting price is $300(it must taste like heaven if it is so expensive). The menu, as the food critic Yamamoto Masuhiro compares it to, is an orchestra—Jiro being the conductor. His menu flows like a melody and cannot resist to be sucked into it. Jiro does not plan on retiring anytime soon and why should he, when making sushi is such a pleasurable feeling for him. He strives to do so much better than before. He wants to continue to grow and develop his craft. A perfect working man he
