“Chef Started a Three-Star Food Truck” that shows Jon Favreau’s commitment and personality [Mizumaru Kawahara’s CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.65]

A story of summer memories with my father and rebuilding my life.

For Carl, it's a story of a comeback, but for his son Percy, it's also a story of summer memories with his father. Percy, whose parents divorced and was taken in by his mother, looks forward to seeing his father every two weekends, but Carl is so eager to fulfill his duties as a "good father" that he rushes to take Percy somewhere. I was always taking my son to school, and I couldn't really face him properly. However, when Percy says he wants to follow Carl on his journey back from Miami to Los Angeles in a food truck, time between father and son begins to move forward little by little.

Percy begins by cleaning the dilapidated truck he just received and preparing the newly purchased equipment, and gradually begins to help out at the store, starting with his role of watching over the doneness of the Cuban sandwiches. Not only did he find the experience of learning something from his father refreshing, but he must also have been deeply shocked by seeing his father working up close. Before he knows it, he begins to want to continue helping his father even after summer vacation ends.

Karl also learns a side of his son that he didn't know. The boy, who is sensitive to new things, used social media such as Twitter and Facebook to spread the word about the food truck without his father's knowledge. Thanks to this, many local people are waiting wherever the trucks go, and the store is thriving. After Karl loses his job after a social media mistake, social media helps him spread the word about his food truck. I feel that the caution in depicting the good and bad aspects of technology at the same time, as well as the forward-thinking nature of things eventually changing for the better, are characteristics of Favreau's work.

When Carl returns to Los Angeles after a summer trip, food critic Mitchell appears. He said he had already had someone buy Carl's Cuban sandwich and eat it. Impressed by the taste, he explains that he should have served his own food in the same way at his restaurant. His harsh criticism was because he was hurt because his expectations and admiration for Karl were betrayed. Mitchell is opening a new restaurant and asks Carl if he would like to cook there. I have a feeling that he's going to turn down the food truck, but Carl easily decides to open a shop with Mitchell, and in the final scene, he even holds a remarriage party for Inez there.

It feels good with no aftertaste at all. Carl has lost his sense of pride throughout his food truck journey, so he can easily accept Mitchell's offer. Mitchell isn't a fundamentally unpleasant person either. I think this movie consistently feels good.

And although Carl once seemed to have lost everything, he had not lost anything. There are co-workers who gave up their jobs to follow him, his ex-wife who supports him as a friend, and his son who admires him and wants to be of some use to him. Karl had felt stuck due to his pride as a chef, but he realized that what he needed to cherish was closer to home.

Favreau, who was one of the pillars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the director of ``Iron Man,'' who led to the success of ``The Mandalorian,'' and became the savior of `` Star Wars ,'' is respected by geeks like me. be. His role as Happy Hogan in `` Spider-Man: No Way Home '' also made me cry. I think ``Chef'' is where you can feel the easy-going personality of Favreau, who is a must-see both as a creator and as an actor. And you can see the real Favreau on ``The Chef Show,'' so please watch that as well.

Illustrations and text: Mizumaru Kawahara

Born in 1991. Illustrator. In addition to illustrations and covers for magazines and books, there are also illustration columns for movies and books.

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