In film Hunger, from Netflix, every important event takes place in the kitchen or in front of a plate of food. Director Shichisiri Mongkolsiri analyzes the relationship between the desire to eat and strength. From a dark, obnoxious and tense point of view, accompanied by impeccable visuals, he presents every bite as a moral challenge, a spiritual issue, and even a form of evil. The setting will be a luxurious Bangkok restaurant that becomes the setting for increasingly unsettling subtle horrors.
Although Hunger not a horror movie. Perhaps its greatest asset is precisely its skillful blending of drama and suspense with a slightly sinister quality, without being tied to any particular genre. Written by Kongdey Jaturanrasami, the screenplay carefully crafts a story that combines ambition with talent and perseverance.
However, feature film he does not delve into the moral element and does not attempt to give lessons about good and evil. Like Chef PowHe (Nopachai Chaiyanam), the protagonist of the story, the narrative focuses on nuance rather than extremes.
Hunger
The latest hit from Netflix turns cooking and eating into aggressive and ambitious activities that symbolize power. The kitchen of a luxury restaurant in Bangkok becomes the scene of violence, class struggle and pleasure. The film analyzes human behavior from the most ambiguous sides. Good and evil become the possibility of preparing the desired dish. At the same time, hunger is in an erotic impulse that ends in hatred. Compared to The Menu, The Bear, and the Oscar-winning Parasite, the film manages to go beyond the most obvious references to exploring the darkness of greed. The act of eating as the ultimate expression of mastery and the human need to be understood and loved.
IN Hungerfood is an act of power
At the same time, when we see screams, collisions and violence, we are offered a thorough examination of the personality. And again, Hunger return to the central theme. What makes us strive to achieve a goal? What motivates someone to keep going despite obstacles?
However, the argument Hunger it does not focus on class, economic or any other aspirations. The narrative focuses on the need for recognition, validation, and understanding. He talks about using success to give food a purpose, to turn it into a form of self-expression.
An expensive dish with exotic ingredients is much more than a luxury. This is a message about who prepares it and who will consume it. little by little Hunger he identifies the most initial drive with the desire to fight, with the initial advantage of victory, and, in the end, with the general need.
An unexpected success that is more than meets the eye
It is this unclassifiable quality which, in all probability, has become Hunger in success in the Netflix catalog. This is not a predictable movie. He carefully treads the thorny ground of the notion of success as part of a carnal instinct, which in strength and significance can be equated with erotic. One of the film’s most puzzling elements is the recurring idea of appetite. For uncompromising, arrogant and sometimes cruel Chief Paul, hunger is of paramount importance in the personality of the winner. At least from the point of view in which he understands it.
For Ouch (Chutimon Chuencharoensukiing), cooking is a personal and loving ritual. As the head of the family business, he strives to feed – financially and literally – his relatives. Also honor the heritage that connects it with food as a source of pleasure, understanding and love.
The director manages to create two specific spaces by telling a story that goes from one side to the other with the same ending. Nutrition is an integral part of human nature. But what does it mean? What can be achieved if this impulse is modulated and turned into a form of control?
It is no coincidence that the character is an expert in wok and noodles. An art in which the fire must be regulated so that the food does not lose its taste and texture. Metaphor allows us to consider the nature of his character. Ouch she is patient and observant, knows when to take ingredients off the heat, and is confident enough to handle the complexity of the dish. Hunger meditate on the power that comes with building something based on experience and skill. The selfish and vain satisfaction that consciousness produces.
Confrontation of two ways of seeing the world in Hunger
When Ouch Join the group at the table Paul, the collision of both visions will become a study of desire. A type of carnal lust that has no real connection with sex, but is associated with the desire to have and possess. Gradually, the film moves away from the clash of personalities and becomes more uncomfortable, harsh and almost evil.
In such a case, food ceases to be the mere pleasure of feeding others and becomes a competition between two points of view that blend in nuances. Ouch, who has always longed to enter the world of haute cuisine, finds that achieving it cuts off a part of herself that she was unaware of. Paul will try to mold a new member of his team in his own image and likeness.
In the end, Hunger He reflects on the human, mind-based hierarchies, and the need to please. Also about the greedy struggle for dominance, even if by hidden or unpredictable means, over the behavior of others. This film is not easy to understand, but its script is strong enough to sink into fear, longing and hope.
Of course you can’t compare. Hunger with film MenuMark Mylod, or series Bear. But, contrary to this reasoning, the Netflix film shows the inner darkness more subtly, like an infection that spreads through pleasure. Eating is not just an ordinary activity. It is an open door to ineffable and often uncontrollable desires. An element that becomes evident in its magnificent finale.
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