Thanks everyone for bullying me into making a channel

@gavsterdb

2 жыл бұрын

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

@willjd1170

2 жыл бұрын

Make another channel

@aidanadrain4920

2 жыл бұрын

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

@MrDookieDoo

2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen Chef?

@Swaelo

2 жыл бұрын

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

ah yes Chef, the best mcu movie

@shaquezr.9541

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah and it has the most Easter eggs

@ballsrgrossnugly

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Xxsnipedawg72xX

2 жыл бұрын

My name's chef

@godshand6822

2 жыл бұрын

Still better than iron man 3

@shaquezr.9541

2 жыл бұрын

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

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..

@tonydiebold4899

2 жыл бұрын

Double Meta

@joker_views

2 жыл бұрын

guess you can say Ben and CHEF are the original odd couple

@mightyzues89

2 жыл бұрын

"my name a chef"

@MauiDave74

2 жыл бұрын

Mind blown!

@MrJeremybowling

2 жыл бұрын

They better mention this comment

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

@octopus8420

2 жыл бұрын

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

@gerardfallon2845

2 жыл бұрын

Viper Higgins is an avid movie review enjoyer?! Brilliant

@zacharyscott8083

2 жыл бұрын

nice thought, but have you seen chef?

@poomen

2 жыл бұрын

Hash

@hamsta11

Жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

John Favreau is the unsung MVP of launching the MCU

@porc1429

2 жыл бұрын

Tom Cruise? what?

@Italianempath

2 жыл бұрын

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

@shadowflame68

2 жыл бұрын

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

@robintangsimbolon7012

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@Poppomatic64

2 жыл бұрын

This comment has 69 likes and that’s the only reason I’m not liking it

@PittsburghSonido

2 жыл бұрын

Who said this? 🤣

@slashedthighs

2 жыл бұрын

@@PittsburghSonido Ben (probably)

@PittsburghSonido

2 жыл бұрын

@@slashedthighs Fucking brilliant, mate.

@Xxsnipedawg72xX

2 жыл бұрын

My name chef?

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.

THE MASON CAMEO GOT ME REAL SCARED

@owie4070

2 жыл бұрын

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

@LUINEITOR360

2 жыл бұрын

@@owie4070 me too!!

@TrueWizardry

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@videogamenostalgia

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he was talking about Extremis in Iron Man 3

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

@RavenTheVelociraptor

2 жыл бұрын

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

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep

2 жыл бұрын

I AM THE MANDARIN!

@F1onan

2 жыл бұрын

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

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).

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

2 жыл бұрын

Wish fulfillment

@grantezell9497

2 жыл бұрын

he could do better

@samuelmisa9851

2 жыл бұрын

@@grantezell9497 hell yeah he could

@sboinkthelegday3892

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@sboinkthelegday3892 he gave himself hot wives for the movie

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

@AxxLAfriku

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@shives673

2 жыл бұрын

Can I have a hot dog boss?

@R.Lennartz

2 жыл бұрын

Cause funny, my name Jeff

@comedyfish

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@GacMan47

Жыл бұрын

I don't know about that last season though

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

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

@immaleaf4964

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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.

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

@nimpsonkinkson1924

2 жыл бұрын

*have you seen chef?*

@connorxdrye8510

2 жыл бұрын

*have you seen chef?*

@topbadgun

2 жыл бұрын

That's why we had Cake serie

@bell5082

2 жыл бұрын

@@connorxdrye8510 Chef? Hell yeah

@eggymayo9589

2 жыл бұрын

Never understood why that was a meme for them haha

Hell yeah Ben

@Xxsnipedawg72xX

2 жыл бұрын

His name isn't Ben asshole, his name chef

@maven12LA

2 жыл бұрын

hey it's jack! 👋

@lilchadaldrich

2 жыл бұрын

🔥

@tacobobthecat

2 жыл бұрын

@@Xxsnipedawg72xX what?

@Xxsnipedawg72xX

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@ancednebula5159

2 жыл бұрын

@@victorfox2972 ratio

@gljames24

2 жыл бұрын

@@victorfox2972 I disagree.

@victorfox2972

2 жыл бұрын

@@gljames24 the whole series was basically this kzread.info/dash/bejne/kaCOqrqucru1haw.html

@override367

2 жыл бұрын

@@victorfox2972 lol

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

@TheCarpentersApprentice

2 жыл бұрын

SAME! Is that legit or just talk lol

@thunderhorse6666

2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly why I'm in the comment section lol

@tonyvolony

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao I thought have gone on a deep dive to find the answer and idk

@oyaji_sus6882

2 жыл бұрын

Still no answer, guys?

@sian2337

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

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

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

Scarjo is absolutely stunnning in this movie

@Xxsnipedawg72xX

2 жыл бұрын

My name chef

@pergys6991

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

"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!

@vanne-necashionofbread9095

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

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

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

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

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

It was surprisingly good

@VolTheProducer

2 жыл бұрын

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

@bern9642

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@DoomRulz

2 жыл бұрын

@@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!

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

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

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

@MrSzonk

2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way. Bravo, Ben!

@mr.rigby98

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@bobwallace981

2 жыл бұрын

So good, Ben.

@passiveagressive4983

2 жыл бұрын

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

@bobwallace981

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@Kierangaliano

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so lost. Is this actually his son? I feel like it isn’t

@gambello1195

Жыл бұрын

he isnt

@Stephen981cs

9 ай бұрын

Why did he say that?

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

2 жыл бұрын

James Cameron the Alien movie dude? Googling.

@first2summit

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@dobson.

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@ArmyRecon2nd127th

2 жыл бұрын

It’s always nice to find more Avatar haters!

@smeagollumartin

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh, Ben's always been great

@arthand7672

2 жыл бұрын

Ben's awesome. This just gives us further proof

@KingRogue

2 жыл бұрын

Avatar for life!

@jonbaxter2254

2 жыл бұрын

He is editor king

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.

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!

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

@kddakid6

2 жыл бұрын

Is this true?

@inkarabbit9780

2 жыл бұрын

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

@thatoneguy24530

2 жыл бұрын

he's also my dad

@aFoxyFox.

2 жыл бұрын

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

@thatoneguy24530

2 жыл бұрын

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

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.

2 жыл бұрын

Fr

@Owen-zm6sq

2 жыл бұрын

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

@technounionrepresentative4274

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

Release the favreau cut

@zenituragaming5043

2 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

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

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

@Xxsnipedawg72xX

2 жыл бұрын

My name chef

@Xxsnipedawg72xX

2 жыл бұрын

And I. Indomitable

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.

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

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

@ChildishGambeaner

2 жыл бұрын

It's ok to be wrong

@mrevilducky

2 жыл бұрын

You were probably quite young when you watched it

@bern9642

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrevilducky yeah possibly.

@mk6rfc1

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

You are not alone.

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

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. Even more accurately, Ike Perlmutter.

@jjstarrprod

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

Yes finally someone else gets it. 👏

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! 🙏

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!

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

@DATFilms

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@jamin69

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

im commenting on here hoping for an answer. lol

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

@shaquezr.9541

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@philipculturesfilm5344

2 жыл бұрын

Hope the sandwiches are big

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.

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

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

@Theicemonkeyjr

2 жыл бұрын

Was this a joke?

@sargi769

2 жыл бұрын

I too, am confused.

@Szaman180

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Theicemonkeyjr

2 жыл бұрын

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

@eibun2011

2 жыл бұрын

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

Get Ben on the Leguizamorama podcast!!

@cartermorel4275

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!!!!

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit that sounds like a good idea.

@gardenofwords914

2 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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.

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

@ewan80

2 жыл бұрын

Analogies?

@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

@lauriebuttler7107

2 жыл бұрын

Spoiler

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

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!

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

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

@BumFluffer1999

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@BumFluffer1999

2 жыл бұрын

For what it was, that movie was entertaining

@mrevilducky

2 жыл бұрын

Damn turns out I'm a huge Jon Favreau fan

@immaleaf4964

2 жыл бұрын

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

@jmaguire2232

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

8:41 'I'm Happy' literally the name of his MCU character

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

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

@danielbob5191

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to say Die Hard but ok

@dubbingsync

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@user-du5bg4ld1m

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielbob5191 😂😂😂

this was the biggest and best surprise i've ever received... god bless you ben!

More of this please

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

@Chalepastel

2 жыл бұрын

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

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep

2 жыл бұрын

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!

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.

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

I’ve seen Chef multiple times, DVD, Netflix, and free movie sites.. but I have never seen the theater part and him on the rollercoaster

@skon7292

2 жыл бұрын

Same! What the heck?!

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.

have a nice day everyone

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.

APPRECIATE this analysis, Ben!!!!🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

Wow, I just watched Chef recently too!

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!

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

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

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

@brandoncramer355

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

I think his name chef

@JozannaHanawalt

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

Have you seen Chef?

@onehotcrocc.3268

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes a man of culture

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!

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!