Chef - A Movie REALLY About Iron Man

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]

Thanks everyone for bullying me into making a channel

[@gavsterdb]

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

[@willjd1170]

Make another channel

[@aidanadrain4920]

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

[@MrDookieDoo]

Have you seen Chef?

[@Swaelo]

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

[@SuhbruhUwU]

ah yes Chef, the best mcu movie

[@shaquezr.9541]

Yeah and it has the most Easter eggs

[@ballsrgrossnugly]

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

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

My name's chef

[@godshand6822]

Still better than iron man 3

[@shaquezr.9541]

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

[@slashedthighs]

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

[@Poppomatic64]

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

[@PittsburghSonido]

Who said this? 🤣

[@slashedthighs]

@@PittsburghSonido Ben (probably)

[@PittsburghSonido]

@@slashedthighs Fucking brilliant, mate.

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

My name chef?

[@viperhiggins7937]

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

[@octopus8420]

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

[@gerardfallon2845]

Viper Higgins is an avid movie review enjoyer?! Brilliant

[@zacharyscott8083]

nice thought, but have you seen chef?

[@poomen]

Hash

[@hamsta11]

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

[@doublep1980]

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]

John Favreau is the unsung MVP of launching the MCU

[@porc1429]

Tom Cruise? what?

[@Italianempath]

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

[@shadowflame68]

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

[@robintangsimbolon7012]

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

[@SuperiorityQomplex]

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]

Double Meta

[@joker_views]

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

[@mightyzues89]

"my name a chef"

[@MauiDave74]

Mind blown!

[@MrJeremybowling]

They better mention this comment

[@Madderthanjoker]

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]

Wish fulfillment

[@grantezell9497]

he could do better

[@samuelmisa9851]

@@grantezell9497 hell yeah he could

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

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]

@@sboinkthelegday3892 he gave himself hot wives for the movie

[@bandito_kek]

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.

[@caedengoering]

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

[@AxxLAfriku]

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]

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

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

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.

[@marinthecreator]

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

[@videogamenostalgia]

Yeah he was talking about Extremis in Iron Man 3

[@KouyaSakurada]

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).

[@afterburner94]

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]

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]

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

[@GacMan47]

I don't know about that last season though

[@videogamenostalgia]

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]

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

[@shives673]

Can I have a hot dog boss?

[@R.Lennartz]

Cause funny, my name Jeff

[@comedyfish]

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

[@Bebop313]

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

[@RavenTheVelociraptor]

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

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

I AM THE MANDARIN!

[@F1onan]

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

[@LUINEITOR360]

THE MASON CAMEO GOT ME REAL SCARED

[@owie4070]

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

[@LUINEITOR360]

@@owie4070 me too!!

[@TrueWizardry]

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

[@brandensandberg6668]

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

[@caravan1996]

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

[@immaleaf4964]

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

[@shouldershot]

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]

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]

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]

Scarjo is absolutely stunnning in this movie

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

My name chef

[@pergys6991]

@@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

[@sebscreensit221]

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.

[@lrgogo1517]

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

[@TheCarpentersApprentice]

SAME! Is that legit or just talk lol

[@thunderhorse6666]

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

[@tonyvolony69]

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

[@oyaji_sus6882]

Still no answer, guys?

[@sian2337]

Yep

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

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]

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

[@ancednebula5159]

@@victorfox2972 ratio

[@gljames24]

@@victorfox2972 I disagree.

[@victorfox2972]

@@gljames24 the whole series was basically this kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ29eYurd72Ci6s

[@override367]

@@victorfox2972 lol

[@thatsjonah]

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

[@connorxdrye8510]

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

[@nimpsonkinkson1924]

*have you seen chef?*

[@connorxdrye8510]

*have you seen chef?*

[@topbadgun]

That's why we had Cake serie

[@bell5082]

@@connorxdrye8510 Chef? Hell yeah

[@eggymayo9589]

Never understood why that was a meme for them haha

[@demas5334]

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]

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.

[@timd3469]

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

[@ArmyRecon2nd127th]

It’s always nice to find more Avatar haters!

[@smeagollumartin]

Bruh, Ben's always been great

[@arthand7672]

Ben's awesome. This just gives us further proof

[@KingRogue]

Avatar for life!

[@jonbaxter2254]

He is editor king

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

"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]

Lol

[@ChakraX2]

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

[@Kierangaliano]

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

[@gambello1195]

he isnt

[@Stephen981cs]

Why did he say that?

[@gwenUTUBE]

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

[@morganrichardson8859]

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

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

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.

[@DoomRulz]

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]

It was surprisingly good

[@VolTheProducer]

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

[@bern9642]

@@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]

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

[@DoomRulz]

@@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]

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

[@JMotion]

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]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@spamrobots]

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.]

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]

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

[@dobson.]

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

[@JackHoward]

Hell yeah Ben

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

His name isn't Ben asshole, his name chef

[@maven12LA]

hey it's jack! 👋

[@lilchadaldrich]

🔥

[@tacobobthecat]

@@Xxsnipedawg72xX what?

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

@@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]

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

[@cjcaves4290]

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!

[@BladeStudios]

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

[@kddakid6]

Is this true?

[@inkarabbit9780]

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

[@thatoneguy24530]

he's also my dad

[@aFoxyFox.]

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

[@thatoneguy24530]

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

[@harryscott2955]

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

[@PrimoPete]

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]

James Cameron the Alien movie dude? Googling.

[@first2summit]

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.

[@joshuagarcia2218]

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

[@TheTheguywithnovideo]

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

[@ChildishGambeaner]

It's ok to be wrong

[@mrevilducky]

You were probably quite young when you watched it

[@bern9642]

@@mrevilducky yeah possibly.

[@mk6rfc1]

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]

You are not alone.

[@aaronforster1347]

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.]

Fr

[@Owen-zm6sq]

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

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

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]

Release the favreau cut

[@zenituragaming5043]

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

[@stefansamoyloff3866]

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]

Holy shit that sounds like a good idea.

[@gardenofwords914]

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

[@thomastang8432]

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

[@BMoneyrulz]

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

[@MrSzonk]

I feel the same way. Bravo, Ben!

[@mr.rigby98]

Fantastic!

[@bobwallace981]

So good, Ben.

[@passiveagressive4983]

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

[@bobwallace981]

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

[@eban1127]

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

[@DATFilms]

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]

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]

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

[@jamin69]

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]

im commenting on here hoping for an answer. lol

[@michaelmaier7262]

The legendary comic creator and co-creator of the first IRON MAN movie Bob Layton was telling us at a convention that IRON MAN 2 was a victim of its own success. After it did so well, everyone at the studios that didn't care before (because it was "just another comic book movie") wanted to put their input in. Too many "chefs" (ha!) involved. Thank you so much for making this video. I LOVE CHEF and I'd never thought of it like this before. I thought it was just a pet project of Favreau's that he wanted to make. Not that there was a whole lot more under the surface. It's one of the most beautiful, human films I've ever seen. And thinking of it in this light makes me think better of his putting RDJ in it, since that felt "Hollywood" and superfluous at the time.

[@TizzyLento]

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.

[@PatrickChi]

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]

Yup. Even more accurately, Ike Perlmutter.

[@jjstarrprod]

@@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]

Yes finally someone else gets it. 👏

[@jaydotjay]

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

[@aracelydeluna9637]

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

[@horsebeef]

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.

[@fredmand]

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

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

My name chef

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

And I. Indomitable

[@Rhoxmaster316]

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

[@Theicemonkeyjr]

Was this a joke?

[@sargi769]

I too, am confused.

[@Szaman180]

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

[@Theicemonkeyjr]

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

[@eibun2011]

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

[@CaesiusX]

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]

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.

[@UnchartedMedia]

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

[@battlespark]

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

[@shaquezr.9541]

Ikr

[@philipculturesfilm5344]

Hope the sandwiches are big

[@MrMichealdrew]

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

[@olgertmagilaj2551]

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!

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

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

[@ewan80]

Analogies?

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

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

[@arsarma1808]

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

[@mr.rigby98]

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! 🙏

[@seanmackey643]

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

[@TheReagle67]

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.

[@SamuelVarg]

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

[@robbackus8792]

Love this vid. Hope you bring Ben more into your videos and do longer reviews/deep dives.

[@jon_3013]

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]

Same! What the heck?!

[@instantbadass]

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]

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

[@beths876]

Get Ben on the Leguizamorama podcast!!

[@cartermorel4275]

Yes!!!!!!!

[@yuhyuhyuhyuj]

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

[@danbrioux5132]

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!

[@alplaydrums]

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.

[@AuralesseX]

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

[@lauriebuttler7107]

Spoiler

[@rodericperez4204]

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.

[@PeterCleff]

Bloody excellent video about an incredible film. Great job! Really glad you've started a channel!

[@DJKento]

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

[@BumFluffer1999]

😂😂

[@BumFluffer1999]

For what it was, that movie was entertaining

[@mrevilducky]

Damn turns out I'm a huge Jon Favreau fan

[@immaleaf4964]

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

[@jmaguire2232]

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

[@z0mbiekiller619]

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

[@oldschoolgaming4763]

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.

[@basicdefaultchannelname]

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

[@ImLewisPatrick]

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

[@robinelms1143]

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

[@Chalepastel]

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

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

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!

[@linkdk59]

I love all the actors here, because I bet that most of them must have run into similar hurdles and constraints in their own carreer. Especially love Dustin Hoffman being all "we're staying with the same menu, right?".

[@kelfritoplays]

More of this please

[@benreilly9513]

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

[@danielbob5191]

I was going to say Die Hard but ok

[@dubbingsync]

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]

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

[@user-du5bg4ld1m]

@@danielbob5191 😂😂😂

[@Anyone690]

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

[@misterx530]

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

[@MrMoustacheNinja]

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

[@noirceur_]

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.

[@andrewabraham7455]

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.

[@BalazsVernes]

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

[@_thomas1031]

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

[@returnofthelego2]

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!

[@e.j.leonard2379]

While neither as good as 1 or as interesting as he wanted it to be, I still think 2 has a lot of really good moments in it, and works better on the re-watch than it did on first viewing once we learned how a lot of the stuff from it ended up paying off more down the track.

[@tannersmith4848]

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.

[@adampjones83]

this was so good. Thank you for sharing this perspective

[@sinvector8020]

Wow, I just watched Chef recently too!

[@MrDookieDoo]

Have you seen Chef?

[@onehotcrocc.3268]

Ah yes a man of culture

[@matthewbellah]

thanks for this video! i love this movie, and I've never thought about it in this way before. very insightful and informative. well done!

[@Polon007]

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