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Snowpiercer
A Taste of Revolution: Food’s Status and Power – Bong Joon-ho uses differences in food to depict dystopian socio-economic inequity.
Soylent Green
In a dystopian New York City, the corporation Soylent Green controls most of the food supply – which gives them immense power ...
Spirited Away
Insatiable Adults & Spirited Children – In Studio Ghibli's spirit world, insatiable appetites blind the characters to human connections.
Stalker
Food, Humanity, and the Supernatural – Imagery of food and drink and the Holy Trinity are used to question human nature ...
Stand by Me
(Un)conventional: Family and Food in Stand by Me, by Patrick Kaper-Barcelata
Stanley Ka Dabba
Food as a Barrier – Food serves as unifying connection between lower-class orphan Stanley and his friends at school.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Revenge is a Sweet Meat Pie – Absence of color and dark lighting portray human injustice and cannibalism in Tim Burton's dystopian London.
The Tale of Despereaux
Food, Connection, and Identity: The Kingdom of Dor and Chef Andre illustrate the strong relationship between food, connection, and identity
Tampopo
The intertwining of love and food shows that our hungers for both are not always distinct, and may create new forms of intimacy.
The Taste of Tea
A Story to Savor - Interconnected storylines come together in a subtle way, like a perfect cup of tea.
Tasting Menu
In times of uncertainty, food and crises can similarly reconcile conflict within and between people.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Pizza: A Bite of Humanity in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,
by Chantel Gillus
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