It started off with the life of Julia Child played by Meryl Streep. The American who has moved to France. A lot to cook, a lot to eat and a life anyone would love living...at least I would. During the movie we come to know that Julia was actually a govt employee, a secretary of some sort who falls in love with Stanyley Tucci in the course of an assignment or something and then they get married and move to France. The whole French thing in the movie is just beautiful. I loved the way they dressed...the way they ate...the way they interacted...with the enchante...lovely to watch and hear.
Though I think a lot of the aura has to do with the fact the movie is supposed to be shot somewhere in the 40s...And yes..Julia loved food.
In contrast to this peaceful setting somewhere in France was the fast moving life in Queens. Thats where Julie lived. A young married girl who loved food. Other than that everything else seemed to confuse her. She was so in search of the love of her life and she did not know how to find out what it was. So guess what she does. She starts a blog and cooks with a countdown with 524 recipes to be done in 365 days. A task...yes indeed...not impossible..cos she does finish it in the end. The dreamy look Amy Adams has throughout the movie is just so beautiful. There is an extra light in her eyes each time something makes her happy. And then of course the supportive husband...an archaeologist of some kind I believe. Such a lovely and supportive man...except when she says that the house is too small....lol...Everytime she says dats, he flips. And then there is a huge fight always and the worst in him comes out but otherwise he is a really pleasant character.
Contrary to Julia and Paul, Julie and Eric are a much more simple couple I felt. They were less boisterous and their presence was not an in your face thing. It was more of a delicate thing if u ask me. Paul and Julia were loud and did not care what the world thought about anything. The point remains that neither did Julie and Eric at the end of the movie, but they seemed a little more in tune with what was happening around them. For example, there was a lunch scene where Julie was with her friends..and she almost looked upset because of the way the others around her were. Julia on the contrary had a very huge presence. A lot to do with the casting too I guess. Meryl Streep after all....she has a huge huge presence. And Stanley Tucci complimented her very well...being a small man and accepting Julia for what she was in her true spirit...a good pairing. Stanley Tucci, I last remember seeing him in the JLo movie where he was a bald dancer...a very well played roll....that man definitely has a presence and some good style...
Then there was the sister in Julia's life, a pretty massive woman and a similar friend in Julie's life...Well, I am really not sure if the similarity was intentional, but it definitely was there to some extent.
The clothes....ahh...so lovely...fell in love with all of them. The ones set in the 40s and the 2000 ones too. Both the women were dressed so beautifully with lovely accessories...a dream wardrobe for any girl I think. Julia's and Julie's shoes, both were so pretty and petite....Someday hope to have a lot many like those in my wardrobe. Then there was Avis, who wore plaid. A triking style statement. And if you notice her throughout, in the scenes that she has, she wears plaid mostly. There was this one particular skirt which Julie wore. It was beautiful. She wore similar skirts a few times in the movie, but well..I still don't know the name. Definitely a must have for anybody.
Now let me move onto the most important thing in the movie..The FOOD!! Oh man, it was delicious. Each and every thing was so tempting, from the sauces to the desserts. Oh my my...mouth watering and most of it looked like it came from some amazing land. Another movie which had a similar effect with food was "The Waitress". With all the pies the lady used to bake, it just threw you to another level of happiness and ecstasy..and all this I am just saying by looking at the food. I wonder if there would be an orgasm if the food was eaten.
In today's movie, a lot of it was meat and fish and egg. But everything looked beautiful. Even the killing of the lobsters looked playful and the boning of the duck and stuffing of the chicken. Frankly, normally I am a little appalled by such things. But it dint seem so bad today. All of it felt like it would turn out to be something beautiful in the end. I guess its a lot to do with the presentation in food. The better it looks, the better it is supposed to taste. But well, if it doesn't taste as expected, disappointment, I know...but well..there is always something you can do about it I guess. Add something here and there or something like that..the last minute saves. But the sad thing is, the good saves are always known only to the cooks..I mean why would somebody who doesn't know how to cook well, know the saves. But well, thats how the game goes I guess.
There was this one technique in the movie which was used and my friend noticed how beautiful it was. A very effective technique to come up with names. Think of different names you want to give and then join them word by word to come up with a good name..giving a few add ons here and there. Dying to tell Kaustubh Sir about it. Chances are he already knows it, but still will tell him.
So well, I will not type each incident in the movie and spoil the movie for anyone who reads this. But its a movie worth going to. If you think its too girly, think again. The food and the clothes are just brilliant. Definitely worth the 130 bucks my friend spent on the movie.. :)
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