Soul Food flim analysis 
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Soraya Perez
Dr. Lee
English 10261
13 February 2014
Critic Frank Ochieng mentioned, “Soul Food is an appetizing dish...an ethnic dramedy
served with spicy attitude” (Ochieng). It is a warmhearted, stupendous, touching, and sensational family film.
Soul Food tells a story from the point of view of an eleven year old boy named Ahmad acted by Brandon Hammond. The film is about an AfricanAmerican family, which has eaten soul food dinner as a family every Sunday for over forty years. Throughout this film learning life lessons and how significant it is to cherish family is important. This is a comedy, romance film with a whole lot of drama. Big Mama Joe, acted by Irma P. Hall, is one of the main characters in this film, she’s the rock that keeps the Joseph family together; as she said in this quote, “One finger pointing the blame, don’t make no impact, but you ball up all em’ fingers into a mighty fist, and you can strike a mighty blow, and this family has got to be that fist.” (Irma P. Hall). George Tillman Jr the writer and director based this film on his own life experience of a “closeknit family” (Tillman).
Soul Food argues that not all AfricanAmerican films have to be about negative situations, they can have a positive perspective, and be about the importance of cherishing families.
Soul Food is a film that wants’ to show the audience the importance of cherishing family.
Soul Food is full of captivating special moments involving delicious soul food. The wonderful part about this film is that it never falls into monotonous moments; all of the scenes are very
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intriguing. Even though in some parts it gives you forewarning that something regretful later in the film is going to happen, but that is what makes this film more interesting. This is a great storytelling film that talks about the importance of family. As critic Frederic mentioned, “An
African American drama about the importance of
Soraya Perez
Dr. Lee
English 10261
13 February 2014
Critic Frank Ochieng mentioned, “Soul Food is an appetizing dish...an ethnic dramedy
served with spicy attitude” (Ochieng). It is a warmhearted, stupendous, touching, and sensational family film.
Soul Food tells a story from the point of view of an eleven year old boy named Ahmad acted by Brandon Hammond. The film is about an AfricanAmerican family, which has eaten soul food dinner as a family every Sunday for over forty years. Throughout this film learning life lessons and how significant it is to cherish family is important. This is a comedy, romance film with a whole lot of drama. Big Mama Joe, acted by Irma P. Hall, is one of the main characters in this film, she’s the rock that keeps the Joseph family together; as she said in this quote, “One finger pointing the blame, don’t make no impact, but you ball up all em’ fingers into a mighty fist, and you can strike a mighty blow, and this family has got to be that fist.” (Irma P. Hall). George Tillman Jr the writer and director based this film on his own life experience of a “closeknit family” (Tillman).
Soul Food argues that not all AfricanAmerican films have to be about negative situations, they can have a positive perspective, and be about the importance of cherishing families.
Soul Food is a film that wants’ to show the audience the importance of cherishing family.
Soul Food is full of captivating special moments involving delicious soul food. The wonderful part about this film is that it never falls into monotonous moments; all of the scenes are very
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intriguing. Even though in some parts it gives you forewarning that something regretful later in the film is going to happen, but that is what makes this film more interesting. This is a great storytelling film that talks about the importance of family. As critic Frederic mentioned, “An
African American drama about the importance of