Brad Pitt often gets cast to play a certain kind of guy: Cool, naturally attractive (without trying), and most importantly, nonchalant. And casually eating perfectly fits this type.
That's not acting. If he is just hanging around, like Dean Martin in those Westerns, then he is not trying or pushing himself. They gave the guy awards for driving in old cars for half a movie and beating up fake Bruce Lee. I just can't stand him anymore. They never gave Arnold an award for standing erect with giant muscles.
@@tamaledebose8657 Seven, what is that a murder mystery? That's not my thing. Brad Pitt deserved a supporting award for 12 Monkeys. I'm not sure what else he deserves.
@@putinscat1208Not acting, hanging around? Fight Club, Seven, California, 12 Monkey's, Snatch, Benjamin Button, Babel, Jesse James, that's not acting, are you fucking kidding me? And he made Cliff into an icon, if you think that is easy or can be made just by hanging you are complete tool.
In fight club we never see him eat because he's not physically real and only ever hear him eating potato chips over the phone because he's in the narrator's head 🗣️
I’ve actually talked about this with my teenage son. I think Pitt’s eating also helps to reinforce his vitality and boyish charm. He eats like a teenager, often eating with his hands, licking his fingers, chewing with his mouth open, snacking, eating candy and ice cream. It makes him look young, like he’s got the metabolism of a 19 year old. Like he enjoys life and doesn’t worry about little things like manners, hygiene, or calories.
Brad Pitt is undeniably extraordinary. Just last week, I had the honor of a private audience with him, courtesy of Radiant Reservation, following my support for his poverty alleviation foundation. What struck me most profoundly was his graciousness towards the press and his unwavering attention to his fans.
After watching "Babylon," my desire to meet the co-stars grew stronger. While researching, I stumbled upon an interview where Brad Pitt mentioned that he engages with his dedicated fans through Radiant Reservation. This piqued my curiosity, as I had many questions about Hollywood that I wanted to delve into.
While conducting further research, I discovered an exclusive club organized by Radiant Reservation. As a privileged member of this club, you have a unique opportunity to meet your desired celebrity. Brad Pitt dedicates time at the end of each month to personally engage with active club members who support his foundation and are investors in his related movie franchise.
I also found out about the Radiant Reservation community, which specializes in arranging interactions between celebrities and private organizations. Their exceptional support makes them a valuable resource for such collaborations.
That sounds truly fascinating! I'm genuinely interested in the possibility of joining the club. Thank you so much for sharing this information with me. Indeed, it offers an exceptional opportunity for fans like us.
I think a big part of it is his square jaw and defined jaw muscles. It's one of the most sought-after masculine features and eating just lets him show it off, which we subconsciously like to watch.
Brad Pitt is probably one of the few actors who genuinely eats in his scenes and he confessed this in one of the interviews. Yes he does it to improve the characters and make them realistic but when he does he actually eats the food.
Thank you! I was afraid that I was terribly disappointed when he said that he didn’t actually eat, just like all other actors. I was like, ruined the magic for me there.
Apparently in the shrimp eating scene in Ocean’s 11, Pitt consumed something like 40 shrimp. Could be false, but it’s on the IMDb trivia page so I like to think it’s true.
@@jarrodbrimble1433 Maybe but Ocean's eating is still very stylistic just watch Moneyball, apart from being a Phenomenal Movie Brad Pitt stress eating Popcorns, Nuts, Twinkies, Burgers, Icecream and still look like that is thing to watch. One of his finest performance.
@@codacreator6162 yea, i remember that scene in the first Avenger Movie, where he was with banner on that huge flying ship casually talking while snacking on something, he even offered it to banner, was off script and the scene is hilarious because of it, adds subtext and makes it more human.
It's not just that he eats. As you pointed out, he not only eats like a normal person but he tailors that to exactly fit the personality and lifestyle of his character. I never before realized just how in character all his onscreen eating is.
I love the way he eats in Bullet Train. It's so normal the way he's eating snacks like anyone would on a long train ride. It fits with his character really not wanting to be in an "action movie plotline" and trying to treat this like a normal train ride when it's very clearly not. Other characters have all their focus on fighting and stuff but Ladybug is like "no, I don't want to fight, I just want to sit down and have a little snack"
Also feel like it adds a bit of realism Usaly characters in movies don't do the normal human activities because it slows down the story. I mean things like eating sleeping drinking or taking a shit Him doing at least one of these things makes the character he plays more realistic
Bro... I have spent my entire life periodically thinking about the burger that Pitt casually throws away when picking up Danny Ocean (George Clooney) from jail in Ocean's 11. In times when I've been starving or really craving a burger, that scene has popped into my head relentlessly. I ALWAYS wondered how good that burger was, and how he dared throw it away. I think there is something to this.
I hate to break it to you, but I don't think it was just 1 burger. In big productions like this, they tend to shoot multiple takes over several hours, so that burger likely landed on a massive pile of other half eaten burgers. And Pitt was probably feeling sick after eating so many of them, so I don't blame him for taking 1 bite and throwing away the rest.
@@BL00DYME55 I understand this now, especially after watching this video.. but I was a kid when I saw those movies and had virtually no clue about how movies were made lol.
the one scene I always think of when the BP eating meme comes up is earlier on in the film, when Rusty is first introduced and he's eating nachos. No idea why...
@@BL00DYME55 Most movies shoot multiple takes, the size of the production isn't the most relevant factor. Directing style definitely is though. Some directors like Clint eastwood barely ever make a second take. Others like David Fincher can reach up to a hundred takes, and this is not counted in hours but days for a single shot. Throwing the burger in the trash is most likely to show that his character doesn't mind wasting food. If it was related to the actor but not the character, he could have been eating the last bit of the burger at the beginning of the scene instead.
that's a total truth. Arnold needed that log to show arms. Brad shows chewing complex that is for ages important for females. though we dont bring food in teeth now)...
I like seeing people that have to eat or sleep in movies. There are so many "tough guy action movies" where the main guy never eats or drinks or has to use the bathroom or anything that makes him a human, he's just like a robotic killing machine, when people offer him food or beverages he always say "no"
Definitely for me it’s more of a relatable feeling to seeing him eat. Like in money ball he is stress eating mostly junk food to enhance this character who is going through so much pressure and change. I do the same!
It’s unfair how this man is gonna be attractive for the rest of his life. I thought he’s gonna be average looking by this age just like Leonardo D and nope he’s just getting hotter
@@damienhine1861 he’s still looking hot at his age to be fair but young Leo looks like god trying to create the most perfect looking human being so the difference with how he looks like now is so drastically different. Brad Pitt on the other hand looking even more attractive as he ages.
@@crowofcainhurst true I dont think looks bad as much as his weight gain seems to go to his face even though he doesn't look overweight , his face looks more rounder If he lost the face weight he would probably not look that different.
I appreciate when movies have characters do mundane things like eating. There’s been so many times while watching a movie that I’ve wondered, “Do these people ever stop to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, etc.?” Obviously they do, but making room in the story for stuff like that is so simple yet effective.
The most impressive eating actor I know of is Tim Holt from "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942). Directed by Orson Welles, at the thirty minute mark there is a four and a half minutes uncut scene of him eating a strawberry shortcake while having a conversation with Agnes Moorehead. They carefully placed the shortcake behind other items on the kitchen table so he's probably just eating whipped cream the whole time, but you have to wonder how many times they filmed that scene before Welles was happy with what he got.
I remember Brad Pitt having potato chips while waiting for George Clooney to arrive in Ocean's 11, I had to go grab a chips from the kitchen for myself 😃
I think it's about looking cool. He doesn't just eat, he eats while doing something else. Eating is so casual, it sends the message he is just casual about whatever he's doing. He doesn't care enough to give his full attention. Eating a snack, planning a heist, just another Tuesday. It's similar to what makes smoking looks cool.
I love any movie/series where we see the person eating, especially the characters that we watch a story about, or if the movie is about war, or some poor character then how they fight or work for food , because it makes the movie more real. Simply because we all need food in our lives. Without food we die.
Worst offender of clearly not eating is Kevin Spacey in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil...he just slips a plastic spoon into something gelatinous, pulls it out completely empty, and clinks the spoon on his teeth. Always completely takes me out of the scene...that and the whole other Kevin Spacey thing...
Also: “Doings” (which includes eating and or drinking) is a particular acting tool that makes your acting better and more realistic. So when Brad eats it is partly because it makes his acting better and more natural!
BIG pointers to his eating in fight club. possibly one of the first and most important points that i can think of in his "characters through food" schtick. Tyler's weird, gross consumption noises are abrasive, off-putting and kinda disgusting, but in a weird way they're confident, strong, and healthy. which, obviously, is the exact opposite of how the narrator sees himself as tidy and neat but ultimately weak and cowardly, which plays super strong into the whole point of the flick. love that movie so much
I think there was a running gag in Ocean's 11 where every time Brad Pitt answers the phone he has to be wolfing down his food aggressively as a reference to him munching in films. It is so funny once you notice it.
Well, he didn't really get into "the eating thing" until he really started getting super famous, so that could be why his "eating movies" have a higher box office average than his "non eating movies".
Yeah the bigger movies (particularly Oceans’) clearly contribute to the myth a lot. But he’s still eating in a lot of his early movies. Johnny Suede was ‘91, Kalifornia ‘93, Interview ‘94. Lotta munching as he was becoming a star.
Thank you. Loved this commentary, very interesting to see the correlation you mention between eating and box office. And while watching this it reminded me of the subconscious programming we see portrayed in one of his own movies: Fight Club.
I can't pick a favourite Brad Pitt movie. Inglorious Basterds, Troy, Fight Club, Legends of The Fall, Seven, so many good ones. I can pick my favourite movie review channel though, and it's you my fellow Aussie. Lessgo, love seeing you grow and get the recognition!
I think our species being subconsciously ‘calmed’ watching itself eat is spot on! My wife and I if we eat out always tend to prefer public patios outside or under porches and I’ve noticed in city centers which can be very stressful with rushing and traffic congestions, typical passerby’s tend to slow down and relax when there’s multiple restaurants with people just slowly indulging themselves outside. I’ve noticed this more in men than women, particularly in face, but I’m sure it goes both ways.
I always get this for anime aswell but I feel like since alot of people love food and food is associated with comfort it not only is soothing but also very relatable and calm and makes the characters more human imo
Pit and Jolie’s 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith has long been one of my favorite action movies. Specifically, their dinner scene (after they’ve now found out each other’s secret but are trying not to play their hands) stands out as one of the best, most tense, most exciting, and even funniest scenes of the film, largely due to Pitt’s amazing eat-acting because in that scene Pitt is trying to keep up appearances but he’s also paranoid Jolie may be trying to poison him. His subtle hesitation with every bite, every chew, or sip of his drink is in a class of its own. God, I love that movie.
My theory is it serves to underscore/tie together what an actor does during a scene. When a character/characters are eating, they're also probably talking. When characters are talking - in most good movies, anyway - they're asking questions, giving answers, thinking, having conflict, finding out information, etc. There's tension, pauses, possibly resolution. The actions of eating line up quite nicely with the natural flow of a conversation. Think about that diner scene from Breaking Bad. Walt talks about the next move toward Gus while Jesse chows down on fruit. While Jesse thinks, the natural gap might be filled in by him poking and prodding at the fruit on his plate or he might take a bite while he ponders. Alternatively, he might retort back to Walt (like he does at the end of the actual scene) then take a bite while staring him down, letting whatever he just said sink in. To me, it's just another tool in a filmmaker AND an actor's toolbox that allows a scene to be interesting and authentic. As a plus, plenty can be learned about the current state (and/or general M.O.) of a character by the way they eat. Quickly and ravenously like the tortured and starved Jesse Pinkman at the start of El Camino? Or barely touching the luxurious strudel on his plate, like the confident, omnipotent Hans Landa from Inglorious Basterds? tl;dr Eating is a visual fidget spinner that keeps a scene moving, the info flowing, the actor acting, and the audience interested. Just my $.02
A primary reason Pitt frequently eats on screen is because it's a subset of a common Meisner acting technique. An actor that does what is called a "secondary task" on screen or stage like sorting papers, washing the dishes, eating, etc. allows them to think less directly about 'acting.' They can be more free on screen because they're attention isn't entirely focussed on saying the lines. They can eat and talk as opposed to just talk, which allows them to make stronger and more dynamic character choices. Marlon Brandon was the original KING of eating on screen. Streetcar Named desire is a great example of this, Brando does it much more subtly than Pitt. When Brad does it, the food eating becomes a little too much of the scene. It steals my attention when the focus should never be on the secondary action, it's a tool to help an actor be more natural and in their body.
I'm glad you made this video, it was well done. I thought I was the only one that noticed all the eating. That being said I don't care why. Just let me watch the man eat. It's like what Tom Cruise is to running in movies.
I remember watching a string of Brad Pitt movies one summer, and one day, I had a go at doing an impression of his acting just to amuse myself. Anyway, I immediately looked for something to nibble on, and that's when I discovered he's always eating in his movies, lol. At the time, this wasn't a well-known meme or anything, but now it's everywhere, and it's just funny to see him keep up this little acting quirk.
I used to do some acting when I was younger and I also realized eating during a scene could help you act more casual, your brain is distracted by eating so your body calms down and can prevent you from “acting too much”
It could also be because eating scenes are quite difficult to do. So when a director can pull off a elaborate one he is simply a good one who can make good movies
Ugh. AD ASTRA I WAS ON SHIP FOR TWO WEEKS AND WATCHED IT BACK TO BACK IN A ROLL THREE TIMES. If you do this it is like an endless loop everytime you watch it I want another one
I think it’s probably more of a subconscious, the character seems more real type of situation. Given that her tailors it to the character, the more he can get into the head of the person he’s playing, the better he’d be at playing him.
When I was a kid, around 2004, my mum (RIP) saw Brad Pitt when she was shopping for groceries when we lived in London. He was in the aisle she was in, hiding from photographers. She didn't know his name but she recognised he was famous. They glanced at eachother, and he sort of froze as if he'd been recognised. My mum turned and just kept shopping. And much later she saw him in a film. "Oh, yeah!" she said. "That was the guy!"
I think I only notice it because in so many films you NEVER see people eating. Scene after scene of dialogue at home, in restaurants, in coffee shops and you hardly ever get more than a quick bite of toast and a sprint out the door.
I don't think there is a causality in Pitt's eating to the increase earning of his movies. Perhaps a correlation at most but there are many factors that go into a movie's financial success.
Pitt aside, eating in movies is kind of what smoking in movies used to be like. It's an opportunity to subtly act with your body where there's nothing explicitly happening with your character's body.
while a good video, youre missing the key point (which others have stated) that he actually eats the food in his scenes. it looks good and natural because he actually does eat the food
Him eating pot roast in Mr. and Mrs. Smith made me obsessed with pot roast. I haven't eaten any pot roast in my life yet, but up until today I still wonder why he didn't like the pot roast his wife served him. That and I wanna try one.
The only thing that came to mind before I watched this video was the part in fight club when he calls Edward Norton back on the payphone and you can hear he is munching on some chips.
Favourite Pitt movie??? (mine will ALWAYS be Moneyball, but Ocean's 11 is pretty damn close)
Allied. Really love Moneyball as well.
Great choice, the only choice
Loved the aggressive mini van driving in Mr and Mrs. Smith. Oceans 11 him and Clooney going back and forth with don cheadle was my fav
Burn after reading, fight club, se7en
Favorite Pitt performance: Moneyball. Favorite movie Pitt's in: Moneyball. The answer is Moneyball 😂
Brad Pitt often gets cast to play a certain kind of guy: Cool, naturally attractive (without trying), and most importantly, nonchalant. And casually eating perfectly fits this type.
That's not acting. If he is just hanging around, like Dean Martin in those Westerns, then he is not trying or pushing himself. They gave the guy awards for driving in old cars for half a movie and beating up fake Bruce Lee. I just can't stand him anymore. They never gave Arnold an award for standing erect with giant muscles.
@@putinscat1208 yeah but hes cool lol
@@putinscat1208 also have u watched seven?
@@tamaledebose8657 Seven, what is that a murder mystery? That's not my thing. Brad Pitt deserved a supporting award for 12 Monkeys. I'm not sure what else he deserves.
@@putinscat1208Not acting, hanging around? Fight Club, Seven, California, 12 Monkey's, Snatch, Benjamin Button, Babel, Jesse James, that's not acting, are you fucking kidding me?
And he made Cliff into an icon, if you think that is easy or can be made just by hanging you are complete tool.
Brad eating is like Tom Cruise running - just has to happen in each film :D
Exactly
Or the other Tom pissing.
Or like The Rock glancing off into the middle distance…
@@mrsleakyshit Hardy or Holland?
Or Jim Carrey deforming his face
In fight club we never see him eat because he's not physically real and only ever hear him eating potato chips over the phone because he's in the narrator's head 🗣️
SO sad I didn’t think of this! That’s some great movie trivia
He's eating an apple in fight club and also drinking beer.
@@michaelgeorge1737 You're right, Tyler eats an apple before telling the first applicant that he's too young to join.
@@michaelgeorge1737 drinking isn't eating. I didn't remember the apple. Damn
Hey he's eating the apple goes against the grain because fight club failed in the box office
I’ve actually talked about this with my teenage son. I think Pitt’s eating also helps to reinforce his vitality and boyish charm. He eats like a teenager, often eating with his hands, licking his fingers, chewing with his mouth open, snacking, eating candy and ice cream. It makes him look young, like he’s got the metabolism of a 19 year old. Like he enjoys life and doesn’t worry about little things like manners, hygiene, or calories.
yeah his cool and nonchalant charm
he eats naturally, not as a put on
What a good observation
You have conversations with your teenage son on topics like this?
I envy that relationship. Wholesome af.
Brad Pitt is undeniably extraordinary. Just last week, I had the honor of a private audience with him, courtesy of Radiant Reservation, following my support for his poverty alleviation foundation. What struck me most profoundly was his graciousness towards the press and his unwavering attention to his fans.
It's amazing that you had the chance to meet him! How did you manage to arrange it?
After watching "Babylon," my desire to meet the co-stars grew stronger. While researching, I stumbled upon an interview where Brad Pitt mentioned that he engages with his dedicated fans through Radiant Reservation. This piqued my curiosity, as I had many questions about Hollywood that I wanted to delve into.
While conducting further research, I discovered an exclusive club organized by Radiant Reservation. As a privileged member of this club, you have a unique opportunity to meet your desired celebrity. Brad Pitt dedicates time at the end of each month to personally engage with active club members who support his foundation and are investors in his related movie franchise.
I also found out about the Radiant Reservation community, which specializes in arranging interactions between celebrities and private organizations. Their exceptional support makes them a valuable resource for such collaborations.
That sounds truly fascinating! I'm genuinely interested in the possibility of joining the club. Thank you so much for sharing this information with me. Indeed, it offers an exceptional opportunity for fans like us.
I think a big part of it is his square jaw and defined jaw muscles. It's one of the most sought-after masculine features and eating just lets him show it off, which we subconsciously like to watch.
I thought the same thing
I agree, it’s to do with the particular shape of his jaw and mouth. He just looks great when he’s eating
Brad Pitt is probably one of the few actors who genuinely eats in his scenes and he confessed this in one of the interviews. Yes he does it to improve the characters and make them realistic but when he does he actually eats the food.
Thank you! I was afraid that I was terribly disappointed when he said that he didn’t actually eat, just like all other actors.
I was like, ruined the magic for me there.
Robert Downey, Jr is said to hide snack foods around the set when filming because he gets peckish. I get it. Sometimes you just want a snack…
Apparently in the shrimp eating scene in Ocean’s 11, Pitt consumed something like 40 shrimp. Could be false, but it’s on the IMDb trivia page so I like to think it’s true.
@@jarrodbrimble1433 Maybe but Ocean's eating is still very stylistic just watch Moneyball, apart from being a Phenomenal Movie Brad Pitt stress eating Popcorns, Nuts, Twinkies, Burgers, Icecream and still look like that is thing to watch. One of his finest performance.
@@codacreator6162 yea, i remember that scene in the first Avenger Movie, where he was with banner on that huge flying ship casually talking while snacking on something, he even offered it to banner, was off script and the scene is hilarious because of it, adds subtext and makes it more human.
It's not just that he eats. As you pointed out, he not only eats like a normal person but he tailors that to exactly fit the personality and lifestyle of his character. I never before realized just how in character all his onscreen eating is.
I love the way he eats in Bullet Train. It's so normal the way he's eating snacks like anyone would on a long train ride. It fits with his character really not wanting to be in an "action movie plotline" and trying to treat this like a normal train ride when it's very clearly not. Other characters have all their focus on fighting and stuff but Ladybug is like "no, I don't want to fight, I just want to sit down and have a little snack"
Also feel like it adds a bit of realism
Usaly characters in movies don't do the normal human activities because it slows down the story. I mean things like eating sleeping drinking or taking a shit
Him doing at least one of these things makes the character he plays more realistic
Bro... I have spent my entire life periodically thinking about the burger that Pitt casually throws away when picking up Danny Ocean (George Clooney) from jail in Ocean's 11. In times when I've been starving or really craving a burger, that scene has popped into my head relentlessly. I ALWAYS wondered how good that burger was, and how he dared throw it away.
I think there is something to this.
I hate to break it to you, but I don't think it was just 1 burger. In big productions like this, they tend to shoot multiple takes over several hours, so that burger likely landed on a massive pile of other half eaten burgers. And Pitt was probably feeling sick after eating so many of them, so I don't blame him for taking 1 bite and throwing away the rest.
@@BL00DYME55 I understand this now, especially after watching this video.. but I was a kid when I saw those movies and had virtually no clue about how movies were made lol.
the one scene I always think of when the BP eating meme comes up is earlier on in the film, when Rusty is first introduced and he's eating nachos. No idea why...
@@oliverholmes-gunning5372 oh yeah, now that you mention it I can see it in my head. He is really good at pretending to eat lol.
@@BL00DYME55 Most movies shoot multiple takes, the size of the production isn't the most relevant factor. Directing style definitely is though. Some directors like Clint eastwood barely ever make a second take. Others like David Fincher can reach up to a hundred takes, and this is not counted in hours but days for a single shot. Throwing the burger in the trash is most likely to show that his character doesn't mind wasting food. If it was related to the actor but not the character, he could have been eating the last bit of the burger at the beginning of the scene instead.
Do you think Brad's pronounced jaw muscles which he flexes while chewing might be some of the reason too? Like a buff dude flexing his biceps.
that's a total truth. Arnold needed that log to show arms. Brad shows chewing complex that is for ages important for females. though we dont bring food in teeth now)...
Yes! 100% agree with that, his chewing is actually unique
Surprisingly enough he's a good actor that's been in a lot of great movies. He uses eating as another way to create a character. Pretty cool.
I like seeing people that have to eat or sleep in movies. There are so many "tough guy action movies" where the main guy never eats or drinks or has to use the bathroom or anything that makes him a human, he's just like a robotic killing machine, when people offer him food or beverages he always say "no"
The fact that he eats different for each character's personality type or moment, is acting genius!
How he licks the spoon in Joe Black is mesmerizing.
I have been bringing up the fact that he eats allot in movies for years, there is something about the way he does it that it just works. So great!
Definitely for me it’s more of a relatable feeling to seeing him eat. Like in money ball he is stress eating mostly junk food to enhance this character who is going through so much pressure and change. I do the same!
It’s unfair how this man is gonna be attractive for the rest of his life. I thought he’s gonna be average looking by this age just like Leonardo D and nope he’s just getting hotter
I wouldn't mind looking like Leo 😜
@@damienhine1861 he’s still looking hot at his age to be fair but young Leo looks like god trying to create the most perfect looking human being so the difference with how he looks like now is so drastically different. Brad Pitt on the other hand looking even more attractive as he ages.
@@crowofcainhurst He's got a point. The portly look doesn't suit Leo
@@crowofcainhurst true I dont think looks bad as much as his weight gain seems to go to his face even though he doesn't look overweight , his face looks more rounder
If he lost the face weight he would probably not look that different.
Leonardo is morphing into Jack Nickelson 😂😂
I appreciate when movies have characters do mundane things like eating. There’s been so many times while watching a movie that I’ve wondered, “Do these people ever stop to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, etc.?” Obviously they do, but making room in the story for stuff like that is so simple yet effective.
The most impressive eating actor I know of is Tim Holt from "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942). Directed by Orson Welles, at the thirty minute mark there is a four and a half minutes uncut scene of him eating a strawberry shortcake while having a conversation with Agnes Moorehead. They carefully placed the shortcake behind other items on the kitchen table so he's probably just eating whipped cream the whole time, but you have to wonder how many times they filmed that scene before Welles was happy with what he got.
Here for the snack Pitt renaissance 🍔
I remember Brad Pitt having potato chips while waiting for George Clooney to arrive in Ocean's 11, I had to go grab a chips from the kitchen for myself 😃
I think the relationship between the movie's revenue and Brad's eating is more of a correlation than a causation.
Awesome video overall!
Duh haha
I'd say it more of a coincidence
I think it's about looking cool.
He doesn't just eat, he eats while doing something else. Eating is so casual, it sends the message he is just casual about whatever he's doing.
He doesn't care enough to give his full attention. Eating a snack, planning a heist, just another Tuesday.
It's similar to what makes smoking looks cool.
I love any movie/series where we see the person eating, especially the characters that we watch a story about, or if the movie is about war, or some poor character then how they fight or work for food , because it makes the movie more real. Simply because we all need food in our lives. Without food we die.
Important topics mate. Burn After Reading is on my all-time list so this really tickles me.
Asking THE REAL questions Matty. And yeah, Burn After Reading would be up there for me too - never not funny
you think that's a schwinn!!!
Worst offender of clearly not eating is Kevin Spacey in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil...he just slips a plastic spoon into something gelatinous, pulls it out completely empty, and clinks the spoon on his teeth. Always completely takes me out of the scene...that and the whole other Kevin Spacey thing...
Also: “Doings” (which includes eating and or drinking) is a particular acting tool that makes your acting better and more realistic. So when Brad eats it is partly because it makes his acting better and more natural!
BIG pointers to his eating in fight club. possibly one of the first and most important points that i can think of in his "characters through food" schtick. Tyler's weird, gross consumption noises are abrasive, off-putting and kinda disgusting, but in a weird way they're confident, strong, and healthy. which, obviously, is the exact opposite of how the narrator sees himself as tidy and neat but ultimately weak and cowardly, which plays super strong into the whole point of the flick. love that movie so much
I think there was a running gag in Ocean's 11 where every time Brad Pitt answers the phone he has to be wolfing down his food aggressively as a reference to him munching in films. It is so funny once you notice it.
Well, he didn't really get into "the eating thing" until he really started getting super famous, so that could be why his "eating movies" have a higher box office average than his "non eating movies".
Yeah the bigger movies (particularly Oceans’) clearly contribute to the myth a lot. But he’s still eating in a lot of his early movies. Johnny Suede was ‘91, Kalifornia ‘93, Interview ‘94. Lotta munching as he was becoming a star.
Hi - I didn’t realize I needed to see this over my morning coffee. Thank you.
He said he did a movie where he didn't get to eat due to the movie's schedule so he always negotiated forward that he would snack in scenes.
unrelated but the way you guys edit these videos is immaculate
Amazing video, man. I loved it. I have philosophized (is that a word?) on Brad Pitt eating for decades. Amazing. Thank you!
Great concept 🔥 Love these typa vids
Thank you. Loved this commentary, very interesting to see the correlation you mention between eating and box office.
And while watching this it reminded me of the subconscious programming we see portrayed in one of his own movies: Fight Club.
I never knew I needed this video in my life. But goddammit I'm glad it is.
I can't pick a favourite Brad Pitt movie. Inglorious Basterds, Troy, Fight Club, Legends of The Fall, Seven, so many good ones. I can pick my favourite movie review channel though, and it's you my fellow Aussie. Lessgo, love seeing you grow and get the recognition!
Ever since oceans 11 I noticed he was always eating.
Brad Pitt eating peanut butter in Meet Joe Black was soooooooo adorable and wholesome...
I think our species being subconsciously ‘calmed’ watching itself eat is spot on! My wife and I if we eat out always tend to prefer public patios outside or under porches and I’ve noticed in city centers which can be very stressful with rushing and traffic congestions, typical passerby’s tend to slow down and relax when there’s multiple restaurants with people just slowly indulging themselves outside. I’ve noticed this more in men than women, particularly in face, but I’m sure it goes both ways.
His crunchy chip munching over the pay phone in Fight Club was iconic. I get the munchies just thinking about it.
Great video! Really started paying attention to his eating in Ocean movies.
I always get this for anime aswell but I feel like since alot of people love food and food is associated with comfort it not only is soothing but also very relatable and calm and makes the characters more human imo
as a barber. i swear pitt got the best hair/head shape
Great video! Keep these coming
We don't see him eating in The Lost City but the during phone call scene you can tell he is eating.
The first appearance of him in The Lost City he is eating a fruit man
Awesome vid!
I have not start watching but the object of the video is a long time need in my life
Pit and Jolie’s 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith has long been one of my favorite action movies. Specifically, their dinner scene (after they’ve now found out each other’s secret but are trying not to play their hands) stands out as one of the best, most tense, most exciting, and even funniest scenes of the film, largely due to Pitt’s amazing eat-acting because in that scene Pitt is trying to keep up appearances but he’s also paranoid Jolie may be trying to poison him. His subtle hesitation with every bite, every chew, or sip of his drink is in a class of its own.
God, I love that movie.
My theory is it serves to underscore/tie together what an actor does during a scene. When a character/characters are eating, they're also probably talking. When characters are talking - in most good movies, anyway - they're asking questions, giving answers, thinking, having conflict, finding out information, etc. There's tension, pauses, possibly resolution. The actions of eating line up quite nicely with the natural flow of a conversation.
Think about that diner scene from Breaking Bad. Walt talks about the next move toward Gus while Jesse chows down on fruit. While Jesse thinks, the natural gap might be filled in by him poking and prodding at the fruit on his plate or he might take a bite while he ponders. Alternatively, he might retort back to Walt (like he does at the end of the actual scene) then take a bite while staring him down, letting whatever he just said sink in.
To me, it's just another tool in a filmmaker AND an actor's toolbox that allows a scene to be interesting and authentic. As a plus, plenty can be learned about the current state (and/or general M.O.) of a character by the way they eat. Quickly and ravenously like the tortured and starved Jesse Pinkman at the start of El Camino? Or barely touching the luxurious strudel on his plate, like the confident, omnipotent Hans Landa from Inglorious Basterds?
tl;dr Eating is a visual fidget spinner that keeps a scene moving, the info flowing, the actor acting, and the audience interested. Just my $.02
A primary reason Pitt frequently eats on screen is because it's a subset of a common Meisner acting technique. An actor that does what is called a "secondary task" on screen or stage like sorting papers, washing the dishes, eating, etc. allows them to think less directly about 'acting.' They can be more free on screen because they're attention isn't entirely focussed on saying the lines. They can eat and talk as opposed to just talk, which allows them to make stronger and more dynamic character choices. Marlon Brandon was the original KING of eating on screen. Streetcar Named desire is a great example of this, Brando does it much more subtly than Pitt. When Brad does it, the food eating becomes a little too much of the scene. It steals my attention when the focus should never be on the secondary action, it's a tool to help an actor be more natural and in their body.
He gets peckish on set and likes to eat. It really isn’t so deep in Brad Pitt’s case and he confirmed it
Brilliant analysis.
I'm glad you made this video, it was well done. I thought I was the only one that noticed all the eating. That being said I don't care why. Just let me watch the man eat. It's like what Tom Cruise is to running in movies.
I remember watching a string of Brad Pitt movies one summer, and one day, I had a go at doing an impression of his acting just to amuse myself. Anyway, I immediately looked for something to nibble on, and that's when I discovered he's always eating in his movies, lol. At the time, this wasn't a well-known meme or anything, but now it's everywhere, and it's just funny to see him keep up this little acting quirk.
I used to do some acting when I was younger and I also realized eating during a scene could help you act more casual, your brain is distracted by eating so your body calms down and can prevent you from “acting too much”
A really clever and unique video
Great video!
It could also be because eating scenes are quite difficult to do. So when a director can pull off a elaborate one he is simply a good one who can make good movies
It think part of it is, seeing him eat so much and still be fit and handsome! It makes us think that we also can eat and look handsome.
This is so interesting! I had no idea!
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I WAS ON SHIP FOR TWO WEEKS AND WATCHED IT BACK TO BACK IN A ROLL THREE TIMES. If you do this it is like an endless loop everytime you watch it
I want another one
A list of those movies. Now!
This is so out of left field that when it popped into my suggestions, I had to watch it.
There should be another video on Daniel Day Lewis's eating scenes. He really took it to transcedental level in Phantom Thread
It’s called ‘secondary action’. It’s an animation principle that enhances the believability of the acting performance.
When you are that good looking, eating is like flexing, just instead of muscles he show off his impaccable jawline in action.
Thanks for the tip... because I plan to cast him for my next film
Holy shit! Right when i was thinking about interview with a vampire the vid goes right into that segment
I think it’s probably more of a subconscious, the character seems more real type of situation. Given that her tailors it to the character, the more he can get into the head of the person he’s playing, the better he’d be at playing him.
I like that scene in _The Fugitive_ when Harrison Ford shaves his beard off.
Like the thought man you got a nice voice
Brilliant unconnected non sense!!!! I love it
After seeing him eat or snack like 4-5 times, I come to now expect it from his characters.
Hi Scene It, one question: where do you get your film scenes from? Do you pay for them or how does it work? Thank you
3:38 - He looks so much like James Dean there! (I know the comparison has been made before, it just really stands out there.)
When I was a kid, around 2004, my mum (RIP) saw Brad Pitt when she was shopping for groceries when we lived in London. He was in the aisle she was in, hiding from photographers. She didn't know his name but she recognised he was famous. They glanced at eachother, and he sort of froze as if he'd been recognised. My mum turned and just kept shopping. And much later she saw him in a film. "Oh, yeah!" she said. "That was the guy!"
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Amazing video
Just seems like an extra touch to make his characters believable
I think I only notice it because in so many films you NEVER see people eating. Scene after scene of dialogue at home, in restaurants, in coffee shops and you hardly ever get more than a quick bite of toast and a sprint out the door.
A great scene with the eating thing is in "Fury"
Guys please... what movie is it the clip from at 1:15? I need to know.
I look forward to see you snacking on your next videos!
is like the Beans scene of, "call me trinity" with terence hill
I don't think there is a causality in Pitt's eating to the increase earning of his movies. Perhaps a correlation at most but there are many factors that go into a movie's financial success.
Nah it’s just eating. That’s why everyone in Avatar is having a Big Mac in every scene ~ $$$$$$$
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Genuine question, do you know what jokes are?
I always tell my wife: "look, here he goes again, eating. Every single time."
And then your wife looks up from her phone and says what
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Very interesting!
Because it establishes a connection with the audience on who that character is.
Pitt aside, eating in movies is kind of what smoking in movies used to be like. It's an opportunity to subtly act with your body where there's nothing explicitly happening with your character's body.
All of his scenes eating a snack flash before my eyes after reading the title. I never noticed that!!
this makes me hungry... does somebody know whrer this scene is from? 00:01:58
I was going to say number 1 is cheek bones and a chiseled jaw line, but your points work too.
This was actually very interesting and also a super cute video :)
3:41 lol it FEEDS into his character
while a good video, youre missing the key point (which others have stated) that he actually eats the food in his scenes. it looks good and natural because he actually does eat the food
Him eating pot roast in Mr. and Mrs. Smith made me obsessed with pot roast. I haven't eaten any pot roast in my life yet, but up until today I still wonder why he didn't like the pot roast his wife served him. That and I wanna try one.
The only thing that came to mind before I watched this video was the part in fight club when he calls Edward Norton back on the payphone and you can hear he is munching on some chips.