Babette's Feast Review

Babette’s Feast is a very simple, yet beautiful film. I was very worried that I was going to be very bored with this film when it started with two sisters in a small village taking part in their daily routines of going to Church, cooking, and spending time with their father. I was pleasantly surprised when the film jumped forward in time and introduced Babette’s character into the setting. The majority of the film is Babette preparing a French feast for her sisters of the church and the rest of the small village because Babette won the lottery and wanted to do something good with the money. That might sound incredibly boring, but it was actually very fascinating and beautiful. Prior to the feast, all the villagers would do is complain and argue about very insignificant problems and the sisters were beginning to be very frustrated. But as Babette cooked and served each dish to the villagers, their complaints turned into compliments, laughter, and pure joy. That just comes to show that one person can be a positive influence to those around him/her if that individual has good intentions of doing the right thing. The dishes that Babette cooked looked absolutely incredible in terms of presentation and taste! My mouth was watering numerous times through out the film because I really wanted to eat what they were eating. I enjoyed how the French General is the only character to really comment on how well-made and tasty the food is as all the other villagers were afraid the food would taste terribly. I loved the scene at the end of the film when Babette reveals to the sisters that she spent ALL of the money she won in the lottery on that feast just because she wanted to do something nice for the people she cared about. That scene was a beautiful and humbling moment of humanity, which made me really really enjoy this film.