If you haven't seen these movies yet, you're in luck – a great pleasure awaits you. In the meantime, we'll tell you why peanut butter lovers like the scenes listed here. Of course, we'll try not to spoil it for you.
Breaking Bad (USA, 2008)
Scene:
Walter White (Bryan Cranston) makes a perfect sandwich – he spreads peanut butter and jelly on the bread so meticulously that the surface is like a mirror – not a trace of a "wrinkle" is visible. You get the feeling that he's calming his nerves during this process.
Who is the hero of the scene?
Walter White is a middle-aged man. He used to be a chemistry teacher who turned to making drugs.
Viewers watched his transformation over 3 seasons. The kind teacher became a different person, but the peanut butter scene reminds us how pedantic this character really is – he pays attention to details, always follows formal rules, and demands this from others;
Why do peanut butter lovers like this scene?
Because peanut butter is a favorite product of all kinds of characters, and even after such a difficult transformation, it remains in their daily habits.
War of the Worlds (USA, 2005)
Scene:
Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) angrily throws slices of peanut butter bread, which he prepared for his children Robbie and Rachel, out the window.
Who is the hero of the scene?
Ray Ferrier is a divorced doctor and not an ideal father. One day, his ex-wife left their children with him. It was during Ray and the children's time together that a strange and very strong storm broke out.
Ray needs to prepare food for his children, while outside, the world is falling apart. Ray is not prepared for any of this, but he still manages to spread peanut butter on slices of bread with a wooden spoon and offer it to the children. His daughter refuses the peanut butter sandwiches because, it turns out, she has been allergic to peanuts since childhood. Ray realizes that he doesn't know his children at all and nervously throws the prepared sandwiches into the trash.
Why do peanut butter lovers like this scene?
Because we also always think of peanut butter when we're nervous.
Suburbicon (Hungary, 2017)
Scene:
Margaret (Julianne Moore) spreads peanut butter on bread and cold-bloodedly sprinkles poison – sodium hydroxide powder – on it.
Who is the hero of the scene?
The film's plot unfolds in the 1950s in a provincial American town. One day, a stranger breaks into a house where an educated and orderly family lives and kills the housewife. Little Nicky is left without his mother. His aunt Margaret comes to help the child's father and the child himself overcome the tragedy. However, Nicky realizes his father's and aunt's evil intentions. Aunt Margaret also senses this and decides to poison the child. And what could be more suitable for this than everyone's favorite peanut butter sandwich, which, according to the aunt's assumption, Nicky will not refuse?
Why do peanut butter lovers like this scene?
The film is set in 1956. Suburbicon is a kind of embodiment of the American dream – perfectly manicured lawns, impeccably dressed people, white fences, and, of course, a peanut butter sandwich. From the 1950s onwards, peanut butter became a universal American snack.
So, peanut butter also has its place in the American dream – it is an indispensable breakfast or dinner for the "average" family.
Seinfeld (USA, 1989)
Scene:
George Costanza (Jason Alexander) eats peanut butter directly from the jar – it would be more accurate to say he eats it with his fingers.
Who is the hero of the scene?
George Costanza (Jason Alexander) is a close friend of successful comedian Jerry Seinfeld. In this scene, George, lounging on the couch, eats Jerry's peanut butter directly from the jar – although he apologizes to a surprised Jerry for doing so, after apologizing, he happily dips his fingers back into the peanut butter jar and continues eating.
Seinfeld fans know that this is the essence of the show – each character does what they enjoy and disregards what others think. The audience realizes that acting this way is, at the very least, awkward.
Why do peanut butter lovers like this scene?
There's no need to look for a deep meaning here – we like it because: either all of us have eaten this delicious treat directly from the jar at least once, or at least we've wanted to.
Meet Joe Black (USA, 1998)
Scene:
Death, disguised as Joe Black (Brad Pitt) and descended to Earth, tastes peanut butter for the first time, which he found in the kitchen of influential newspaper magnate William Parrish's luxurious home.
In this scene, Brad Pitt, with his brilliant performance, perfectly conveys the bliss that tasting peanut butter brings. It's impossible not to want to try it.
Why do peanut butter lovers like this scene?
The incomparable taste of peanut butter delights anyone – even Death itself. Joe Black experienced his first human pleasure on Earth with peanut butter.
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We listed individual scenes above, but there are movies where peanut butter is the "main character." These include:
The Peanut Butter Falcon (USA, 2019) – a touching and motivating film about a boy striving to meet his dream. If you're a fan of "Forrest Gump" and "Rain Man," you must see this film.
The main character, 22-year-old Zak (Zack Gottsagen), who has Down syndrome, escapes from the care home where he lives to fulfill his dream. Zak dreams of participating in wrestling matches and calls himself "The Peanut Butter Falcon" because he always has peanut butter with him on his way to his dream.
The Peanut Butter Solution (USA, 1985) – this is a brilliant children's fantasy. Michael Baskin (Siluck Saysanasy) is an 11-year-old boy. He and a friend sneak into a burnt-out house, where he meets the souls of the dead and contracts the disease "fear." The next morning, he discovers that he has lost all his hair due to this disease. All attempts to "regrow his hair" fail. One night, Michael dreams of the same spirits again. The spirits reveal to him the recipe for a magical hair-growing liquid, where peanuts are the main ingredient.
In short, if you're interested in any of these movies, you can now grab some Georgian peanut butter snack and enjoy.
