Overanalyzing Ravenous

A leftist vegan queer feminist analysis of Ravenous (no this is not a joke).

~TABLE OF CONTENTS~

0:00 Introduction
1:21 1st Course: Why Ravenous is Anti-American Propaganda (and Objectively Rocks)
17:56 2nd Course: No Ethical Consumption Under Cannibalism
29:57 3rd Course: The Cannibalism to Veganism Pipeline
47:20 4th Course: A Certain Virility
1:00:22 Conclusion / Credits

~REFERENCES~

[2] George Miller Beard. Sexual Neurasthenia (Nervous Exhaustion): Its Hygiene, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments (Sixth Edition, 1906). E.B. Treat & Company, Page 275-278

[4] Carol J. Adams. The Sexual Politics of Meat (1990). Bloomsbury Academic, Page 32-33

[8] Adams, Page 11-12

[9] Adams, Page 34-35

[AtunSheiFilms]

How do you know someone is a non-cannibal? Don't worry, they'll tell you 🤣🤣🤣

[JonathanBKR]

"You may choose to look the other way, but you can never again say that you did not know" -William Wilberforce.

[EvelynnEleonore]

it's so funny when Atun-Shei shows off the horny tumblr fanart. girl what were YOU doing at the devil's sacrament

[DocTaxian]

"Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things." - Terry Pratchett

[AWACS_Snowblind]

Never being able to disassociate cannibalism from homosexuality again is a _weird_ way to start pride month, but I'm here for it.

[hlibushok]

"Cannibal western folkhorror comedy" - If a movie invents a new insane-sounding genre, that's how you know the movie is good.

[mr.factoid]

There is an element I feel you missed or only lightly touched on, possibly because it is only really visible in developing societies these days. The social status of meat. The diet of the peasant can be very low in meat, to such an extent that many in developing nations are very defensive of their meat eating: rich people eat meat and they are no longer poor.

In a weird way there was probably a time when the increased availability of meat was seen as a form of economic liberation. In fact the Soviet Union was very proud of its agricultural advancements during the mid cold war: the proletariat no longer confined to the meager sustenance of the serf.

[davidesguario]

Some racist keto-freak neurologist: “wine and carbs makes you a pussy”
Roman legionnaire: “hold my Falernum”

[liamboote]

I think the idea of the reluctant cannibal in the film also has some more connections to modern western living that could be looked at. When I did my intro to food history class at uni one of the things we talked about was the many many was industrialization has chaged food paths and access. The connection I made in regards to this was the way in which systematic realities make it hard for people in many places and situations to be able to make healthy and ethical food choices due to a lack of time, access, energy, facilities or numerous other factors. In the film the reluctant cannibal could find other options, but the reality of the situation means cannibalism is the easy simple choice, and to not make thay choice is a hard thing so they just try not to look into the reality of the choices they make.

[scarabairsoft]

I knew in the back of my mind that the meat industry is a brutal, unforgiving thing, but I wasn’t prepared to have it shown to me in this manner. It’s appreciated but boy that’s a hard bit to get through

[momorules]

WOW, not just one but TWO of my unhinged tumblr posts finding their way into this video...I feel honored. I haven't seen your original video but I may just have to now...

[gunterxvoices]

The story of Babe disturbingly reminds me of the story of Felix Mendelson. Both examples of a lucky member of a group that is oppressed. Babe was chosen to be saved because he was useful and had a particular skill that granted him emancipation from death. Mendelson was a talented Jewish musician that was granted rights for being special. He advocated for Jewish emancipation in Prussia because of the inherent value of a person and not because everyone is as talented as him. Babe wished safety and freedom for all animals for the same reason. He observes others and does as the sheep do to be more important than the sheep. This gives him freedom because he is unique. This doesn't save every animal and the film ends. This is similar to Mendelson who spent his entire life showing that Jews can be talented and equals just to die without Jewish emancipation being enacted in his country. A free Jew, but the only one in his country.

[SethimusMaximus]

One thing: the male carnivore/female vegetarian dichotomy is a very American (maybe Anglosphere) phenomenon. In most cultures, a more balanced diet is consumed, but any woman worth her grandmother's recipes will look at you cockeyed if you declare within earshot that you abstain from all meat.

[JohnnyElRed]

So, the conclussions I have reached from your analisys, are as follows:
1-"Ravenous" is the best film in the world.
2-"Babe" is the second best film in the world.

[Eralun]

"I maybe over-analyzing but im not tripping", that's fantastic.

[arglebarglefnord]

Vincent Woodard wrote a book on documented cannibalism of enslaved peoples in the United States. A very, very hard read, but entirely relevant to this video.

[Vilamus]

I watched this from InrangeTV and I gotta say, this was probably the most productive hour of my time all day. Thanks for making this!

[PingMe]

"A man eats the flesh of another..." HE GETS PRION DISEASE.

[marsar]

I subscribe to the idea that if media that has a message makes you uncomfortable, you should think about the message. Your essay has put me in that uncomfortable spot of self reflection. Thank you, and also, f**k you lol

[franzferdinand]

I'm so glad you brought up The Terror... it is my Ravenous. I'm so insane over it (guilty of being one of the tumblr girlies). This whole video was just crazy good-- made me reconsider food and eating in a whole new way, just amazing. Wow. I am never not gonna be thinking of this.