PG, this documentary is totally family friendly unless you have ichthyophobia
Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a documentary telling the story of Jiro Ono, a master sushi chef. His restaurant is world renowned and, despite its humble setting, has received three Michelin stars. Both his sons are also sushi chefs, his eldest will take over for Jiro when he retires, and the younger owns a restaurant of his own. I do not consider myself a foodie, I don't even like sushi, but watching this documentary made me wish that I did. The amount of work put in by Jiro and his apprentices just to prepare the sushi is insane. They massage the octopus for forty to fifty whole minutes to bring out the flavor. The octopus gets treated better than I treat myself, though I am still alive so that's one thing I've got going for me. I actually cannot comprehend the amount of work and discipline that goes into training to make this kind of sushi. I learned after watching the documentary that Barack Obama once ate at Jiro's sushi restaurant, Obama's opinion, "I was born in Hawaii and ate a lot of sushi, but this was the best sushi I've ever had in my life.". I feel like this has turned into more of an add for this restaurant than a film review at this point, but I'm just going to roll with it. In terms of film style, I liked how the background noise was used to fill the silence rather than music for a majority of the documentary. This really gave a feel for what day to day life is like for Jiro. When music was used, it blended beautifully with the background noise. The scene when the fish vendors are bidding on the daily catches is my new favorite thing. This documentary could have been very boring if it just focused on how Jiro made sushi, but it also covered topics such as the Ono's family dynamic, the effect overfishing is having on the sushi business, and Jiro's own history. Added to Jiro's own personal brand of humor, this documentary is not only interesting, but entertaining, and it doesn't hurt that the film style has a very artistic feel to it. Tl;dr: This documentary will make you hungry, but you should watch it anyway.
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