Spaghetti for the First Time: Food as Cultural Introduction in Film Many filmmakers use meals as dramatic shorthand to explore the cultural differences of their characters. Read More Essays, Jump Cuts: Random EssaysAren BergstromJanuary 15, 2016food in film, cultural introduction, Brooklyn, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Black Rain, Crocodile Dundee, Cairo Time, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Comment