Reconciliation Over A Frittata

Big Night - WikipediaReconciliation Over A Frittata 

The food film Big Night ends with a five-minute scene that takes viewers on an emotional roller coaster. This final scene is such a memorable part of the film, that captures the audience's full attention.

This long-shot scene consists of very little dialogue, where the camera does not move at all, yet it is so powerful. During the scene we see the entire process of Secondo cooking breakfast the morning after the big feast. As he cooks the frittata, we see the simplicity of this dish. To cook the dish, all it took was some olive oil, three eggs, a pinch of salt, and a heated pan. The eggs are then just beaten lightly by Secondo with a fork, mixed lightly in the pan, and then flipped perfectly one time, completing the dish.
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The dish is then split into threes. Secondo serves one part to Cristiano, one part to himself, and the rest of the frittata is left in the pan. After breakfast is served, we then get into the meaning and significance of this simple scene.

This scene is the aftermath of the night before. The aftermath of the feast, the conversation between Secondo and Pascal, and of course the fight between Primo and Secondo. As Secondo and Cristiano are eating, Primo walks into the kitchen, and as viewers we are not sure how this interaction between the two is about to go.

This turns out to be a moment of reconciliation between the brothers. As Primo enters, Secondo serves him the remaining third of the frittata. The brothers are eating silently next to one another. Cristiano then leaves the scene, leaving the focus on Primo and Secondo. We then see them put their arms around each other, Secondo first, followed by Primo. This is a non-verbal action that represents their reconciliation, as well as their brotherhood. At the end of the day, these brothers love each other, and will always be there for one another. The final scene symbolizes the importance of family and how the brothers will be sticking together. They are not going to go back to Italy, and they are not going to go work with Pascal. They are going to continue to run ‘Paradise’ and continue to run it...together.

The final five minutes of Big Night helps to wrap the story up in a subtle, emotional, and powerful way, that leaves a huge impression on the audience as we view the film.  

       







 Sources:
Big Night (1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oerP7FRMWa8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Night
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