"The Ramen Girl" caught my attention because it has the late Brittany Murphy in it, may she rest in peace. Poor girl really had a lot of talent but got lost in getting thin and pills. "The Ramen Girl" was released in 2008, directed by Robert Allan Ackerman (who had pretty much only done tv movies and it shows in this film) and written by Becca Topol (God knows what she has done she certainly has no other credits according to IMDB). It's about a girl who gets dumped and while she waits for her boyfriend to come back to her (spoiler alert: he never comes back) she decides she wants to find some sense to her life and learn how to cook ramen. This Ramen has nothing to do with the ninety nine cents ramen you and I had in college. According to this movie, to learn Ramen is special in Japanese culture and the knowledge and tradition are passed down from one generation to the next. In order to become a Ramen chef, "Abbie" (Brittany Murphy) must clean and scrub the Ramen restaurant for months on end until she gets her spirit(learns to love herself?) and is able to cook the Ramen. (The idea behind the Ramen in the movie resembles quite strikingly that in "Chocolat" and "Like Water for Chocolate" where the cook transmits his/her feelings to the food and then those who eat it feel the same way) Even though the whole idea seems pulled by the hairs, the movie does provide a valuable lesson to all women dumped in the world: find something to bring some meaning to your life and you will find love and happiness. Although it seems pretty altruistic, it is that simple lesson that makes this movie somewhat consequential. It's an ok movie and it helped pass the time. Too bad it should have been on Lifetime and not on HBO. Yes, it's that type of movie.
"In food as in life, sometimes the missing ingredient is love."
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