Martin's Coffee and a Movie: Warm Coffee in The Hateful Eight
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This is the third installment of our column focusing on coffee in movies!
After "Kamome Diner" and "Baby Driver," the next movie we'll be focusing on is...
Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight"!
What role does coffee play in this film, set in the snow-covered mountains?
Click here for the column on "Baby Driver," the second installment in the series: America's Coffee Scene as Seen Through Baby Driver
The synopsis of "The Hateful Eight" is...
The setting is winter, several years after the end of the American Civil War, in the mountains of Wyoming, where a fierce blizzard is approaching.
Bounty hunter Major Marquis Warren, played by Samuel L. Jackson, is stranded after his horse succumbs to the cold.
A stagecoach carrying another bounty hunter, John Ruth, passes by. He is escorting the wanted woman, Daisy Domergue, to a town called Red Rock...
The stagecoach carrying Warren, Ruth, and Domergue encounters Chris Mannix, the new sheriff of Red Rock, along the way. To take shelter from the severe blizzard, they decide to head to Minnie's Haberdashery, a stagecoach way station.
At the haberdashery, in Minnie's absence, three other people have also taken shelter: Bob, an unfamiliar Mexican man who says he's minding the store, the somewhat suspicious English-accented man Oswaldo Mobray, the taciturn cowboy Joe Gage, and the former Confederate General Sandy Smithers.
Feeling suspicious of each other, these people of different races and backgrounds are forced to spend the night together... Unaware that a terrible incident is about to unfold in this enclosed space, the blizzard-bound cabin...
...and so on.
It's quite a violent film, but the unique atmosphere and the dialogue delivered by the veteran actors draw you in.
Given the setting of a blizzard-swept cabin, the warm coffee and stew that appear in the film look incredibly delicious.
Another scene where coffee appears, and a major turning point in the story, is Chapter 4.
In this chapter, the coffee that had been warming everyone's bodies is poisoned by someone. Unaware of this, John Ruth and the coachman O.B. drink it and die, and the atmosphere inside the cabin becomes colder than the blizzard outside.
The coffee, which had previously provided comfort, instantly transforms into a source of terror and confusion, and the story likewise undergoes a major shift.
While "The Hateful Eight" is quite violent and things get intense in the latter half, the coffee that appears in the film, even if it turns out to be poisoned, looks so delicious that it will surely make you think, "On a cold day, it really has to be coffee!"
Synopsis of "The Hateful Eight"
"The Hateful Eight" is the eighth feature film directed by Quentin Tarantino, famous for "Pulp Fiction" and other works. It is a mystery Western released in 2015 (2016 in Japan).
The synopsis of "The Hateful Eight" is...
The setting is winter, several years after the end of the American Civil War, in the mountains of Wyoming, where a fierce blizzard is approaching.
Bounty hunter Major Marquis Warren, played by Samuel L. Jackson, is stranded after his horse succumbs to the cold.
A stagecoach carrying another bounty hunter, John Ruth, passes by. He is escorting the wanted woman, Daisy Domergue, to a town called Red Rock...
The stagecoach carrying Warren, Ruth, and Domergue encounters Chris Mannix, the new sheriff of Red Rock, along the way. To take shelter from the severe blizzard, they decide to head to Minnie's Haberdashery, a stagecoach way station.
At the haberdashery, in Minnie's absence, three other people have also taken shelter: Bob, an unfamiliar Mexican man who says he's minding the store, the somewhat suspicious English-accented man Oswaldo Mobray, the taciturn cowboy Joe Gage, and the former Confederate General Sandy Smithers.
Feeling suspicious of each other, these people of different races and backgrounds are forced to spend the night together... Unaware that a terrible incident is about to unfold in this enclosed space, the blizzard-bound cabin...
...and so on.
It's quite a violent film, but the unique atmosphere and the dialogue delivered by the veteran actors draw you in.
Given the setting of a blizzard-swept cabin, the warm coffee and stew that appear in the film look incredibly delicious.
Coffee in "The Hateful Eight"
In "The Hateful Eight," coffee was a source of both comfort and terror. The first appearance of coffee is in Chapter 3, when John Ruth and his companions arrive at the cabin. John Ruth discovers that there are already people in the cabin. While questioning Oswaldo Mobray, he reaches for the coffee. However, the coffee, said to be brewed by the Mexican Bob, tastes terrible, so John Ruth re-brews it himself. The others, who arrive late after finishing some work, gratefully drink the coffee to warm their frozen bodies, and the scene continues with them casually conversing, coffee in hand. Here, coffee was an item that brought a little bit of comfort and warmth to the story amidst the freezing blizzard.
Another scene where coffee appears, and a major turning point in the story, is Chapter 4.
In this chapter, the coffee that had been warming everyone's bodies is poisoned by someone. Unaware of this, John Ruth and the coachman O.B. drink it and die, and the atmosphere inside the cabin becomes colder than the blizzard outside.
The coffee, which had previously provided comfort, instantly transforms into a source of terror and confusion, and the story likewise undergoes a major shift.
The Relationship Between Coffee and Body Temperature
To warm their frozen bodies, the people who took shelter in Minnie's cabin frequently drank coffee. You, too, may want a warm coffee on a cold day. However, did you know that drinking coffee can actually lower your body temperature? Here's a brief explanation of the relationship between coffee and body temperature!Coffee's Effect on Raising Body Temperature
In fact, coffee is said to have both a "body temperature-raising effect" and a "body temperature-lowering effect." The key here is "caffeine." As mentioned in a previous column, "Coffee Health Benefits: What are the effects of coffee?"... Caffeine has an excitatory effect and, consequently, a blood circulation-promoting effect. It also boosts metabolism, which increases heat production in the body, making it easier for the internal body temperature to rise.Coffee's Effect on Lowering Body Temperature
While caffeine has the effect of raising body temperature, it also has the effect of lowering it... One such effect is the chilling of the hands and feet due to stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. Ingesting caffeine stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, causing blood vessels in the hands and feet to constrict, which temporarily lowers their temperature. While this chilling of the hands and feet usually doesn't affect healthy individuals, it's not ideal for people with poor circulation or certain illnesses to drink too much coffee in a short period. It's best to be mindful of your intake. Another thing to be aware of is the diuretic effect of caffeine. Urination leads to a decrease in body temperature, so excessive urination caused by coffee intake can lead to a rapid drop in body temperature. In summary, "coffee is recognized to have both body temperature-raising and body temperature-lowering effects. When consumed appropriately, a moderate increase in body temperature can be expected, but excessive consumption can lower body temperature more than necessary. It will be ...That's what it means! Considering the desire to maintain warmth in "The Hateful Eight," Chris Mannix, who was drinking coffee almost continuously in Chapter 3 and nearly drank poisoned coffee in Chapter 4, was engaging in the most dangerous way of drinking!
While "The Hateful Eight" is quite violent and things get intense in the latter half, the coffee that appears in the film, even if it turns out to be poisoned, looks so delicious that it will surely make you think, "On a cold day, it really has to be coffee!"