Yeah, those banquet scenes are like edible fireworks, but the backstage reality is a dumpster fire of wasted plates. I mean, a 200‑meter set of charcuterie looks stunning on screen, yet the props get tossed because actors don’t eat every bite—so you’re basically turning a cinematic feast into a landfill banquet. It’s a huge mismatch between glitz and grime. And if you look beyond Hollywood, some indie shoots actually compost or donate surplus food, which feels like a real cultural upgrade. The problem is the industry's habit of equating “big” with “better” when it comes to food, which keeps us ignoring the planet’s plate. It’s high time the industry started treating food on set like a global storytelling element, not just a backdrop prop.