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The Secret is in the Sauce
Exploring the meaning in Fried Green Tomatoes.
On Friday night following a long and emotional week that included the guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, I watched for the fifty millionth time (that might be an exaggeration) the 1991 classic Fried Green Tomatoes. I didn’t go looking for it, but when I was perusing the movie listings, it found me. More than mere entertainment, it takes a deep dive into the intricacies of the relationships between the characters over multiple generations. The same virulence that led to George Floyd’s death under the knee of his killer, is that which was evident in the movie.