Eat, Pray, Love

Eat, Pray, Love is the 2010 adaptation of the best-selling memoir of the same name by Elizabeth Gilbert, and stars Julia Roberts, Billy Crudup, James Franco and Javier Bardem.

Liz (Roberts) is a writer stuck in an unhappy marriage. After getting divorced and jumping straight into another relationship, Liz realizes she needs to go on a Journey to Find Oneself and decides to spend a year abroad.

Tropes used in Eat, Pray, Love include:

• Big Eater: Liz turns into one while in Italy.
• The Eternal City: Liz spends the first four months of her trip living in Rome.
• Fake Nationality: Brazilian Felipe is played by Spaniard Javier Bardem.
• Food Porn: A lot of attention is paid to the many pasta dishes Liz enjoys while in Italy.
• Gratuitous Italian: Averted- Liz is in Italy to learn the language and practice with the locals.
• Journey to Find Oneself: The whole point of the film.
• Latin Lover: Felipe
• Lotus Position: Used by Liz when meditating.
• Olive Garden
• Scenery Porn: All over the place, given the filming locations.
• Sim Sim Salabim: Averted for the most part. Although a few critics (like Mark Kermode) have critisized the film for pandering to exoticism.