Why is "Chopsticks" named so?
I have seen the movie Chopsticks on Netflix. It has been released on 31st May 2019. How this title is relevant to this movie? I know the characters eat food by using chopsticks. But, why is this movie named so?
(The pair of chopsticks which Nirma (Mithila Palkar) struggles with in the beginning. Though the artist (Abhay Deol) lovingly teaches her how to use them, she rejects them at the end, choosing to use her hands instead. How does this chopsticks pair relate to the film's story?)
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According to the director, Sachin Yardi, the film is named “Chopsticks” because:
...it is kind of a symbolic way of showing how this girl who does not have a grip on life who eventually does...you realize why it’s “chopsticks” because it starts off with her using...
From an interview on YouTube starting at 00:16.
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Why do chopsticks exist?
This happened when a population boom across China sapped resources and forced cooks to develop cost-saving habits. They began chopping food into smaller pieces that required less cooking fuel\u2014and happened to be perfect for the tweezers-like grip of chopsticks.Why 1.5 billion people eat with chopsticks | Small Thing Big Idea, a TED series
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