From the bustling cafés of France in the 19th century to the small screen's Central Perk in Friends, coffee in pop culture has carved a significant niche. The drink’s popularity permeates beyond a simple beverage; it's a lifestyle, a comfort, and an icebreaker. The representation of coffee in pop culture is as much about the experience it accompanies as it is about the drink itself.
Coffee on the silver screen
Think of coffee in pop culture, and numerous film and television scenes come to mind. Consider the popular Gilmore Girls, where coffee at Luke's Diner is almost a character in its own right, offering comfort, routine, and community. Similarly, who can forget the suspenseful coffee shop scene in Tarantino's iconic movie, Pulp Fiction?
A literary symbol
Even in literature, coffee in pop culture is a powerful symbol. Whether it’s Gabriel Garcia Marquez's characters in One Hundred Years of Solitude drinking coffee with the smell of dawn, or J.K. Rowling's characters in Harry Potter indulging in a butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks, coffee and coffee-like beverages offer a sensory experience, enabling readers to connect with the narrative on a more intimate level.
Coffee as a lifestyle
Beyond its role as a comforting routine, coffee in pop culture signifies a lifestyle. From shows like Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee to books like The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson or On The Road by Jack Kerouac, coffee is presented as a passion, an art form. It moves beyond a simple beverage, becoming a symbol of refinement, knowledge, and connoisseurship.
Coffee isn’t always intentional in pop culture
Coffee's influence is so pervasive that it has inspired several unforgettable and even humorous moments in pop culture - even when completely unintentional. One of the most iconic examples of this, is of course, in the medieval fantasy series, Game of Thrones.
In a classic and amusing instance of a production error, during the episode The Last of the Starks, a Starbucks cup was accidentally left in a scene Unsurprisingly, this clip immediately went viral, with fans and viewers amused at the sight of the very out-of-place coffee cup on the banquet table of Winterfell.
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