RATATOUILLE
5 out of 5 stars

anton ego: amusing title, anyone can cook! what’s even more amusing is that gusteau actually seems to believe it. i, on the other hand take cooking seriously. and, no, I don’t think anyone can do it.



this is one of my utmost FAVORITES among pixar animation. i just LOVE this one because it combines food, creativity, and a really great storyline that takes place in one of my favorite cities, paris! ;)


remy is just a rat. a rat that can COOK. the only problem is that rats just aren’t exactly cut out to be star chefs. can you imagine the thought of a rat cooking you food? it’s just ridiculous! however, pixar decides to explore the “what if…” so, after a crazy rain storm/escape from the old lady with a shotgun/getting separated from his clan, remy ends up in the city of lights, where he realizes he had been living under paris his entire life. he even finds his way to gusteau’s, the once famous french restaurant in all of paris for its renown head chef. he gets caught cooking up a delicious soup in the kitchen, and then he decides to befriend the garbage boy linguini to pursue his dreams of becoming a celebrated chef. little does he know that skinner the napoleon complex sous-chef now head chef of gusteau’s is out to uncover the “truth” to linguini’s newfound culinary talents…


i just love how each character is drawn and portrayed so differently from one another. my favorite is anton ego whom i quoted because he is such an awesome character as the gothic, pessimistic, corpse-like food critic who doesn’t just judge cooking techniques, but has the power to destroy restaurant reputations. (plus voiced by the powerful voice of the great peter o’toole) he is just APPALLED when he finds out that gusteau’s is popular again, and determines that he’ll be the final word on that. what a character… my other favorite is actually the rat clan, where collectively they just bring havoc to wherever they go…from escaping the old lady’s attic in the very beginning of the film to helping out remy in the kitchen. love those little critters…


best of all, it is the dialogue/script that just amazes me. my favorite line is this:


gusteau: you must be imaginative, strong-hearted. you must try things that may not work, and you must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. your only limit is your soul. what i say is true- anyone can cook… but only the fearless can be great.


:)