My take on Ra-ta-to-ee ..........
(No, it's not about the traditional French vegetable side-dish…I'm talking about Disney's Ratatouille.. the movie!)
(No, it's not about the traditional French vegetable side-dish…I'm talking about Disney's Ratatouille.. the movie!)
I MUST admit that I was not to keen on watching this movie. For some weird reason, the posters in the MRT stations did not appeal to me. Then why I'm writing about it? It's not one those movies targeted just for below 15 year olds, but...
............in bits and pieces.
Directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant) the movie revolves around a rat named Remy, who loves good food. Sadly, being a rat, Remy's fellow rodents lack Remy's sophisticated attitude towards food. He secretly starts cooking with very less assistance from his brother. As the story continues Remy gets separated from his kin and stumbles upon Linguini (I quite adore Linguini's goofy and silly attitude a lot).
Linguini is a simple garbage boy employed at the restaurant of legendary chef (and Remy's idol) Auguste Gusteau. They end up being friends!...blah blah blah…Linguini discovers that Auguste Gusteau is his biological father. And then how Remy finally comes out his hiding and feels proud to be who he is and what he loves the most...Cooking!. Sob sob sob… Yes, I did cry...(I always cry in movies, guess im just too sensitive about certain things) for a few emotional scenes, although back of my mind I knew that this was just an animated movie about a rat called Remy! From there you experience a story that feels so real, witty and beautiful.
Directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant) the movie revolves around a rat named Remy, who loves good food. Sadly, being a rat, Remy's fellow rodents lack Remy's sophisticated attitude towards food. He secretly starts cooking with very less assistance from his brother. As the story continues Remy gets separated from his kin and stumbles upon Linguini (I quite adore Linguini's goofy and silly attitude a lot).
Linguini is a simple garbage boy employed at the restaurant of legendary chef (and Remy's idol) Auguste Gusteau. They end up being friends!...blah blah blah…Linguini discovers that Auguste Gusteau is his biological father. And then how Remy finally comes out his hiding and feels proud to be who he is and what he loves the most...Cooking!. Sob sob sob… Yes, I did cry...(I always cry in movies, guess im just too sensitive about certain things) for a few emotional scenes, although back of my mind I knew that this was just an animated movie about a rat called Remy! From there you experience a story that feels so real, witty and beautiful.
The lighting, animation effects are amazingly impressive and you tend to forget the movie is actually 'animated'. The artists have given the characters a lot of life.
I guess I'll not "panic" nor feel "disgusted" when I see a rat scooting across a street or mysteriously find it in my kitchen cabinet, looking right at me..... anymore :).
