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Not to forget that we're talking about an animated rat but...

Posted by Tony D. (A) on June 30, 2007 at 21:55:50

In Reply to: RE: Ratatouille, the best 8 bucks I've spent in a long time. posted by halfnote on June 30, 2007 at 21:18:47:

The central character IS the rat and a very well-drawn and strong chap he is. He changed his life for the better through a bit of luck and strong sense of will/purpose.

I saw Linguine as the foil or vehicle (figuratively and literally) for Remy the rats ambitions and drive to be more than he was, that they become friends and both are better off at the end is also pleasant. One of the characters had to be the lesser of the partnership (think Dean and Jerry), that it was the human fits well in this type of film IMO.

Then there was the whole subversive outsider vibe and familial complications sub-plot that Remy was dealing with, the powerful and overbearing father, Rat Society expectations and obligations etc.

Is it a young kids movie? I don't really think so but there is enough slap stick and gags to keep them entertained. I love food and worked in a French kitchen while in school so there were a few familiar faces that brought back memories for me, that might be why I connected the way I did.


J.B.

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