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A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family’s wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession.
When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau.
Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely - and certainly unwanted - visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant,
Remy’s passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.
2007 Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning
| ”A comedy with great taste.” |
| Director: | Brad Bird Jan Pinkava (co-director) |
| Writers: | Brad Bird (screenplay) Brad Bird (story) |
| Cast: | Patton Oswalt Ian Holm Lou Romano Brian Dennehy Peter Sohn |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2007 (Wide) |
| Genres: | Animation, Comedy, Family |
| Rating: | G |
| Running Time: | 1 hr 51 min |
| Distributors: | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
Ratatouille
As the Award’s saying, overall the movie is GREAT! It is really funny, often in unexpected places, the storyline keeps you engaged the entire time and the overall mood is lighthearted and inspiring. This movie is stunning, surreal while at the same time realistic, and a joy to watch.
This movie is following the story that Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt) is a little rat who dreams of becoming a chef just like his idol, the human Gusteau (voiced by Brad Garrett). To design the rats, rat expert Debbie Ducommun (a.k.a. the “Rat Lady”) was consulted on rat habits and characteristics. A vivarium containing pet rats sat in a hallway for more than a year so animators could study the movement of the animals’ noses, ears, paws, and tails as they ran.
Remy was inspired so much by Gusteau’s quote and cook book, “Anyone can cook”.
Well.. Here I was wondering if there’s really a book called, “Anyone can cook”?
Yes there is! “Any one can cook” by Better Homes and Gardens
There’s another book called “What’s Cooking?: A Cookbook for Kids" would be good for kids.
And if someone was blown away by the creativity of the movie then you will not be disappointed with “The Art of Ratatouille”
So what is Ratatouille anyway? According to Answers.com,
Ratatouille is a vegetable stew, usually made with eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, and onions, seasoned with herbs and garlic.
And Wikipedia says “Ratatouille is a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice. The full name of the dish is ratatouille niçoise.” The word Ratatouille comes from “touiller,” which means to toss food. Ratatouille originated in the area around present day Nice. It was originally a poor farmer’s dish, prepared in the summer with fresh summer vegetables.
mmm~ so it’s a food name right? Let’s have a look at the food
It looks so yammy. So how to cook this? We may have to get some tutorials.
Everyone wants to have Ratatouille for dinner?? 
Let’s try to cook tonight, maybe wearing a cute Ratatouille apron
And we may have Ratatouille with Ratatouille wine. (It’s brillient idea to produce wine!)
To illustrat food in this movie, gourmet chefs in both the US and France were consulted, and animators attended cooking classes at San Francisco-area culinary schools, to understand the workings of a commercial kitchen.
Okay, Let’s come back to Remy’s story.
Remy was seperated with families and friends after being attacked by a tough grandma.
But here isn’t the grandma breaking the France law having a gun? I’m not quite sure about the law in France but according to Guns Laws in France, I guess she is breaking the law :-). But well… she was targeting at animals, so maybe not.
The story, happening in the Gusteau’s Restaurant, is quite well written and brillient! So here’s a question. Is there any Gusteau’s Restaurant in Paris? Well, unfortunately there seems no Gusteau’s Restaurant in Paris (if someone knows a restaurant called “Gusteau’s Restaurant”, let us know). But there’s a Restaurant called Ratatouille in Paris! Unfortuately I have never been to Paris, so not sure about this Restaurant, but it must be good to go!
I try to find where the Gusteau’s Restaurant was located at in this movie anyway. Maybe around this?
The soundtrack of this movie is unobtrusive and charming. The music gives you a big smile on your face when you leave a cinema. Personally I really love this soundtrack. Have a listen one of the soundtracks, Le Festin by Camille.
When I first listened this sweet song, I thought it was talking about the love between couples. But it’s not Have a read the lyric.
French lyrics
Les rêves des amoureux sont comm’(e) le bon vin
Ils donn(ent) de la joie ou bien du chagrin
Affaibli par la faim je suis malheureux
Volant en chemin tout ce que je peux
Car rien n’est gratuit dans la vie
L’espoir est un plat bien trop vite consommé
A sauter les repas je suis habitué
Un voleur solitaire est triste à nourrir
A un jeu si amer je n’peux réussir
Car rien n’est gratuit dans…
La vie… Jamais on ne me dira
Que la course aux étoiles; ça n’est pas pour moi
Laissez moi vous émerveiller et prendre mon en vol
Nous allons en fin nous régaler
La fêt(e) va enfin commencer
Sortez les bouteilles; finis les ennuis
Je dresse la table, de ma nouvell(e) vie
Je suis heureux à l’idée de ce nouveau destin
Une vie à me cacher et puis libre enfin
Le festin est sur mon chemin
Une vie à me cacher et puis libre enfin
Le festin est sur mon chemin
English lyrics
Dreams are to lovers as wine is to friends
Carried through lifetimes, (and) spilled now and then
I am driven by hunger, so saddened to be
Thieving in darkness; I know you’re not pleased
But nothing worth eating is free
My hope is a banquet impatiently downed
Impossibly full, now I’ll probably drown
Many thieves’ lives are lonely with one mouth to feed
If giving means taking, I’ll never succeed
For nothing worth stealing is…
Free at last; won’t be undersold
Surviving isn’t living; won’t eat what I’m told
Let me free, I’ll astonish you; I’m planning to fly
I won’t let this party just pass me by
The banquet is now underway, so…
Bring out the bottles; a new tale has spun
In clearing this table, my new life’s begun
I am nervous, excited; (oh) just read the marquee!
A lifetime of hiding; I’m suddenly free!
My dinner is waiting for me
A lifetime of hiding; I’m suddenly free!
My dinner is waiting for me
From: ST Lyrics
Isn’t it so sweet?
The Ratatouille Video Game has also been released. It was developed at Heavy Iron Studios and released by THQ, Nintendo (Gamecube only) and SCEA (PS2 and PS3 only) on June 26, 2007, two days before the first theatrical release in Russia. Ratatouille was initially released on twelve systems - Wii
By the way, if you became a lover of Ratatouille, you will also like to see the date on Ratatouille 2008 Calendar
Well… This is pretty much Ratatouille for this Weekend!
There are several my favorite animation movies like Finding Nemo
Please don’t miss this treat. It’s highly recommended.
Resources:
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