Ratatouille (2007) is a humorous animated fantasy written and directed by Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava about Remy, a street rat voiced by Patton Oswalt, who trains to become a master chef in Gusteau’s gourmet Parisian restaurant.
Life Lesson:
If you want to be great at something, you need commitment—dedication and devotion.
Movie Scene:
Chef Auguste 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.
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Throughout the movie Remy demonstrates his commitment to cooking. Against all odds, he pursues his dream. This includes going against his family’s expectations and surviving a world hostile to his kind. But he knows he is a cook, and he seeks opportunities to become better by experimenting and learning from others. He is clearly devoted to cooking and his dedication is rewarded in the end.
[…] Life Lesson: […]
I just saw “Ratatouille” tonight.
It’s a first class movie. Several thoughts come to mind…
-The character performances are so good, I think there’s no sort of movie they couldn’t make. I’ve heard Pixar’s John Carter of Mars is going to be live action? No! I want them to do it all animated.
-“Cars” definitely _was_ a lower-value softball they threw to finish out that original Disney-gets-half-of-everything-plus-sequel-rights contract they were in at the time. I remember all the clucking last summer about how Pixar had lost its way.
-There were a few moments when they seemed to lose that stylized reality they had established and things looked merely “real”.
-There was one scene in the latter part of the film where I thought “I can’t believe they are doing this tired movie cliché” but they pulled out of it at the last second and made it something new.
-The 2D-ish end credits were great. Stick it out to the very end to see the mo-cap disclaimer!
-With this, Brad Bird is certainly one of the animation gods now.