Movie Review: Ratatouille
I am dog-sitting T-bone, so I stayed home and watched Ratatouille last night. I enjoyed it, and the graphics were really amazing, but thought it fell short of Finding Nemo and the Incredibles. In comparison with “normal” movies, however, its story came out near the top.
Every Disney/Pixar movie has a foundational message, and the message here — bluntly and repeatedly stated — is that background doesn’t matter if you have talent and ambition (“anyone can cook!”). Basically the American dream, set in Paris.
Except that it doesn’t really work out in the end. There are some prejudices that just can’t be overcome, including one against having rats cook your food.
Overall, I enjoyed it, but didn’t find it as heartwarming, inspiring or funny as some of Pixar’s other offerings.