Thanks so much for watching! I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts. 😊 Open up that description above for all the links you might be looking for! Cheers ✌
If possible, you should try to find the additional content that the DVD had. Its a brief fun animation about life as rats and why Alberta doesn't have them. 😊👍
Ego’s flashback to his childhood is filmmaking magic. In less than 5 seconds, we are given everything we need to know with zero exposition. In that same amount of time, this movie went from like to love.
It took me years to understand Ego's twist in this movie. If you look back at his childhood flashback, his home was the same as the one above which Remy and his nest lived. That means that the old woman in the beginning was his mother and Remy learned to cook initially in her kitchen with her ingredients. That revelation made me appreciate the movie even more.
That Ego scene at the end always takes me back to the early 80's and smelling fresh cut grass. Hard to explain, I can smell 1000 yards freshly cut but every once in a while, I'll go by someone's house and smell that exact time in the 80's... Ego's scene always reminds me of that. I love it!
So it's true that female chefs have it harder in the food industry and sometimes are looked down on. That's why Colette is so direct and mean with Linguini when she first starts teaching him. On that note, when Ego asks who to thank for the meal at 37:37 and he immediately asks if Colette is the chef when she comes out just shows he isn't in the same boat as people when it comes to looking at women as inferior in the kitchen. Small detail, but just reveals he doesn't discriminate and isn't sexist.
One of my favorite reactions of yours, kaiielle. I typically enjoy most animated film reactions, but I especially *love* that you smiled through pretty much this entire movie. Glad you enjoyed it so much! It showed! ☺
A character trait I noticed for Remy is that he doesn’t listen to anyone when he’s doing his thing with food and it gets him into trouble. He doesn’t listen to his Gusteau subconscious, his brother, father, Linguini, etc. It got his colony discovered, got him caught by Skinner when Linguini was arguing with him, etc. Near the end when he takes time to actually think and listen to others, it has better results. Sure he’s still doing his thing, but he’s being more open. Look where it got him. He got his family to help with the restaurant and impressed Ego.
I never understood why Ego lost his credibility. I mean he wrote that he loved the food he was given. He wasn't an inspector that declared the kitchen the cleanest he'd ever seen.
Because he wrote a review saying this new and different chef was the finest chef in France, then a day later everyone would have found out that a Rat made his food and based on his words, most likely he knew that. Everyone would have thought he'd lost his mind and they'd never accept that a rat could cook, "the world is often unkind to knew things". The deep thing about all of that was, Ego knew this would happen. Watch that scene back and really look at him, Ego knew that once the secret got out, that would probably lose everything, but he told the truth of his experience anyway because he now understood that anyone can cook.
For an animated kids film, I actually think it's a great film. It does well on it's own but in my opinion what makes it a great film is how they wrote Anton Ego. With only a handful of lines in the whole film, his character changed the whole dynamic of the film.
🐀🍲 I discovered ratatouille (the food) while I lived in France several years before this movie was released. I loved the food. And when the movie came out I loved the movie. It hits me with a double dose of nostalgia that carries a little extra meaning for me personally that makes my heart ache. Like being homesick for a time and a place that was home for just a little while.
Hello! I'm also from Alberta! This movie and The Suicide Squad changed my mind on rats, animals in general. This movie warms my heart every time I see it.
A delightful review, as always. If you go to the French restaurant in Epcot center at Walt Disney World and ask to be introduced to the chef, they will actually bring Remy out to meet you. My kids were overjoyed.
😎👍 After seeing your reactions to this and "Kung Fu Panda," I've got to say that I love the fact that you don't look at who the vocal talent is in cartoons before viewing the movie. Watching you attempting to make educated guesses as to who they are and then seeing what you got right during the credit crawl is a lot of fun. If you haven't seen them yet, other Disney cartoon features with enormously stacked casts include "A Bug's Life" (1998), "Monsters Inc." (2001), "Finding Nemo" (2003) and of course, the whole "Toy Story" franchise. Dreamworks Animation's films are even more famous for their use of A-list vocal talent than Disney/Pixar, particularly "Antz" (1998), "Over The Hedge" (2006), "Monsters Vs Aliens" (2009), "Megamind" (2010) and "The Croods" (2013). Looking forward to your next upload. 😉
There was actually a short film attatched to the DVD that mentioned that rats live everywhere except North Pole, South Pole, and Alberta. The demonstrated the latter with a 16-Bit Mounty warding off rats
13:08 You should watch “Your Friend the Rat,” the short that was initially released in this movie’s special features. It gives special mention to Alberta.
When I was in college, I took a course in philosophy of art. One of the classes focused on critical theory, and my professor used the character of Anton Ego from Ratatouille as an example. I never realized a Pixar movie could have such a profound message.
I was skeptical about this one when it first came out. A rat chef? Come on now. But then I saw it and I loved it. Brad Bird can seemingly do no wrong. Plus, I'm a big fan of Patton Oswalt from his comedy and I love that he got to be the lead in a big Pixar movie.
This is one of our favorite Pixar films. I hadn't thought about it before, but this one doesn't purposely rip your heart out. (I hate being emotionally manipulated. Pixar's usually good at waiting until the end of the movie to do that. Except for Up, where it did it in the first 10 minutes. But, I digress.) This movie is just a lot of fun. And, we enjoy it as such. Interesting... anyone can do anything? Maybe. But, not everyone can be great at it. I am a calligrapher. Old school. It's an art which I have always loved. My Mom was a commercial artist, and she also did calligraphy. I begged her to teach me, but she never did. So, determined, I got her Speedball lettering book, and borrowed her Speedball pens (until I could afford my own), and in 1974 I started to practice. And I practiced and practiced and practiced. Hours, and hours, and hours, day after day, year after year. And... well... I'm not terrible, but I'm not great. Oh, for a while there, I thought I was pretty good. I won a local contest, and the local calligraphy guild invited me to display my winning entry in their calligraphy exhibition down at city hall. I was honored. And... I took my little piece in, and the folks there were gracious, but... yeah... my work is mediocre, at best. But, the stuff they already had up on the walls. My goodness! All I could do was stand there in silent awe at the display of true calligraphic mastery. Each piece more beautiful, more amazing, more awesome than the last. I will never forget that humbling, humiliating experience. I was so thankful that they hung my little piece out of the way, in a little back portion of the room where, if you wanted to see it, you'd have to have made a special effort to look for it. I have no business being in the calligraphy business. I used to do it free lance, but after that experience, I stopped. Oh, I'll still play around with ideas from time to time, but as I'm getting older, and as my hand has become more and more unsteady over the years, I'm content to just let it go. There's little call for calligraphy in the modern world. The computers are much more amazing. And, the folks who are actually good at it are, likewise, amazing. So... can anyone cook? Sure. But, not everyone can be great. But, greatness can come from anywhere. It is nice, however, to be able to recognize it when it comes. Ah, well... thank you for the watch. As always, I enjoy your take on things. I hope springtime in Alberta is treating you well. It's starting to get warm and humid down here in the South. Be safe, have fun, and continue keeping on, and I will look forward to whatever comes next!
Calligraphy was one of my hobbies when I was in my early to mid 20s! I did it with markers and brush pens, but also through wood burning. Thanks for sharing and watching!
@@kaiielle Cool. I never tried wood burning. (I'm clumsy, and I'm sure I would be permanently wearing a burn-scarred mark! There was a lady in the guild who did calligraphy with a Dremel on glass. It was amazing to watch. I'd probably lose a finger. I use metallic markers on Christmas ornaments, and also on bells. They make for pretty little gifts.) Thank you for actually reading my comments; makes it more real. I know it's hard to do all the stuff involved in producing your content and still have time to read comments. I don't ever read any comments for anything that I've ever posted, because people are almost universally mean and critical. Who needs that? Not I! But, not all of us are unpleasant. But, I imagine that it's a chore to weed through the... well, weeds... to get to the actual pleasant folks who have stuff to share that may or may not have anything to do with what you're actually saying. At any rate... you're welcome. Happy to share stuff. Sometimes it's even pertinent! I enjoy your take on things, and that you actually spend time interacting with us on the other side. Keep on keeping on, and I will keep on watching!
My favorite Pixar movie! Love the setting, the look, the music and the creative story. The ratatouille in the movie you see is not the traditional presentation of the dish. It's usually chopped up and looks more like a stew like you see in Ego's memories. The style in the film is actually called confit byaldi and it's a fancier version that chef Thomas Keller actually put together for this movie. Basically the director said to make the dish fancy and that's what he came up with. Two things, the dog shadow at the start foreshadowed an "up"coming movie and the voice of Linguini was the teacher in The Incredibles. There is a nod to that from his boxers at 13:27 where he is about to put Remi down there.
www.alberta.ca/albertas-rat-control-program Here is all the info on it, with a dedicated page on how rats are kept from establishing themselves here! It's fascinating. I've literally only ever seen rats in person when I travelled to NYC.
Thanks so much for watching! I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts. 😊
Open up that description above for all the links you might be looking for! Cheers ✌
If possible, you should try to find the additional content that the DVD had. Its a brief fun animation about life as rats and why Alberta doesn't have them. 😊👍
Ego’s flashback to his childhood is filmmaking magic. In less than 5 seconds, we are given everything we need to know with zero exposition. In that same amount of time, this movie went from like to love.
It took me years to understand Ego's twist in this movie. If you look back at his childhood flashback, his home was the same as the one above which Remy and his nest lived. That means that the old woman in the beginning was his mother and Remy learned to cook initially in her kitchen with her ingredients.
That revelation made me appreciate the movie even more.
wow i didnt even realise that until i just saw your comment!! my mind is blown
@@onlytobesold 🤯
I know, right?!
AHHH! Neat detail!
HOLY SHIT I NEVER NOTICED THAT
Wasn’t this debunked by Brad Bird? I heard it was just a reuse of assets.
"We don't leave our nests, we make them bigger!" Love that line and love this film!
That Ego scene at the end always takes me back to the early 80's and smelling fresh cut grass. Hard to explain, I can smell 1000 yards freshly cut but every once in a while, I'll go by someone's house and smell that exact time in the 80's... Ego's scene always reminds me of that. I love it!
Might it be a combination of fresh cut grass, petrol, and 2-stroke engine oil?
@@StarkRG I wondered the same darn thing! That is quite possible, thank you for reminding me of that.
@@tapoemt3995 This is what we're losing with electric mowers! /jk
@@StarkRG I hear ya! 🤣 Have a good one.
So it's true that female chefs have it harder in the food industry and sometimes are looked down on. That's why Colette is so direct and mean with Linguini when she first starts teaching him. On that note, when Ego asks who to thank for the meal at 37:37 and he immediately asks if Colette is the chef when she comes out just shows he isn't in the same boat as people when it comes to looking at women as inferior in the kitchen. Small detail, but just reveals he doesn't discriminate and isn't sexist.
Ratatouille came out in 2007!? Jeez, I'm 24 but I feel old as hell. Great video!
One of my favorite reactions of yours, kaiielle. I typically enjoy most animated film reactions, but I especially *love* that you smiled through pretty much this entire movie. Glad you enjoyed it so much! It showed! ☺
A character trait I noticed for Remy is that he doesn’t listen to anyone when he’s doing his thing with food and it gets him into trouble. He doesn’t listen to his Gusteau subconscious, his brother, father, Linguini, etc. It got his colony discovered, got him caught by Skinner when Linguini was arguing with him, etc. Near the end when he takes time to actually think and listen to others, it has better results. Sure he’s still doing his thing, but he’s being more open. Look where it got him. He got his family to help with the restaurant and impressed Ego.
I never understood why Ego lost his credibility. I mean he wrote that he loved the food he was given. He wasn't an inspector that declared the kitchen the cleanest he'd ever seen.
Because he wrote a review saying this new and different chef was the finest chef in France, then a day later everyone would have found out that a Rat made his food and based on his words, most likely he knew that. Everyone would have thought he'd lost his mind and they'd never accept that a rat could cook, "the world is often unkind to knew things". The deep thing about all of that was, Ego knew this would happen. Watch that scene back and really look at him, Ego knew that once the secret got out, that would probably lose everything, but he told the truth of his experience anyway because he now understood that anyone can cook.
Patton Oswalt is a national treasure 🐀🐀🐀👨🍳
Yes he is 🔥👍🏼
For an animated kids film, I actually think it's a great film. It does well on it's own but in my opinion what makes it a great film is how they wrote Anton Ego. With only a handful of lines in the whole film, his character changed the whole dynamic of the film.
🐀🍲 I discovered ratatouille (the food) while I lived in France several years before this movie was released. I loved the food. And when the movie came out I loved the movie. It hits me with a double dose of nostalgia that carries a little extra meaning for me personally that makes my heart ache. Like being homesick for a time and a place that was home for just a little while.
The reason Linguine originally tried to make the soup was because he clumsily bumped into the pot and spilled half of it.
Hello! I'm also from Alberta! This movie and The Suicide Squad changed my mind on rats, animals in general. This movie warms my heart every time I see it.
A delightful review, as always.
If you go to the French restaurant in Epcot center at Walt Disney World and ask to be introduced to the chef, they will actually bring Remy out to meet you. My kids were overjoyed.
WALL-E will always be my favorite Pixar movie.
Beautiful kaiielle ❤😊
Such a fun movie! I need to do a proper re-watch of it soon. I'm pretty sure the first time I saw this we rented it from a local movie rental store 📀
😎👍 After seeing your reactions to this and "Kung Fu Panda," I've got to say that I love the fact that you don't look at who the vocal talent is in cartoons before viewing the movie. Watching you attempting to make educated guesses as to who they are and then seeing what you got right during the credit crawl is a lot of fun. If you haven't seen them yet, other Disney cartoon features with enormously stacked casts include "A Bug's Life" (1998), "Monsters Inc." (2001), "Finding Nemo" (2003) and of course, the whole "Toy Story" franchise. Dreamworks Animation's films are even more famous for their use of A-list vocal talent than Disney/Pixar, particularly "Antz" (1998), "Over The Hedge" (2006), "Monsters Vs Aliens" (2009), "Megamind" (2010) and "The Croods" (2013). Looking forward to your next upload. 😉
The scene where Anton is transported back to his childhood by the food always makes me cry because it makes me think of my childhood and my mother❤️
There was actually a short film attatched to the DVD that mentioned that rats live everywhere except North Pole, South Pole, and Alberta. The demonstrated the latter with a 16-Bit Mounty warding off rats
13:08 You should watch “Your Friend the Rat,” the short that was initially released in this movie’s special features. It gives special mention to Alberta.
Linguini started working on the soup because you can see him bumping into the pot and spilling a good chunk of it.
Such a fun and cute movie about the adoration of food.
When I was in college, I took a course in philosophy of art. One of the classes focused on critical theory, and my professor used the character of Anton Ego from Ratatouille as an example. I never realized a Pixar movie could have such a profound message.
I know from a psychological perspective as well I found the Anton Ego aspects of this film fascinating.
29:30 - "That line could be taken very out of context."
One of your fellow reactors did exactly that a few years ago. On purpose. 😆😆
Guess you didn't notice Linguini knock the pot of soup off the counter and spill half of it.
One of Pixar's greatest films. ❤❤❤
This is a great movie hope you enjoyed it.
I was skeptical about this one when it first came out. A rat chef? Come on now. But then I saw it and I loved it. Brad Bird can seemingly do no wrong. Plus, I'm a big fan of Patton Oswalt from his comedy and I love that he got to be the lead in a big Pixar movie.
This is one of our favorite Pixar films. I hadn't thought about it before, but this one doesn't purposely rip your heart out. (I hate being emotionally manipulated. Pixar's usually good at waiting until the end of the movie to do that. Except for Up, where it did it in the first 10 minutes. But, I digress.) This movie is just a lot of fun. And, we enjoy it as such.
Interesting... anyone can do anything? Maybe. But, not everyone can be great at it. I am a calligrapher. Old school. It's an art which I have always loved. My Mom was a commercial artist, and she also did calligraphy. I begged her to teach me, but she never did. So, determined, I got her Speedball lettering book, and borrowed her Speedball pens (until I could afford my own), and in 1974 I started to practice. And I practiced and practiced and practiced. Hours, and hours, and hours, day after day, year after year. And... well... I'm not terrible, but I'm not great. Oh, for a while there, I thought I was pretty good. I won a local contest, and the local calligraphy guild invited me to display my winning entry in their calligraphy exhibition down at city hall. I was honored. And... I took my little piece in, and the folks there were gracious, but... yeah... my work is mediocre, at best. But, the stuff they already had up on the walls. My goodness! All I could do was stand there in silent awe at the display of true calligraphic mastery. Each piece more beautiful, more amazing, more awesome than the last. I will never forget that humbling, humiliating experience. I was so thankful that they hung my little piece out of the way, in a little back portion of the room where, if you wanted to see it, you'd have to have made a special effort to look for it. I have no business being in the calligraphy business. I used to do it free lance, but after that experience, I stopped. Oh, I'll still play around with ideas from time to time, but as I'm getting older, and as my hand has become more and more unsteady over the years, I'm content to just let it go. There's little call for calligraphy in the modern world. The computers are much more amazing. And, the folks who are actually good at it are, likewise, amazing. So... can anyone cook? Sure. But, not everyone can be great. But, greatness can come from anywhere. It is nice, however, to be able to recognize it when it comes.
Ah, well... thank you for the watch. As always, I enjoy your take on things. I hope springtime in Alberta is treating you well. It's starting to get warm and humid down here in the South. Be safe, have fun, and continue keeping on, and I will look forward to whatever comes next!
Calligraphy was one of my hobbies when I was in my early to mid 20s! I did it with markers and brush pens, but also through wood burning. Thanks for sharing and watching!
@@kaiielle Cool. I never tried wood burning. (I'm clumsy, and I'm sure I would be permanently wearing a burn-scarred mark! There was a lady in the guild who did calligraphy with a Dremel on glass. It was amazing to watch. I'd probably lose a finger. I use metallic markers on Christmas ornaments, and also on bells. They make for pretty little gifts.)
Thank you for actually reading my comments; makes it more real. I know it's hard to do all the stuff involved in producing your content and still have time to read comments. I don't ever read any comments for anything that I've ever posted, because people are almost universally mean and critical. Who needs that? Not I! But, not all of us are unpleasant. But, I imagine that it's a chore to weed through the... well, weeds... to get to the actual pleasant folks who have stuff to share that may or may not have anything to do with what you're actually saying. At any rate... you're welcome. Happy to share stuff. Sometimes it's even pertinent!
I enjoy your take on things, and that you actually spend time interacting with us on the other side. Keep on keeping on, and I will keep on watching!
My favorite Pixar movie! Love the setting, the look, the music and the creative story. The ratatouille in the movie you see is not the traditional presentation of the dish. It's usually chopped up and looks more like a stew like you see in Ego's memories. The style in the film is actually called confit byaldi and it's a fancier version that chef Thomas Keller actually put together for this movie. Basically the director said to make the dish fancy and that's what he came up with. Two things, the dog shadow at the start foreshadowed an "up"coming movie and the voice of Linguini was the teacher in The Incredibles. There is a nod to that from his boxers at 13:27 where he is about to put Remi down there.
This is my favorite Pixar movie, too
Next No way home!!!
Correct ☺️👍
the animators for this film had pet rats at their desks to study
one of the most profound movies (live or animation) ever made. btw, love your bangs 💇♀
Pixars best film to me
The 3 top animated movies of all time to me are: (in no particular order)
Toy story
Incredibles
Ratatouille
If you go to Epcot, you should check out the Ratatouille ride. It's a lot of fun, but the line is LONG.
❤❤ love this channel ❤❤
You made me enjoy this movie! How did you do that?
Bravo.
You should watch Iron Will. Such a good movie.
Would love to see you get into The Bear series.
29:06 the back and forth between them. Then Ego’s line drops…
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us dirty minded kids in adult bodies are laughing uncontrollably!!
❤
13:14 Really, but how ? They always find a way around….What is done specifically there to not have rats at all ?
www.alberta.ca/albertas-rat-control-program Here is all the info on it, with a dedicated page on how rats are kept from establishing themselves here! It's fascinating. I've literally only ever seen rats in person when I travelled to NYC.
You kind look alike the girl character🙂😅
Check out the bee movie 🎬
Not a big fan of the movie itself, I guess. The main character is appealing. And I;'m going to absolutely love your reaction!
I enjoy the movie and appreciate the animation, but it's a long way from best picture or even best Pixar movie. I'd give it about a 7/10.
What's your fav Pixar and/or animated?
Not even the best mouse/rat movie..great mouse detective, mouse hunt etc
the animators for this film had pet rats at their desks to study