Rather than digging up and eating the garbage as his loving father commands, Remy risks his life to raid food ingredients from kitchens and finds ways to combine them creatively. Remy (Patton Oswalt), a member of a big family of rats living in Paris, dreams of becoming a chef after being inspired by the cooking philosophy of the late Gusteau (Brad Garrett), one of the most famous chefs in the city. It may be far from being perfect but inspirational messages, creativity and complexity in such a simple story, amazing and memorable characters, excellent animation features, and interesting scripts make the movie essential viewing. However, just like any other Director Brad Bird’s movie, Ratatouille did not disappoint us. Although we were hesitant at the beginning as to whether it could be a good choice because we heard that it was all about a rat in a kitchen. My husband and I had so much fun last Friday evening when we rented Ratatouille DVD and watched it at home. There is no surprise that it won an Oscar and many other awards for being the best animated movie of the year and many other features (Awards for Ratatouille (2007)). Ratatouille, released in 2007 by Pixar, is definitely one of the masterpieces in the genre of animation and comedy not only for kids but also for adult.
By Thi Xuan Hieu Ngo Vesalius College – Vrije Universiteit Brussel