Ratatouille: The Rat That Redefined Culinary Dreams
Our discourse today centers upon the illustrious Pixar film, Ratatouille, a cinematic masterpiece that, while not formally categorized within the Disney animation eras, warrants inclusion due to its profound impact on the animation landscape. This film, which artfully narrates the journey of a rat named Remy who aspires to become a chef in Paris, encapsulates the essence of culinary artistry and the pursuit of one's dreams against all odds. Throughout our dialogue, we explore the intricate character dynamics between Remy and Linguini, the human protagonist, as they navigate the complexities of ambition, familial expectations, and the transformative power of food. Moreover, we delve into the emotional depth of the narrative, which resonates on both a personal and universal level, reflecting the struggles of following one's passion in a world rife with adversity. Join us as we dissect the myriad themes and artistic elements that render Ratatouille not merely an animated film but a poignant commentary on creativity, identity, and the notion that anyone, regardless of their origins, can aspire to greatness.
The discussion surrounding Pixar's Ratatouille delves into the film's intricate narrative, which transcends the boundaries of traditional animation storytelling. The hosts, TJ Blackwell and Elizabeth Pang Clyde, articulate the film's unique premise, wherein a rat named Remy defies societal expectations by pursuing his culinary aspirations in the heart of Paris. This exploration of ambition, identity, and familial bonds resonates profoundly, as Remy navigates the complexities of his dual existence as both a rat and a chef. The hosts emphasize the film's remarkable ability to intertwine humor with poignant moments, notably through the character development of Linguini, a hapless human who finds himself unwittingly linked to Remy's culinary genius. As they dissect pivotal scenes, they reveal how the film's thematic richness invites viewers to reflect on their own dreams and the obstacles they face in pursuit of those dreams.
Furthermore, the hosts draw attention to the film's aesthetic brilliance, from its stunning animation to its evocative score, which collectively enhance the emotional weight of the narrative. The meticulous attention to detail in the portrayal of the culinary arts is particularly noteworthy, as it not only serves to entertain but also educates viewers about the art of cooking. Through their discussion, Blackwell and Pang Clyde highlight how Ratatouille's message—that anyone can cook—extends beyond the kitchen, encouraging individuals to embrace their passions irrespective of their background or societal constraints. In essence, their analysis encapsulates Ratatouille as a celebration of creativity, resilience, and the transformative power of food, making it a timeless classic worthy of exploration within the Disney Eras series.
Takeaways:
- In this episode, we examine the intricate narrative of Ratatouille, a film that, despite not being a part of the official Disney eras, holds immense significance in the Pixar canon.
- We delve into the character dynamics between Remy, the rat with culinary aspirations, and Linguini, the human who inadvertently becomes his culinary partner.
- The exploration of themes such as familial expectations and personal ambition is a central focus of our analysis, particularly as it relates to Remy's journey.
- We highlight the film's exquisite attention to detail in culinary representation, making it a valuable resource for those in the culinary arts.
- The discussion encompasses the emotional depth of the characters, particularly how their relationships evolve throughout the movie's narrative arc.
- Ultimately, we conclude that Ratatouille is not just a delightful animated film, but a profound commentary on the idea that anyone can achieve greatness regardless of their background.
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Speaker B:Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, rodent chefs and foodies of all ages, we welcome, welcome you all to the wonderful world of Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Speaker B:This is a part of our Disney era.
Speaker B:We are talking.
Speaker B:Well, it's not a part of our Disney era.
Speaker B:We understand this movie is not a Disney era, but we just have to include it.
Speaker B:If you did not catch the three, the three key words is.
Speaker B:We're talking about a little chef.
Speaker B:Tj, do you want to tell us what we're talking about before I introduce you?
Speaker B:Jumping ahead.
Speaker A:Rat patootie.
Speaker B:Rat patootie.
Speaker B:I am Elizabeth Clot and I am joined with one of my co hosts, TJ Black.
Speaker B:Is it Blackwell?
Speaker B:Blackwell.
Speaker B:I'm so tired.
Speaker A:Those were the same word.
Speaker B:Yeah, Blackwell.
Speaker B:Blackwall.
Speaker B:I'm just so used to saying like Tejas or something like that.
Speaker A:So it's a little.
Speaker A:It's a little town in England called Blackwell.
Speaker B:Okay.
Speaker B:I never really call you by your last name, so I second guess myself.
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Speaker B:We're excited to talk to you about Disney Pixar, Ratatouille.
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Speaker B:So we're gonna just go into it because I'm so excited.
Speaker B:This is the two, I would say chefs of the.
Speaker B:Of the host joining us.
Speaker B:Talking about Ratatouille.
Speaker A:Yeah, I would include Josh.
Speaker A:Josh cooks a lot at home.
Speaker B:Okay, fine, but I don't count.
Speaker B:I don't like Josh, so I'm not gonna say he's a chef.
Speaker B:You know what I mean?
Speaker B:But according to Ratatouille not really Ratatouille, but the movie anyone can cook.
Speaker B:So we're gonna be talking a little bit about Ra.
Speaker B:That tj.
Speaker B:Do you want to give us just a summary of Ratatouille for the people who may have been living under a rock and not seen it or know nothing about this movie?
Speaker A:So if you've never heard of Ratatouille, the general plot, this is Disney Pixar film.
Speaker A:So naturally our main character is a rat, and his name is Remy, and he has a dream to become a chef one day, which as a rat is kind of a pipe dream, but he happens to have the pleasure of living in France and kind of accidentally moves to Paris.
Speaker A:So as far as chef dreams go, that's.
Speaker A:That's pretty much where you want to be.
Speaker A:And we just kind of go through his journey of becoming a chef and looking up to his idol, who is Gusteau, who's not really analogous to Chef Boyardee in real life, but, like, they do kind of play that up a little bit.
Speaker A:Gusteau was like a five star chef, fell from grace, and now is like Chef Boyardee and then he passes away.
Speaker A:So our main human character, Linguini, is Gusteau's estranged son.
Speaker A:He didn't know he was Gusteau's son, but he is.
Speaker A:And that is who Remy ends up meeting and controlling.
Speaker A:So they meet and, you know, obviously this is a rat.
Speaker A:So not super friendly.
Speaker A:But Linguini realizes the rat can cook, and then they realize that the only way Linguini can, you know, keep his job because he's not a good chef is if Remy does the cooking.
Speaker A:So they find out Remy can control Linguini through pulling his hair.
Speaker A:And if you haven't seen it, I really don't want to spoil the rest, but it's such a phenomenal movie.
Speaker A:It's really fantastic.
Speaker A:It, I've say, is probably top three Disney movies for me, at least top one Pixar movie, I think.
Speaker A:And it's just fantastic.
Speaker B:Yeah, we ended up talking about this movie and doing a rabbit trail in one of our other podcasts and kind of derailed, I think it was when we were talking about the inside movie.
Speaker B:And so Josh is like, okay, guys, do this now.
Speaker B:Like, here's the actual.
Speaker B:Here's your time to shine.
Speaker B:So this is the one time I will say thank you, Josh.
Speaker B:Appreciate you slightly.
Speaker B:I'm very excited to talk about this movie.
Speaker B:I remember seeing this.
Speaker B:I can't remember when it came out, but I was just super excited.
Speaker B:Being a culinary background And I think at this time I was.
Speaker B:I'm not sure if I was a chef.
Speaker B:I don't think I was a chef instructor at the time.
Speaker B:But I, I would always play this movie my one time each semester and my students would do a worksheet because it's a really.
Speaker B:Just looking at a culinary standpoint, it's pretty informative.
Speaker B:Like you can literally, I could create a whole lesson plan off of this movie.
Speaker B:And just whenever guys, Linguini starts the, starts the restaurant and you can kind of see he's kind of a bit of a screw up and he just really needs this job.
Speaker B:And, and he starts as like a dish boy.
Speaker B:And so from there that's when TJ was saying, like, he works his way up through the help of Remy, pretending like he can cook because it's not really him cooking.
Speaker B:But even Claudette takes him under the wing.
Speaker B:Claudette is one of the chefs there.
Speaker A:Claudette.
Speaker A:Colette.
Speaker B:I always just say Claudette.
Speaker B:Cloette.
Speaker A:Colette.
Speaker B:Colette.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker B:You know what I mean?
Speaker B:She's the person.
Speaker B:I'm going to keep on saying it wrong, so I'm sorry if I offend you guys.
Speaker B:It's just how I remembered it.
Speaker B:And so she kind of takes him under the wing.
Speaker B:And I remember specifically she described all the chef positions and she did it very accurately.
Speaker B:And then just seeing the different positions and how they, how they work in the kitchen was really fun.
Speaker B:So if you have any kind of culinary background, you just appreciate the attention to detail with that and how you choose the bread and how, you know, what, what's the good produce and whatnot.
Speaker B:It's just really like, I appreciate it, which is why this is one of the top movies for me as well.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:And it really is like, very accurate to what a real kitchen is like.
Speaker A:And it's, it's just fun to watch because you know what happens is Remy season some soup.
Speaker A:You know, he's a rat doing his thing, stealing from the kitchen.
Speaker A:And he walks past a soup pot that is about to scorch, I think.
Speaker A:And he smells it and he's like, oh, I gotta stop that.
Speaker A:Then he tastes it and he's like, well, this could use a little.
Speaker A:So Remy just makes a new soup in the back.
Speaker A:Pretty much he changes the entire thing and then it gets served and a food critic eats it and he's like, oh, that was good.
Speaker A:And they want to know who the chef is and they, you know, blame Linguini because when they came to serve the soup, Linguini was confronting Remy, you know, the rat about changing the food.
Speaker A:So that's how he becomes a chef.
Speaker A:They're like, oh, well, they liked it.
Speaker A:It's good.
Speaker A:And, yeah, he cooks now, so.
Speaker A:But they tell Colette, or Colette finds out, and she teaches him how to be a chef.
Speaker A:So it's cool.
Speaker A:And it works for both of them.
Speaker A:And then some more sad stuff happens later.
Speaker B:I know it's so hard going over this because we want.
Speaker B:I don't want to spoil it too, too much.
Speaker B:So I won't even talk about the little whispers of romance in this.
Speaker B:Even though, I mean, it's the city of love, It's Paris.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker B:But they're kind of Vespa together.
Speaker B:It's so, so sweet.
Speaker B:I mean, Linguini has the moves.
Speaker A:He does, he does, he does.
Speaker B:But the main, I guess you could say, is it called antagonist.
Speaker B:The person who is.
Speaker B:I just love him.
Speaker B:I quote him all the time.
Speaker B:He's the.
Speaker B:He's a food critic.
Speaker B:And so what, this restaurant is kind of going downhill since that head chef, Chef Boradi, but not Chef Boy, died.
Speaker B:And so there's nothing new.
Speaker B:There's no innovation.
Speaker B:So they're using the same old recipe, which is why whenever Remy doctored up the soup, it was such a big deal, because when the food credit had it, it was new, it was fresh, and it kind of put the restaurant back on the map.
Speaker B:And so Ego, who wrote a really bad review, already heard that this restaurant is coming back alive.
Speaker B:And he's like, no.
Speaker B:Once I.
Speaker B:Once I say it's so.
Speaker B:He's super, super big in the industry.
Speaker B:He's like, once I say, you're done, you're done.
Speaker B:So Ego is kind of frustrated now.
Speaker B:He's like, don't call me a liar.
Speaker B:And he confronts Lun Queenie, saying he will be back.
Speaker B:And one of the.
Speaker B:The.
Speaker B:The line I quote all the time is like, if I don't like it, I don't swallow.
Speaker B:And when he first comes in to actually do the food credit, and Linguine is like, what would you like to order?
Speaker B:He's like, I'm in the mood for perspective.
Speaker B:It's just such a funny, funny guy.
Speaker B:He looks, like, funny.
Speaker A:His name is Ego.
Speaker A:And he.
Speaker A:He plays it.
Speaker A:He plays it really well.
Speaker A:But I.
Speaker A:I wouldn't actually consider him the antagonist.
Speaker A:He's more of, like, a deuteragonist.
Speaker B:That makes sense.
Speaker B:The antagonist would be the little chef trying to take over everything.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Chef Skinner, who was the.
Speaker A:The head chef when Linguini gets hired and When Remy, you know, breaks in, starts messing with stuff, he definitely would be the antagonist to me.
Speaker B:Yeah, that makes more sense.
Speaker A:All of these characters are great.
Speaker A:There's really not one that I think is out of place here.
Speaker A:And it's not just the food either.
Speaker A:Ratatouille also is, like, very emotionally deep for the familial perspective because Remy is trying to follow his dreams and become a chef.
Speaker A:And his family, which is rats.
Speaker A:So there's like a thousand of them.
Speaker A:They just wanted to be a rat, and he has to deal with that.
Speaker A:And they're, like, trying to talk him out of his dream and then take advantage of him, you know, later on, because he's got the keys to, you know, this amazing French kitchen.
Speaker B:Yeah, definitely.
Speaker B:We want to get into, like, just the.
Speaker B:The deep of it.
Speaker B:So you have a lot of kind of like, it's hard going against the family norm, you know, like, you're.
Speaker B:You have expectations of doing one thing.
Speaker B:And so I guess I didn't really think about it until just now.
Speaker B:So I have a similar story with Remy.
Speaker B:So my dad was a physical therapist.
Speaker B:I was supposed to go to PTA school or physical therapy school and take over the family business.
Speaker B:And so when I decided to start PTA program and, like, work and then go to PTA school down.
Speaker B:I mean, PT school down the road, physical therapist assistant.
Speaker B:And so in my PTA program that I started, I kept on passing the culinary SEC section of school, and I would just pass by.
Speaker B:And I loved cake boss.
Speaker B:I loved Ace of Cakes, I loved to bake.
Speaker B:And so I would just kind of look at them longing.
Speaker B:And then one day, I still can't believe I did this or remember all the details because it's a blur.
Speaker B:I just went and switched my major, which is, you know, strict Asian father, like, going and say, like, hey, dad, I'm not going to take over the family doctor practice.
Speaker B:I'm going to be a baker.
Speaker B:Definitely a lot of, like, tension, a lot of headache, a lot of back and forth.
Speaker B:And so I actually, like, experienced just the.
Speaker B:The hardship of going against your family, and it doesn't make sense.
Speaker B:Why would you.
Speaker B:Why would you not do what's expected of you?
Speaker B:You know what I mean?
Speaker B:So didn't make that connection until just now.
Speaker B:But that's why, even more, it just got higher in the ratings of.
Speaker B:Yeah, Ratatouille.
Speaker A:Yeah, Remy I also find remediable because I am a rat.
Speaker B:You are a rat.
Speaker B:Okay, done.
Speaker A:And I have, like, a thousand family members.
Speaker B:Yeah, well, I mean, I think we can end the show on that one then.
Speaker B:And chew on that one.
Speaker B:But even then, like, I just.
Speaker B:Gosh.
Speaker B:The ending is also just such.
Speaker B:I know it's skipping ahead back and forth, but you guys just need to watch it and then come back and listen to us.
Speaker B:But just.
Speaker B:I.
Speaker B:I really do not have anything, like, negative to say about this.
Speaker B:It's engaging.
Speaker B:Like I said, I've watched it when I was a teacher.
Speaker B:I would watch it like four times each.
Speaker B:No, three times a semester.
Speaker B:So I would watch it like six to 10 times a year, depending on which classes I was teaching.
Speaker B:So six to ten times a year and I never would get.
Speaker B:Boy, I could watch it tomorrow.
Speaker A:I can watch it right now.
Speaker B:Let's just end it and do a watch party and watch it right.
Speaker A:Which I've.
Speaker A:Now, I've been known to do before.
Speaker A:I've.
Speaker A:I've been known to watch the thing we're talking about while we're recording these.
Speaker A:I'm not this time, but I might as well, because Ratatouille really is one of those movies.
Speaker B:It kind of inspires you because you see Remy breaking the barriers with his family, but then you also see Linguini and the heartstrings are pulled because his mom sends him to the restaurant with the letter.
Speaker B:She just passes away.
Speaker B:So at this point, he doesn't know it's his father.
Speaker B:And so you kind of see him just going through life.
Speaker B:Because I can't relate to Linguini's story, but I'm sure so many other people can, who they've been down on their luck.
Speaker B:They may not have been dealt a fair hand, but they're going to try their best anyway and be open minded and do what they can do.
Speaker B:And that's really all you can do in certain situations.
Speaker B:Granted, I don't think anyone else is going to find a little rat chef and get controlled by them and end up having love in restaurants and all that famousness.
Speaker B:But it's so like, everyone, like, even, like, Ego, like, has a happy ending.
Speaker B:Remy has a happy ending.
Speaker B:Linguini has a happy ending.
Speaker B:Like, just that one Little Chef dude is who suffers.
Speaker B:And even then, like, it's not to the point of, like, he wasn't ruined.
Speaker B:Like, he could easily, like, if he wanted to change his ways and be fine.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:And it's also like, it's.
Speaker A:It is interesting because we get Marie's perspective, who grows up watching Gusto.
Speaker A:And Gusto's motto is anyone can cook.
Speaker A:Which, you know, Anton Ego takes issue with because he doesn't believe that anyone can cook because he misunderstands what that means.
Speaker A:And he realizes that at the end of the movie because the epilogue's really good.
Speaker A:Every part of this movie is phenomenal.
Speaker A:I think that's really my point.
Speaker A:But you get Linguini and Remy, who are our two protagonists, and they're basically complete opposites of each other.
Speaker A:Remy is literally a rat.
Speaker A:I just want to put that out there again.
Speaker A:And he is, you know, Michelin chef quality, and he's.
Speaker A:Linguini is the son of, you know, at a time, one of the most famous chefs alive, and he can't cook.
Speaker A:And, you know, his dad's favorite saying was, anyone can cook.
Speaker A:He didn't say anyone but my son.
Speaker A:He just said, anyone.
Speaker A:But we get that.
Speaker A:That's really fun to watch.
Speaker A:And the soundtrack to this movie is phenomenal.
Speaker A:The visuals are so good.
Speaker A:The movie still holds up today.
Speaker A:The climax.
Speaker A:I feel like the climax of this movie is, like, 20, 30 minutes long.
Speaker A:And it's.
Speaker A:It's so good.
Speaker B:There's no, like.
Speaker B:There's no annoying drama for the sake of just having drama.
Speaker B:You know what I mean?
Speaker B:There's no, like, rabbit trails.
Speaker B:There's no unnecessary scenes.
Speaker A:Yeah, the drama's real because the.
Speaker A:The former head chef gets fired and finds out that there's a rat cooking all the food.
Speaker A:And he tells the health inspector.
Speaker A:That's real drama because there's a rat in the kitchen.
Speaker A:When the health inspector gets there and, you know, Chef Skinner gets there, there's like, a thousand rats in the kitchen.
Speaker A:Because I don't want to spoil it.
Speaker B:But I know it's just coming together.
Speaker B:Family doing differences.
Speaker B:Now we.
Speaker B:I will ask if you believe it.
Speaker B:I believe this is true.
Speaker B:And it.
Speaker B:I didn't realize this first, watching it.
Speaker B:So at the very beginning of the.
Speaker B:Of the movie, and this is kind of like a spoiler, but, like, we have to.
Speaker B:I mean, we have to fill the time with the.
Speaker B:We're talking about.
Speaker B:Right?
Speaker A:We gotta spoil it a little bit.
Speaker B:We're gonna spoil it a little bit, but.
Speaker B:And then you don't really catch it.
Speaker B:So this is a good.
Speaker B:More Easter egg.
Speaker B:So, Right.
Speaker B:Remy is watching Chef Gusteau in a cottage, right?
Speaker B:And then down the road, whenever Ego eats the food, he has a flashback of his childhood.
Speaker B:And his childhood, if you look around behind him, it looks very similar to the cottage at the beginning, signifying that because he was brought back to his family, food is very much associated to memories.
Speaker B:We'll talk about that in a second.
Speaker B:And so he was so moved because it brought him back to his childhood, which is crazy because Remy watched possibly his mom cooked his favorite dish.
Speaker B:And so when they remade it, it was literally his mom's dish.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker B:Do you agree?
Speaker B:Has it ever been like that was his childhood home?
Speaker B:I don't know.
Speaker A:Oh, yeah.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:It's like it's straight up a flashback.
Speaker A:I don't think.
Speaker A:I don't think they've confirmed that the old lady is his mom.
Speaker B:Very right.
Speaker B:But he did straight up have a flashback.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:But he had a flashback to eating ratatouille.
Speaker A:Title of the movie.
Speaker A:It is.
Speaker A:So what ratatouille is.
Speaker A:And it's another part of this movie almost said show.
Speaker A:That is beautiful.
Speaker A:But ratatouille is like a French peasant vegetable stew.
Speaker A:That's all it is.
Speaker A:That's all it ever was before this movie came out.
Speaker A:Ever since this movie came out, if you look up ratatouille the dish, pretty much all you're gonna see for at least the first few results, are pictures of people making the ratatouille from this movie.
Speaker A:Because instead of just being roughly chopped vegetables in a stew, now it is like this gorgeous layered palette of, you know, seasonal vegetables.
Speaker A:And it's also really good.
Speaker A:I've made it a few times, and it just looks so cool.
Speaker A:And it really makes you feel like you can cook if you can, you know, if you have the knife skills to do it or the money to buy mandolin.
Speaker B:Gosh, mandolins are scary if you don't use them correctly.
Speaker A:Yeah, I would just.
Speaker A:I'm.
Speaker A:I'm just gonna use my knife every time.
Speaker B:Just speaking of, like, just techniques and stuff, when claw.
Speaker B:It's not Claudette.
Speaker B:Clo.
Speaker A:Colette.
Speaker B:Colette.
Speaker B:Thank you.
Speaker B:When Colette was just showing linguini around and this is just watching it so many times, I noticed it.
Speaker B:I didn't need anyone to tell me this Easter egg.
Speaker B:She actually has a baker's burn on her wrist, and I've gotten so many of those.
Speaker B:It's just so great.
Speaker B:And pretty much you get it just when you pull out, like, a sheet pan from the oven, it kind of sometimes just slightly grazes your wrist and get a little burn.
Speaker B:And she had one, and it made me happy.
Speaker B:It's like twinsies.
Speaker A:This, you know, this was.
Speaker A: Came out in: Speaker A:Just putting it all out there, and they really.
Speaker A:They don't miss a beat.
Speaker A:The soundtrack is just so good for this too.
Speaker A:There's not a single Bad thing I can say about the movie, I think.
Speaker B:I'm trying to think of something bad to say, like, because everything works like, we need Linguini to be a little incompetent.
Speaker B:Not incompetent.
Speaker B:Yeah, incompetent.
Speaker B:Again, incompetent.
Speaker B:But you also see, because he had so low confidence, you see his growth.
Speaker B:So he didn't just magically become good.
Speaker B:You know what I mean?
Speaker B:But through Remy, even though he, at the end, Linguini still was not a chef, he could not cook, but he learned the confidence to find something else he could do.
Speaker B:And so confidence will really do so much for you, which I appreciate, because it didn't end with unrealistic.
Speaker B:Now, Linguini is a beautiful chef, and so pretty much ego.
Speaker B:When he writes his final review, he gets what the whole mission was about.
Speaker B:Anyone can cook.
Speaker B:So, spoiler again.
Speaker B:But it's not that anyone can cook.
Speaker B:Like, anyone has the potential to be a great chef, but a great chef can come from anyone, even a rat.
Speaker B:And it's just.
Speaker B:I mean, so profound.
Speaker A:It's so good.
Speaker A:It's so good.
Speaker A:Almost teared up a little bit.
Speaker A:I don't know.
Speaker B:Just now.
Speaker B:I just.
Speaker B:Now it moved you.
Speaker B:Just that.
Speaker A:Just thinking about it.
Speaker B:Wow.
Speaker B:What was your favorite scene in this whole movie?
Speaker A:Oh, it's.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:I mean, that's.
Speaker A:It's a hard choice because I.
Speaker A:I do think, for me, the funniest scene is when Remy's family helps him in the kitchen, and they all.
Speaker A:And they all just get on a dish rack in the dishwasher.
Speaker A:And that's hilarious.
Speaker A:So funny to me.
Speaker A:But I think my favorite scene is probably the chase.
Speaker A:The chase scene when Skinner is chasing Remy through the streets of Paris.
Speaker A:And also the music that's playing, which is the chase by Michael Giacono during that scene, is.
Speaker A:It's phenomenal.
Speaker A:It's so good.
Speaker A: n Best original soundtrack in: Speaker A:I think it should have if it didn't.
Speaker A:But that scene where, you know, we're seeing Chef Skinner chase Remy through Paris on a Vespa, and then, you know, he's stealing the paper from him, which the papers are as a result of a paternity test, because Skater is trying to defame Linguini, naturally, because there's so much to this movie, and it's so hard to mention it all, but it's.
Speaker B:Like the more you watch it, just the better it gets, too.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:But Remy steals the papers trying to get them to Linguine, and Skinner chases him around Paris, and it's so fun to watch.
Speaker A:And there's one particular scene where, you know, Remy's got the papers in his mouth because he's a rat and he's trying to run away, so he's got to use all of his hands, but he jumps off the shore, over the canal to get to this barge to get away from Skinner.
Speaker A:And, like, the paper, like, flaps out into little wings and he just glides across and Skinner falls into the river.
Speaker A:It's so good.
Speaker A:That seems great.
Speaker B:I think my favorite is.
Speaker B:And it also made me laugh the most, was whenever Colette said it, right.
Speaker B:Whenever Colette was describing the backgrounds of all of all the chefs.
Speaker B:And then one guy was like.
Speaker B:And so.
Speaker B:And so served time in prison.
Speaker B:And.
Speaker B:And he was.
Speaker B:And so Linguine naturally asked for what she's like, no one knows.
Speaker B:And it goes into him, like, literally, there's a.
Speaker B:Every time he tells it, it's always a different story.
Speaker B:He's like, I killed a man with my thumb.
Speaker B:And, like, I did this, or I did embezzlement, or it's just.
Speaker B:I don't know why.
Speaker B:It just.
Speaker B:It made me laugh so much.
Speaker A:I also love that guy.
Speaker A:That guy's a great character.
Speaker A:And I don't remember his name.
Speaker A:And I feel bad.
Speaker A:I always just think of him as the thumb guy.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:Because he's like, I killed the man with this thumb.
Speaker B:So fun.
Speaker B:And then it just kind of shows as well as, like, whenever.
Speaker B:In any work environment, really, you can have, like, just such a different background and become like a family.
Speaker B:And even.
Speaker B:It even shows, too, whenever the.
Speaker B:They found out about Remy.
Speaker B:A lot of the chefs, they were like, I'm out.
Speaker B:Which I can't blame them.
Speaker B:But, you know, one stayed.
Speaker B:I'm not going to say which one.
Speaker B:Yeah, I can.
Speaker B:Just context clues.
Speaker B:But that's definitely my favorite scene.
Speaker B:Just working together and really, like, it also shows just from all the different backgrounds.
Speaker B:Like, you.
Speaker B:A lot of the times, you don't have to have the background to be where you are today.
Speaker B:You know what I mean?
Speaker B:You can always, like, pivot, change directions.
Speaker B:Like, just because you may not have gone to school for it doesn't mean, like, you.
Speaker B:You can't start somewhere.
Speaker A:Yep.
Speaker A:And, man, it's impossible to overstate how good this movie is this.
Speaker B:So it's gonna give.
Speaker A:It might be the LeBron of.
Speaker A:Of Disney Pixar movies.
Speaker B:So what would you rate it as?
Speaker A:10.
Speaker A:10, easily.
Speaker A:11.
Speaker B:I was.
Speaker B:I was gonna say, can you go higher?
Speaker B:Who's your Favorite character besides Remy and Linguini.
Speaker A:I really like Colette.
Speaker A:I think Colette's a great character.
Speaker A:And she has a big nose.
Speaker B:She does.
Speaker B:She does have a big nose.
Speaker B:I see.
Speaker B:I wanted to say Colette, but, like, obviously female females.
Speaker B:I'm like.
Speaker B:I feel like I like.
Speaker B:You know, that's like a cop out for me.
Speaker B:So I'm gonna say ego is my favorite.
Speaker A:That's also a good answer.
Speaker A:So if you're choosing out of, like, our main 7ish characters, everyone has really phenomenal character building.
Speaker A:Everyone's really well fleshed out.
Speaker A:Remy.
Speaker A:Remy's dad, Emil.
Speaker A:That's his brother Anton.
Speaker A:Chef Skinner.
Speaker A:Even the health inspector.
Speaker B:Yeah, the health inspector was funny, but I would.
Speaker B:Which is shocking.
Speaker B:I'm trying to think.
Speaker B:I don't know if I've ever given.
Speaker B:Maybe I gave mulan a 10 out of 10 just because it's my favorite Disney and I'm Chinese, so I'm very biased.
Speaker B:Wow, can I speak biased?
Speaker A:You're Chinese and you're very virused.
Speaker B:Virus.
Speaker B:My speech impediment is showing right now.
Speaker B:Oh, my gosh.
Speaker B:How embarrassing.
Speaker B:It's also, like, super late at night as we're recording this.
Speaker B:It is 8:30pm to me, TJ, that's super late.
Speaker B:So you do not need to call me out like that.
Speaker B:Calm down.
Speaker B:So I think I.
Speaker B:Because I can't say anything negative and I can't critique this, so I begrudgingly have to give it a 10.
Speaker B:And I don't like giving things tens because I always feel like there's room for improvements.
Speaker B:But I can't say anything bad, so I'm.
Speaker B:Yeah, it's gonna have to be a 10.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:I will gladly give out a 10 if it deserves it.
Speaker B:Do you wish they would have added or expounded on anything?
Speaker A:I would watch up to nine sequels of Ratatouille probably, if that's what you mean.
Speaker B:How would they even do a sequel?
Speaker A:They can't.
Speaker A:It's a perfect story.
Speaker A:It's got a great ending.
Speaker B:That's what I'm saying.
Speaker B:Like, it ended so great.
Speaker B:Like, there's no.
Speaker B:They didn't have any loose ends.
Speaker B:The real question is, have you been on the ratatouille ride at Disney?
Speaker A:I have not.
Speaker B:Oh, it's magical.
Speaker A:I'm sure.
Speaker A:I know it is, but have you ever cooked a ratatouille?
Speaker B:I have not.
Speaker B:I've had no desire.
Speaker B:My husband doesn't really like tomatoes.
Speaker A:You should try it anyway.
Speaker A:When I make it.
Speaker A:I could.
Speaker A:I can send you my recipe but when I make it, it tastes kind of like pizza.
Speaker B:Maybe next time I'm in.
Speaker B:What's it called?
Speaker B:Greenville.
Speaker B:We can make it together.
Speaker B:That'd be cute.
Speaker A:Yeah, we can do that.
Speaker B:And get with your roommates again.
Speaker B:Yeah, yeah, we're playing that.
Speaker B:I think I'm going to Greenville in, like, a month or so.
Speaker B:So I'll.
Speaker B:I'll text you.
Speaker A:That'd be cool.
Speaker A:But, yeah, no, I brought one to Josh's last friendsgiving.
Speaker A:It killed and killed.
Speaker A:It was reheated.
Speaker B:Oh, that's impressive.
Speaker B:So the vegetables didn't get soggy?
Speaker A:Nope.
Speaker B:Did you have to?
Speaker A:I have a really sharp knife.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker B:Did you have to do anything?
Speaker B:We'll talk later.
Speaker B:It's ratatouille, but, you know, it's ratatouille.
Speaker A:And the way I didn't get to finish my earlier thought, but the way Remy elevates the ratatouille from this French peasant dish to, like, a French.
Speaker A:A five star, like, gorgeous meal.
Speaker A:It's.
Speaker A:It's so good.
Speaker A:It's peak.
Speaker A:It's really one of the greatest movies of all time.
Speaker B:I think it's beautiful.
Speaker B:I mean, as we wrap up, is there anything else you would want to say before we get to our bonus question?
Speaker A:Man, I don't know.
Speaker A:I don't know.
Speaker B:What do you think the bonus question should be, hypothetically?
Speaker B:If I did not prepare one, which obviously that's not the case.
Speaker B:We're just doing hypotheticals.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:Well, I think.
Speaker A:I mean, we did.
Speaker A:We talked about this earlier, but I think the one that we should go with is probably, like, if there were to be a rat in a kitchen, what would it take for you to eat there?
Speaker B:All right, I like it.
Speaker B:We're gonna go with that one.
Speaker B:Not because I didn't prepare bonus questions, because I just care about you as a person.
Speaker B:So we're gonna go with that one.
Speaker B:So, guys, if you are a Patreon, make sure you stay tuned for our bonus question.
Speaker B:When we talk about what will it take?
Speaker B:I'm gonna be honest.
Speaker B:That one.
Speaker B:And my answer may surprise you.
Speaker B:So that is for our Patreon listeners.
Speaker B:Once again, if you own your laptop, please rate us.
Speaker B:Review us on your phone.
Speaker B:Spotify, just let us know.
Speaker B:I mean, if we're doing a bad job, don't.
Speaker B:Maybe not let me know because I might cry.
Speaker B:But always, we can always do better slightly.
Speaker B:I mean, I wouldn't say we're a 10 out of 10.
Speaker B:Well, not ratatouille.
Speaker B:You know what I mean?
Speaker B:But few people are.
Speaker A:Yeah, almost nobody is.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker B:I mean, hopefully no one's just a pot of vegetables, but who knows?
Speaker B:Could be a crazy lawn order episode.
Speaker B:But once again, thank you again for our Patreon supporter special shout out to Amber Riley.
Speaker B:We appreciate you help us, helping us keep the lights on.
Speaker B:And if you like this, make sure you check out other Pixar movies that we have done other than Disney eras that we have on our playlist.
Speaker B:Once again, thank you guys.
Speaker B:Remember, we are all a chosen people, a geekdom of priests.
