"It sounds like 'rat' and 'patootie'.
'Rat-patootie',
which doesn't sound delicious."
4 Stars
'Rat-patootie',
which doesn't sound delicious."
4 Stars
A perfect movie for any foodie, or at least anyone in my family.
This picture does a great job of articulating the difficult language of flavor and passion for food. Great food is much more than a simple "Mmmmm" sound.
It affects your whole being.
Remy is a rat who has a keen sense of smell, and an overpowering desire to cook. When he accidentally gets lost from his family, he discovers that he has been living in Paris the whole time, land of some of the best food in the world.
As fate would have it, Remy is unable to leave a helpless kitchen hand, Linguini, and oddly Remy teaches him how to cook. Together they run the most successful restaurant in Paris. When faced with the most important night of their careers, each must prove themselves, and test the boundaries of friendship and family.
This has got to be one of my favorite food films. The other being Big Night.
(Foodies. Watch that movie.)
Now there is one scene in particular that we (family) agree, got us a little misty. It's about 10 seconds long, but it said it all.
(If you care, this is a spoiler, so be warned.)
The feared food critic takes a bite of Remy's peasant dish, Ratatouille.
The moment it touches his lips, he is pulled back in time to childhood, and we see his mom serve him a plate of this simple dish. I've seen it happen.
Having dinner with my mother, we ordered a dessert to share. A simple sundae with extra chocolate sauce on the side. (You can never have enough, right?) As we took our first bites, her eyes widened, and she gasped "This is my mother's hot fudge!". Her eyes may have misted, and it seemed as though she was getting touched, possibly hugged by my late grandmother.
We are all floored how perfectly Ratatouille expressed that.
That is how powerful food can be.
This picture does a great job of articulating the difficult language of flavor and passion for food. Great food is much more than a simple "Mmmmm" sound.
It affects your whole being.
Remy is a rat who has a keen sense of smell, and an overpowering desire to cook. When he accidentally gets lost from his family, he discovers that he has been living in Paris the whole time, land of some of the best food in the world.
As fate would have it, Remy is unable to leave a helpless kitchen hand, Linguini, and oddly Remy teaches him how to cook. Together they run the most successful restaurant in Paris. When faced with the most important night of their careers, each must prove themselves, and test the boundaries of friendship and family.
This has got to be one of my favorite food films. The other being Big Night.
(Foodies. Watch that movie.)
Now there is one scene in particular that we (family) agree, got us a little misty. It's about 10 seconds long, but it said it all.
(If you care, this is a spoiler, so be warned.)
The feared food critic takes a bite of Remy's peasant dish, Ratatouille.
The moment it touches his lips, he is pulled back in time to childhood, and we see his mom serve him a plate of this simple dish. I've seen it happen.
Having dinner with my mother, we ordered a dessert to share. A simple sundae with extra chocolate sauce on the side. (You can never have enough, right?) As we took our first bites, her eyes widened, and she gasped "This is my mother's hot fudge!". Her eyes may have misted, and it seemed as though she was getting touched, possibly hugged by my late grandmother.
We are all floored how perfectly Ratatouille expressed that.
That is how powerful food can be.
2 comments:
omg i looooove this review...and this movie im a fatty nand this movie made me want all the good food in the world especially a caspers hot dog! i understand now what your mom means by bein taken back to your child hood when u get sumthin like food only a certain someone could cook for you!
I would say that this is the probably the most personal entry you've ever made, and even if I didn't know you I would still understand what you were trying to get across (even though I'm not much of a "foodie"). Even though that's the case for me, I respect that your family has such a keen palatte and appreciation for good foods from all over the world. I'm also appreciative that I get to go with you guys on your journeys to discover new, or familiar, restaurants and tastes.
And I agree with you, the movie, even though animated, did a great job of showing the connection that many of us share with delectable dishes and food "prepared with love". Great review. Not very scene specific or technical, but a sharing of how the movie made you feel and how you connected with it.
A+
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