Before I contribute my 2cents worth of thought into this movie, the word ratatouile (pronounced as rat.a.too.ee) as described in the dictionary, means a seasoned stew made of eggplant, tomatoes, green peppers, squash, and sometimes meat.
Needless to say, this animation revolves around food, in fact, French food. Remy, a rat who lives in a colony in the attic of a country home with his brother Emile and father Django. Inspired by France's recently deceased top chef, Auguste Gusteau, Remy tries to live the life of a gourmet despite the objections and sarcasm from its colony.
With a twist of fate, Remy ends up in a Paris and in the resturant of Auguste where it met Linguini. Linguini is a kitchen boy who arrives with a letter of introduction from his recently deceased mother and is hired to do janitorial duties. Linguini aspires to be a cook but he does not have the talent and guts.
The moive depicts an unlikely pairing and friendship between a man and rat who the latter is the genius behind the sudden success of the restuarant. The two perfect a marionette-like arrangement by which Remy tugs at Linguini's hair to control his movements and stays hidden under Linguini's toque blanche. This alliance brought a lot of funny moments in the movie.
It is a fun-filled movie to watch...entertaining for both kids and adults. Do not expect mega side effects though. I like the idea of a talking and cooking rat.
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