Ratatouille (2007)
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor/2.35:1 111m
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: animated
Synopsis:
Unlike his fellow rats, Ratatouille prizes wholesome ingredients and experiments with ways of combining them. His idol is a certain celebrity French chef whose watchword is 'Anyone can cook'. When his colony is forced to abandon its home in the country he winds up in the big city - Paris actually - and his nose leads him to the late chef's former restaurant, where he has the opportunity of putting his talent into practice.
Review:
Another high-concept digitally animated feature, but this time one that works, though it's a pity that after the introduction any pretension actually to teach the world's youngsters something about the mysterious alchemy of cooking is abandoned in favour of the 'force be with you' school of plotting, whereby all depends on the doer with the magic touch being around at the right time. All of which rather makes a mockery of the putative message of the movie (Anyone can do it), which rather telegraphs itself as 'the French are so up themselves about food that they are only interested in the latest celebrity restaurant or what the critics tell them is good; so much so that if the critics tell them rat food is good, they'll go and eat it!' Never mind. There are some great characterisations and the technical expertise that makes fur, wooden surfaces and wet pavements so lifelike delivers some bravura sequences in the rollercoaster tradition of Toy Story.
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor/2.35:1 111m
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: animated
Synopsis:
Unlike his fellow rats, Ratatouille prizes wholesome ingredients and experiments with ways of combining them. His idol is a certain celebrity French chef whose watchword is 'Anyone can cook'. When his colony is forced to abandon its home in the country he winds up in the big city - Paris actually - and his nose leads him to the late chef's former restaurant, where he has the opportunity of putting his talent into practice.
Review:
Another high-concept digitally animated feature, but this time one that works, though it's a pity that after the introduction any pretension actually to teach the world's youngsters something about the mysterious alchemy of cooking is abandoned in favour of the 'force be with you' school of plotting, whereby all depends on the doer with the magic touch being around at the right time. All of which rather makes a mockery of the putative message of the movie (Anyone can do it), which rather telegraphs itself as 'the French are so up themselves about food that they are only interested in the latest celebrity restaurant or what the critics tell them is good; so much so that if the critics tell them rat food is good, they'll go and eat it!' Never mind. There are some great characterisations and the technical expertise that makes fur, wooden surfaces and wet pavements so lifelike delivers some bravura sequences in the rollercoaster tradition of Toy Story.
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor/2.35:1 111m
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: animated
Synopsis:
Unlike his fellow rats, Ratatouille prizes wholesome ingredients and experiments with ways of combining them. His idol is a certain celebrity French chef whose watchword is 'Anyone can cook'. When his colony is forced to abandon its home in the country he winds up in the big city - Paris actually - and his nose leads him to the late chef's former restaurant, where he has the opportunity of putting his talent into practice.
Review:
Another high-concept digitally animated feature, but this time one that works, though it's a pity that after the introduction any pretension actually to teach the world's youngsters something about the mysterious alchemy of cooking is abandoned in favour of the 'force be with you' school of plotting, whereby all depends on the doer with the magic touch being around at the right time. All of which rather makes a mockery of the putative message of the movie (Anyone can do it), which rather telegraphs itself as 'the French are so up themselves about food that they are only interested in the latest celebrity restaurant or what the critics tell them is good; so much so that if the critics tell them rat food is good, they'll go and eat it!' Never mind. There are some great characterisations and the technical expertise that makes fur, wooden surfaces and wet pavements so lifelike delivers some bravura sequences in the rollercoaster tradition of Toy Story.