Ratatouille: A Cinematic Masterpiece Pixar has again set the bar high for stellar animated films. “Ratatouille”, released in 2007 by directors and screenwriters Brad Garrett and Jan Pinkava, exemplifies brilliance with a simple, yet creative storyline. This storyline comes to life with the assistance of voices of major actors Patton Oswalt (Remy), Ian Holm (Skinner), Lou Romano (Linguini), and various secondary characters. Ratatouille is an animated comedy and family friendly film that focuses on an odd pair tackling the culinary world together. It begins with a glimpse into the unappealing and degrading life of a rat, Remy, and how Remy constantly wishes to break the cycle of ‘rathood’. Remy dreams of becoming a world renowned …show more content…
Seeing Ratatouille advertised as an upcoming movie for the first time, I did not know what to expect. All avid film watchers are aware of the high caliber and content of Pixar movies, but this movie had a very unique and far out concept that differed greatly from the rest of Pixar’s movies. A rat that cooks and controls a human’s cooking and motor functions simply by pulling on their strings of hair: an unusual concept. However, Pixar successfully ties in this storyline through the loveable characters, beautiful setting, and comic relief. The creators successfully make the audience root for the aspiring chef rat and the awkward boy because they are overall relatable characters just trying to accomplish a dream like the rest of us. I felt the emotions of excitement, happiness, anxiety, and disappointment all at the same time when the lives of these characters played out. In addition, being someone who is infatuated with Paris and having done much research on Paris for enjoyment, I agree that Ratatouille very accurately portrays food, culture, and life in Paris. Watching this movie will make almost any foodie or traveller want to fly to Paris at the crack of dawn and learn how to master the culinary arts. It will also make you come to appreciate the finer indulgences in life, like a nice glass of red wine and aged cheese. Or at least that’s how I felt. The directors of Ratatouille
The Mickey Mouse Monopoly documentary reveals the obscure social messages behind the animated films created by the Disney Company. Although we are conditioned to believe that these movies are pure forms of entertainment, further examination has proved that there are hidden messages concerning gender, race and class that Disney is instilling in the minds of children. The speakers in the documentary argue that Disney is extremely political and hides its ideas behind innocence, magic and fun. When masked by features that are appealing to a younger audience, it is difficult to realize these ideas without taking a closer look.
The Dish is an Australian film directed by Rob Sitch in the Australian town of Forbes. It is set during the 1969 moon landing which involves a group of scientists trying to ensure it gets broadcasted on television. Power-outages, prime-minister visit and working with NASA enthral the viewer in this 101 minute historical comedy. Many aspects of this film a genuinely accurate, however parts are of the main plot are completely made up and some are a bit of both. Even though this “historically accurate’ movie is only partially reliable and therefore cannot be used a reliable historical representation it will still remain as one of Australia’s most iconic films in years to come
In conclusion, this wonderful portrayal of a Disney film seeks to teach us about our own lives and who we are using wonderful techniques of puppetry and coordination. It is no surprise that they have won many awards and acclaims all over the world as they show us their wonderful sets and colors which include animals ranging from eighteen feet to 5 inches. Julie Taymor's wonderful philosophy of dual meanings really makes this a great family musical.
Suicide affects many all around the world and suicide rate keep increasing, making suicide a growing concern. In the film Cake, the main character Claire Bennett develops an odd fascination with the suicide of a woman from her support group. In this paper, I will focus on Claire.
The film Mosquita y Mari directed and created by Aurora Guerrero is a coming of age story set about Huntington Park in the southeastern part of Los Angeles. It uses tense scenery that seeks to explore what it means to be in a romantic relationship versus a close friendship. Furthermore, upon legitimizing Yolanda and Mari`s relationship the film provokes the audience to ask the question, “If they are queer, what is keeping them in the closet?” This question is most effectively answered by examining how Yolanda and Mari`s ethnicity, locational, and immigrant descendant identities intersect to keep them in the closet.
Now, clearly, a mouse cannot run a restaurant. But the personification creates a very fun and light-hearted story.
In Henry Giroux’s book, “The Mouse that Roared” he argues that Disney animated movies lead to the end of innocence in children. He focuses mainly on the images that Disney portrays towards gender roles and gender stereotyping. He primarily targets the issues that women are portrayed as being subordinate to men and are viewed as property and objects of desire instead of as human beings. Giroux is unconvincing in his argument because he writes above the level of thinking and comprehension that most children who are exposed to Disney films would posses; by focusing on specific scenes, while ignoring the overall morals throughout the rest of
The film Food Inc., like many other films of its category is not so much of an informative documentary, rather more of a slanderous exposé which blows the lid off of the food industry and its operations. To say that the film is neutral and tends towards more of an educative approach would be a misinterpretation to say the least. Throughout the entire movie it is always evident that the movie aims not solely to educate its audience about the truth of their food, but to convert the misinformed and inspire a rebellion against food industry practices. The movie does this through a tactful approach of bombarding its audience with gruesome clips, facts and testimonial story lines. The film asserts it claim through a thrilling critique of the horrific meat production process which is most prevalent in the U.S food industry and its impact on humans and the environment, while extoling alternative practices which seem to be more sustainable and humane, yet are underutilized. The film goes on to highlight the different players in the food politics arena, emphasizing the role that government agencies play. Also the film divulges the reality that is the monopolization of the food industry by big multinational corporations such as Monsanto Company, Tyson Food, Perdue Farms, Smithfield Foods, etc.
1.2. RACISM: IS IT THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE BLACKS TO BE INVOLVED IN CRIME AND VIOLECE?
The phrase “ you are what you eat” has been used for centuries. The healthier your food the healthier you can be. However, as time goes on, I hope this phrase is no longer true. The documentary Food Inc. shows our food and what farm fresh really means; things are not always what they seem. The documentary is dark and gruesome in the way it displays our food and what goes into making it, but it also opens our eyes to the world of production and similarly what we see and what we should be seeing. Although it is a gut wrenching documentary, there is an educational informative truth behind it to see if food is really food anymore.
The culture and history of France have been highly influential among filmmakers and have affected the construction of a variety of films. One such film is, Jean Pierre Jeunet’s highly successful film Amelie (2001). The French believe that the success of a film isn’t measured by the money it makes, but by the number of people who watch it. They believe that everything cultural must be protected from the domination of the markets, a concept known as L’exception Culturelle (The French Cultural Exception) (Wikipedia, 2011). Amelie, is the picture perfect example of this concept, as it perfectly exhibits the epitome of French culture; portraying France as ‘The City of Love’, full of wonder, where dreams come true. Amelie is a beautiful film
It is no surprise people enjoy stories of overcoming the odds. This is why both children and adults love the movie Zootopia. Walt Disney’s Zootopia is a heartwarming story on its own, but when it is analyzed, the movie has deeper meaning and lessons to learn. Zootopia not only has many post-colonial aspects that explain the mammals’ way of life, but it displays psychoanalytic tendencies about how the main characters childhoods affected them later in life.
The parallelism between the making of the film and the making of a wonderful dish is not all the elements that make Ratatouille such a brilliant film. The fact that it was inspired by the food craze that was very big around 2007 when the film was made, did not hurt. One could not turn on the television without seeing some chef creating something wonderful and in doing so, showing viewers that they could cook too. The interest that the
Traditionally, animated films have been made for and consumed by children, with the plotlines and themes being relatively basic and forthright. However, recent years have seen the release of animated films that explore significantly more adult themes and thought provoking ideas. Perhaps the most confronting example of adult themes in an animated film is in 2016’s ‘Zootopia’. The film forces viewers to think about concepts such as racial segregation, nature vs. nurture and the debilitating effect of stereotyping. Although Zootopia features anthropomorphic animals, it is easy to draw a connection between the film’s prey vs. predator narrative and racial divide in our own society.
The movie begins with Ray Kroc, played by Michael Keaton, a struggling salesman who seems unsatisfied in his simple, unchanging life. He goes from restaurant to restaurant in the hopes of selling Prince Castle Multi-Mixer milkshake mixers. Every restaurant he tries to sell to is characterised by slow service, tedious serving methods and a customer base of predominately obnoxious and unruly teenagers.