Animation revived

Rating: 9/10 (4 July 2008)

This summer I felt like looking into a few good movies and discovering a couple novels. While I have seen a few witty and groundbreaking animated movies, namely Shrek and The Incredibles, I have been detoured by the recent plugging of well known actors to draw an older crowd to ultimately "kiddy" films. It came as an enormous surprise when I took a daring leap and picked up Ratatouille. This movie is not only animated to a degree of showing emotion better than some A-rated actors/actresses, but also hits dead on by illustrating many scenes of grief, stress, and happiness with its vibrant and dynamic colors. But this movie is not dependent on sheer animation, as my fears came to a rest. This movie explores the human spirit and its desire to overcome, endure, and bare creativity. That there is a potential for excellence and uniqueness that is not found in just anyone, but can be found anywhere. A rare Disney message that is a fresh approach to its overused "everyone wins" motto.