A delightful and awe-amazing rendezvous with the world of rodents.

Rating: 10/10 (6 September 2007)

I shall be a little honest with myself. PIXAR has been an utter bore since 1995's TOY STORY which debuted with enough success for it to be called a masterpiece. Pixar Animation Studios had dished out enough offerings that impressed the audience and the critics alike. I noticed this a long time ago. But the problem was FINDING NEMO, THE INCREDIBLES, they were sweet but just not on an all-time high level. I'll be straight, Pixar Animations Studios had never dished an offering that impressed me. That is, until the year 2007 came along with it another Pixar offering, 2007's RATATOUILLE.
It tells the simple story of a rat, yes, an animal and the kind everyone cringes at the sight of. Only, Remy the rat prefers dishing out Jamie Oliver style rather than munching on the litter-trash thrown away by us responsible human beings. Remy the rat is taking the advice of an idol, the French chef Gasteau who dies and leaves his ex-critically acclaimed restaurant in the heart of Paris. It eventually lands him into a little espionage mission before all 'heaven' and 'hell' broke loose.
I never have had the guts to say this but RATATOUILLE should be called the greatest motion picture in the form of computer graphics. Yes, TOY STORY was a revolutionary offering, giving us a crunch of visual delight but seriously, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command was not a joy to watch. The movie also pokes a little "huhu-haha" at the very ,respectably taunted critic aka. food critic Antoine Ego. The movie brings more energy with the liveliness of the characters on screen.
The thing is that TOY STORY was well-known was because of a leap in the realm of animation motion pictures. This one was the only Pixar movie that actually gave a well-fashioned combination of great "recipes" into it's yearly of two an three years offering.
A simple category of Pixar Animation movies in the past are these TOY STORY= By now, everyone has to admit, it got boring.
MONSTER INC= Original but again, boring.
FINDING NEMO= Better but a little draggy THE INCREDIBLES= Really, really boring.
RATATOUILLE: Excellent, well-made.
The conclusion is that if RATATOUILLE were released in 1995, people wouldn't only have paid attention to the visual dynamics and the CITIZEN KANE like dimension to the movie (coughs TOY STORY) but they would also be mesmerized by the heart and soul of such creatures.
For the first time in 12 years, well done.
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