Pixars finest

Rating: 10/10 (17 September 2007)

I've witnessed something incredible today.
Even after witnessing all the incredible advances made in the field of computer animation, and especially by Pixar, I've seen a movie today, which has made a big leap forward. I've never seen an animation movie like Ratatoullie. Brad Bird is in my mind the absolute best director when it comes to 3D movies. He crafts intelligent stories, believable characters and best of all: He does not have a need to make everything look realistic, something that a movie like Shrek is really bad about. I remember the commentary track for Shrek 2, where the directors where crazy-like proud of the eyes of Shrek and Fiona, blabbering on and on (and on!) about the detail put into them, and how it made the characters SO much more believable. And guess what: You never, ever notice their eye detail, since, even when zoomed in on them, you can't see it. At all.
Brad Bird characterizes his characters, which is a brilliant choice. If you want your CG-movie to look as realistic as possible, why not just make a normal movie instead? This brings out the essence of the character and emphasizes it, making them much stronger, than a realistic looking CG-character could ever be.
Now, this movie does not make any of the mistakes, that Cars did. I mean - a race car setting up neuron lights on the roof of every house in a city?
You believe in Ratatoullie, the characters, the story and the animation (which is the best ever - did I mention that already?).
I strongly encourage anyone and everyone to go see this movie. You won't be disappointed. This gives you a very strong taste of just what Pixar is capable of. From start to finish, this movie bites you in the butt, chews on your eyes and punches your laughing-muscles to oblivion... And you enjoy every second of it.