Talk:Ratatouille (film)

message: In the special features of the Blu-ray release of this film, the director mentions that one of the characters (a barking dog in the early part of the film) is, "a guest appearance from the movie after this movie... go tell your friends!" I am not sure if this hints at a sequel, or another film, and I didn't want to add this to the article because I have no sources other than me. I  thought everyone should know for later so this can be added to the article after the new movie is properly revealed. 216.158.164.2 (talk) 16:55, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: With regards to Pixar, never assume anything is more than what it is until an announcement if officially made.  IF an announcement is made that is citable, then we'll add the info to the article.  It could be a reference to Wall-E, or Bolt, or it could be a reference to Up. in other words - it could be a reference to practically anything... especially as Pixar has been known to include models and textures from past productions in their films.  As to there being a sequel, Lasseter and Jobs have both been very strong opponents of sequels in general *unless* there is enough of a story to warrant having one. I wouldn't make anything of a throwaway comment like that at this stage. SpikeJones (talk) 17:38, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible sequel 

message: I'll probably get in trouble for putting it here, but if you just have to talk about trivia, or if you see some that doesn't belong, maybe you can put it here instead of the main page.  I'll start off:
* The music from Pirates of the Carribean plays briefly as Remi is floating down the sewer Wikidemo 02:04, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia section 

message: In a scene, I remembered Luigini said ,"For a mouse, you're so modest," to Remy. Any chance of a reference? 60.49.59.66 (talk) 13:54, August 23, 2007 (UTC)
:No. SpikeJones (talk) 17:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modest Mouse reference? 

message: WILL YOU STOP REVERTING MY ALFREDO EDITS, ALFREDO IS HIS FIRST NAME! 70.81.141.176 (talk) 14:18, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: While true, he is always referred to in the movie as "Linguini" by the other characters - the only point where Alfredo comes up is in the text of the letter written by his mother.  Additionally, we have a problem that only 3 of the characters have known first and last names (Linguini, Gusteau, and Ego); all the rest are called by their first or their last name depending on what's given (eg. Chef Skinner).  Because there's no way we can be consistent with using all first or all last names, we should go by what the movie clearly has deliniated as the most common way to refer to each character, as well as how it's been taken into reviews and the like. and that means it's Linguini, Gusteau, and Ego (incidentally, all last names, but again, that doesn't mean much). --MASEM 14:33, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  Calling him Alfredo would be obscure, and misrepresent the film.  For living humans we almost always use the last name because using the first name is informal, assumes a false intimacy, and tends to belittle the subject.  We would most likely follow that convention in a more realistic film.  In a more fantasylike film here, perhaps that gets relaxed a bit but nevertheless for characters like Gusteau and Ego the last name seems more appropriate.  Definitely for Linguini.  That is what everybody calls him.Wikidemo 17:48, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

text: I believe Pippin is named Peregrin Took, but we don't normally refer to the character as such. Alientraveller 09:39, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: We do exactly as the film does - introduce him by full name then use his last name from there on.  Wikidemo 11:05, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Alfredo Linguini

message: I'm pretty sure the main rat's name is spelt "Remy." Furthermore, his brother's name is Emile, not "Émile." 211.27.219.194 (talk) 05:47, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: From the subtitles, I can conclusively say that Remy and Emile are the English spellings, and Rémy and Émile are the French spellings. Both are correct, but seeing as this is the English article we should probably stick to the English names. --Marshmello 17:31, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remy vs Rémy 

message: I see that there's some confusion on what to write $ or US$. The best thing to do here is to use international convention like the currency code given by ISO 4217. For US dollar it's USD. Nsaa (talk) 20:48, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! --132 21:13, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  USD 

message: At this point the plot needs some editing, taking out unencyclopedic comments (speculation, flowerly in-world language, excessive description) and impertinent plot details.  It's not necessary to list every single event in the film, even memorable moments, if they aren't important to the overall arc of the narrative or point of the film.  I might trim it at some point by about 1/3.  Wikidemo (talk) 18:59, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot 

message: The oppening Title has a different music than other pixar movies. It has a french music "to get people in the french vibe rightaway". The TV at the beginning serves as a remoteness to the viewer, to show that "Gusteau is the Bomb". "Commentary of the Blu-ray edition by Brad Bird"--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 19:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening title 

message: I was watching [Project A II] and about half-way into it there was a man holding a rat by its tail and he asks "What about Ratatouille?" The mouse squeaks and he asks again "But where am I gonna find a recipe?"  Since this film was produced in 1980s, I imagine the story of Ratatouille is one that has been passed on from generation to generation.  I wanted to find more information about it and I searched Wikipedia.  It doesn't seem that there is any information about the idea or existence of this being such a thing.  By reading this article for the film, it seems to give the impression that this is a story created by Disney.  Where can I find more information and learn about the origins of the story of Ratatouille? Jasonkhanlar (talk) 02:50, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I am surprised at the lack of discussion of the certainly plausible, if not likely, influence of Eve Titus and Paul Galdone's Anatole (MacGraw-Hill, 1956) on the genesis of the story. This has been discussed elsewhere: https://www.google.com/search?q=anatole+ratatouille Michael (talk) 19:35, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Based on a story? 

message: There is a 1st place listing by: 1st- Mike McStay, Socius.or.kr
But this publication doesn't seem notable, nor does the reviewer. Should this entry be removed? 71.202.31.109 (talk) 03:02, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability of some of the reviews under Reception > Top ten lists 

message: The plot section is pretty badly written, but I'm not familiar enough with the movie to go through and make it sound better. Just FYI. Kzrssk (talk) 07:19, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot section 

message: The critics quoted in the article are extremely positive. I'm a bit surprised. I've seen the film yesterday. OK, it's not the worst film I've seen in my life, but it's far from being the best film I've seen. In my opinion, it's a nice film, easy to watch, but it's far from being a good film. 81.64.104.59 (talk) 17:48, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of neutrality? 

message: Last night I watched the last half-hour on CBC. One is accustomed to films being edited or altered for TV, particularly with respect to aspect ratio, running time, language/nudity, etc. But it seemed odd that dialog was deleted from a G-rated film (apparently for no other reason to shorten it a bit). Specifically, Anton Ego's remark that critics should be more respectful of the skilled people whose work they critique -- one of the very best lines in the film -- was gone. I'm surprised that Pixar would allow its work to be altered in this way. WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 14:32, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Edited TV version

message: Pixar plan to make a sequel for this film set on May 26, 2016 in theaters, It was Directed by Steven Dean Moore, But Not Brad Bird. 121.44.209.12 (talk) 11:19, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sequel 

message: I am not reading through this whole article, but I found a spelling message in the first 2 lines of "Plot"
I would advise someone quickly running the text through a spellchecker or something... 
(I changed cokk to cook, a mistake that I would assume was caused by the haste with which someone was writing. No biggy.) 203.109.144.10 (talk) 08:01, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling 

message: It's the first time I've paid any attention to the cast list of a film, but the presentation struck me as being back-to-front when I looked at it. This is the way I approached it: I'm watching the film, I see the characters and want to find out who played Gusteau, Colette... I have to comb through the list until I see the name "Gusteau" buried amongst the text bullets. Or I have to do a word search with the browser. But this is counter-intuitive. WP:CASTLIST gives no guidance to the presentation of such lists, but I think this role-centric presentation is more logical for films of this type, where you don't see the actor. Bt the film industry takes the same approach to all films (not just animated ones): the credit sequence at the end of any film always shows the role on the left and the actor's name on the right. By changing the order as I did, and putting the name of the character in bold, it focuses attention on the role and helps to navigate. The brief detail given for each role just after the name of the role is also logical flow. I don't think it detracts from the names of the actors, as these are already prominent by virtue of the bright blue link to the actors' articles. -- Ohc ¡digame! 16:14, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Start a vote on it so we can see a wide view of opinions and see whose right. Koala15 (talk) 05:24, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  Polling is not a substitute for discussion. It's not a question of weight of numbers, or who is "right". As I already remarked, even film studios have different ways of presenting the cast list. Your "We just don't" comment is singularly unhelpful.-- Ohc ¡digame! 06:04, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Then we shall discuss it. Koala15 (talk) 15:26, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Vas-y... sorry, in Aussie, that means "your shout..." [redacted] -- Ohc ¡digame! 15:58, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

text: Hello, while the character preceded by actor format seems to be a common theme throughout Wikipedia, I likewise understand the perspective that a list entitled “main characters” provokes an expectation that an emphasis be placed on the character name rather than the actor. May I suggest either removing the term “characters” from the “Voice Cast” subheadings to alleviate that change in focus, or creating a table in which both actor and character names can be easily scanned as a kind of compromise? (Megatron Omega (talk) 23:43, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for your input. I'm all for removing text including headings that can mislead, but here I'm actually talking about making the article and text list reader-friendly. I do not think that the headings in the article "Voice cast", "Main characters", and "Supporting characters" are misleading on a macroscopic level. The problem lies in the way the information is presented. As a writer and content creator, I appreciate that there are considerations that lead us to present certain information in a certain way. However, I am interested in making the content more relevant to the reader by delivering it in a form that corresponds more closely to what xhe may be looking for. And that would include an order of words that allows him/her to more easily parse it and derive the information wanted in a more efficient manner. For Wikipedia to become reader-centric may be a tall order for us as contributors, but "reader-friendly" is what I'm after, and ought to be part of our mission. -- Ohc ¡digame! 01:33, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia is very "reader friendly" as it is. If a section is titled "voice cast" shouldn't the cast be listed first? Koala15 (talk) 03:15, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: No. Nobody in the film industry does it, and I don't understand why we do it. As I said above, all film credits have the role first (left hand side) and player/actor second (right hand side). What we have here seems illogical to me for the reasons already explained in my longer posts above. -- Ohc ¡digame! 04:52, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cast list 

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message: Hello. I am new to the Wikipedia editing talk page. For one of my assignments I must do for a class, I was required to add a post on a page of interest. I took a look at the Ratatouille page and read through it. While reading the attractions that were based off of Ratatouille, I thought of something that could be added. 
In Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris, I believe there is an area that is dedicated specifically to the movie. La Place de Rémy is the name of the area. There is also a restaurant located in this area called Bistrot Chez Rémy. This restaurant is also inspired by the movie.
I think that these places mentioned are notable enough to be added to the Ratatouille (film) Wikipedia article.
It was just a thought! Thanks :)
Lepetitprince.hat (talk) 18:47, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, they also are missing at Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy.. Personally, I'd move "Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy" to La Place de Rémy (that is the name of the zone) and there I'd explain the ride and the restaurant separately. (CC) Tbhotch™ 19:35, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disneyland Paris (Ratatouille inspired area) 

message: An addition to the 'Legacy section' - Recently, a group of ardent Ratatouille fans have created a society at the University of Exeter (not officially affiliated yet) and have gathered much support, hosting bi-weekly social events for fans of the film named 'Django Society', after Remi's father. I will provide a link to the society page as evidence of the worthy inclusion to the wikipedia :) 
The addition could go as follows:
"Django Society
An unofficial society at the University of Exeter, named after Remi's father, Django, was created in January of 2023. The society has amassed a small, but loyal following known as 'Djanglets' that partake in bi-weekly social events. They attend the popular student night at Unit 1 nightclub in Exeter, 'Cheesy Tuesdays' where they have received recognition from the nightclub in the form of being included in the society announcements throughout the night." 
 https://instagram.com/djangosociety?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=  DjangoSociety (talk) 13:19, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Would need coverage in secondary independent sources to establish notability. Thanks, Indagate (talk) 13:21, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
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message: Change "he explores until he finds himself on the roof of Gusteau's restaurant." to "he explores until he finds himself on a roof beside Gusteau's restaurant." AgentORW (talk) 20:22, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Note: Rewatching the movie for research purposes :) I'll get back to this in 5-10mins. Actualcpscm (talk) 08:53, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

text: Done with some minor other changes. Actualcpscm (talk) 08:58, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
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