When you think of a Disney movie, what do you think of? Do you think of princesses in fancy ball gowns, evil witches and stepmothers, the same old love story between a prince and princess or between a commoner and royalty? Now picture this: an animal as the main character, delicious food, set in Paris, detailed with an emotional backstory. Doesn’t that just sound amazing? Well, that is the definition of “Ratatouille”.

“Ratatouille” is a movie based around a scavenger rat (Remy) with a gift for cooking who helps a newly hired and disrespected garbage boy (Linguini) make his mark in the kitchen of a five-star Paris restaurant. Remy was a poison checker for his rat colony but isn’t the scavenger rat his family wants him to be. After a violent storm, Remy finds himself lurking through the pipes, and after being subdued by the smell of a dish in need of improvement, he ends up in Gusteau’s Restaurant. Linguini was hired by the founder (Gusteau) of the five-star restaurant. Gusteau, not too long after, passed away; therefore, making the restaurant’s rating go down to three stars. Through a startling introduction in the kitchen between both characters trying to fix the soup, Remy realizes he is able to control Linguini’s cooking by tugging on his hair, but rats aren’t allowed in the kitchen. Watch Remy escape the close calls of being caught by hiding under the secretive chef’s toque blanche , and see Linguini fall in love with an amazingly talented fellow cook. This thrilling and emotional movie brings up the topics of trust, secrecy, love, and family—and is a real hair-puller.

“Ratatouille” is an American computer-animated comedy film presented by Walt Disney Productions and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It was the eighth movie produced by Pixar. It was produced in 2005 by Brad Bird and was released June 29, 2007 in the United States and October 12, 2007 in the United Kingdom. Brad Bird was also the director of the movie, and Jan Pinkava was co-director. American stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt voices Remy, and Linguini is voiced by Lou Romano. The movie cost a total of $150 million to make, and the movie grossed over $620 million. The movie can be played in both English and French.

The joy Disney movies bring into our lives was really prominent with this movie. “Ratatouille” was fun with an emotional backstory and bits of dramatic nail-biting scenes, but the movie graced us with the happiest of endings. Unlike many other movies created by Disney, “Ratatouille” did not revolve around a cliché love story; instead, the audience was given a peek into the culinary world of France. So much delicious food was presented throughout the movie, it just had one ready to cook some of these spontaneous recipes. “Ratatouille” really inspires a desire to cook, and amidst this pandemic, it has been the perfect time to experiment with skills such as cooking. Overall, this movie is a shocker to be under Disney’s name but a refresher. A movie of pure perfection is how I would describe “Ratatouille”, and I highly recommend watching it.

“Ratatouille” should definitely be on a need-to-watch movie list of yours if it is not already. This movie brings me so much joy, and I know it will for its future audiences. If this movie was a restaurant dish, it would definitely receive a chef’s kiss!