Premier date: Jun. 29th 2007
Thanksgiving may be over but the festive holiday continues even after November with this mouth watering 3D animated movie many may remember from nearly 2 decades ago. Director Brad Bird knew how to knock it out of the park with a “Certified Fresh” score of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, however, you’re here for my thoughts. This film’s unique change on the road to self-discovery through an uncanny partnership left the audience in awe when the movie opened in theaters.
The movie follows a young rat named “Remy” who wishes to become a renowned chef, however, not many would be fond of a rat of all things to have any dealings with their meals. In comes the other protagonist of the story, Alfredo Linguini, a young garbage man and not-so proficient at cooking as his soon to be partner. Together, the unlikely duo must find a way to have Alfredo be the face to Remy’s cooking and of course, what could possibly go wrong here? Now, any sane person would scoff at the thought of a rat in the kitchen, however, Remy’s head is full of recipes and our friends at EasyBites have your back with a recipe of the title’s name right below!:
I saw this movie as a kid in middle school and I couldn’t help but love the twist of the dynamic duo. As the viewers, we were completely aware of the language of the rats as it was as clear as human speech to us, but squeaks to the humans, whereas Remy and the others can clearly understand the former. Normally, I’m not one to constantly re-watch a show or movie, but it’s easily one of my favorite Disney films and I would watch it again with high recommendations to see with friends and/or family. Here’s a link to the trailer to ease your mind!
-by Jamarri Taylor