Saturday, August 25, 2007

Ratatouille - A riotous combo....


Hare and tortoise, Golden goose, Ugly duckling how many moral stories have we read from our childhood but we seem to have forgotten the message. For those of you who are gluttonous for money, power fame and fortune get to the theatres to see your blind spot. Pixar has become the Grandmother of the world coming up with wonderful Moral stories for adults and children. A must watch for all adults and the child in them.

Ratatouille is a movie for adults who've forgotten how to live it right and finish it happy.
A rat's (Remy)strong sense of smell changes the course of his life. His ideas of becoming a chef were opposed by his family and friends, but isn't that the case with many of us? But unlike us, he decides to risk and part way with his clan to live his passion. He now abhors thieving food from homes and living out of garbage cans and sewerlines. Destiny brings him to the world above the sewer lines and leads him to his guru Gusteau's restaurant in Paris.

Remy and Linguini (garbage cleaner) at the crossroads of life meet each other at Gusteau's restaurant. Survival is a problem for Linguini, while living passion is the mantra for the little rodent Remy. This explains why some people make it to the top unnoticed and stay there forever, and why people stay at the bottom, feed on crumbs and complain life is unfair.
The friendship with the garbage cleaner at the restaurant brings about a change in both their lives and to A cooking fiasco brings Linguini to the limelight and the friendship chord with the Remy makes the rest of the story move without much effort. It is tough to maintain balance when one has it all. Linguini and the rat go through typical struggles of life, love, power, and ego. But they soon realize it is honesty and humbleness that matters in the long run while recognition, fame and fortune follows. Villians like Anton Ego they get killed by their own action - what goes around comes around.

The movie ends with the dah!! moment. The rodent and Linguini has it all in the end. The formula is simple "It all comes to you when you live your dream without any pretense and arrogance."

1. The magic in the simple script and lessons through the little rodent attracts more adults than kids to the cinema hall.
2. Life is all about living your passion even if it means parting ways with your family and friends. When you are sucessful people will come back to you.
3. Values in life ensure sucess in the long run.
4. The constant struggle between the ego and alter ego makes the movie earthy and interesting. We all have such struggles in our life,
but we seldom listen to the inner voice.
5. Villians get taken care by their own action - what goes around comes around.
6. There is no shortcut to sucess. Honesty, hard work, and humbleness is the formula for lasting sucess.
8. Tough times and tough people don't last forever.
7. Anyone can cook - Life is simple and it is easy to get what you want provided you listen to your heart.
9. Life is all about receipes and flavors- the one with prejudice misses the flavor of life.

Did someone say Angels take themselves lightly and hence they fly?

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