Warning! - It is upon your own will
that you read the following spoilers emitted from the upcoming Pixar film,
Ratatouille. Spoiler content described below was received solely from information on
the film itself, and is not the act of pure guesswork.
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Introduction ~
Welcome to the spoiler thread. I have decided that, due to an
abrupt overload of information obtained from scanning various books and articles on the afore-mentioned film, a
topic of discussion was needed for this branch of “media”. The following spoilers (below) that are
available for reading can be found in the following Ratatouille books and video
game:
[i]The Art of Ratatouille
Ratatouille, Read-Aloud Storybook*
Ratatouille: The
Video Game[/i]
I recently took a short-lived journey to a local bookstore in my area, this
bookstore bearing the title of Borders. While browsing along the numerous isles upon
isles of novels available for purchase, I came – with the help of a young woman – across a collection of
Ratatouille-related books and short stories suited particularly for young children.
One of these books happened to be a junior novelization of Ratatouille, in which the
entire story was described. I did not read the ending of the book, nor did I purchase it, but as I began surfing
along the pages for a couple of minutes…some rather juicy information on the film presented itself to me in a
very enticing way. Henceforth, I just had to spill out the secrets here…
Below, and for your viewing
pleasure, you will find a descriptive bout of spoiler-related content that will take place in the film. Such
spoilers include previously unannounced characters and character names, scenes from the film, and even a possible
ending (which will be explained in its full entirety later on in the game). Enjoy!
*The title of this
particular book may not be entirely accurate.
[b]Characters and
Character Names[/b] -
Desiree - Remy’s mother. She is the
not-so-thrilled owner of two hundred young and rascally rats – Remy’s numerous brothers and sisters. Her build
resembles that of a rather plump and vocacious opera singer, especially considering that, in the
Art of Ratatouille hardcover book, some conceptual art of her singing into a match
stick is depicted.
Twitch - The name of this particularly skinny and
scruffy-looking rodent was obtained from the Ratatouille video game (demo). His
relation to Remy is unknown…for the time being.
[b]Film Sequences –
Linguini et Colette[/b] -
This particular scene was described in the
“Ratatouille, Read-Aloud Storybook” that I just recently came upon, and it
nicely ties together a small collection of scenes that have been previously displayed openly to the public: two
were featured in the Ratatouille podcast, [i]Linguini a la
Carte[/i], I believe; the third was shown in the official trailer.
Sentences in
bold are sequences that we have seen before…
[i]As dawn
creeps through the windows and into the confines of the kitchen, [b]Remy happens upon a sleeping
Linguini, whom is sprawled in an undignified manner across the floor, his hand and one side of his face propped
up against his mop and bucket[/b]. The poor garbage boy, it seems, was up all night having a talk with
Skinner. Matters don’t seem to get any better as Colette pulls up into the back lot on her revving, black
motorcycle…
Desperate, Remy travels under Linguini’s cylindrical chef’s hat and pulls the nodding
garbage boy to his feet…before slipping over his eyes a set of dark, very “groovy”-looking shades.
In comes Colette, her mind on Linguini and her sentences obviously on the same subject, due to the fact that
she tries to get Linguini’s attention for a good few seconds. Linguini, however, is completely unaware of
anything going on around him…as he is still under the spell of his sleep state; henceforth, Remy does
everything in his power to wake his curly-haired marionette up, tugging on his hair again and again…but to no
avail.
Linguini finally starts to snore, which doesn’t impress Colette at all and snaps her back into her
bad mood and attitude. [b]She slaps Linguini across the face with all the strength she can
muster[/b], shouting insults at the now fully-awakened Linguini and confessing that she liked him all
along. With that parting exclaimation, she marches out the back door…
At least Linguini is now awake,
but with Remy sprawled across the floor (due to the fact that Linguini’s chef’s hat had flown off when Colette
had hit him)…things aren’t looking all to pleasant from the ground, especially considering the fact that
Linguini has just followed Colette back outside…trying to explain and regain her attention and confidence.
(I suppose that Remy and the chef’s hat somehow find their way back onto Linguini’s head during or
in-between these scenes.)
[b]"I have a tiny… A…a little. Ughhh…
Atinychefwhotellsmewhattodo!" the confuddled garbage boy blurts out in front of his love
affair.[/b]
Colette is confused, albeit a little flabbergasted. Not as flabbergasted as Remy,
however, who immediately realizes the danger of the situation. He can’t let Linguini tell Colette about him,
otherwise he’ll be doomed! With his paws clutched tightly on a blotch of Linguini’s untidy hair, Remy
unrelentingly yanks back…in an attempt to keep Linguini from spilling “the secret” to Colette. Far
from separating the two, however, the opposite happens: Linguini ends up giving Colette a nice
kiss…[/i]
(After this scene, I am unsure as to what occurs in the end; however, I would
speculate that Colette seems to love the smooch…as there is a drawing of her and Linguini riding happily
together on her motorcycle a page or two after the incident.)
Various Spoiler-related Content -
- [i]Remy walks upright and on two feet in an attempt to keep his
hands clean. Emile has to constantly remind Remy to not do this in front of their father, Django.[/i]
- [i]Django, Remy’s father, is also the leader of the rat clan
that he is a part of.[/i]
- [i]Linguini is Gusteau’s
son, which explains the letter that we see in Remy’s mouth in the official trailer for the film. Strictkly
speaking, Linguini’s mother sent a note to Skinner…begging him to give her son a job. Skinner accepted, though
relentingly. I don’t believe that he ever did did tell Linguini that he was the son of a famous culinary chef,
but Remy eventually finds out via the note, and so he abducts it from Skinner and carries it back to Linguini for
him to discover. When Linguini realizes this, his confidence is boosted, and he earns continuous admiration and
respect (along with some help from Remy in aiding him in preparing culinary delights). This newfound gratitude,
however, soon causes the once undermined garbage boy to become a little inflated in his pride, and earns from
Remy a mounting taste of disgust…[/i]
[b]Speculative
Spoiler[/b] -
[i]I am not entirely sure if I am correct but, based on some very
“hinted-upon” evidence in the “Art of Ratatouille” book, it appears as if Remy (and/or
Linguini) ends up owning his own restaurant entitled “Le Ratatouille” near the end of the
film.
Again, this is partially
speculative…[/i]
[b]Feel free to add to the list of
spoiler-related content, if you wish![/b]
– Mitch
Thanks! 
Accidentally in love…
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