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#181

Colette Linguini - Now that’s a post! :smiley:

Taking art too seriously can ultimately corrupt the true message, so I agree with you in that aspect. It is interesting and noteworthy, however, to interrogate several different people and ask what their take is on the subject. As was demonstrated, each individual has a unique and varying view on the matter, which makes the overall message all the more intriguing as far as its true content means to each entity.

I also like that exerpt you extracted from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I’m intrigued. I’ll have to hunt for the book itself now…

Oh, and thank you, by the way. :wink:

Hmm. What an interesting interpretation. I never thought of it that way before…

– Mitch

#182

The thing I love about this movie is the many inspiration quotes. Here are a couple from Auguste Guseteau:

[spoil]“You need only be aware…to stop and savour it.”[/spoil]

[spoil]“If you focus on what you’ve left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead”[/spoil]

Yeah, those are only the two I remember now because I have a shocking memory for lines. But if anyone can remember any others he has said… :wink:

#183

rachel- And the good thing is that these inspiration quotes don’t come off as too cheesy, thank goodness! :laughing:

#184

[spoil]“How can I describe it? Good food is like…music you can taste; color you can smell! You need only be aware…to stop and savor it…” - Gusteau

“You are an illustration. Why am I talking to you?” - Remy

“You’ve just lost your family; all your friends. You are…lonely.” - Gustea

“Heh, yeah! Well, you’re dead.” - Remy

“Ahh, but that is no match for wishful thinking!” - Gusteau[/spoil]

And then, of course, there was that whole brilliant scene at the end of the film…[spoil]where Remy and Gusteau have a little chat inside Skinner’s car trunk[/spoil], but other than that, you got all the good lines, rachel. :laughing: :wink:

– Mitch

#185

I love that line. Ha-ha!

#186

rachel - I know. Isn’t it great? :mrgreen:

[spoil]“Remy! What are you doing?” - Gusteau

“Ye-…ok, Emile…shows up…with all…! Heh… I said not to! I told him… He goes and blabs… Eh… It’s a disaster!” - Remy[/spoil]

Heh. I love that! I’m the oldest sibling too, so I know what it’s like to be in that kind of a situation. I was laughing so hard… (snigger)

– Mitch

#187

Mitch- Yeah, it is really great. Pixar have really sanded the undersides of Ratatouille’s drawers, that’s for sure. (You would have to have listened to the Monsters, Inc. commentary to get that). :wink:

Heheh. You can feel Remy’s annoyance with Emile sometimes. I like how Remy says “disaster” as well.

[spoil]Remy - “Emile! That’s specifically what I told you not to do!”

Emile - Yeah, but they’re my friends, I didn’t think you meant them…"

Git - “Is there a problem here?”

Remy - “No, there is NOT!”[/spoil]

:mrgreen:

#188

This movie had tons of memorable quotes, already a lot has been mentioned in here. I would like to point out an interesting thing that I noticed, when I was reading some Ratatouille fanfics online…there was a wonderfully written oneshot fic about the few moments which took place[spoil] just after Colette slapped Linguini in the kitchen…based on the lines that she said to Linguini[/spoil], and I thought that it was also brilliant in how it provided a wonderful flash of insight at the parallels in the relationship between Linguini and Remy and between Linguini and Colette.

Here’s her lines (roughly as I remember them) and how they hinted at the parallels:

[spoil]This one is a pretty obvious hint to the earlier part of the movie when Lingiuini was holding Remy in a glass bottle over the River Seine and was about to release the bottle into the river (of course we knew that he couldn’t bear to do it). I think that line is quite significant in that it does show that Linguini did have a kind heart…he didn’t and couldn’t let Remy drown, even when he knocked the bottle down accidentally he dived into the river to save him.
[/spoil]

[spoil]Again, though its not so obvious, I think this line is obliquely hinting towards the common element of the relationships between Colette and Linguini and Remy and Linguini up till that point of time…which is: mutual trust. Just like Linguini initially felt betrayed when he saw Remy escaping from the glass bottle after releasing him even though they had already made a pact to co-operate “we’re in this together, right?”…Colette also thought that Linguini had betrayed her trust and lacked sincerity by apparently disregarding her well meaning advice and guidance, and taking advantage of her kindness to win favors with Skinner. This line can also be thought of in a different way, that Remy, somehow, by accepting to become Linguini’s companion (with its inherent risks), indirectly helped him to become a successful “chef” which led to his eventual takeover of Gusteau’s kitchen as head chef and the deposing of Skinner, and making Gusteau’s popular again.[/spoil]

I think this really could be quite a bit of overanalysis of the lines on my part, but when you think about it a bit, it does kinda make sense…especially Colette’s first line.

Apart from the above, the most memorable quote I remembered from watching the movie for the first time was [spoil]the illusory Gusteau’s line when Remy first comes across a delicious loaf of bread in his first foray into Paris, the specter advises him not to fall to temptation and steal it, and then he says, “Food always comes to those who love to cook”, kinda cliche I would say but still a very apt line for the movie…since its all about food and cooking![/spoil]

Feel free to debate on the significance of the lines above if you wish to! It would be interesting to know what the rest of you think. :smiley:

#189

rachel - Haha! Actually, I do remember that part in the commentary to some degree. I believe that member DElf also has this quote in his signature, sooo… 'Tis pretty cool. :wink:

Haha! I love that bout of dialogue! :mrgreen:

Garion - Wow. How interesting! I wouldn’t mind elaborting on this…

Heh. Wow. I never viewed it in that light before. It does make perfect sense, when you think about it. I suppose I never connected the two situations together before because I was mainly focused on the relationship between Colette and Linguini and not Linguini and Remy. Yes, you make a very good point there. :slight_smile:

You know what I got from that?

[spoil]“Remy, you are better than that – you are a cook! A cook makes; a thief takes. You are not a thief.” - Gusteau

Simply stated: Don’t steal other artist’s ideas and work, because this will only dip you deeper into dangerous waters and plunge you into the realms of accusation and embarassment.

“I am hungry.” - Remy
“Haha. Food will come, Remy. Food always comes to those who love to cook.” - Gusteau

Again, simply stated: Inspiration will come naturally, whether you want it to or not. Your true talent is within yourself; only you can create a magnificent work of art that describes and openly displays your love for something.[/spoil]

Call me crazy, but that’s how I see it. Perhaps it’s just the silly fantasies of an artist… :wink:

But yeah, I love that exchange of dialogue, too! It seems that whenever Remy found himself in a corner…Gusteau was always there to help.

Good points, Garion! :smiley:

– Mitch

#190

All of Remy’s conversations with spectral Gusteau are even funnier when you think about the fact that he’s really just talking to himself. Even when Gusteau denies that Linguini is “nobody”. Huh!

Oh, and the quotes everyone mentioned are awesome (actually I think my favorite is Remy’s conversation with Django – “You can’t change nature.” “Change is nature, and it starts when we decide.” – even an embarrassingly large number of humans can’t figure that out!)… but I just sit and chortle to myself when I hear “No RUNNING UP AND DOWN MY BODY WITH YOUR LITTLE RAT FEET. D:<”

#191

Aha! You know, I never thought of it that way before! You’re right: In reality, he was really denying his own speculation(s)… Heh.

Nice catch. :wink:

– Mitch

#192

I miss this post, so I’m bringing it back to life. Heh. It might have been the closest thing we have had to intellectual conversation on this forum.
Now, all the great quotes have been mentioned, but I’ll bring up the bit between Colette and Linguini behind the restaurant:
“Guaaah, why is it so hard to talk to you?!”
Poor Linguini. Gotta love him. “I’m gonna risk looking like the biggest idiot psycho you’ve ever seen!” Hah. Way to go…

Sheila

#193

We once had a thread like this, but members ended up posting almost entire films. :laughing:

#194

That is true A113. And ultimately, it ended up being closed.

#195

Should I post what I posted on that thread that made it get closed? :laugh: :smiling_imp:

Here’s some good quotes:

Django: You’re not staying?
Remy: No. It’s not a big deal, Dad, I just…you didn’t think I was gonna stay forever, did you? I mean, eventually a bird’s gotta leave the nest.
Django: We’re not birds. We’re rats. We don’t leave our nests, we make them bigger.
Remy: Well, maybe I’m a different kind of rat.
Dijano: Maybe you’re not a “Rat” at all.
Remy: Maybe that’s a good thing!

Remy’s so awesome when he beats his dad! 8D

#196

For some funny reason, I laughed at that part, because it reminds me of my siblings and my fights together.

#197

Remy: We’re theives, Dad. And what we’re stealing, is, let’s face it: GARBAGE.
Django: It isn’t stealing if no one wants it.
Remy: If no one wants it, why are we stealing it?!?!?!?!!?

8D 8D 8D

#198

I can’t remember a lot of the quotes since I’ve seen this movie just once (but that will change on February 14th :smiley: ). But I really love this quote:

Django: “Now shut up and eat your garbage.” :laughing:

#199

That quote confuses me, since Remy wasn’t saying anything. He just pushed away a rotten starwberry or something.

#200

Emile: I don’t like secrets. All this cooking and reading and and…TV watching wwwhile we…read and cook! It’s like you’re involving me in crime, and I let you. Why do I let you?