[spoil]“Shut up and eat your garbage!”[/spoil]
This was one quote that made my friend stop eating his pop corn.
I haven’t gone through the whole thread because I don’t want to spoil the quotes for when I see Ratatouille the second time, but I loved this line:
[spoil]“Linguini to Colette: Because I love YOU…r advice.”[/spoil]
Heh heh. He’s so cute when he says that. <img src=“{SMILIES_PATH}/love2.gif” alt=“:loves:” title="In
Love" /> (I think that’s what he said)
rachel - Heheh. Yep, you got it! That was a pretty cute moment… Colette was all: “Whaaat?” (snigger)
– Mitch
You are it. That is it. And the way he says it, too, just sends shivers through me. Especially as it’s on the heels of the wonderful quote [spoil]“You’re telling me that the future is - can only be - more of this?”
The “can only be” chills me. It’s such a metaphorical anti-war moment, really. [/spoil]
And then Django - such a wonderful character, really - says, [spoil]“You can’t change nature.” Which, if you break it down, is a way of saying that “They are our enemies, and we are theirs, and we will always be enemies, and there’s no other way.” [/spoil]
And then the amazing, amazing comeback, the line you quote. it really says,[spoil] “We can end wars, we can make a better world, when we decide.” [/spoil]shiver Oh, wow! This is actually what makes me think that Ratatouille is more profound, has more levels and more metaphorical depth, than Incredibles (one of my all-time favourite movies, BTW) just because of all the underlying messages that you can choose to read or not.
Mitch, I’m with you on this one - yes, [spoil]Ego’s monologue [/spoil]is my all-time favourite, but it’s a monologue! My favourite line is this, and it really is, for my money, the strongest in the movie.
aZnCdn, I love you!
One thing that only the English geeks like me, apparently, notice: it’s not [spoil]“the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating itself”, [/spoil]but [spoil]“the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so” - meaning that the criticism designates ‘it’ =the junk - ‘so’ =as being junk. [/spoil]
[spoil]What’s taking those kids so long?- Remy’s dad (I can’t spell his name!)[spoil]
[spoli] The lady rat looks at him. I wonder who sh is…?[/spoil]
putmoneyinthypurse - My gosh, I’m being whisked away into the depths of the film just thinking about that quote…
[spoil]It’s interesting to note that certain people perceive/inhale the same message…only in a different light. For you, that particular quote of Remy’s connotates a meaning addressing the issue of war; however, to me it releases an entirely different message to its audience or select individuals. Here is how I interpret the quote:
“Change is nature, dad. The part that…we can influence. And it starts…when we decide…” - Remy
Yes. It starts…when we decide. How can one possibly hope to accomplish a near impossible feat, or overcome an obstacle that is seemingly immovable, without giving it a shot, going for the gold, and putting your all into achieving that goal? Remy made a crucial decision to abandon the option of quiting and instead headed for the top of the ladder. I just…see myself in this character…in that I am giving it my all, my effort, my heart, and my passion into a future that has not yet manifested itself. I am going to walk through those doors of Pixar Animation Studios one day, with God’s help, and I’m going to do it with a smile on my face and a satisfactory air upon my shoulders.
Deciding…is just the first step…
This also, to me, ties in with Ego’s pulsatingly beautiful and most satisfactory line, “But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism…designating itself.” (Or, “it so”, in your words.)
A seemingly uninteresting and foolish doodle by a young artist may, at a later time, transform into the Mona Lisa. An average piece of junk…is only what one’s first sketch may appear to be on the outside…[/spoil]
Quite beautiful. Quite beautiful, indeed. <img src=“{SMILIES_PATH}/love2.gif” alt=“:loves:” title="In
Love" />
Pixar Lover! - The name of Remy’s father is Django. 
– Mitch
Wow, compaired to you two I interpreted that line some what literally.
[spoil]“Change is nature, dad. The part that…we can influence. And it starts…when we decide…”
-Remy
While we may not be able to change some things, such as the laws of physics, we can change relationships. Part of the universe is there and is what it is, but a big part is what the resisdents of the universe made it into, the world is what is made of it. Just because we’ve always done something a certain way, doesn’t mean it’s the only way to do something, or the best one. If you don’t like your future, you can just go ahead and change it, just because the way that things currently relate to something makes it seem that you’re trapped in the situation doesn’t mean you are. the rules weren’t written by some inflixible, mystic force or by some powerful individual who cannot be challenged, they were written only by a person, just like those who aknowledge the rules, ether by following them, or defying them. As such, the rules are never written in stone, take the example of the rat extermination shop this conversation takes place in frount of, true there are people who think of rats as pests, there are even people like the shop owner who make a living off of such feelings, but then there are people who have pet rats and rat breeders who not only feel differently to the point of not only allowing the rats to live in their home, but actually bringing them there on purpose. It may be wrong to try to change another’s culture without understanding why these things are done, but you can change your own culture from the inside. While it may be easy or difficult to change some, especially on a large scale, it all begin when someone decides that a change needs to be made and that they are going to do something about it.
As for Ego’s line “The bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism…designating it so”
To me that means that when a critic criticises something at work, they are looking only at the image of the thing, compairing it to the standard for perfection. So they may describe something as being perfect, but in reality it only looks perfect and there is no emotion behind it and that it’s the same as if a machine made it. However if something is deemed as being junk, if you looked beyond the surface you’d see that there is a whole network of feelings and memories relating to the obeject and or when it was made. That there is a world of the unseen where criticism and image perfection fall by the wayside and that the emotions behide something is what truely matters and in the end while criticism may serve as a guideline, what really matters is how somebody reacts to the object, what someone who is truely experiencing it feels.[/spoil]
MiniChuchan - Hmm. I like your literal interpretations of both memorable phrases. How interesting it is that almost every individual views the same topic of discussion in their own, unique light.
– Mitch
Chuchan, I like the interpretations. Kinda unusual, and it took me a while to get, but I have to say, you do know what you are talking about. I think I like it about Ego and his Review the best.
There are so many inspirational quotes in this film: most of which have slipped my mind at the moment. (I told you this film was a lot to take in). But I love when Remy says: [spoil]I can’t choose between two halves of myself…[/spoil]. It really hit home with me.
I loved your interpretation of that line, [b]Mitch[//b]. I’m glad it had that effect of you. It did a little bit for me, as well.[spoil] You have to take responsibility for your own future, because no-one else will, nor should they.[/spoil]
Does this happen to anyone else?: They will have seen Ratatouille and everything’s fine and dandy, and you think you’ve forgotten all the quotes, then out of the blue one, will pop into your head clear as day?
This has happened to me with Colette saying [spoil]“I 'ate false modesty. It’s just another way to lie”[/spoil]. I mean, that quote is good, but not fantastic, so who knows why it popped up. Another one was: [spoil]“Why do they call it that?” “What” “Ratatouille. It just sounds like rat and patootie which does not sound delicious”[/spoil]. That quote is funny to imitate. , though. Heh.
Haha. Yeah, I think I know what you mean there after stating your/some examples. I pretty much know the whole movie by heart, so there aren’t really any “backround”/seemingly insignificant quotes that will suddenly pop into my head one morning. However, my sister and I will quote the film at random times throughout the day, and for no reason. Does that count? 
(snigger)
[spoil]By the way, I had absolutely no idea that Colette said, “I hate false modesty,” until recently. I could have sworn that she was speaking French. 
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Oh, and thank you, rachel. You’re absolutely right: [spoil]You have to choose the path that suits your tastes most, no matter what others say you should do.[/spoil]
– Mitch
I thought she said “I ate false medicine” or something (:lol:)…what does “false modesty” mean anyway?
Gasduude - Puh-haha!!! “False medicine”!! That’s hilarious…
Unless I am much mistaken, “false modesty” refers to an instance in which someone pretends to be truthful or modest when he/she is actually not. In other words, it’s a “false truth”. Eheh.
– Mitch
Gasduude - LOL!
You didn’t notice?! 
Anyways, I’ve always believed she says that [spoil]because of her previous relationships with men. Again, because it was very hard to be a woman in the haute cuisine world, I think that many man have lied to her, and she learned not to trust them.[/spoil] Just my opinion.
Maggie - I think you meant to say “Gasduude”. Eheheh.
No, I never noticed! It’s so pitiful. Janeane Garofalo did such a wonderful job in putting on a French accent that that particular phrase of Colette’s came off as a little “thick” to me.
I agree. It sure sounds like a plausible reason, and it ties in perfectly with her past life.
– Mitch
Mitch - Oops! Thanks for pointing that out! I’ve already fixed it!
Yeah, I think Jeneane did an wonderful job with her voice acting and with the French accent. 
Mitch - No worries! 
False modesty is when someone pretends that they aren’t good at something when they actually are, just so they can get praise. Oh and I love Janeane’s voice work. You can’t even tell it’s her. And it’s cool how she (and the other French people) leave off their "H"s. It just sounds really funny and authentic to me.
You’re so lucky to have a sister that will quote Ratatouille with you! It doesn’t work with anyone I know. sulks Oh well, I can quote my fav lines anyway, no matter their reaction. Heh. And yes, it does count.
Maggie - Haute cuisine?! You really are good at English! Err, I mean, French.
Maggie - No problem.
rachel - Yeah, she’ll quote pretty much any Ratatouille line with me at random moments. It’s actually quite hilarious…
Yes. There you go! Heheh.
– Mitch
That does sound funny!