āUpā and āRatatouilleā open the exact same way. They both begin with a biographical program on a major character that sets up a major aspect of the story. With āRatatouilleā, its Gusteauās restaurant being disliked by Ego, and for āUpā it was Muntz being stripped of honor with his suspicious discovery. And to top it off, they both seem to give hints to the whole theme of the story. āRatatouilleā's intro ends with Ego saying he doesnāt think anyone can cook - setting up the plot and theme. Likewise, āUpā shows Muntz flying off in his blimp with the narrator cheering him on his adventure. I swear Pixar was up to something and tried making a giant allusion to each film. Thereās no WAY this could just be coincidence.
Same thing with The Incredibles.
I believe Pixar said that their intros are similar in that fashion.
[spoil]In my opinion, Up pulled it off the best because it had the main character there from the start, so it doesnāt feel separate from the rest of the movie as it is connected with the character.[/spoil]
I noticed the similiar intros, and with Up and Wall-E, I noticed that they both have [spoil]an air/spacecraft of some sort tilting to the side and somehow helping the protagonists[/spoil]
Yeah, thereās a lot of jokes in the movie that I feel like donāt get that much appreciation, and Iāve been with a lot of different audiences. That particular line does seem a bit ignored, and itās pretty funny.
I didnāt notice that many similarities with Up, but Iāve only seen Ratatouille once. Maybe Iāll notice it when I watch it next week.
There was a similarity with Finding Nemo. What similarity, you ask? Well, letās just sayā¦ [spoil]To get to Muntzās blimp, go through the trench, not over it.[/spoil]
