I know there are a lot of things that didn’t seem right in Ratatouille, but this one has my brain hurting horribly.
When Remy is trying to wake Linguini up, there is one scene where Remy makes Linguini stand up, but for some reason, Linguini’s toque didn’t fall off, and neither did Remy? Can someone help me understand this better?
That’s an interesting point.
I suppose it’s a comical way of the bike rider’s “helmet hair”. So I guess for Linguini, his toque probably, in a simple way, was lightly “sealed” onto his head, and his hair kinda was heheh “toque hair”.
Good question though, as Remy had to crawl in there…
Oh yeah! That was one of the things I didn’t get that I didn’t list …
Yeah, there are many other times in the movie where he’s jumping around and stuff- I know it would only make things complicated if the hat fell off but it would’ve been more realistic to see some movement at least.
Unless … maybe there’s some sort of clip in their hair to keep it on? Wait no … then Remy wouldn’t have been able to just crawl on in there …
I’m stumped. 
Actually a clip would be a good idea…though in the scene when he’s about to reveal Remy to Collete, he seems to take it off alright without anything falling…
Hmm…maybe that scene would show or explain this predicament…
Chef’s toques are usually just placed on the head without any form of attachment, but they also usually fit a lot better than Linguini’s did- technically, none of his hair should be showing. 
I guess it just would’ve been a complication if it kept falling off all the time.
Heheh. I think that lizardgirl made a good point concerning this matter. Had Linguini’s hat constantly threatened to fall off…then that would have been one more thing for the animators to, well, animate. Either chef toques really do fit tightly on their owners’ heads, or the animation team at Pixar simply didn’t worry about making Linguini’s hat slip off so as to save time and money. (I assume that it’s the latter.) You can cheat when you’re an animator.
This also applies to the technique they used concerning Linguini’s toque being translucent. The Pixar team original had Remy constantly peeking out of the hat; however, this created complications, so they simply made the hat see-through. Viola’! Problem solved. 
– Mitch
On a side note about toques, Skinner heavily starches his to make it look as big/tall as possible heh heh.
That was genius, Pixar! I remember they also tried an approach with Remy in a drawer, slightly open, so he could see what was going on.
Remy was holding on to Linguini’s hair so he probably didn’t fall.
I have another one: Why is Gusteau’s a two-story building? 
A113 - In answer to your question: I imagine that this adds emphasis and a sort of triumphant, majestic quality to the restaurant as a whole. It isn’t so uncommon in such industries, I believe. In fact, there’s a little French cafe a couple minutes from my house that integrates this very aspect into their bistro; they have an extra story (or “attic”, more like) simply for decoration.
The building in which Gusteau’s resides may also have been something else before it was transformed into a restaurant. I could have been a parking garage, for all I care. (snigger)
– Mitch
Thanks for explaining that, Mitch!
LOL a parking garage.
A113 - Heheh. You’re welcome! Keep in mind that it was simply my hypthesis of the reason behind that, though.
– Mitch
The real reason probably is that, unlike in most parts of the US, where a restaurant could be built for its own sake, in Paris, and many cities where space is at a premium, a restaurant/store/what-have-you can just occupy the ground floor of an otherwise residential building (and have the sign on the top) while the rest of the building has a separate gate and is used in the usual way (residences, business, offices etc.) It’s so standard I never even gave it a second thought.
And Mitch? Absolutely heartwarming Christmas pic! I LOVE it!
putmoneyinthypurse - I have also heard of multi-complex buildings beind used as a sort of “bi-residence”. Interesting (and a good point). I can’t believe I never thought of that until you brought it up.
And thank you! Touche, actually – I love your screen name.
– Mitch
That’s what I thought as well, and given Remy’s size and the good footing possible with his “little rat feet,” he could hold on the toque with any angle up to horizontal.
Wow, that’s genius, nubetre! I’ll accept this as my official theory, the…uh…Angle Theory? 
Yes, thanks, nubetre!
nubetre - Not to get off the subject, but did you draw that image or was it sketched by someone else?
– Mitch
I recognize the pic from the Ratatouille coloring book, but I think he photoshopped it for the second one. 
Am I right, nubetre?
I’m guessing it was one of those things where the Pixar guys had to cheat - kinda similar to Boo’s laughing in Monsters Inc. The lights couldn’t flicker every time Boo giggled, or it would distract from the story. I’m guessing thing would’ve been a little more complicated had they messed with the physics of the toque.
All the same, I can’t help wondering why chefs don’t have some kind of attachment on their toques - it seems to me they would just fall right off.
Exactly right, CGI Clownfish, I got the image from the coloring book, and it seemed ideal for an illustration of my theory, so I just moved Remy a bit and tilted Linguini 30 degrees for the other one.
Posting from Tel Aviv right now, it’s about 50 degrees warmer than Boston, It’s still crazy that everyone’s saying it’s cold out. Found the רטטוי (Ratatouille) DVD (though it’s still showing in some theatres, curious), and there’s one of those WALL-E standees (the cardboard robot) at the biggest theater around here, though they were closed, so I unfortunately couldn’t get a closer look. I’ll be back in 2 weeks, and I’ll be up to my old photoshopping again.
