Nothing says valentines weekend than a rat achieving his dreams 🐀✨🥰

This was such an important movie for me as a creative person. "Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere" really inspired me to continue pursuring my dreams! Def my fave Pixar movie, so much heart and soul is in it.

I'm from nyc and I have a story to tell about them rats. Lemme set the scene: it was almost 3am, I was sitting on the subway platform, the only person there, I was eating a sandwich, and I see a rat on the tracks. I think nothing of it I see those all the time. But then, he climbs up on the platform. He's about 2 yards from me. He looks at me, looks at my sandwich. He starts to crawl towards me. I shake my head. He stops. I say "you want some?" He stares at me. In that moment of eye contact we share a moment of solidarity. Of friendship. I know he is saying yes please I would love a piece of sandwich. I tear off a piece and toss it to him. He grabs it with his little hands and eats it in like 2 bites. He starts to walk away, back down to the tracks, and he stops, turns around, and looks at me again. I can tell he is thanking me. I say "no problem buddy" and then he scurries off and runs down the tunnel and out of sight.

All of Colette's kitchen tips are real advice for working in a high end kitchen. Say what you want about Disney, but Pixar does their homework.

fun fact: Rats don't have a gag reflex so Linguini's soup was literally so bad that it broke the laws of biology. also, would love to see your reactions to Arcane! it's a really great show and you can love it even without knowing anything about league! (as proof by comment sections I've seen, and my own sister and a few of my friends I've shown it to)

Linguini's first name is Alfredo, which is why it's hilarious that his name is Alfredo Linguini

That point about men overtaking "feminine" industries- same thing with teaching and nursing! People who deny the wage gap say that men follow the money when it comes to finding a job, but the reality is that money follows men smh

"Imagine seeing a rat drop from the ceiling" Me who's had a rat drop from the ceiling above me: *nervous sweating*

Horst is the best character in this film. “I killed a man. With THIS thumb”

I really loved the movie growing up. But I always felt sad for the chefs who left Linguine after finding out the truth, cause during the movie all of them really got along with each other and for them to just leave and not join the gang in the new restaurant is really sad. I know they had a realistic reaction to LITERAL cooking rat, an animal, to which most people would consider both impossible and insane. I just wish we got to find out what happened to them at the end.

the condition you're talking about when remy is eating food is called Synesthesia. It's actually the inspiration behind a lot of the abstract art going on whenever Remy is eating!! I've met a few people with synesthesia as well as read a lot of research books on the topic it's such an interesting brain phenomena.

I like how they didn’t make the dad like a villain he genuinely cares for his sons and is looking out for their well being it’s just all he knows

14:07 regarding cooking being a traditionally feminine hobby/responsibility, but the professional side of the industry is overtaken by men, that goes for SO MANY things! Like women are supposed to be into fashion, but who are the top designers? Men. Women do hair and makeup and men don’t care about their appearances, right? But the notable makeup artists and hair stylists? Men. Shit is wild. It’s like we can do these things as hobbies and for ourselves, but can’t be “one of the greats”

About the " peasant dish " thing, it's because ratatouille isn't a gastronomic dish so normally it's not the typical dish you can eat in a restaurant like Gusteau's. About Ego's flash-back, in France we called that " a Proust madeleine " in reference of the french writer Marcel Proust who said the madeleines odor is one oh his childhood memories. The exact definition is something who reminds us our childhood.

One thing I’ve always wondered is why doesn’t remmy write things out. He clearly knows how to read and he understands humans. He could write something like “Hi. My name is remmy. Nice to meet you”

I think the reason Remy wanted the credit at that point was because before, when Linguine was going to tell Collette, it was going to be bad for both of them. But, after Linguine got with Collette, Remy was kind of ignored by him and also then he fell off the bike and a bunch of people screamed and called him disgusting. So before, he was just being a friend and helping out and thought he was gonna help make a difference. But, after the whole altercation with the humans, he felt like the change he wanted wasn't going to happen and that's why he wanted the credit then, so that the change he wanted could happen and he could be the one cooking and following his dream.

fun fact: rats are incapable of actually gagging/vomiting. Linguini's stew was so bad that it literally broke the laws of nature.

Some times ratatouille is made less fancy, you can see it in the flashback where it's just a normal looking stew. I'm guessing Remi made it fancy looking because it's a fancy restaurant. The fancy way doesn't look like a stew but the other way does.

I've never actually seen this movie, but my sister loved it back in the day, to the point that when she got her two pet rats, who were brothers from the same litter, she named them Remy and Emile.

Ratatouille came out when I was about four, so it's one of the first movies I actually remember *processing* the story of. And I was always set on being an artist. I was always a bookworm. And on top of that, I'm also an autistic who's sensory issues mainly screw with how I process food, rather than sounds or lights. So I really WAS the Remy of my family: much more selective and always creating even when I shouldn't have been! And my family didn't like me much for it. And other people were even worse; the same way they don't want rats in the kitchen, my schools didn't want a disabled kid like me around the "normal" people, let alone getting the same good education or opportunities. Even though I was just as worthy and capable in my case, and wanted it more than anyone. I saw a lotta myself in the film back then and that never changed, either. I did animation in high school, the best visual arts high school in my state, and I'm a whole cartoonist now working on starting my first comic. So... gotta say, it's my favorite Pixar film to this day as well! One of the most realistic-to-life ones as well!

i had no idea people drew remi as controlling linguini while he was... 😳 with colette.. 😭😭 i want to go back go not knowing

Yeah, ratatouille is technically a stew. The version made in this movie is a confit byaldi, which you should totally make :)) Love the new tattoo!

14:03 As much of a point she does have, I also feel that Collette was unfoundedly hostile towards Linguini. He was about to compliment her, and she jumps the gun, assuming he's going to be as sexist as most others she's likely met. At first at least. 29:26 I guess this is the "Teela mentality." Only caring that they were lied to. Not giving any thought to anything else. The restaurant, it's legacy, Anton, their jobs, nothing.

When the critic asked to see the chef after one spoonfull of soup because it was so good, is like when you taste a really good Tom yum. Even the first spoonfull is unforgettable.

I just watched this today because of how chill it is! It's such a great movie

Ego: _You've been playing without an opponent._ Remy: *makes Ratatouille* _You were never even a player._

The guy asking what's new is Thomas Keller, the movies chef consultant! The ratatouille recipe they use at the end is a variation of HIS recipe!

9:25 Remy was actually cooking Vichyssoise, a potato and leek soup with cream. You can eat it when the soup is cold, too.

Ratatouille, The Incredibles and Wall-E are top tier pixar films

You've always been gorgeous but lately it seems like your personality is showing through your wardrobe. You look so confident! Get it girl!

There has been chefs who had a mental breakdown, burned their restaurant down or even offed themselves because they lost a star

I've made both Ratatouille Confie Byaldi like the one in the movie. Which is a lot of prep but it is really good! And recently I made the Traditional Stew style and while also just as much prep feels so much more comforting. Also yes Ratatouille has its origins as a peasant dish. Probably cuz it was much easier and cheaper to buy just vegetables for a meal than to also have meat added. But I don't really know 😅

The shop with dead rats at 20:23 is a real place in Paris! It’s called Aurouze and co. Creepy, lol!

Fun fact when I went to France we actually found a store with dead rats displayed in front, no clue if they were real but it was nasty.

You're stunning yet again. Nice to see you reviewing the film that ALMOST was released without Disney's involvement. THIS is what made the Disney/Pixar union stronger before the weakening of said union. The weakening is Disney keeping Pixar films, NOT attached to an already established franchise, from being shown in theaters or doing same day theatrical and streaming release.

The random comentary about lewd art caught me off guard, hahaha. Sophia what have you been browsing?

Here's a fun fact: Disney & Pixar's Ratatouille has won the Best Animated Feature Film Awards 2008.

I recommend Ever After: A Cinderella Story. It's so good and has its own story other than having just the generic cinderella plot line. 10/10 in my opinion.

6:27 I mean "draw me like one of your French girls" am I right. French kissing. "Fine" dining. French stereotypes checklist. Me personally I don't think any cuisine can be the best cuisine. It depends on the chef, depends on the dish, depends on individuals taste. I can't survive without Asian cuisine(if Thanos snapped Asian dishes away I would literally just cease to breathe) , however my favourite dish ever is Lasagna.

My mom loves this movie actually, I even saw a Easter egg from the roller skate scene where if you look at the mine carefully you’ll find out it’s bomb voyage from the incredibles.

My favorite movie, i really relate to Remy. It’s so expertly crafted, from the writing to the voice acting, everything is great.

19:36 BOOM, right there, the reason this film is my favorite of Pixar's. "I want to make things." And yes yes, I know, and you're right, to a degree, it does come across as a little whiney and derivative, the whole "I want to follow my dreams and change the world" schtick is a tried and true Disney formula. It's practically a part of Disney's DNA at this point in their business plan. But I saw it a little differently. Listen to what he says take it at face value: "I want to make things." He doesn't, in fact, want to change the world or become a hero or even strike a blow for the rights of rats or anything else so dramatic. He very clearly states that he wants to create things that weren't there before, regardless of what it does to him or his family. Remy is a shockingly selfish character...and maybe that's not a bad thing. Think about his actions: trying to steal saffron and getting himself found-out in the process, which leads to his family being expelled from their hiding place and his separation from them in the sewer system? HIS fault. Fixing the soup that Linguini screwed up, only to to be caught and almost killed for his actions? HIS choice. Being given the chance to run when Linguini lets him out of the jar and yet still returning, since it's really the only chance he has of getting back into the kitchen and doing what he wants to do? HIS risk. He doesn't even really look for the family he uprooted from the farmhouse and sent into the sewer; the first 30 minutes of the film are devoted to his exploits with his new man-puppet in the restaurant. It's only after he finds them that he realizes his next move is NOT to return to the relative safety/predictability of his family. He has a conversation with his father, who tries to convince him that humans will never see him as anything other than a pest. "You can't change nature." To which Remy says "Change IS nature...and it starts when we decide." He has made a decision on what he wants and it really doesn't gel with what his family wants or how the modern human world sees him. He's effectively on his own. And you noticed a significant change to his character again at 25:31...suddenly, after making the restaurant famous again and getting Linguini a date with Collette and helping him establish his right of ownership to the restaurant, Remy is excited by the idea of a little recognition for his work. It would put everything he's done so far into jeopardy...but maybe that risk is worth it at this point. As you said, Remy is what in rat years? 30? 45? If he is at best a year old when he meets Linguini, that mean's he's got 1, maybe 2 more years, max, to make an impact in the field he loves most. He probably isn't thinking in those terms, but he wants it enough to risk exposure and, let's be frank, EXECUTION if he is discovered. His judgment is hampered throughout the rest of the film as well, all to achieve his goal...letting his clan into the kitchen, almost getting caught by Skinner and then running away from his family after they rescue him, just to almost get killed by the kitchen staff AGAIN? He is single minded, to the point where the restaurant is SHUT DOWN because he had to make a point to Ego and everyone else. ...and I'm not sure that's a bad thing. Remy said it himself: "Change IS Nature...and it starts when we decide." STARTS. Remy isn't a freedom fighter or a civil rights advocate or a folk hero...he just wants to make things. He wants to create, like any artist. Sometimes that means breaking rules, being selfish and putting yourself first, even if it could destroy everything you already have...like Remy does throughout the film. As someone who likes to cook and build and generally do things with his hands as much as possible, I get it. Most times, we are aware that our creations, our 'art' --to be so blatantly pedantic--is probably not going to make us famous, change the world or drastically improve our lives...and that's ok. It doesn't necessarily NEED to. The guy down the street in his hole-in-the-wall little restaurant who makes my Italian beef sandwich, does he think himself a great artist? I don't know, but the sandwich is awesome and I hope he continues to make them...the impact is there, even if it's small. The fact that we are doing what we love and do it to the best of our ability is, more often than not, the best we can hope for, if only because we are realistic about our situation. Even Remy makes a concession or two when the new restaurant opens...I can guarantee that while he is the brains behind the menu and the kitchen operation, Linguini, Collette and Ego are the face and organizers of that new place. If the inspector comes, I don't know how they are going to explain away all the tiny little gangways and ladders in the kitchen, but they'll think of something. Remy has to be ok with the idea that the fame and adulation for his art is, at best, peripheral, and that his greatest achievement is, probably, some lasting safety/security for his family and business partners. It's a START...a good start, but the world has not changed it's mind about rats in general. There is at least one rat doing what he loves, and for now, that is enough. Perhaps one day a leopard will start painting at the zoo and it will be discovered as a piece of new-age art, or a moose will be found in the Klondike with a voice like Eric Clapton, if someone will listen to him long enough to hear. After all he has gone through, at least Remy is making things, good things, things he can be proud of...we should all be so lucky and feel so accomplished in the things we do every day. Great review, great film choice. Also the big rat, his name is Git, the one who seems to be flexing all the time? He as a test sample tag in his ear, which seems to indicate he was part of a batch of rats that had been experimented on in a lab. I like to think he escaped and the clan adopted him as like a surrogate Luca Brasi, so that the "family" has a degree of protection. I dunno, that's my head cannon. What's next? Take care! 😁

My father always says: “A dirty mind is a joy forever.”

Hey you should watch the wiz from 1978 it's so good and it's a musical

If I had to choose I think that I would choose The incredibles to be the perfect Pixar movie and just as a movie all together ( could you review it in the future please ? )

22:16 "really old korean dramas" LMAO! as an avid kdrama watcher i'm sad to say that a lot of kisses are still like this ;;

22:31 nice little detail here: Ego checks the wine's vintage, then stops himself from spitting it out.

32:52 No???? I had never even thought of that, why would bring that into my cognition, Sophia? Now I AM imagining it D: People drew that????

When ego has his flashback of his mother I cry everytime. I can't help it.. just such a beautiful scene👍🏼

6:50 Remy means he was under Paris when he was sitting in the sewers with the book waiting for the clan. The house at the beginning was definitely in the countryside, but the sewers led him to the city.

Omg! when i saw this as a kid i also thought ratatouille was just nothing but stacked pepperoni. and i loved this movie so much that whenever i had pizza i would try to take the pepperoni and try to make it look like how it does in the movie. lol of course, i couldnt. either it didn't come out right or there wasn't enough to make it.... good times!

Ratatouille holds a special place in my heart because it was the first Pixar movie I saw in theaters, I was 6 at the time

i watched this vid where a chef told ppl the insides of having a restaurant and he said that is actually very hard to get five stars like you have to practically live in your restaurant to have a 5 so i guess losing a star is a pretty big deal for them jsjs

OMG THE TATTOO LOOKS SOOOO GOOD

6:20 it was literally just a crumb too, it's not like he was gonna steal the half of bread 😂

Love this movie. It inspired me to cook growing up. Learned all my mom's Mexican dishes and cook for her now whenever we visit each other. Also it's GIF not JIF.

UP IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE PIXAR MOVIE BUT RATATOUILLE HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART (because my French teacher during all of middle school would have us watch this film during the end of the school year on movie day!) AND IS DEFINITELY IN MY TOP THREE ALONG WITH MONSTERS INC!

Ratatouille is a childhood classic ahhh

Ratatouille has been my favourite Pixar movie for at least a decade now. I could never explain why, and I still can't. It just holds a special place in my heart.

This is my childhood😩 and I swear every time I watch this movie it makes me feel like a chef a Paris and that I can cook but I know damn well I’m fooling myself bc I can’t cook for shit😭😭😭

This is my favorite Pixar movie and it’s a masterpiece imo, the voice acting, plot, pacing etc are great and then you have the beautiful song le festin that plays, Anton egos revelation and monologue at the end which peter o toole nails

My cousin once STEPPED on a dead rat in a mall parking lot. I wasn’t there but I heard how high she jumped. That is not something one recovers from quickly! 😰

Ratatouille is a certified classic🐀

I loved the opening! It's hilarious, showing an elderly woman grabbing a double barrel shotgun. I guess if an exterminator is expensive, when in doubt, grab a shotgun and deal with the problem yourself. Lol!

Low key this video is Sophia dropping places she's been. "I've been to France" "This one time I was in New York City" Not even a third through and I reckon there will be more city drops. 😎

Electric stoves and induction tops are common in Europe bc the buildings are so old.

I’VE TRIED RECREATING THAT SCENE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE HE’S EATING THE STRAWBERRY AND CHEESE TOGETHER AND HAVING SUCH A SURREAL AND SUBLIME REACTION- IT DIDN’T FEEL THE SAME FOR ME- 😭

Is nobody gonna talk about the fact that Skinner said “One can get ‘too familiar’ with vegetables, you know!”? Literally the BEST adult joke ever.

People forget that Linguini is his LAST name. His first name is Alfredo! His full name sounds even sillier then: Alfredo Linguini. His full name was said when he first shows up on screen. "Alfredo Linguini, Renata's little boy!"

He died due to severe depression because he lost a star, also I doubt it'd be easy to get it back.

So fun fact Linguini voice actor is a storyboard artist who worked in Ratatouille, he also worked in The Incredibles and the Powerpuff Girls, he's name is Lou Romano.

As a former cook of a 4 stars hotel in Bangkok, and an apprentice of a professional chef. As I am a man here. I strongly agree about your opinion about professional chefs being mostly a man and not many women, let's speak profession here then. I think it's very accurate that many professionals are men more than women for some reason, this goes for all kinds of professions as well. I also like many messages that this movie gives to us viewers as well, especially that last one about being a chef, it's true that not everyone can cook or become a professional, but a professional can come from anyone, from anywhere. It truly is what inspired me and my friends to take a culinary class and through hard work, some of us become a professional chef, but some others like me who weren't able to take the pressure, choose to take another path. But even on that path, we did enjoy our experience as an apprentice for a great chef. Speaking of rats and rodents in the kitchen, it's truly like that, it's a red alert when we found one. Even the tiniest cockroach is a no-no.

Queen you look amazing as usual

13:16 But you understood everything soo far even from Remi's part soo that comes too show how well written and animated the movie is ♡

It would've been a nice touch to see call outs in the kitchen. 'I need three all day!!' 'or 'CORNER!!' and 'BEHIND!!' or my personal favorite 'COMIN OUT, HOT HOT HOT!!' 😂 It'd be a DREAM to work in such a huge kitchen (esp. for such a space with like...less than 20 tables.) Also, appreciated how the 'imaginary chef' stated that the dishwashers are VITAL. How are you gonna serve food to customers without plates? I've worked in restaurants where the dishwasher got disrespected by the bosses and quit on the spot. Ground that lunch rush to a HALT. They're some of the nicest most hard working people you'll ever meet.

I watched this movie so many times when I was little that I have the dialogue momorized but like, in Spansh, cuz that's how I watched it orignally. It's kind of scary how clear I can hear the voices even in a different language with different actors

I watched this and "The Menu" back to back. It was a crazy experience!

Ratatouille is Pixar's Creme de la creme ❤ Happy Birth month Sophia 🥳

Me whenever I see a rat: REMY??? lol I love this movie so much

the fact that i have never seen this movie yet but now i really want to T___T

Fun theory people have is that the college were Remy used to live was the same cottage ego grew up in so Remy's cooking reminds him of his mother because he pretty much learned to cook from seeing her

This movie actually made me love cooking. But it also made me a diva in the kitchen.

Started watching Sophia Phan videos a couple months ago. Now i watch all of them! 💯

Sophia uploaded-it's gonna be a great week my dudes

I didn't like this movie when it came out but I recently watched it on Disney + I love it so much more

My mom watched this with me as a child and ever since she saw Colette on screen she ALWAYS tells me to "keep your station clear," whether I'm cooking or doing something else

MY FAVORITE MOVIE!!!!! Ah so glad u did this one!!!!! Love u

ayo, thanks for the valentine gift, my favorite movie with one of my favorite youtubers

The voice actor for Lingunini is Lou Romano, a now ex-Pixar employee (he's currently at Laika Studios) so he is an american. It's not uncommon that Pixar employees or directors making voices for their movies as their scratch voices (which are meant as temporary placeholders until they're replaced by actual voice actors) becomes so good that no actor can't match them. Storyboard artist/story man Joe Ranft (passed away in 2005 during production of Cars, in a car accident) did many voices including Lenny in Toy Story 1, Heimich in A Bug's Life, Wheezy in Toy Story 2, Pete "Claws" Ward in Monsters, Inc., Jaques in Finding Nemo and Red and Peterbilt in Cars, as well as playing a clown and Elmo St. Peters in Brave Little Toaster and Igor in The Nightmare Before Christmas. Director Brad Bird voiced Ambrister in this movie, as well as Edna Mode in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2. Andrew Stanton, the director of Finding Nemo and Dory, voices Crush in both and the talkative clam in Finding Dory. Co-director Bob Peterson voiced Roz in Monsters, Inc., Monsters University and Monsters At Work (not done by Pixar but several Pixar people were consulants on the series), Dug in Up, Dug's Special Mission, Dug Days and Carl's Date and Alpha in all except Dug Days and Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo and Dory. Animator (and director of The Good Dinosaur and Elemental) Pete Sohn voices Emile in this movie as well as the Mugger in The Incredibles, Squishy in Monsters University, Forrest Woodbush in The Good Dinosaur, Ciccio in Luca and Sox in Lightyear (seemingly becoming the new John Ratzenberger though unlike him, he hasn't made a voice in every movie since Luca). The list can be made long, so I'll stop here.

It is a simple message, but that's what makes it great. I really want a wooden sign just like the one at the end of the movie in my kitchen someday, but with "Anyone can cook" on it.

I only had a fireworks eating moment a couple of times. When I had my grandmother’s couscous for the first time in a while, the first time I had pizza as a kid and when I had broccoli soup with fresh, warm bread in the Château Versailles. Because gorgeous, gorgeous girls love having soup in pretty palaces ✨

when my comfort channel uploads some of my favorite movies during my birth month as well

Love the tattoo😩❤️

For my whole childhood I wanna taste those foods It's a stupid idea to watch this without eating 😭

happy valentine's day to all my fellow singles I appreciate how great you are even if noone else does! And a big one to you Sophia best valentine I've ever gotten🌹.Also something is different about you I cant put my finger on it wait hold on let me ask the little lady in the hat.

"What, for one rat?" You have an acceptable number of rats you'd be ok with walking across your food? 😜🤣

Cook, singer, gemologist, or interior designer. Those were my ideals on my future as I grew up. I was actually gonna start college for Interior Design but I began having seizures before I could step foot into that college. It’s illegal for me to drive because of my epilepsy so getting even a job is almost impossible. I mean seriously, what company is gonna hire someone that could easily suddenly collapse and get terribly hurt or even die if they fell wrong? In front of costumers no less. Before y’all say it I know it’s illegal for an employer to refuse me because of my disability. They could just use the fact that there are a lot more people that fit the job other than me. But because of my disability I have been able to practice my photography. It’s helped.

Omg i love your haircut!

Love your videos you are soo funny keep up the amazing work

The scene with the older woman threw me off, as I recall reading that France has a strict gun law and probably wouldn't allow a gun like she has to be fired willy-nilly as it was in her own home like that.