Director: Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava

Barney Waller
16th January 2017
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Pixar. 2007.

Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Pixar. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Barney Waller Barney Waller https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/501669dbda644b077f4fc93f50f94aea?s=96&d=mm&r=g 16th January 2017 25th May 2021

Within Ratatouille, the scene in which Remy figures out that he is able to control Linguini, Brad Bird confounds expectations through undermining the stereotype about the animality of rats, and using…

Harriet Brodie
16th January 2017
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava. Pixar. 2007.

Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava. Pixar. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Harriet Brodie Harriet Brodie https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/84d2b4b7b56cbeb4172aa793ff306e0b?s=96&d=mm&r=g 16th January 2017 25th May 2021

Brad Bird’s Ratatotuille challenges how we stereotypically perceive rats through the depiction of the protagonist, Remy. The narrative shows Remy struggling with finding acceptance in human society, despite the exceptional cooking talents…

Joseph Nixon
16th January 2017
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Buena Vista Pictures. 2007.

Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Buena Vista Pictures. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Joseph Nixon Joseph Nixon https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/76d98c84d13d3c7dc7dac0436bee5d23?s=96&d=mm&r=g 16th January 2017 25th May 2021

Brad Bird’s 2007 computer-animated film Ratatouille uses its mode as animation to establish an alternate logic to the real world, enabling communication between humans and animals. The turning point that establishes this…

Anna Davies
16th January 2017
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Buena Vista. 2007.

Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Buena Vista. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Anna Davies Anna Davies https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0dc0258e22a9421381e10aff88cb0627?s=96&d=mm&r=g 16th January 2017 25th May 2021

In a world where humans are relentlessly attempting to control and train animals, it is intriguing to see this portrayed in reverse in Brad Bird’s, Ratatouille.[1] Remy the rat is depicted as…

Laura Bell
16th January 2017
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Ratatouille . Dir. Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava . Walt Disney Pictures. 2007.

Ratatouille . Dir. Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava . Walt Disney Pictures. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Laura Bell Laura Bell https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6a76356cee122e60d65904d2b31ef9d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g 16th January 2017 25th May 2021

The final shot of Ratatouille, the image of a rat in the restaurant sign, symbolises the fantasy of the rat and human worlds crossing, and the idealisation of a rat chef…

Sarah Brecknell
13th January 2017
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. 2007.

Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Sarah Brecknell Sarah Brecknell https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c4aa6430b67939ba9aadb9ea919e6631?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th January 2017 25th May 2021

Brad Bird’s Ratatouille is a film in which the human community collides with that of the rats, through Remy the rat’s aspiration to be a cook for humans despite his status as…

Jenny Marshall
5th January 2017
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Buena Vista Pictures. 2007.

Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Buena Vista Pictures. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jenny Marshall Jenny Marshall https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/257989d02dab3a5d1d096625801f944e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 5th January 2017 25th May 2021

In the Ratatouille scene where Remy and Emile enter an old woman’s house, questions of animal invasion into human spaces are raised. The woman’s reaction is to kill the trespassing rats; a…

Rachel Buttery
2nd January 2017
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird . Walt Disney Pictures . 2007.

Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird . Walt Disney Pictures . 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Rachel Buttery Rachel Buttery https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/58cb20298bb7058762900f7c1bb565f5?s=96&d=mm&r=g 2nd January 2017 25th May 2021

Ratatouille’s exploration of human cruelty towards rats is encapsulated in the scene where an old lady discovers that her home is infested by rats. The old lady is introduced…

Rachel Buttery
2nd January 2017
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird . Walt Disney Pictures . 2007.

Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird . Walt Disney Pictures . 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Rachel Buttery Rachel Buttery https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/58cb20298bb7058762900f7c1bb565f5?s=96&d=mm&r=g 2nd January 2017 25th May 2021

Ratatouille’s exploration of human cruelty towards rats is encapsulated in the scene where an old lady discovers that her home is infested by rats. The old lady is introduced…

Laura Lee
14th March 2016
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. 2007.

Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Laura Lee Laura Lee https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/813ec7fc2bbe1736bba146e0ddb2c324?s=96&d=mm&r=g 14th March 2016 25th May 2021

Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava’s 2007 animated family film Ratatouille follows the journey of a rat named Remy who has a dream of becoming a chef.[1] Like most family films, Ratatouille has an…