Ratatouille!

Thanks to chimpunkrock who managed to get tickets, we finally managed to catch Ratatouille at the cinema! No thanks to the school holidays, trying to get tickets to watch a movie has been quite the challenge... :p

According to Wikipedia, the word ''ratatouille'' comes from "touiller," which means to toss food. Ratatouille originated in the area around present day Nice. It was, originally, a poor farmers dish, prepared in the summer with fresh summer vegetables.

I remember eating ratatouille for dinner when I was staying at university halls in London. Don't recall liking it much! But then again, that was hall food... hmm.

Anyway, back to the movie. It's a lovely film about a rat- Remy, who loves food and cooking, and desperately wants to be a chef. It does sound a bit far-fetched, but then again, the motto of the movie is 'Anyone Can Cook'!

The animation is incredibly impressive, and at times I thought I was looking at real water or buildings. Remy is so adorable, although I have to warn that seeing an entire colony of rats scuttling about onscreen can still be rather scary!

In short, Ratatouille is highly recommended. But try not to watch it while you're hungry; it won't be easy seeing all the food, food, food! :D