Plus, this movie certainly did not hold my son's attention as Cars or Toy Story (or Polar Express) did - there was too much dialogue and interaction of the human characters to interest a child under 6 (for the most part). I noticed that I could sense many kids in the theater getting squeamish at this scene, and many whispering parents trying to explain what their kids were witnessing. This bothers me tremendously as to why Disney/Pixar sees this sort of imagery necessary in a family (G-rated) movie. I think what got me most, thinking from a child's perspective, was the scene where Remy and his dad looked in horror at a window of an Exterminator's shop that showed several (dozens?) of dead rats hanging from traps. Plus, the scene with a lover's quarrel where the woman points a gun a the man was downright wrong for a family movie. However, there were some aspects that made me wonder, "what is the MPAA thinking to warrant this to be a G movie?" The gun-toting grandma blasting away at the rats really disturbed me. I enjoyed the story, and the animation was great. However, my 3-year-old son, who has sat through movies since the age of 3 months (and loves Toy Story and Cars), had a hard time sitting through this movie. I would say that I'm shelving this movie until my child is older but frankly, the poor messages in "Ratatouille" make it unacceptable at any age. In the meantime, the ubiquitous wine may call up problems for parents who want to shield their youngest children from drug policy discussions so early. But here again, the lazy writers go for a French stereotype gag that is meant only to please the adult viewer. Many of the characters, including our young human protagonist, drink wine (even to sloppy excess) but I don't feel it was glamorized. My quibble with the portrayal of alcohol consumption is minor. Wow! Our hero is actually a villain in this flick. In the end, I had to say that Remy was wrong for tying up the man and trying to prevent the law from being enforced. But should a child bare witness to this most unwholesome conflict resolution? My answer is a deeply felt no.Įspecially disappointing is the turn of events that has our heroic, underdog rat mistreat a health inspector who is only trying to do his uncontroversial job. In another scene dealing with human love affairs, a woman slaps a man because she feels rejected and used. (Where do I start in the criticism of THIS message?!) Later, in a tangential scene of no consequence to the storyline, Remy spies on fighting lovers who tangle, the woman shoots at her mate, and they wind up in a passionate embrace. Surely savvy writers could communicate the rats' plight and unwelcomeness without deathly peril. Remy and his rat family are blasted with a shotgun from the opening scene and thereafter. Adult entertainment value should take a back seat to common sense when exposing children to romantic ideals and how adults should cope with conflict. The creators no doubt thought it cute to exploit French stereotypes of tempestuous lovers and fiery tempers but when imbued into cartoon characters, these are not appropriate role models for children. This seemed an enjoyable family flick but if you step back and give careful thought to some scenes, you'll begin to question why any kid-friendly movie needs face-slapping, name-calling and gun play. If you watch this with your kids talk about how unhelpful the implications are. presumably so we'll know we're in "passionate Paris" which is offensive in so many ways. It's put in there seemingly casually, just as scene setting. There's also a scene with a couple having a domestic fight involving a gun, and then they embrace and the rat just rolls his eyes and on we go with the movie. The message it implies that if someone is saying 'leave me alone' just kiss them and they'll get over it and fall in love is terrible. Kissing a girl who is saying go away and actually threatening violence, just no. In one scene Collette is furious with Linguini, to the point that she gets out her pepper spray Linguini kisses her and magically it's all better. It has a lot of violence which is treated as humorous, and some worrying messages about consent/relationships. It also has messages about pretending to be what you are not and taking credit for work you didn't do. I think this is a fun fast paced movie with an overt message about trying hard to achieve your goals and live your dream. Which Side of History? How Technology Is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives.Cómo saber si una aplicación o sitio web son realmente educativos.
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