RATATOUILLE MOVIE REVIEW
1. What is the movie all about? Give a synopsis of the whole movie.
ANS: The movie is all about a rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite
his family’s wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic
profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated
beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent
dangers of being an unlikely, and certainly unwanted, visitor in the kitchen of a fine French
restaurant, Remy’s passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race
that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.
2. Who are the characters of the movie? Explain each character’s role and their personality.
ANS: The characters in Ratatouille movie and their role & personality.
>Alfredo Linguini
* He is a deuteragonist of Ratatouille movie, he is the bumbling, yet kindly son and heir of
Auguste Gusteau while working as a garbage boy at his father’s restaurant, Linguini is mistaken
for a world-class chef. In his personality Linguini is “not good with words or food.” Clumsy and
easily flustered, he doesn’t inspire confidence in any of his fellow cooks, but he lacks in
coordination, Linguini makes up for in kindness. It is kindness, after all, that leads Linguini to
save Remy, and it is kindness that eventually lets him win over Colette and his coworkers.
>Collette
* She is one of the two tritagonists of Ratatouille movie, she worked as the rotisseur chef and
self-proclaimed. In her personality Colette is shown to be an assertive and opinionated French
woman who likes to act tough, especially in front of Linguini. She claims that the reason she is
the only woman in the kitchen is that she is the “toughest cook in the kitchen” of Guesteau’s in
Paris.
>Anton Ego
* He is a secondary antagonist of Ratatouille movie, he was a cutthroat food critic who was made
infamous for his scathing reviews and cold exterior, despite his generally negative criticism, Ego
was the most acclaimed food connoisseur in Paris. In his personality Ego is extremely passionate
about food, claiming, “I don’t like the food, I love it”, and claims to refuse to swallow food that
he doesn’t like, which explains why he’s so thin. He is a man of great taste and distinction,
showing knowledge of fine wines as well as food.
>Horst
* He is a German sous-chef after Skinner of Ratatouille movie. In his personality which means
he is second in charge when he isn’t around. Before Horst worked at Gusteau’s restaurant, he
was said to have done time in prison; no one knew for sure what he did, as he would change the
story every time he was asked.
> Remy
* He is a rat (also known as Little Chef) in the protagonist of Ratatouille movie. In his
personality idealistic, clever, and determined. Despite the obstacles, Remy demonstrates over
and over again that he is willing to put his life on the line if it means getting closer to fulfilling
his dream.
>Auguste Gusteau
* He is a major character in Ratatouille movie. He was an acclaimed chef and the owner of
Gusteau’s, a five-star restaurant in Paris, France. An imaginary version of the chef endured in the
mind of Remy, an aspiring rat chef for whom Gusteau was an inspiration. In his personality he is
a renowned and extremely talented chef who wrote the bestseller Anyone Can Cook and founded
the restaurant Gusteau’s, which merited five stars. His personal motto is that “anyone can cook”,
and is prone to producing recipes with unusual flairs. He was the youngest chef in history to
obtain a 5-star restaurant, and was among one of the finest chefs worldwide.
>Skinner
* He is a Chef Skinner (simply known as Skinner) is the main antagonist of Ratatouille movie.
He was the short-tempered Sous Chef of Auguste Gusteau who, after the untimely passing of the
