What is the hidden message in Ratatouille?
Jacob Westermann
2025-08-14 01:52:29
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At its core, “Ratatouille” entertains one foundational question: Should we as a people choose ignorance or empathy?
In the film, rats are stigmatized to only be troublemakers, and humans to only be killers.
But, Remy the rat makes a different choice.
Freed from his human entrapment, Remy decides not to flee, but stays to help the bumbling Chef Linguini.
Because if you can believe me just for a second, believe that this fictional children’s tale is actually something more than what meets the eye, then I believe “Ratatouille” has fulfilled its purpose.
Because if any ounce of you can go against your preconceived notions about the simple Pixar movie and discover a new perspective, what stops us from doing that in life?
What stops us from finding meaning in other cultures and worth in other people?
Because if “Ratatouille” shows us anything, it is this: the only bad dish is the one that chooses to stay bland.
But a dish that challenges its flavors, and experiments with new seasonings, is no longer a dish, but a masterpiece.
Critic Anton Ego aptly reasons at the end of the movie, that a magnificent artist can originate from anywhere.
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