Ratatouille

The animation is gorgeous and the story is delightful. The people who believe that because “Ratatouille” is a “cartoon” it’s a lesser art form and it’s for kids are horribly mistaken. They’re missing out on one of the best movies of the year. The amount of technical skill and loving care that goes into making Pixar movies far exceeds even the biggest Hollywood movies or arthouse labors of love. Disliking a type of medium is shallow. It’s like saying, “I like all paintings but watercolors.” The movie’s SO clever in fact, that its story condemns those who might criticize it. Furthermore there’s a reveal near the end, a culmination of many jokes, that made me laugh harder than I have in years. Tears streamed down my face. I think I might’ve even peed a little. I loved this.