Heaven Hi!!!

Let’s have a cup of coffee. Make mine a Ratatouille. Hold the rats!

Very rarely is there a movie that satisfies your mental appetite and causes you to think about your physical appetite as well. Director Brad Bird has “cooked up” a film of appetizing aroma and tasteful delight. Ratatouille is a film about a rat named Remy who considers himself different than his other rodent colleagues, because of his distinct knack for cooking. Remy comes to find that his cooking idol, Chef Gusteau, is dead. Gusteau was the founder and head chef for a prestigious restaurant in the heart of Paris. Although he doesn’t go away that easily. Gusteau appears as a ghost like conscience figure to Remy to motivate him on his dream on becoming a chef. There’s only one huge problemo, rats and restaurant kitchens do not mix. So, as fate would have it, opportunity knocks when a young boy, who desperately needs to keep his job at the restaurant, despite his lack of cooking abilities, discovers and partners with the young Remy. It’s up to the two of them to avoid the insane head chef, Skinner, played by Ian Holm, and bring Remy’s rodent family up to his standards, and miraculously please the notorious food critic, Anton Ego, played by Peter O’Toole. As you watch this great film look at each of the characters using the Acting For Real method.  Ratatouille’s ingenuity mixes up a variety of flavors which utilize all of the components of the Creative Wheel of Human Behavior. For instance, Remy and Linguini are characters of humanities, and passion due to their caring disposition and passion to better themselves as aspiring chefs.

………..And what’s Paris, without a little cuisine, wine, and a touch of romance?

Well not worry. In Ratatouille, amour is in the air.

Collette is Linguini’s kitchen assistant and mentor. Collette, played by Janeane Garofolo, turns from restaurant bully to the love of his life. Collette is a character who utilizes 50% of her power as a perfectionist and alternates it with her latter 25% of sexuality. Collette finds that the more she falls in love, the more her sexuality is revealed, and her power is lessened. Also, the extremely arrogant food critic Anton Ego is a power character of about 50%. However, towards the end of the film Ego is humbled when Remy cooks up the legendary Ratatouille. Ratatouille causes Ego to understand that food should not be criticized, but appreciated. So, Anton Ego, the once power character, becomes a character of passion and humanities. Take your kids, husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, or just yourself to see this film. You will probably find yourself cooking in your kitchen in no time.   If you would like to know how to break down a movie using the Acting For Real Creative Triangle of Human Behavior, stop by before you go, and buy my book. This book will not only teach you the dynamics of movie structure, and character, but will help you understand what roles you are playing in your life. Whether it is onscreen, or off screen, learn how YOU can be the star in your play in life.

Be BOP!!!

Thom McFadden