Moments after seeing Ratatouille, I got thinking about many implications from the film that may or may not have anything to do with reality, but if they don’t, well they sure are interesting to me. I though about how different this movie is, if you look at it from a different perspective. I had seen it before, but paid no attention to many subtleties it presents. This time around was a little different.
Who does each character represents?
Who is the Rat?
Who is Alfredo?
Who is the Bad Chef?
I though it was interesting that it was a rat who did all the cooking while all the credit went to the up and coming young male. Could it be that the rat represents the working class? Which is not the same as the middle class by any means. I found it intriguing that the only woman in the film was relegated to a second role as the supporter of the main character. Could it be that the evil chef with his ready-made meals was representative of capitalism or at the very least of the corporate world?
I’m not so sure about who the food critic represents, but it could be that he is a symbol of the ruling class making judgments as to who is or isn’t worthy of praise, and with the power to elevate or eliminate those who are trying to make it to the upper levels of the social stratosphere.
Wow. I didn’t think a Pixar movie could have so many social issues in about 110 min of run time, I mean, I did think it was possible, but I just didn’t see it before.
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