- Director: Brad Bird
- Year: 2007
Overview
Remy is a rat with a highly developed sense of smell and taste who dreams of becoming a chef. He ends up in Paris under the kitchen of a famous restaurant once run by Chef Gusteau. Remy partners with Linguini, a clumsy garbage boy, by hiding under his hat and controlling his movements like a marionette. They create hit dishes that win over food critics and customers alike. The story tracks their partnership as they try to keep Remy's identity secret while running a busy kitchen.
Takeaways
A professional kitchen is run on a strict hierarchy where everyone has a specific job to keep things moving fast. Remy is a creative culinary genius who shouldn't even be allowed in the building, let alone behind the stove. By hiding under Linguini's hat, they form a wild partnership where Remy does the cooking and Linguini takes the credit. This secret arrangement works for a while because everyone is completely in the dark about who is making the food. But a lie like that can't last forever, and the pressure of keeping it a secret eventually threatens to ruin everything they built.