Re: [Marxism] Ratatouille

[DCQ <deeseekyou@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Indeed the film was very good, and intriguing for--if nothing else-- 
the way in which it shatters the Hollywood model of plot  
construction. Bird is one of those rare geniuses who's both a pop 
(ular) artist and an artist's artist. And the movie is nothing if not  
a love song to art and artists. (I've been thinking of transcribing  
Ego's (voiced by Peter O'Toole) review/voiceover onto a poster in my  
classroom.)

One correction for your review: the voice actor for Remy is not the  
comedian Ray Romano, but Lou Romano. He is actually a Pixar  
production worker in the art department. Apparently, he has provided  
the voice temp tracks for several characters in Pixar movies, before  
the "stars" come in and do their bit. Bird apparently liked his work  
so much in this that he kept it (shattering another Hollywood truism,  
that "stars" automatically are good voice actors...or at least sell  
tickets).

-DCQ

On Aug 3, 2007, at 2:36 PM, Louis Proyect wrote:

> Review of an animated film about a rat with a gift for gourmet  
> cooking:
>
> http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2007/08/03/ratatouille/
>


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