Ratatouille.2007 — !!better!!

Thus begins a clandestine partnership: a rat hiding under a toque blanche, orchestrating the finest cuisine in Paris, while battling the villainous head chef Skinner (a hilarious parody of Napoleon-complex restaurateurs).

That moment—a crotchety, black-clad critic weeping silently in a child’s memory—is the single greatest depiction of the "food flashback" in cinema history. It justifies the entire movie. ratatouille.2007

No analysis of is complete without discussing the antagonist. Anton Ego, voiced by Peter O’Toole, is not evil. He is not trying to destroy the restaurant because he hates food; he destroys restaurants because he loves food and hates mediocrity. He is a purist. Thus begins a clandestine partnership: a rat hiding

This is the story of how a $150 million computer-animated film about a rodent became the standard by which culinary and cinematic excellence is measured. No analysis of is complete without discussing the antagonist