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Composition : 7
Production : 9
Contrast : 6
Dynamics : 6
Humor : 7
Intelligence : 7
Quality : 7
Composition: 7
Ratatouille escapes a lot of things that I hate about most child oriented films. It succeeds in avoiding an overly moralistic plot and delivering a story arch that basically works. Though, about halfway through I thought the film was wrapping up nicely and then went on for another 45 minutes.
Production: 9
The animation is excellent. I can't think of a single product of Pixar's that doesn't deliver cutting edge production quality.
Contrast : 6
Ratatouille pictures gutters to glory but the animation, while excellent, didn't deliver a strong enough visual distinction between these two places to score more than slightly above average. The gutters should be grittier and the kitchen more magnificent.
Dynamics : 6
Ratatouille would have done better had there been more variation in feel. While the rat is driven by a need for good tastes his human counterpart is basically stupefied by cooking. This contrast was part of the films foundation yet was never fully developed into the mantra: "anyone can cook." However, this film did have fairly consistent flow through different ideas and world conceptions: Janeane Garofalo was particularly delightful as the female chef Colette.
Humor : 7
Yes, this film was funny without relying on childish or slapstick humor. There were points of genuinely good satire and the film didn't try to take itself too seriously.
Intelligence : 7
This film has an above average intelligence because it doesn't try to tell a moral or cliche story. It's unique and fun. Anything less than a 7 for intelligence would have been insulting.
Quality : 7
Overall an above average production from Pixar. I hope that some of the better characteristics of this film are noted and included into future productions.
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