Thank you, Pixar, for existing. Nothing impresses me more than Pixar. The first ten minutes of the film made my mouth go dry from being open so much. The detail for a animated film, from scratches on the spice rack to picture-perfect imitation of rats… I was in awe by their fur, disgusted by their likeness to real swarms of rats, and found them adorably plumb and petable.
If my eyes weren’t ogling the beauty and colours and texture and detail, my mind was reeling at the writing. I was surprised by twists in the plot, I was impressed by the moral, and the characterization made me wonder if perhaps this was some sort of animal rights piece, promoting the idea that rats and humans could get along if they’d just open their minds and listen to each other.
All in all, it rose to the expectations I’ve developed for Pixar and surpassed them. “Cars?” I said once. “Rats in Paris and food?” Well, I’ll never doubt these creative geniuses again. I left that theatre hungry for more. I couldn’t wait until we went out to have some Fourth of July barbecue. I already have an appetite for Pixar’s next film: WALL E
Icing on the cake 1:
The trailer is not a clip from the movie, and is, in fact, created solely for the purposes of selling the film. Thus, you never experience that distracting deja vu effect during the film.
Icing on the cake 2:
The closing credits have their own artistic joy to them, and are entertainment in themselves.
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August 5, 2007 at 5:37 am
Those two are incredibly cute.