History Heartwarming / Ratatouille

[[caption-width-right:350:In Paris, they say, Anton Ego's heart grew three sizes that day.]]

* After his first night of sleeping in Linguini's sad-looking apartment, Linguini wakes up to find Remy gone--along with his eggs. For a moment, Linguini thinks Remy's player him for a fool...until he walks into his kitchen to find Remy cooking breakfast for him, most likely as a sign of gratitude for not killing him and giving him a place to stay.

*** Not the same impact as this iconic scene, but earlier during the meal, Ego is served soup as an appetizer. While it doesn't have the same effect on him that the main course does, he looks mildly impressed at the dish, presumably not expecting any food from the restaurant to come close to his standard. Remember, what he doesn't like, he doesn't swallow. And apparently, he likes this!

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* Although he causes trouble later, Emile and Remy have a strong family bond. Even though he doesn't really understand Remy, Emile accepts his brother unconditionally, which is saying something considering what their dad thinks.

*** And then, there's the way Ego reacts after tasting the dish : he drops his pencil in shock and, for the ''first'' time in the whole movie, he starts ''smiling'' as he eats the ratatouille with delight. He's not evaluating the quality of the meal : he's actually ''enjoying'' it !
*** Not the same impact as this iconic scene, but earlier during the meal, Ego is served soup as an appetizer. While it doesnt have the effect on him that the main course does, he looks mildly impressed at the dish, presumably not expecting any food from the restaurant to come close to his standard. Remember, what he doesnt like, he doesnt swallow. And apparently, he likes this!
** Which segues very nicely into his review of the restaurant: even after [[spoiler:meeting Remy and having the situation explained to him, he gives it a highly positive rating, which eventually costs him his job. And just as a pick-up-and-cuddle-the-dog moment, Anton loses his credibility but is a regular customer at Remy's new restaurant, where he consistently orders the ratatouille.]] Say it with me: ''d'awwwww!''

** A subtle moment during that scene: Colette has mentioned how being a woman has handicapped her and forced her to work twice as hard to get where she is. Then she goes out to speak with Ego, [[spoiler:who immediately assumes she's the chef and begins congratulating her. The fact that she's a woman doesn't make any difference to him.]]

* Remy's dad whistling for the rat colony to [[MisfitMobilizationMoment come out of hiding and help Remy save the day]]. He was opposed to Remy's wild-eyed cooking dreams from day one, but when his son needed help, [[strike:he was]] they were there. He caps it off with just nine words.

* Ego's review of Gusteau's in the finale. Yes, the restaurant was closed by health inspectors, but it's truly incredible if you don't come out of that monologue feeling inspired, or with a new respect for some critics, to a degree.

** Don't forget Ego's {{Flashback}} upon actually tasting Rémy's ratatouille. If that [[BestYearsOfYourLife sunny kitchen]] and the warm, reassuring smile of [[DotingParent Anton's mother]] as she cheers her son up with a bowl of homemade soup don't melt your heart... No wonder he gave them a rave review.

** Actually, Remy's dad gets a fridge instance of this much earlier. Remy's activities alerted the old lady the colony was living with to their presence, and eventually, resulted in them being forcibly displaced, separating Remy and his family. His father's reaction to his return? A party in his honor. Prodigal son much?

--> '''Colette''': Of course. You're one of us now.

-->'''Gusteau''': [''chuckles''] But you don't Remy. You never did. [''disappears'']

* My favorite was when Remy's dad whistled for the rat colony to [[MisfitMobilizationMoment come out of hiding and help Remy save the day]]. He was opposed to Remy's wild-eyed cooking dreams from day one, but when his son needed help, [[strike:he was]] they were there. Just ''thinking'' about that tears me up. He caps it off with just nine words.

*** FridgeHeartwarming: Ego considers his mother to be the best cook he ever knew, and holds all other cooks to her standard.

-->'''Gusteau''': [''chuckles''] But you don't Remy. You never did. [''disappears'']

** A subtle moment during that scene: Colette has mentioned how she feels that being a woman has handicapped her and forced her to work twice as hard to get where she is. Then she goes out to speak with Ego, [[spoiler:who immediately assumes she's the chef and begins congratulating her. The fact that she's a woman doesn't make any difference to him.]]

* The kiss between Linguini and Collete: instead of pushing him off, she passionately kisses him back, even though [[ShutUpKiss Remy was the one who forced the kiss.]]

* My favorite was when Remy's dad whistled for the rat colony to [[MisfitMobilizationMoment come out of hiding and help Remy save the day]]. He was opposed to Remy's wild-eyed cooking dreams from day one, but when his son needed help, [[strike:he was]] they were there. Just ''thinking'' about that tears me up. He caps it off with just seven words.

* My favorite was when Remy's dad whistled for the rat colony to [[MisfitMobilizationMoment come out of hiding and help Remy save the day]]. He was opposed to Remy's wild-eyed cooking dreams from day one, but when his son needed help, [[strike:he was]] they were there. Just ''thinking'' about that tears me up.

* "And this rat... this ''brilliant'', little chef... can take us there." No wonder it convinces Remy's dad that he was "wrong about... your friend."

* "And this rat... this ''brilliant'', tiny chef... can take us there."

*** [[spoiler:Not just a regular customer. It's highly suggested that Ego helped front the money to open Le Ratatouille in the first place, making him co-owner along with Linguini and Colette.]]