History NightmareFuel / Ratatouille

* Near the end? a swarm of rats chase the health inspector, swarm over his car (with him inside), interfere with the car's mechanics, and eventually bring him back, bound and gagged, to the kitchen, where they lock him in the pantry for who knows how long (they eventually release him). His failed escape attempt plays like something from a horror movie.

* Then there's the bit near the end where a swarm of rats chase the health inspector, swarm over his car (with him inside), interfere with the car's mechanics, and eventually bring him back, bound and gagged, to the kitchen, where they lock him in the pantry for who knows how long (they eventually release him).
* Seeing a swarm of rats chasing after him is clearly Nightmare Fuel for the health inspector. His failed escape attempt plays like something from a horror movie, running for his car, not being able to start, then being rushed by a swarm of rats.

[[caption-width-right:350:"Now, this is what happens when a rat gets a little too comfortable around humans."]]

*** In fact, the behavior that Ego displays here makes him seem less like the harsh food critic he is and more like ''an outright ferocious and utterly rabid animal looking for blood.''
* Even as a regular person, Anton Ego is scary. Not only does he resemble a vampire, being tall, gaunt and almost preternaturally imposing, he's also an infamously caustic food critic with standards so high that practically no one can meet them and when they inevitably fail, he flat-out eviscerates them in his reviews. [[RedBaron His nickname]] in universe is "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Grim Eater]]," because when he decides to review a restaurant, that generally means the end has come for them. His reputation holds such sway over the general populace that one negative review from him will condemn a restaurant to the tourist trade, assuming the establishment doesn't close down outright. It's terrifying to think that one man holds what essentially amounts to the power of life and death for any place that sells food.

*** In fact, the behavior that Ego displays here makes him seem less like the [[CausticCritic terrifyingly Orwellian food-critic]] with the incredibly Kafkaesque demeanor and the Creator/GordonRamsay-esque notoriously draconian harshness he's clearly known for and more like ''Satan freshly released from Hell and ready [[DraggedOffToHell to drag Linguini to Hell]]'', as well as an ''outwardly ferocious and utterly rabid animal looking for blood.''

* Then there's the bit near the end where a swarm of rats chase the health inspector, swarm over his car (with him inside), interfere with the car's mechanics, and eventually bring him back, bound and gagged, to the kitchen, where they lock him in the pantry for who knows how long (They eventually release him).

* Skinner threatens Linguini with the CruelAndUnusualDeath of being ''Drawn and Quartered'' for the [[SarcasmMode grave crime]] of [[DisproportionateRetribution tampering with soup.]] Most people would use a threat like that in a joking manner considering how hilariously illegal following up on it would be, but the way Skinner acts you get the feeling that if it hadn't turned out that the guests liked the new soup more ''he really would've tried to follow through'' (or at least do something similarly brutal).
* While the bulk of it is PlayedForLaughs, Remy suffers a lot of near-death experiences during his first visit to the kitchen. Not only does he almost get stepped on or crushed several times (showing just how fragile he is compared to the humans), but he almost gets burned under one oven and cooked alive inside another. The music suddenly amping up, the hellish-red tone and Remy's own OhCrap face really drive home just how close to death he truly was had he not leaped out at the last minute.

* Linguini's [[AnxietyDreams anxiety-filled]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-NpZ-qd6qU nightmare of him asking Anton Ego what he'll order for his upcoming visit.]]

-->'''Linguini:''' Can I get you anything, sir?\\

* While the bulk of it is PlayedForLaughs, Remy suffers a lot of near-death experiences during his first visit to the kitchen. Not only does he almost get stepped on or crushed several times (showing just how fragile he is compared to the humans), but he almost gets burned under one oven and almost gets cooked alive inside another. The music suddenly amping up, the hellish-red tone and Remy's own OhCrap face really drive home just how close to death he truly was had he not leaped out at the last minute.

* Skinner threatens Linguini with the CruelAndUnusualDeath of being ''Drawn and Quartered'' for the [[SarcasmMode grave crime]] of [[DisproportionateRetribution tampering with soup.]] Most people would use a threat like that in a joking manner considering how hilariously illegal following up on it would be, but the way Skinner acts you get the feeling that if it hadn't turned out that the guests liked the new soup more ''he really would've tried to follow through'' (or at least do something similarly brutal).

[[caption-width-right:350:"This is what happens when a rat gets a little too comfortable around humans."]]

** Also Ego's blood-curdling Music/{{Thriller}}-like [[EvilLaugh evil laugh]] and the truly unsettling [[NightmareFace nightmare face]] he makes in Linguini's nightmare (complete with red lighting underneath Ego's face, as well [[WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises the predatory look on his eyes]] and the [[SlasherSmile chillingly creepy murderous grin]] he makes before [[LaughingMad laughing maniacally]], the zoom-in to Linguini's terrified face and [[HeartbeatSoundtrack the disturbingly chilling sound of a heartbeat]]), ending with Ego's [[JumpScare sudden yell]] that really comes out of gracious nowhere when the camera zooms out from Linguini's terrified expression (which actually sounds more like [[HellIsThatNoise a demonic roar]]), abruptly cutting to him awake from his nightmare, back in his office with the yell in his nightmare echoing out and the heartbeat sound changing to [[CrashingDreams Colette's door-knocking outside Linguini's office]].

** Also Ego's blood-curdling Music/{{Thriller}}-like [[EvilLaugh evil laugh]] and the truly unsettling [[NightmareFace nightmare face]] he makes in Linguini's nightmare (complete with red lighting underneath Ego's face, as well the predatory look on his eyes and the ''absolutely terrifying'' [[SlasherSmile slasher smile]] he makes before [[LaughingMad laughing maniacally]], the zoom-in to Linguini's terrified face and the disturbingly chilling sound of a heartbeat), ending with Ego's [[JumpScare sudden yell]] that really comes out of gracious nowhere when the camera zooms out from Linguini's terrified expression (which actually sounds more like [[HellIsThatNoise a demonic roar]]), abruptly cutting to him awake from his nightmare, back in his office with the yell in his nightmare echoing out and the heartbeat sound changing to [[CrashingDreams Colette's door-knocking outside Linguini's office]].
*** In fact, the behavior that Ego displays here makes him seem less like the [[CausticCritic terrifyingly Orwellian food-critic]] with the incredibly Kafkaesque demeanor and the Creator/GordonRamsay-esque notoriously draconian harshness he's clearly known for and more like ''Satan freshly released from Hell and ready [[DraggedOffToHell to drag his victim's soul to Hell]]'', as well as an ''outwardly ferocious and utterly rabid animal looking for blood.''

'''Anton Ego:''' Yes. I would like your heart...roasted on a spit. (cue EvilLaugh, which ends with a short JumpScare yell)

** Also Ego's blood-curdling Music/{{Thriller}}-like EvilLaugh and the ''[[BringMyBrownPants COMPLETELY pants-weetingly out-of-left-field]]'' ''[[NightmareFace nightmare face]]'' he makes in Linguini's nightmare (complete with red lighting underneath Ego's face, as well the predatory look on his eyes and the ''absolutely terrifying'' SlasherSmile he expresses before [[LaughingMad laughing maniacally]], the zoom-in to Linguini's terrified face and the disturbingly chilling sound of a heartbeat), ending with Ego's [[JumpScare sudden yell]] that really comes out of gracious nowhere when the camera zooms out from Linguini's terrified expression (which actually sounds more like [[HellIsThatNoise a demonic roar]]), abruptly cutting to him awake from his nightmare, back in his office with the yell in his nightmare echoing out and the heartbeat sound changing to [[CrashingDreams Colette's door-knocking outside Linguini's office]].
*** In fact, the behavior that Ego displays here makes him seem less like the [[CausticCritic terrifyingly Orwellian food-critic]] with the incredibly Kafkaesque demeanor and the Creator/GordonRamsay-esque notoriously draconian harshness he's clearly known for and more like ''Satan freshly released from Hell and ready [[DraggedOffToHell to drag his victim's soul to Hell]], as well as an outwardly ferocious and utterly rabid animal looking for blood.''

** Also Ego's blood-curdling Music/{{Thriller}}-like EvilLaugh and the ''[[BringMyBrownPants COMPLETELY pants-weetingly out-of-left-field]]'' ''[[NightmareFace nightmare face]]'' he makes in Linguini's nightmare (complete with red lighting underneath Ego's face, as well the WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises seen on his face and the ''absolutely terrifying'' SlasherSmile he expresses before [[LaughingMad laughing maniacally]], the zoom-in to Linguini's terrified face and the disturbingly chilling sound of a heartbeat), ending with Ego's [[JumpScare sudden yell]] that really comes out of gracious nowhere when the camera zooms out from Linguini's terrified expression (which actually sounds more like [[HellIsThatNoise a demonic roar]]), abruptly cutting to him awake from his nightmare, back in his office with the yell in his nightmare echoing out and the heartbeat sound changing to [[CrashingDreams Colette's door-knocking outside Linguini's office]].

** Also Ego's blood-curdling Music/{{Thriller}}-like EvilLaugh and the completely ''[[BringMyBrownPants pants-weetingly out-of-left-field]]'' [[NightmareFace nightmare face]] he makes in Linguini's nightmare (complete with red lighting underneath Ego's face, as well the WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises seen on his face and the ''absolutely terrifying'' SlasherSmile he expresses before [[LaughingMad laughing maniacally]], the zoom-in to Linguini's terrified face and the disturbingly chilling sound of a heartbeat), ending with Ego's [[JumpScare sudden yell]] that really comes out of gracious nowhere when the camera zooms out from Linguini's terrified expression (which actually sounds more like [[HellIsThatNoise a demonic roar]]), abruptly cutting to him awake from his nightmare, back in his office with the yell in his nightmare echoing out and the heartbeat sound changing to [[CrashingDreams Colette's door-knocking outside Linguini's office]].

** Also Ego's blood-curdling Music/{{Thriller}}-like EvilLaugh and the completely ''pants-weetingly out-of-left-field'' NightmareFace he makes in Linguini's nightmare (complete with red lighting underneath Ego's face, as well the WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises seen on his face and the ''absolutely terrifying'' SlasherSmile he expresses before [[LaughingMad laughing maniacally]], the zoom-in to Linguini's terrified face and the disturbingly chilling sound of a heartbeat), ending with Ego's [[JumpScare sudden yell]] that really comes out of gracious nowhere when the camera zooms out from Linguini's terrified expression (which actually sounds more like [[HellIsThatNoise a demonic roar]]), abruptly cutting to him awake from his nightmare, back in his office with the yell in his nightmare echoing out and the heartbeat sound changing to [[CrashingDreams Colette's door-knocking outside Linguini's office]].

*** In fact, the behavior that Ego displays here makes him seem less like the [[CausticCritic terrifyingly Orwellian food-critic]] with the incredibly Kafkaesque demeanor and the Creator/GordonRamsay-esque notoriously draconian harshness he's clearly known for and more like ''Satan freshly released from Hell and ready [[DraggedOffToHell to drag his victim's soul to Hell]], as well as an outwardly rabid animal looking for blood.''

*** In fact, the behavior that Ego displays here makes him seem less like the [[CausticCritic terrifyingly Orwellian food-critic]] with the incredibly Kafkaesque demeanor and the Creator/GordonRamsay-esque notoriously draconian harshness he's clearly known for and more like ''Satan freshly released from Hell and ready [[DraggedOffToHell to drag his victim's soul to Hell]], as well as an outright ferocious and rabid animal looking for blood.''

* Linguini's [[AnxietyDreams anxiety-filled]] nightmare of him asking Anton Ego what he'll order for his upcoming visit.

*** In fact, the behavior that Ego displays here makes him seem less like the [[CausticCritic terrifyingly Orwellian food-critic]] with the incredibly Kafkaesque demeanor and the Creator/GordonRamsay-esque notoriously draconian harshness he's clearly known for and more like ''Satan freshly released from Hell and ready [[DraggedOffToHell to drag his victim's soul to Hell]], as well as a outright ferocious and rabid animal looking for blood.''

** Also Ego's blood-curdling Music/{{Thriller}}-like EvilLaugh and the completely ''pants-weetingly out-of-left-field'' NightmareFace he makes in Linguini's nightmare (complete with red lighting underneath Ego's face, as well the WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises seen on his face and the ''absolutely terrifying'' SlasherSmile he expresses before [[LaughingMad laughing maniacally]], the zoom-in to Linguini's terrified face and the disturbingly chilling sound of a heartbeat), ending with Ego's [[JumpScare sudden yell]] that really comes out of gracious nowhere when the camera zooms out from Linguini's terrified expression (which actually sounds more like a demonic roar), abruptly cutting to him awake from his nightmare, back in his office with the yell in his nightmare echoing out and the heartbeat sound changing to [[CrashingDreams Colette's door-knocking outside Linguini's office]].

*** In fact, the behavior that Ego displays here makes him seem less like the [[CausticCritic terrifyingly Orwellian food-critic]] with the incredibly Kafkaesque demeanor and the Creator/GordonRamsay-esque notoriously draconian harshness he's clearly known for and more like ''Satan freshly released from Hell and ready to drag to [[DraggedOffToHell drag his victim's soul to Hell]], as well as a outright ferocious and rabid animal looking for blood.''

*** In fact, the behavior that Ego displays here makes him seem less like the [[CausticCritic terrifyingly Orwellian food-critic]] with the incredibly Kafkaesque demeanor and the Creator/GordonRamsay-esque notoriously draconian harshness he's clearly known for and more like ''Satan freshly released from Hell and ready to drag to [[DraggedToHell drag his victim's soul to Hell]], as well as a outright ferocious and rabid animal looking for blood.''

*** In fact, the behavior that Ego displays here makes him seem less like the [[CausticCritic notoriously Orwellian food-critic]] with the incredibly Kafkaesque demeanor and the Creator/GordonRamsay-esque draconian harshness he's clearly known for and more like ''an outright rabid animal looking for blood and ferociously snarling at its prey''.

** Also Ego's blood-curdling Music/Thriller-like EvilLaugh and the completely ''pants-weetingly out-of-left-field'' NightmareFace he makes in Linguini's nightmare (complete with red lighting underneath Ego's face, as well the WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises seen on his face and the ''absolutely terrifying'' SlasherSmile he expresses before [[LaughingMad laughing maniacally]], the zoom-in to Linguini's terrified face and the disturbingly chilling sound of a heartbeat), ending with Ego's [[JumpScare sudden yell]] that really comes out of gracious nowhere when the camera zooms out from Linguini's terrified expression (which actually sounds more like a demonic roar), abruptly cutting to him awake from his nightmare, back in his office with the yell in his nightmare echoing out and the heartbeat sound changing to [[CrashingDreams Colette's door-knocking outside Linguini's office]].