![]() Generally, though, she’s really a very accurate portrayal, even examined quite closely. I’m going to ignore all the artifacts of the Disneyness of this movie - ok, most of them, there’s one I want to hit later - like the clean language, the obligatory minimum level of femininity, the romance. Just think how tough must Colette be to be tougher than these guys. Gusteau’s may have a higher concentration of, ahem, colorful characters than most real kitchens, but cooks are a motley bunch of misfits. They left out the drinking and drugs and the obscenities - it is a Disney picture - but none of these things are uncommon. The crew at Gusteau’s is pretty (stereo)typical, a bunch of guys most people wouldn’t, at first blush, want to meet in dark alleys, some of whom have spent time in prison for unknown reasons, or are serious gamblers, or gun runners, or just slimy little guys about whom you have to wonder how they made it to the station they have. Because I am the toughest cook in this kitchen! I have worked too hard for too long to get here, and I am not going to jeopardize it for some garbage boy who got lucky! Got it? Rules designed to make it impossible for women to enter this world. ![]() Why do you think that is? Because high cuisine is an antiquated hierarchy built upon rules written by stupid, old men. How many women do you see in this kitchen?. You waste energy and time! You think cooking is a cute job, eh? Like Mommy in the kitchen? Well, Mommy never had to face the dinner rush while the orders come flooding in, and every dish is different and none are simple, and all different cooking time, but must arrive at the customer’s table at exactly the same time, hot and perfect! Every second counts and you CANNOT be MOMMY!Ĭolette, of course, is the one woman cook in the kitchen at Gusteau’s: It came out sometime after I graduated culinary school, while I was working my first few prep jobs, chopping and washing, and maybe occasionally plating a salad. For a cook, for someone who devoted her life to food and cooking for years, it’s deeply moving. But it also touches the heart of gastronomy, the love and study of deliciousness. c) He th inks th is che f is as ta lent ed as o ther c hefs in Fra nce.Pixar’s Ratatouille is a masterpiece, a beautiful, fun, well-made movie all on its own. b) He thin ks there is no other ch ef as h umble a nd fine as this one. What a re Ego ’s fina l thou ghts a bout th e che f coo king at Gusteau ’s? a) He t hin ks th is ch ef is j us t goo d. What do es Ego say abo ut Gus teau’s fa mous p hrase “An yone ca n cook ”? a) He h as a lwa ys d isd ain ed i t. ![]() c) These words e xpress perfectly well wh at he feels about this e xperience. b) His revi ew exp resses i n the best w ay wha t his experienc e was like. What doe s Ego me an when h e says th at “to sa y that bo th the mea l and th e maker ha ve challe nged my preconceptions about fine cooking is an understatement”? a) These words are not en ough t o describ e how moving h is expe rience wa s. c) When critics h ave to disagree with th eir coll eagues about a new artist. b) When c ritics hav e to writ e a n egative p iece of criticism ab out a new arti st. ![]() b) When, in Ego’s op inio n, does a crit ic risk some thin g in their job ? a) Whe n cri tics stan d up for a new arti st. c) The peo ple who c ook for th em trust t hat he is g oing to m ake thei r restauran ts grow so h e always eats what he likes. b) There are not many challenge s and the y enjoy th e positio n they ha ve thank s to the w ork of others who trust them. Why do es Ego sa y in his rev iew th at the jo b of a criti c is quite e asy? a) They do n’t have to do much because writing neg ative revie ws about restaurants is easy. c) He s ays Ego left with out sayi ng a word. b) He s ays E go l eft w itho ut sa ying much. How do es Re mi rete ll the m omen t in whi ch Ego l eave s? a) He say s Ego wa s very th ankf ul and ex pres sed it ac tive ly. He ju st mak es so me co mmen ts or q ues tion s whe n he needs answers. He as ks a lot o f ques tion s and ma kes a l ot of co mmen ts. ![]() What is Eg o’s r eac tion to L ingu ini’ s stor y? 1. Have you watched the movie “Ratatouille”? What is it about? Link: Ratatouille final taste Watch the following scene and answer the questions. ![]()
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