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18 Ratatouille
A Pixar movie. The story of Remy, a rat with a advanced senses of smell and taste. It details how he gets his dream of cooking in a Parisien restaurant, while helping one of the waiters there achieves his own dreams in the kitchen. It is also the story of Alfredo, the aformentioned waiter, and his burgeoning relationship with Colette, one of the chefs at that restaurant. A third plotline is Remy's relationship with his family, particularly his father, who doesn't want his son getting too close to the humans, who consider rats vermin to be exterminated.
All in all, all of these plotlines are well developed. The story of the rats and the measures they take in order to survive is well developed. But the best aspect to this film is the relationship between Remy and Alfredo. The way they come to trust each other as they work out how to communicate each others intentions is particularly well done. 8/10.


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32 Brave
Rewatch.
A Pixar movie. Brave is the story of a free-spirited Scottish princess, who wants to be free of the restrictions that her mother is placing on her. This is an especially important part of the plot, as three rival clan leaders arrive to offer their heirs' hand in marriage, so as to ensure the continuity of the kingdom. However, ther is another plot. That of will-o-wisps and a witch-who-says-she's-not-a-witch, who has a singular spell that changes fates of people in a very particular way. (Bears are involved.)
The battle of wills between the princess and her queen mother is particularly well done, as is the character development that happens as a result of the princess enlisting the services of the witch. Also the King is also a good character. His interactions with his family and the rival chiefs makes up a comic relief factor within the film. (It easily balances what happens to the Queen.) Billy Connolly is at his best. The princess's three younger brothers are also well done, adding to the above comic relief.
It all adds up to being a worthy addition to Pixar's collection of films, being easily up there with the Toy Story<> series. The climax, while not as moving as the Toy Story 3 climax, is rather moving in of itself, with question of what is going to happen next up in the air. 8.5/10.