The screening room · Double review

Ratatouille:
two critics,
one rat.

Tiger wants the film banned. Simba wants a reservation in Paris. For the first time in SimbaTiger history, the brothers review the same movie.

Tiger and Simba sitting at a table with treats in front of them — The critics at their preferred kind of food establishment: rat-free and already serving treats.

Tiger's score

2 paws down

Sanitation objection filed

Simba's score

5 hi-fives

Maximum unknown · apparently excellent

Review 01 · Against

Tiger

2 paws down

I, Tiger, watched the rat movie called Ratatouille. Mama and Connor thought I would love it because it features animals. This was a reasonable prediction. It was also incorrect.

I personally despise rats

I usually enjoy animated animal movies. I am an animal myself, and I remain open to learning from other species. Rats are the exception. I do not believe there is anything valuable for me to learn from them. I am also a clean boy, and there were far too many rats on the screen for me to relax.

I was not locked in. At several points I could barely bring myself to look. My brother Simba, surprisingly, seemed intrigued. His interest did not make the viewing experience more reassuring.

“A kitchen is not an appropriate workplace for a rat, regardless of talent.”

A dangerous kitchen policy

The film sends a terrible message about allowing rats in kitchens. Kitchens contain food. Food should be clean. This is not complicated. Skill with a saucepan does not cancel the sanitation concern.

The movie gave me nightmares about dirty food and should have included a clear warning about its rat content. In my professional opinion, it should be unreleased and banned. I award it two paws down, which is the lowest direction available to my paws.

Review 02 · Enthusiastically for

Simba

5 hi-fives

I never thought I would enjoy a movie. Then I watched Ratatouille. It opened my eyes to the wonders of film, the possibilities of cooking, and the amount of food a story can show without giving me any.

Anyone can cook

I have always had a passion for food. Until this movie, I did not know animals could cook it. Now I understand that anyone can. If a rat can become a chef, there is no reason a cat with my appetite and professional background cannot try his paw at cooking.

The food scenes were beautiful and made me extremely hungry. This is one of the strongest emotional reactions a film can create. Tiger focused too much on the rats and not enough on what the rats were preparing.

“I came for the food. I stayed because cinema changed me.”

My future in Paris

I would now like to visit Paris, go to the rat's restaurant, and try the food for myself. I am willing to overlook the species of the chef if the meal is good. This is called being culturally open-minded.

I give Ratatouille five hi-fives. Nobody currently knows how many hi-fives are possible or precisely how my scale works, but five is an excellent score. More importantly, this movie inspired me to become a film critic. It may also have inspired a future culinary career.

Side-by-side analysis

Where they stand

AttentionBarely looked at the screenA cinematic awakening

Kitchen policyNo rats under any circumstancesAnyone can cook

AftereffectsDirty-food nightmaresHunger and Paris plans

Proposed actionUnrelease and ban itVisit the restaurant

Editorial conclusion

Ratatouille:two critics,one rat.