Allow me to serve you some perspective. That is to say, we saw the new Disney-Pixar movie Ratatouille. Once again, Pixar's animation is excellent. However this time, the story, not so much. I say that because when a movie that is less than 2 hours (110 minutes) feels longer than 2 hours, then I must not have been that impressed. what makes this a bigger problem is that it is supposed to be a kids' movie. If I was losing my patience, imagine the kids?
But to their credit, just as most animated movies attempt today, Pixar created a movie that is entertaining for kids with a simple story line but masks a complicated lesson for grown ups with clever bits here and there designed for the adults to catch. For example, one lesson that is to be learned from this movie is that greatness can come from anywhere, or anyone. A person's background, gender, race, heritage does not matter when it comes to what they can strive to be. Another lesson is that societal change can come if people are willing to move forward, to look past stereotypes and try to move forward.
What is always clever about Disney movies (as well as Dreamworks) is their ability to mask these bigger lessons in "kids" movies. Sort of a subliminal message that they plant inside their cartoons for children to watch and see over and over again so by the time they grow up, it is something not foreign to them and can even become second nature; it is an idea that was planted inside their psyche waiting to surface when the time arises.
If you plan on seeing this movie, tell me what lessons you see.
Oh, and by the way, Mercer, the main character, Remy, his voice was done by Patton Oswald.
Oh, and by the way, Keith, I did a little research on the Harrier Jet and its variants. It seems that in addition to VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) and STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) they are capable of hovering maneuvers. Sorry I ever doubted you!
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