Anton Ego: A Food Critic - Ratatouille, 2007:
"In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so."
"But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends. Last night, I experienced something new: an extraordinary meal from a singularly unexpected source. To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine cooking is a gross understatement. They have rocked me to my core."
"In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Gusteau's famous motto, "Anyone can cook." But I realize, only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist can come from anywhere. It is difficult to imagine more humble origins than those of the genius now cooking at Gusteau's, who is, in this critic's opinion, nothing less than the finest chef in France. I will be returning to Gusteau's soon, hungry for more."
I love how when we watch the same good movie several times, we can always find new things to love and appreciate about the story line, characters and life lessons from the film. Honestly, thank you to all novel writers and film makers for writing such a detailed introspective post about a story/ character whose depth I could hardly put into words sometimes and hit me so deep like the ocean.
Have you ever watch Ratatouille? If you haven't, you should. There's this Anton Ego scene at the end of the movie was really one of the best quotes i have learned in life. Every words were written beautifully and every line has powerful meaning with it. And i also love the scene from the film in which Gusteau says that anyone can cook but only the fearless can reach greatness. Your own soul is the only limit. Anyone can do anything that you just have to believe in yourself and never quit.
And i also agreed to the quote: "The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations". Because i've seen it everywhere on how people treat new people/ newbie. More often than not, people prefer to not listen to their opinion/ fresh new ideas while at the same time, forcing them to present new proposal, forcing them to do things they never did and expect the result to be perfect as we want it. IYKYK. I always believe that if we give new people, new generations more space and chances, they can actually offer us more than we can ever imagine, more than we can ever done.
Also, have you watch Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story? It's a spin off of the Bridgerton Series that quit not like the other typical historical romance story. Because in this series, the female lead leads everything including the King and the Kingdom.
The series follows the life of Queen Charlotte and King George as husband and wife in two different timelines on how their love survives against all odd. I swear the series worth the hype like one hundred percent positive because i already watched it twice! (unlike the first and second series of Bridgerton - sorry not sorry).
The best part in my point of my view was the ending (spoiler alert!). When Queen Charlotte and King George meeting under the bed when the Queen told the King that their line lives because they already got an heir from their Prince. And the King (who suffers from mental instability) look at his Queen and said "You did not go over the wall". And the Queen answered "No, George. I did not go over the wall".
If you watched the drama, in the first episode, she was having a second thought about marrying the King and was planning to run by climbing and go over the wall (because it was an arranged marriage). But fortunately, the King saw her, they talked. And they ended up got married and went against all odds together. The King didn't remember most of the thing because of his sickness as he gets older but he did remember that his Queen stayed and married him.
I thank this series because it makes me believe in love again #shedtears. It may sound cliche but to me, that is what marriage is about. You stay with your partner for whatever it's worth. You should never go over the wall. I know that there's no one-size-fits-all approach to marriage because the situations always differ to every couples in the world. But what's important is, we need to always find what works for us and our partners. It sounds easy but actually can be so hard at some point.
After all, there is always something to learn regardless of the kind of film we watch. As someone who did not read a lot, movies are one of my channels to learn on new things. Technology has expanded learning boundaries and made considerable contribution on how we lead our current lives. We gain different insights from different movies. To many more good movies in the future.
