Ratatouille/Heartwarming

""We may not be cooks... but we are family.""
 * Ego's review of Gusteau's in the finale. Yes, the restaurant was closed by health inspectors, but it's truly incredible if you don't come out of that monologue feeling inspired, or with a new respect for some critics, to a degree.
 * Don't forget Ego's Flash Back upon actually tasting Rémy's ratatouille. If that sunny kitchen and the warm, reassuring smile of Anton's mother as she cheers her son up with a bowl of homemade soup don't melt your heart... No wonder he gave them a rave review.
 * It's so simple and sweet -- and a perfect example of everything Pet the Dog should be.
 * Which segues very nicely into his review of the restaurant: even after Say it with me: d'awwwww!
 * A subtle moment during that scene: Colette has mentioned how she feels that being a woman has handicapped her and forced her to work twice as hard to get where she is. Then she goes out to speak with Ego,
 * Colette signals Remy that it's time to get back to work with a look of warm acceptance, a look that says she truly accepts him as her comrade and a master of the kitchen.
 * Not to mention Remy's teeny-tiny little chef's hat. Awwww.
 * My favorite was when Remy's dad whistled for the rat colony to come out of hiding and help Remy save the day. He was opposed to Remy's wild-eyed cooking dreams from day one, but when his son needed help, he was they were there. Just thinking about that tears me up.
 * My favorite was when Remy's dad whistled for the rat colony to come out of hiding and help Remy save the day. He was opposed to Remy's wild-eyed cooking dreams from day one, but when his son needed help, he was they were there. Just thinking about that tears me up.


 * "And this rat... this brilliant, tiny chef... can take us there."