I haven't been able to pin down exactly what it was in this movie, but there's just something about his worldview that disagrees with me.
The aristocracy of talent?
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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DavidS - Aug 14, 2007 5:22:08 pm PDT #879 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Polter-Cow - Aug 14, 2007 7:36:26 pm PDT #880 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It also seemed to be about 13 hrs long, most of which stemmed from the far-too-overwritten roles for the name stars of the flick.
I had the opposite reaction. When it was over, I was surprised to find out it had been two hours long, because it hadn't seemed that long at all.
Jessica - Aug 15, 2007 12:18:05 am PDT #881 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The aristocracy of talent?
Not this explicitly, because I agree with him that not everyone is equally qualified to do everything, but something about the way he goes about making his point. I've come away from his last 2 films thinking "what an asshole," and that's not something I normally get from Pixar. (I also don't remember feeling that way about Iron Giant, but it's been forever since I've seen it.)
Volans - Aug 15, 2007 4:47:37 am PDT #882 of 10000
move out and draw fire
Oh, he also did the first two movies in the well regarded Night Dreams series.
I thought Night Dreams were by Andrew Blake?
(Sorry, my 80s are showing)
I have actually been a bit dubious about seeing Ratatouille because of my reaction to The Incredibles. I liked it, and if I don't think about it at all I can really appreciate it, but the Ayn Randiness (hee) gets to me. Brad Bird clearly feels that most of the world's population is quite useless, and that he himself comprises the fraction of a percentage that isn't.
sumi - Aug 15, 2007 5:33:55 am PDT #883 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
The next Bond flick is going to have the Palio in it!
DavidS - Aug 15, 2007 6:43:35 am PDT #884 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I thought Night Dreams were by Andrew Blake?
Porn party with Raq!
bon bon - Aug 15, 2007 6:58:15 am PDT #885 of 10000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The next Bond flick is going to have the Palio in it!
Neat!
Frankenbuddha - Aug 15, 2007 6:59:06 am PDT #886 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I thought Night Dreams were by Andrew Blake?
That would be Night Trips you're thinking of.
Why yes, I do like arty porn on occasion. Why do you ask?
Laga - Aug 15, 2007 7:23:23 am PDT #887 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I think Andrew Blake did "House of Dreams" or was there "Night Dreams" too?
Hayden - Aug 15, 2007 7:43:57 am PDT #888 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Boy, I couldn't disagree more about Brad Bird having any Ayn Randiness to him. Ayn Rand's point was that the truly talented would naturally all be selfish, money-grubbing capitalists who could create a better society without that meddlesome government mucking up their pure vision. Bird's point seems to be closer to Vonnegut's in "Harrison Bergeron," (sp?) which is that society should not restrict the talents of the exceptional. There seems to me to be a world of difference between Rand's "we are your natural free-market overlords" approach and Bird's "don't discriminate against my talent" thing.