Nicole Cooke

Critic in Ratatouille: Anton Ego

In Disney Pixars film, Ratatouille , features a rat named Remy and his quest of

becoming an honourable French chef. Aside from Remy, there is captivating language

spoken by none other than the famous food critic in the movie; Anton Ego. While he

also looks like a potential villain throughout the film due to his bitter reviews, he is just

pure vulgar. Ego lets his emotions manipulate the actions he took against restaurants,

as well as being surpassingly biased.

It seems highly possibly that Anton Ego may have been suffering from depression

or another form of mental illness throughout the course of the film. He becomes quite

bitter due to the course of the mental illness, but this all changes when he takes a bite

of Ratatouille. It is implied in his final speech in the film, that Ego had become too

accustomed to his position of power as a critic and his ability to tear individuals down.

Remy and his dish had the power to open his eyes to this and make his realise this.

With Ego now being a changed man, he understands what Gusteau meant: While not

everyone can be an artist, true talent can be found in the most unusual place. He

presents the restaurant a spectacular review, and in particular, the chef.

Egos credentials would most definitely be disfigured if people found out that he

only truly loved and enjoyed his mothers cooking. Which could be the reason why he is

so vulgar towards restaurants; making him a hypocrite. Although he is extremely

passionate about food; stating I dont like food, I love it, and claims that he refuses to

swallow food if he does not enjoy it, which explains why he is so thin, and reaffirms the

statement that the only food he enjoy is his mothers.

Nicole Cooke

Anton Ego is a hypocrite throughout the film, considering he is a critic, but his

opinion is immensely biased. Critics are supposed to stay unbiased when giving

reviews, for the one reason being they have to give their audience the performance

they require. It is crucial due to the fact that it prevents favouritism, allows an objective

perspective, along with it provides the individual with room for improvement. Ego

remained biased until tasting Remys dish, since he only preferred his mothers cooking.

In conclusion, Anton Egos language was mesmerizing. While although he looks

like the potential villain in the beginning of the film, and by the end he turns into the

realistic villain since he faces an adverse reformation.