Ratatouille

It's a very strange weather these days here in Barcelona. It's very warm sunny but at the same time also big grey clouds and when we are outside we are not surprised to receive drops on the head (and this is not the neighbour who waters his plantation ...) . We expect storms but nothing comes yet. We say in french the weather is "heavy". So because it's too windy to go to the beach and we need some fresh air, the best option is the air conditioned cinema in which you can enjoy the film with an ice cream (Magnum double chocolate caramel, anyone ?).

But because it's also summer time we did not expect much choice. Big mistake and surprise. Because sometimes I miss my city we decided to go and see Ratatouille (the last from Pixar-Disney) and let me say it straight : very good. Everything is in it : good feelings, nice story of love, friendship, perseverence, family, action, slow moments, big expectations (will it succeed ?), can the story be real (of course, a blue rat in a kitchen's restaurant !), to make it short, all you expected. I expected a bit more and was not disapointed. First the team who made the film was the one from The incredibles and I was already positively surprised. But this time they chose Paris as background and I am very critical about my city. But again, they must have thought about it because even the cars have the right tags, the river Seine flows in the right direction and la Place de la Concorde is the same driver's nightmare. There is even more : the coffee is moving in the cups. I will forget some details about the city and the characters's accent (do I speak like this?) because I had a very good time... even moved. When the rat sees the city from the roof for the very first time, it is exactly that. The Pixar's team got the point, you can feel it... and I was very happy about it. If you go to Paris once, you can recreate the same : either you can afford it and book a room at the Crillon or for less money but much more ambiance, book a table at Le George (the restaurant at Beaubourg, but please don't pay attention to the service, the food nor the bill, it's either a sucess or a disapointment). One thing never changes there is the view : that's why you have to book a table with the view and double check the next day if your reservation has been taken into consideration : click le George