: A rat (pronounced differently in French, with a silent 't'). The Impact of the French Voice Cast
There’s a particular magic to watching an animated film in its original intended language. But Ratatouille —Pixar’s love letter to Paris, cuisine, and the audacity of following one’s instincts—becomes something unexpectedly richer when you switch the audio to French and keep the English subtitles on.
Watching in French partially re-frames the film as a French story. The voice actors (e.g., Omar Sy as Rémy in later dubs) add local flavor, reducing the “Hollywood filter.”
Since this is a movie about a chef, you will inevitably learn kitchen terms.