i was so inspired by the blindingly beautiful animation in Pixar's short 'your friend the rat' that i tryed to emulate it in this zodiac type year of the rat way. (yes, i know i'm late, not so late for the chinese new year tho)

i spent some time doing some sketches of my own rats as well and looking at the stills from the movie.

We'll follow you to Mars Or wherever you people go... We rats are right there down below. We've travelled near and far, With swamis, geisha, thugs and czars In planes and boats and submarines, We've sailed from Liverpool to Queens. We're even in Qatar, or wherever you people go... We all adore François Truffaut. Abandon musophobia And embrace a new utopia: Butterflies and puppy dogs Summer evenings, crispy frogs Imagine if you will a world Where women, rats And men and children Live in peace and harmony, We're even holding hands. We're dancing through the streets And singing cabaret songs, ooh la la la Join with us we'll make a Human/ratty wonderland. We'll help you tie your shoes When you don't feel like bending over And perhaps you'll take that trap From out behind the pantry door We'll say "Bonjour" and "How's the family" When we pass each other on the street And just like that we won't be strangers anymore. So here we go to Mars With our stories intertwined And although once you tried to kill us Now we know that you won't mind We'll journey through the stars And whatever else may be... We all hate that lousy flea... That lousy flea...


the song on youtube [link]

hope you like!

Remy and Emile-Ratatouille