Brad Bird

Linguini prepares to dispose of Remy in the river but realizes the rat can actually understand him and possesses the culinary skills he lacks. They form an unlikely alliance born of desperation, as Linguini needs to keep his job and Remy needs a way to cook.

Django shows his son Remy a shop window filled with dead rats and traps to warn him about the dangers of the human world. Remy rejects his father's cynical worldview, arguing that they have the power to change their nature and choose a different future.