{"id":1957053,"date":"2025-08-13T00:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1957053"},"modified":"2025-08-13T00:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:37:36","slug":"ive-come-to-a-startling-realization-about-a-pixar-villain-and-i-think-i-just-grew-up-a-little-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ive-come-to-a-startling-realization-about-a-pixar-villain-and-i-think-i-just-grew-up-a-little-more\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve Come To A Startling Realization About A Pixar Villain, And I Think I Just Grew Up A Little More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Pixar<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You know how, when you reach a certain age, you begin to realize things about not only yourself but your favorite characters when your perspective of the world starts to really shift and change? Yeah, that\u2019s how I\u2019ve felt recently with the movie <em>Ratatouille, <\/em>one of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/every-pixar-movie-ranked-worst-200602850.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the best Pixar films;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>the best Pixar films<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, before I get into this, I want say that this is most certainly not going to be an article where I dunk on this film, because I absolutely love this movie. I first wrote about how it\u2019s one of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/news\/2563925\/why-ratatouille-in-an-underrated-pixar-classic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the best underrated Pixar films;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><u>the best underrated Pixar films<\/u><\/a> years ago, and recently I wrote <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/movies\/i-rewatched-ratatouille-as-adult-ugly-cried-way-harder-reasons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:about how it made me cry as an adult;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><u>about how it made me cry as an adult<\/u><\/a> and really inspired me, as a cook, and how it\u2019s continued to shape my life. I love this movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m not going to talk about why I love it today. I\u2019m actually going to talk about the villain. No, not Ego, even if Ego is a great Pixar villain, but the second one that we all seem to forget about, but vehemently hate \u2013 Skinner \u2013 and how\u2026he actually wasn\u2019t really a villain. Let me explain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Chef Skinner in Rataouille.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BY1UkSK1owKIKGdfbv3NpA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/1a45a11cd4bf827fc22a7f95bbdd3c10\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Pixar<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Skinner Wasn&#8217;t A Great Guy, But He Also Wasn&#8217;t The Villain We All Saw Him As<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So first off, I want to say that Skinner himself wasn\u2019t a great guy. In fact, for lack of a better word, he was a jerk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From the moment that we meet him, we can see that he\u2019s not the kind of boss that anyone would really want to have. He was stingy with his money, profited off of others\u2019 misery, and pretty much yelled to the point where you wondered if he was going to lose his voice. The way he treats Alfredo cemented the fact that he\u2019s not the greatest person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Is he <em>really <\/em>a villain, though? I would argue he\u2019s not. Sure, he\u2019s not a great person, as we\u2019ll get into in the following sections, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s as bad as some <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/every-pixar-villain-ranked-horribleness-000456698.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:other Pixar villains;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>other Pixar villains<\/u><\/a>. He wasn\u2019t trying to send anyone into a massive ball of fire to burn to death like Lotso in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/every-toy-story-movie-ranked-200407113.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Toy Story movies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>the <\/u><u><em>Toy Story <\/em><\/u><u>movies<\/u><\/a>, or literally remove a child from existence like de la Cruz in <em>Coco. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Skinner was just\u2026a businessman. Which, I suppose, in this day and age, can be villainous, but in comparison to many other Disney villains? He\u2019s just doing his job.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Skinner in Ratatouille. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/w65y5B6xcS7yZryxTu2JDg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/5dfed28d49e0fd7591184ad4d49107d3\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Pixar<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Truthfully, He Was Trying To Maximize Profits, Something Most Restaurants Do Nowadays<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I think one of the most significant instances that people point to for Skinner being a villain is that he\u2019s selling out Gustave\u2019s name in<em> Ratatouille <\/em>after he passed, and creating these frozen meals in order to turn a profit. Yeah. And?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m not saying that I necessarily agree with the practice \u2013 I think the moment that most chefs tend to do that, you\u2019ve officially put your name on something that is, no doubt, going to be of lesser quality than anything you could ever make yourself. However, this is what <em>many<\/em> chefs and restaurants do nowadays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I can think of two prominent examples that happened in real life. One would be Rao\u2019s. The restaurant chain had a few storefronts in the United States, with the New York one being the most exclusive, and the restaurant was known for its sauce. At some point, the company was bought by Campbell&#8217;s, and all of a sudden, we\u2019re seeing all different kinds of Rao\u2019s sauces and also branded dried pasta, and meals in the freezer section \u2013 you name it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another big one is from one of the most prominent chefs alive, Gordon Ramsay. While I\u2019m just as much of a fan of all the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/gordon-ramsay-tv-shows-whats-210410163.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gordon Ramsay Fox shows;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>Gordon Ramsay Fox shows<\/u><\/a> as anyone else, I\u2019m also aware of the fact that he released a whole line of frozen foods a little over two years ago that mimic his most famous dishes. This is not a new thing. This is something that is becoming the new normal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Also, a bigger thing is that I don\u2019t think Skinner did it <em>just <\/em>for financial gain. Sure, he would have made a killing if all those deals went through, but it\u2019s also the fact that these do bring in a lot of money and, as we heard at the beginning of <em>Ratatouille, <\/em>the restaurant was in trouble. They were losing money. They had already lost a star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This could have helped them at least get back on their feet financially and helped rebuild their reputation. Still, it&#8217;s a pretty big thing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Skinner in Ratatouille. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4h3ncDURIBgYMLRIARYOlA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/447013ab08a2ac19dfcc99fbc5c502c4\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Pixar<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Let&#8217;s Be Honest \u2014 If We Found Out Rats Cooked In Our Restaurants, We&#8217;d Want To Expose Them Too<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I think we also need to acknowledge the elephant in the room \u2013 that if we all saw those rats, we would freak out too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Out of <em>everything <\/em>Skinner did, trying to get the health inspector to shut down the place isn\u2019t a heinous crime. If anything, I would think we would be thankful that someone would care so much that they would make sure rats did not infest the food that we made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The same premise of the movie stands \u2013 that anyone can cook, and I do believe that. Really looking at the reality of the situation, though, there were hundreds of rats cooking in that kitchen, and no matter how many times they washed their little paws, they were carrying bacteria that could have been carried over to the guests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the end of the day, as much as we hate to admit it, what Skinner did was ultimately right and what most people <em>should <\/em>do. But, because this film paints Remy in a good light and him as the villain, he is left with the short end of the stick.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Skinner in Ratatouille. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/eAobJQiNyVUyLg6I4z3feA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/16c6a31ac1ed4923128301a5c85173b4\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Pixar<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">I Still Love The Movie; However, We All Owe Skinner An Apology<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Look, again, Skinner isn\u2019t a great person. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s even a decent person. I\u2019d say he\u2019s about an average greedy businessman, but I don\u2019t think he should have gotten the hate he&#8217;s received over the years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Skinner was looking out for himself, for his money, and at the end of it all, for the restaurant that <em>made <\/em>the money. We\u2019ve all just been crapping on him for years because of that. He\u2019s not the best, but he\u2019s also not the worst, and I think it\u2019s time we really acknowledged that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With any <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/movies\/upcoming-pixar-movies-recent-planned-releases-disney-studio\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:upcoming Pixar film;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><u>upcoming Pixar film<\/u><\/a>, I\u2019m always curious to see where they go with the villains. For now, I\u2019ll stick to my guns on how I feel about Skinner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Pixar You know how, when you reach a certain age, you begin to realize things about not only yourself but your favorite characters when your perspective of the world starts to really shift and change? 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