I happened to come across Randy Pausch and Ratatouille at the same time. I find a connection between the two- Randy talks of achieving your childhood dreams, and Ratatouille is about the rat who goes on to live his dream of becoming a chef. Randy talks about brick walls that were meant to keep the "other" people out who did not want something badly enough, and in Ratatouille, the chef Gusteau reminds Remy not to dwell on the past but to go up and look around.
Ratatouille is an amazing engineering achievement. Full global illumination! I got inspired enough to order Matt Phar's Rhysically based Rendering - I've been eyeing the book for over a year, but with the dollar falling, it no longer seems expensive. Lets see if I can render skin the way it looks in the film.
