A: Not always. Closed captions (CC) for the hearing impaired often follow the original English script. Standard English subtitles (non-CC) usually translate the French audio literally. On Disney+, choose English (not English [CC]) for the best match.
Remy is a rat (un rat) living in the French countryside. Unlike his family, who eat garbage, Remy is blessed with a refined sense of smell and taste (le goût). Separated from his clan, he ends up in Paris, above a famous but now-failing restaurant once owned by his hero, Chef Gusteau. There, he teams up with a hapless garbage boy named Linguini. Through a series of hilarious events, Remy controls Linguini’s movements by hiding under his toque (la toque de chef) to create spectacular dishes. The climax? A dish of simple ratatouille—a Provençal vegetable stew—that transports the cruel food critic Anton Ego back to his childhood. ratatouille en francais avec sous-titres anglais
Pixar’s masterpiece teaches us that “Tout le monde peut cuisiner” (Anyone can cook). But for the language learner, the true lesson is: Tout le monde peut apprendre le français (Anyone can learn French)—especially when you have a tiny chef rat and perfectly synced English subtitles to guide you. A: Not always