Mabel, an old woman who lives on the outskirts of Paris, has a rat infestation brewing in her ceiling. These rodents have taken over pretty much her entire attic, but as you might assume, the rat colony isn't welcome by Mabel. Well, once she figures out these rats exist, that is. However, thanks to Mabel, Remy's eyes are opened to the world of cooking, as she owns Auguste Gusteau's famous cookbook Anyone Can Cook.
While both are fans of Gusteau, when Mabel sees Remy and his brother Emile in her house, she goes wild ... as she should because there are rats in her home. However, she takes her panic levels all the way to crazy town by shooting at the rats with a shotgun, causing more destruction and blowing her ceiling out, which unveils the hundreds of rats that inhabit her attic. Granted, this scene is pretty important to the plot, as it scares away Remy's family and forces our hero to leave the house and discover Paris. Still, while kids might find this scene hilarious, it sends shivers of revulsion down the spines of most adults. This woman has a serious rat problem, and these guys have been responsible for spreading some of the deadliest viruses in existence (we're looking at you, hantavirus and lassa fever).
Plus, shooting up her home with a shotgun is pretty drastic and not exactly how you should be treating firearms. So while it's meant to be cute and funny when the ceiling drops down, revealing the startled rats, the whole scene is really just disturbing.
