Wes Grarner, Charger staff
Pixar and Disney have done it again in the new digitally animated film, Monsters Inc. This movie takes us to the city of Monstropolis where the population is made up entirely of monsters. The two main characters, Mike and Sulley, are co-workers at the energy plant, Monsters Inc., where their job is to collect the screams of children and turn them into energy for their city.
Sulley induces the screams, and Mike collects them, and together they are the top team at the company. There is one extreme danger on the job, though, if a child were to get in past the closet door, the monster world would surely fall to its knees.
In this company every monster has to make documents of the scares that happened that day. Mike has a problem with filing his papers for the company, though. So, in preparation for future plans for the evening with his girlfriend, who is the receptionist at the company, he forgets to file his papers. Luckily, Sulley, being the friend he is, takes up for Mike and goes in to attempt at filing Mike’s papers. While there, Sulley finds a closet door still out and unused.
He goes in through the closet to cause a scream, but when he enters, he doesn’t see the child in bed. Instead, when he turns around, the child (later referred to as “Boo”) is playfully clenching his tail. Sulley screams in fear and tries to escape the child's grasp, but the child continues to follow him. Finally she follows him into the monster world, and from there the fun begins.
Pixar seems to be on a role with their standard of movies that they have out. Their brand of comedy in this movie has been present since Toy Story, but people just can’t seem to get enough of it. I guess because their films are so new, there are still new jokes and antics to discover. Even though the same joke styles are present, they have come up with very original plots, so far.
One of the reasons that I really liked this show was because that even though it is supposedly intended for children, it still appeals to all ages. All the jokes and scenarios weren’t too mature or too juvenile; this movie was right on target.
The characters had great personalities that, although they were classic (generic hero, villian, spaz, etc...), each character still had original features. Also, throughout the movie, there are many different little quirks and actions that come from various unknown characters that are really amusing. On top of all that neat stuff, the movie was made on a computer , which makes it even more exciting to watch. And of course, the graphics are incredible; just another tantilizing feature for the eyes.
Besides all of the visual stuff and comedy, the drama is very captivating. The movie has something around every corner; something that grabs your attention and doesn’t let go. One thing that really surprised me was the fact that some of movie near the end was terribly sad; I’m talking sad enough to provoke tears. Throughout the theater, I could hear the little kids and even their mothers crying.
I have to say that I was touched also, not to the point of tears, but still I was touched. I don’t know if it was how realistic the animation was, but the people who made this movie did a tremendous job. This movie was great; it definitely deserves a 9.
Article prepared for web by: Richard A. Galloway
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