Monster's Inc
September 5th 2008 14:01
Monster's Inc (2001)
Pixar Animation Studios
Directed by Pete Docter and David Silverman
Written by Pete Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon and Ralph Eggelston
Voice talents of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi and Jennifer Tilly
"Monsters Inc" is an incredibly refreshing and halarious animated film which blends original plotlines, beautiful colours, a haralious screenplay and important messages together. Personally, "Monsters Inc" is my favourite Pixar movie yet, simply because of its wittyness and ability to draw the audience into the world behind the bedroom closet.
Monstropolis is the city of monsters, concealed from the human world by the cupboards of children's bedrooms. Their way of life is dependant on the use of children's screams, which provides electricity and power. The corperation, Monsters Incorperated is responsible for gathering these screams from the "highly toxic" children - "a single touch from a human child could kill you!" - by scaring them wittless. It is here where we meet Sully (voice of John Goodman), a teddy-bear like monster who is the most successful "scarer" in the company. Ironically, when a human girl crawls into his world, he develops an attatchment to her. Sully, along with his halarious one-eyed pal Mike (voice of Billy Crystal), embark on a race against time to return "Boo" back to her rightful human world before evil monsters get her instead.
It is a truly delightful film. Pixar created their Monsters of all different shapes, colours, skin types, and sizes to have human-like qualities; imagine the human world and its ways of working, except the humans are played by monsters! It is this irony that gives "Monsters Inc" its originality.
The famous 3D animation of Pixar is always absolutely brilliant. Each monster is unique, and the settings are simply devine. A particular wonderful scene is when Sully, Mike and Boo are on a roller-coaster like journey in the place where all the children's doors of the world are stored. It is an absolutely riveting scene. How the animators managed it is beyond me! The animation of Boo is also delightful, in that she is represented to convey the utmost innoncence and cuteness of a 2-year-old toddler.
The screenplay, in typical Pixar fashion is halarious and enjoyable, offering puns for both its childhood and adult audiences. Almost every scene has a joke and adds extra strength to the overall film. Billy Crystal's character Mike is a wonderful, funny character, who lights up every scene. A film that can appeal equally to all ages is an excellent one, and "Monsters Inc" certainly succeeds here.
And finally, as well as being undeniably funny, it also has, as all children's films should, powerful messages which are portrayed subtly in the film. The film teaches us to look beyond appearances and see the inner beauty of something. You shouldn't follow what other people say, because more than likely it's not true. And finally, and more importantly, it teaches us not to bully people, because it's going to come back to haunt you. Live life positively, seeing the quality in the poeple around you, and yourself.
So in conclusion, "Monsters Inc" is my favourite Pixar animation because it is such a breath of fresh air. By mixing exquisite animation, appealing comedy for all ages and possessing important messages, this is a simply stunning film. It opens to the door to a new centurt of animation.
Pixar Animation Studios
Directed by Pete Docter and David Silverman
Written by Pete Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon and Ralph Eggelston
Voice talents of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi and Jennifer Tilly
"Monsters Inc" is an incredibly refreshing and halarious animated film which blends original plotlines, beautiful colours, a haralious screenplay and important messages together. Personally, "Monsters Inc" is my favourite Pixar movie yet, simply because of its wittyness and ability to draw the audience into the world behind the bedroom closet.
Monstropolis is the city of monsters, concealed from the human world by the cupboards of children's bedrooms. Their way of life is dependant on the use of children's screams, which provides electricity and power. The corperation, Monsters Incorperated is responsible for gathering these screams from the "highly toxic" children - "a single touch from a human child could kill you!" - by scaring them wittless. It is here where we meet Sully (voice of John Goodman), a teddy-bear like monster who is the most successful "scarer" in the company. Ironically, when a human girl crawls into his world, he develops an attatchment to her. Sully, along with his halarious one-eyed pal Mike (voice of Billy Crystal), embark on a race against time to return "Boo" back to her rightful human world before evil monsters get her instead.
It is a truly delightful film. Pixar created their Monsters of all different shapes, colours, skin types, and sizes to have human-like qualities; imagine the human world and its ways of working, except the humans are played by monsters! It is this irony that gives "Monsters Inc" its originality.
The famous 3D animation of Pixar is always absolutely brilliant. Each monster is unique, and the settings are simply devine. A particular wonderful scene is when Sully, Mike and Boo are on a roller-coaster like journey in the place where all the children's doors of the world are stored. It is an absolutely riveting scene. How the animators managed it is beyond me! The animation of Boo is also delightful, in that she is represented to convey the utmost innoncence and cuteness of a 2-year-old toddler.
The screenplay, in typical Pixar fashion is halarious and enjoyable, offering puns for both its childhood and adult audiences. Almost every scene has a joke and adds extra strength to the overall film. Billy Crystal's character Mike is a wonderful, funny character, who lights up every scene. A film that can appeal equally to all ages is an excellent one, and "Monsters Inc" certainly succeeds here.
And finally, as well as being undeniably funny, it also has, as all children's films should, powerful messages which are portrayed subtly in the film. The film teaches us to look beyond appearances and see the inner beauty of something. You shouldn't follow what other people say, because more than likely it's not true. And finally, and more importantly, it teaches us not to bully people, because it's going to come back to haunt you. Live life positively, seeing the quality in the poeple around you, and yourself.
So in conclusion, "Monsters Inc" is my favourite Pixar animation because it is such a breath of fresh air. By mixing exquisite animation, appealing comedy for all ages and possessing important messages, this is a simply stunning film. It opens to the door to a new centurt of animation.
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