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One of Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures’ greatest achievements is the iconic, Monsters Inc. with many great aspects directed by Pete Docter. Monsters Inc. was a major success on its release date of November 2, 2001, making over five hundred million dollars at the box office. By the next year, the movie went worldwide and again, was a big success. People of all ages can recognize the ever lovable characters and can even relate with them. Docter made sure to choose an all-star cast to voice his characters. The two most famous characters are James P. Sullivan “Sulley”, voiced by John Goodman, and Billy Crystal as Michael “Mike” Wazowski. These two characters are the main reason this movie was so successful. Both have very detailed animations …show more content…
At the Monsters Inc. factory, the top terrifying monsters are known as “Scarers”. They travel into the human world via “Closet Door” which is much like a portal or wormhole. In this line of work, Scarers have a very dangerous job because every monster believes that one touch from a human child could kill them or start an epidemic much worse than the Black Death. Any child brave enough or unafraid to go near a monster will have their door taken to a specialized shredder that will destroy the means to go into the human world. A very cunning nemesis of the two protagonists is Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi), who would do anything to take Sullivan’s legacy as “Top Scarer”. Although this movie is family friendly and meant for a younger audience, adults and even moody teenagers still relate and enjoy this film. Practically anyone could sit down and just enjoy what this movie has to offer. If a movie is this amazing, do not hesitate to watch …show more content…
is said to be one of Pixar’s most outstanding movies alongside Toy Story and Finding Nemo. There are even references from the two movies hidden throughout the human world. Many who have seen a multitude of Pixar films can easily spot these memorable “Easter Eggs”. With the amazing and unique story, utterly outstanding animations, and an all-around good film, Monsters Inc. deserves a solid 8 out of 10 or a B+. Many people enjoyed this movie and seeing it again can bring back good feelings from when they were a child. A few movie critics even graded the movie higher or said only great things about the Movie. Helena O'Hara stated “Another chance to see Pixar's most dazzling premise, now spruced up with a third dimension.” and Nell Minow comments “This movie has the same delicious mixture of heart, humor, and technical wizardry that made A Bug's Life and the two Toy Story movies into instant classics. It's utterly delightful ” and he was correct. If anyone has yet to see this movie, which is quite unlikely, they definitely should seek it out and watch it for

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