Nothing makes me
laugh more than sitting down to watch Monsters, Inc. This is one Pixar
animation that I hold dear to my heart. I loved it so much that I didn’t even
want them to make a sequel—I felt they might ruin what was already a
masterpiece. The voice casting in Monsters, Inc. is the best I’ve seen in any
animation. The story is heart-warming as we follow the adventures of a little
girl in the monster world. You just can’t forget the voices of top scarer James
P. Sullivan, aka Sulley (voiced by John Goodman), and his one-eyed assistant,
Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal).
The idea for Monsters,
Inc. was born during a 1994 lunch between Pixar’s production team—John
Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, and Joe Ranft—while they were working on
Toy Story (1995). Pete Docter came up with the concept, and after Toy Story was
completed, he stepped aside to develop the story while the others worked on
different Disney/Pixar projects. When he finished the first draft (which was
very different from the final film), long-time Disney animator Joe Grant—who had
worked on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)—suggested the name Monsters,
Inc.
The movie’s plot
went through numerous changes between 1996 and 2000. The final story revolves
around monsters scaring human kids to collect their screams, which are then
stored, refined, and used as a source of energy—both electrical and fuel power.
The twist? Monsters are terrified of human children, believing them to be
toxic, and one touch from a child is thought to be lethal. The company
responsible for collecting and refining these screams is Monsters, Inc.,
located in the city of Monstropolis. Our lead characters, Sulley and Mike, work
there—Sulley as the top scarer and Mike as his assistant.
One fateful day
at work, both Sulley and Mike’s lives change forever, along with the fate of
the monster world. Sulley discovers a human child (Boo) in the Monsters, Inc.
factory’s scare floor. Panic breaks out, and Sulley, unsure of what to do, lets
the situation spiral out of control. Before long, all of Monstropolis is aware
that a human child has entered the monster world, throwing the entire city into
chaos.
Monsters, Inc.
won the Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost the Best Animated Feature
award to DreamWorks’ Shrek. It was a financial success, received overwhelmingly
positive reviews, and is an absolute must-watch.
A sequel to this incredible movie is set to be released 12 years after the original, in 2013—but instead of continuing the story, it will be a prequel.
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