This has been a
much-awaited sequel to the classic animation Monsters,
Inc. (2001). As a matter of fact, I’ve long waited to see Pixar do
something after that mess of a movie, Cars 2 (2011).
I have to tell
you, after getting over the nearly irritating scene of the guys all swelling
up, this movie was filled with enough razzmatazz to keep you glued to the very
end. But the originality of the first—which includes the emotional tension
buildup of how Sulley and Mike were going to deal with the whole “child in the
monster world” issue—isn’t there. Monsters University has no tense
emotional scenes. Furthermore, the way the director managed the crossover
between the human world and the monster world was best done in the first. Here,
it seemed the characters were too comfortable crossing to the other side.
With all that
said, there’s also a continuity issue. In Monsters,
Inc., Mike told Sulley that Sulley had been jealous of his looks since
the fourth grade. But in Monsters University, both characters meet for the
first time. I guess the makers didn’t feel like following that trend of
childhood friendship.
Here’s the first
twist in the movie: Mike and Sulley were actually rivals. They met at the
university, both aiming to graduate as top scarers. But Sulley had the whole
presence and roaring going for him, while Mike only had books. So, it was
brains vs. brawn—but that battle didn’t last long, as both got themselves into
some trouble that almost had them kicked out of the university. Instead, they
got kicked out of the scare course. Mike then boldly suggested to Dean
Hardscrabble (who wanted both Mike and Sulley out of the university) that if
they entered the Scare Games (a competition where fraternities in the
university compete to see which is the top scarer) and won, she would allow
them back into the scare class. But if they lost, she’d get her wish of kicking
them both out of the university.
From here, I
know many of you will think you have the ending pegged, but trust me, you have
no idea how it will go.
The movie’s
final twist is what crowned it for me. It ended with picture clips showing us
how Mike and Sulley rose through the ranks at Monsters University and became
the top scarers we know them as in Monsters,
Inc.
Monsters University is a nice comeback for Pixar and Disney after Cars
2, but it’s not as special as the first
or as classy as Toy Story 3 (2010).
Still, it’s worth the watch.
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