Monsters, Inc. (2001)
April 5, 2008
Millions of children lay in their beds every night trying to fall asleep, most of those children are afraid of the dark and things that go bump in the night. Their parents reassure them that there are no such thing as monsters, as they tuck them in and kiss them on the cheek! But beyond their closet doors, a whole different world exists.
This is the realm of Monstropolis, where monsters live, work and play. The world has a major problem. They’ve found themselves in the middle of an energy crisis. The fuel they need is different from ours, instead of electricity, they harvest are the screams of children. Professional Scarers work every night by going in the closets of unsuspecting children and scaring the wits out of them.
It is only those who work at Monsters Inc. that have given monsters such a bad name! Relaity however is very different indeed. Because it is the monsters who are terrified of children. They believe them to be toxic, when only one touch could mean death!
The scariest monster of all, is a big blue hairy fella named James P. “Sulley” Sullivan, for years he has been on the top of the leader board, for the most child screams. Together with his assistant Mike Wazowski, they make up a scare team, that can’t be defeated!
One evening while returning back to his desk, to retrieve some paper work, Sully catches a co-worker cheating, by scarring children after hours. While investigating the matter, he inadvertently leaves a child’s door open, which allows a little girl to enter Monstropolis! Now Sully and Mike must figure out a way to safely get the little girl back, without alarming the monster authorities.
From Pixar Studios, Monsters Inc. is a ground breaking, original film sure to delight, anyone who watches! Pixar’s fourth computer animated film captures the mood and feeling so many of us had when we were little and afraid of the dark. Four out of four stars.
