Tuesday 11 November 2014

Monsters Inc.- The fun side of monsters

You're in bed and it's dark. Suddenly you hear your cupboard door hinges squeak. The trees outside shiver in the cold breeze and a shiver goes down your spine because you know a monster's going to come and scare you. Reading your thoughts a scary, two-headed, green coloured monster comes out of your closet. You scream your lungs out and he leaves...strange isn't it? It's as though he wants your scream and nothing else. Well, on the other side of your cupboard a whole new story is taking place and you'll never come to know about it.

 That's right an incorporated company of monsters who "scare because they care" bottle up children's screams and use it to power their homes, offices, schools and buildings. Being a scarer was the best career a monster could dream of! James Sullivan was the best scarer of all times (also our protagonist. Coincidence? I think not). With his best mate Mike assisting him with all his moves, roars and other things that make a scarer scary, he broke the all time record and became the best scarer and took centre stage. Just as any predictable movie, a rival, Randal Boggs became jealous of Sullivan and was put to make him look bad and best his score.

How would Randal achieve this goal? By hardwork, determination and perseverance right? If you're looking for this answer, my advice is not read further and never watch the movie because you'll be let down, immensely, because he cheated (shocker) and worked extra hours which is against the rules! The next morning Sullivan and Mike find a door on the scare floor and go to inspect it. Only if they had known it would lead to a huge disaster, leading to end of the world, they'd have stayed clear of the door. But, curiosity kills the cat. So they opened the door and didn't find any kid there. But when they came back to monster-world, a cute, adorable, dangerous, loud girl stood in front of them!

They didn't know what to do! They panicked and security came through searching the place. Sullivan thought of taking the kid to Mike's place and returning her back home the next day. Only the next day it was almost impossible to not get into trouble, and not getting the kid under the radar! They have their bunch of adventures and soon Boo (that's what Sullivan named her. Go figure) and Sullivan got pretty attached. They finally get the door, after a lot of ups and downs, but will Sullivan be able to let go of Boo? It's all in the movie. All you got to do is watch it.

Another animated film worth your time, this one is an oldie but a goodie. The mashup of monsters and humans is so beautifully portrayed and the transitions from fear, to pity, to love is just heart-touching. So, if you're in for fun, laughter, love, monsters and a little screaming, this is the movie you need to watch. With a sequel come out, which is more of a prequel as it tells us the story of Mike and Sullivan's friendship, these two movies are a must watch! More on the prequel in my next post.




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