At the beginning of the movie "Monsters, Inc," the main problem is a supply shortage. Monsters, Inc. is a company that relies on collecting screams from children to generate energy. However, there is a decrease in the supply of screams, which causes a shortage in energy production.
The main ethical issue is a conflict between Sully who wants to help Boo, and Mike, and the rest of the monsters, who are scared of the human child and don't care what happens to her.
The issue is that the company's actions are exploiting children for profit, and it is questionable whether the children's well-being and emotional state are taken into consideration.
Naturally, the strongest message in Monsters, Inc. is that of confronting one's fears—whether they be literal (the monsters in your closet) or figurative (the “monsters” in your workplace). While Boo's triumph over the ever-plotting Randall is relatively quick and clear-cut, Sulley's victories are much more nuanced.
Monsters, Inc. is the most successful scream-processing factory in the monster world, and there is no better Scarer than James P. Sullivan. But when "Sulley" accidentally lets a little human girl into Monstropolis, life turns upside down for him and his buddy Mike.
Most basically, monsters being exposed to the Bubonic Plague through humans explains why monsters believe children are toxic and are afraid to touch them.
Randall teaches us that the ends rarely justify the means. And putting on a “good face” for the powers that be will almost never win you long-term success. Instead, do your very best and be true to yourself. Make your goals and ambitions worthy of your efforts.
a surprise, which turns out to be Boo's door reassembled. The door becomes functional when Sulley places the piece he has kept, and he opens it to see Boo, who (although off-screen) recognizes him by saying, "Kitty!" This gives Sulley a surprised grin on his face as the film closes.
In the documentary with the characters, Billy Crystal said that Boo was an adorable three-year-old little creation. At another point, Boo was going to be an only child and befriended Sulley (then known as Johnson) so that he could protect her.
The belief that human children are toxic may have been implemented by the founder(s) of MI, because they knew that if a certain monster were to come in contact with a certain child it could have disastrous consequences.
The entire plot of the movie is very ironic. Monster's Inc. is a corporation run by monsters, their job being to scare children, when in reality they are the ones that are constantly afraid of the children.
Boo's screams and laughter combined causes all the lights in the entire apartment complex to light up and cause a power outage. During the opening credits, the closet that becomes an open doorway from the Monster World with a gigantic monster roaring can be frightening to some younger viewers.
To identify a central conflict in a story, ask yourself what the main character's biggest challenge is: what do they overcome by the end of the story? If the answer is themselves, the central conflict is internal (character vs. self).
The main conflict in a story may be external (between characters and other characters or characters and their environment) or internal (a struggle within) or may combine external and internal elements. This primary conflict is typically what drives action towards the story's climax.
A fan theory suggests that Boo from Monsters, Inc. grows up to be Andy's mom in Toy Story, but there are flaws in this theory. Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer of Pixar, debunked the theory and explained that the Easter eggs in Pixar movies are not meant to impact the storylines of other films.
Upon traveling through her door, they'd discover that she had moved house, so the pair would undergo a quest to find their favorite human friend again. Despite the interesting plot, Monsters Inc. 2 was scrapped when Pixar and Disney merged, closing down Circle 7 Animation Studios in the process.
However, the monster world believes that the children are toxic, and when a little human girl, Boo (Gibbs), sneaks into the factory, she must be returned home before it is too late. Monsters, Inc.
The movie not only knows how to entertaining but also knows how and when to emote. The combination of fun and emotional things is perfectly balanced and placed within the movie. There is some great dialog but the true power of "Monsters, Inc." are the wonderful characters.
This movie has lots of heart for the whole family. MOVIEGUIDE® suggests a very mild caution, however, for the youngest children, specifically ages 2 through 5, due to some potentially frightening moments, although these moments are much milder than most movies.
Professor Knight is a monster whose design resembles a dinosaur, and he has orange skin with a yellow underbelly, black claws, and wears glasses with a white shirt and tie.
"Monsters, Inc." has too much genuine wit, characters too rich, a world with too much depth, and a story at once too coherent and too complicated, to be PRIMARILY a film for children. This is not to say children won't like it. Maybe they will. (Who can say?)
Indeed, a bit of G-rated fantasy/slapstick violence is really the only thing that's even close to scary about Monsters, Inc. But it's still something that's worth working through on the front-end …
