Why Monsters Inc is the Cleverest Movie Ever Made

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  @Rockotarthepurplehatguy · 3 years ago · pinned

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  @nicholassims9837 · 3 years ago

  In an earlier script Sully would have discovered a room full of child sized cages, but Pixar thought it was too dark so they cut it out.

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  @pokemonfan7211 · 3 years ago

  i miss the days when Pixar would put bloopers during their credits, they were so unique and made the movie so memorable

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  @skepticmantis · 3 years ago

  What&apos;s interesting when you consider Mike&apos;s arc in Monsters University is that Mike was essentially rejected socially for not being scary but with the new laugh-centric energy model his skills must definitely be valued and appreciated more than ever before, especially since he&apos;s a hard worker and studies/cultivates proper technique (could apply that to being funny).

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  @FocusE7Q · 3 years ago

  One brilliant part about the movie often understated is how it disarms the idea of monsters. If you were of the age where you actually believed monsters might be in your closet (like I was when I saw this movie for the first time), seeing that monsters are actually scared of kids and will go away if you no longer get scared is a really encouraging and comforting thought for imaginative kids.

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  @Latestmustace · 3 years ago

  Monsters inc. is one of those movies that you’ll never forget even though it’s over 20 years old.

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  @unbearablenerd · 3 years ago

  I absolutely adore the detail that the Abominable snowman was banished. What a natural way of saying Big Foot, the Loch Ness Monster and the Kraken are all real monsters, living with humans after being banished

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  @CyberDrewan · 3 years ago

  One of my favorite things about this movie is how all of the character designs are multipurpose. Sully and Waternoose genuinely look friendly and comforting when they’re just hanging out or being normal, but get genuinely terrifying when they are trying to be. Randall can be pretty intimidating with his unique set of powers, but his slick and calculated movements also shows his calculating and sleazy side. Mike and a few other “helper” monsters are designed to be otherworldly, but “normal” enough to for us to be able to contrast them with the “scarers”, to show what ordinary monsters look like.<br><br>Even Celia, who was obviously just designed to make a more feminine looking monster, has the ability to crank up her intimidation factor during her “woman spurned” scene due to her Medusa hair. When I was younger, I was more scared of her in that scene than Randall.

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  @laurenaspreyart · 3 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06lnVXM1FUY&amp;t=1357">22:37</a> <br>One of my favourites is when he goes: <br>“that thing is a killing machine!”<br>And it cuts to boo twirling around like: “La La La La”<br>It cracks me up 😁

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  @DKScreamingandonFire · 3 years ago

  Why didn’t you mentioned how Waternoose’s design works perfectly as both “friendly grandfather” and “spider beast” for when his true nature is revealed and he’s chasing Boo

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  @Plasmaster · 3 years ago

  Another interesting thing is the writers taking the idea of &quot;that thing you&apos;re scared of is more scared of you than you are of it&quot;, something I&apos;m sure most people have heard their parents tell them, and working that into the actual plot of the movie by having the monsters literally be more scared of the human children than the children are of them.

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  @Legoluke197 · 3 years ago

  I always assumed “since the 4th grade” was a stand in for “as long as I can remember”. Like not meant to be taken literally

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