Review of Monsters Inc.
November 3rd 2006 23:40
Monsters Inc. (2001)
It’s hard to believe that, just a few years ago, the idea of a completely computer generated feature film was a distant dream. Indeed, when the first movie of its type was created (Toy Story in 1995) it took over three years to produce and while impressive, was still a pale imitation of the more traditional animation techniques. It seemed unlikely that the genre would continue, and even if it did, some critics noted that it would mostly be restricted, like its parent beforehand, to children’s films. Oh how wrong they were.
Released in 2001, Monsters Inc. was one of the next generation of CG films, and one of the first to appeal to both adults and children. While perhaps overshadowed by the more risqué Shrek (also produced in 2001) this Disney film cleverly plays on the typical childhood fear of monsters and turns it on its head, showing us that monsters are just as afraid of us, and for just as good a reason.
Following the antics of chief Scarer James P. “Sulley” Sullivan (John Goodman) and his wise cracking sidekick Mike Wazowski (the brilliant Billy Crystal) as they find themselves caught with an illegal child in Monster land, the script and heart of this movie are just too cute to pass by. Definitely one of my top ten.
9/10
It’s hard to believe that, just a few years ago, the idea of a completely computer generated feature film was a distant dream. Indeed, when the first movie of its type was created (Toy Story in 1995) it took over three years to produce and while impressive, was still a pale imitation of the more traditional animation techniques. It seemed unlikely that the genre would continue, and even if it did, some critics noted that it would mostly be restricted, like its parent beforehand, to children’s films. Oh how wrong they were.
Released in 2001, Monsters Inc. was one of the next generation of CG films, and one of the first to appeal to both adults and children. While perhaps overshadowed by the more risqué Shrek (also produced in 2001) this Disney film cleverly plays on the typical childhood fear of monsters and turns it on its head, showing us that monsters are just as afraid of us, and for just as good a reason.
Following the antics of chief Scarer James P. “Sulley” Sullivan (John Goodman) and his wise cracking sidekick Mike Wazowski (the brilliant Billy Crystal) as they find themselves caught with an illegal child in Monster land, the script and heart of this movie are just too cute to pass by. Definitely one of my top ten.
9/10
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