INTRODUCTION
In this time and age, whenever you see a movie like Despicable Me 2, or shows like Madagascar 3 or maybe even shows where there are clearly trilogies such as Twilight, Star wars, you would immediately feel the affinity and the need to see the show especially if you have seen the previous movie.
For those who do not know,
See this poster, guess which year it is, the answer will be posted all the way below.
But here is the relevant poster for this year!
And just to make things clear, this is the movie that we are reviewing today! And note that the first two characters at the front.. are the exact same characters on the top poster!
Storyline 3.5/5
The storyline starts out pretty strong, introducing the audience to the wonderful world of Monsters, their need to scare people and what gave the main character his motive in life. And they did it with the smaller version of the green eyed fella which was totally cute and a good start.
Then it moves on to introducing the university and their first day, and also the other characters and then the gist of this movie, the problems that they face in becoming SCARERS which is like what every other monster wants to be.
The score is pretty above average, because it is a pretty direct storyline although the ending might not be as happy as you would think. Nonetheless for the duration of the movie, the storyline is not draggy and it is pretty entertaining all the way through because of the many parallels it draws with the usual American University life.
Character 3.5/5
The movie does have quite a few additional characters besides the first 2 although it does get somewhat massive then the other groups of monsters come into play. However there is a bit too little done to try to differentiate our monsters from the other groups. I would say that they are distinct enough during the introduction, but after that they really could have made it a bit more fun.
The closer characters to the 2 main characters are fleshed out slightly more, but they could still be even more distinct with some fun twists or side stories.
Here are all the chums
Cinematography 3.5/5
There are very nice top down shots of the monster world and this movie does a fun job of making good funny shots. There was also a short since of the real human world in the duration of the show which makes it pretty fun and is a good distraction from the monotony of the show.
Still it could have a bit more perspective shots that i believe a few other animations have done to improve the entertainment factor.
Music 3.5/5
Music is there, but not entirely memorable. None the less it does positively add to the movie itself which gives it slightly better then average points.
Spectacle 4/5
For this movie, I would like to add comedy to the genre because this movie is really good fun. It is also able to keep the interest up although not in the usual action movie sense. It is kind of like the first Harry potter movie in the monster world whereby the life of the new student is introduced and how the student comes to gain acceptance. There is also a bit of storyline weaving towards the end of the movie whereby the end of Monster University is weaved into the beginning of Monster INC which would entertain those people who saw the first movie!
Storyline : 3.5 (Pretty clear cut storyline with a clear aim at the end, but has some fun twists)
Characters : 3.5 (Many cute and fun characters, but could use a bit more fleshing out)
Cinematography : 3.5 (Above average shots with a unique real world section, can be improved)
Music : 3.5 (The standard music expected from a PIXAR animation)
Spectacle 4 (Has good entertainment value due to its comedic value)
Overall : 3.6 (It is good that this movie does not require you to be invested in Monster INC first and it also tries to reintroduce the monster world to the audience. However since this movie focuses on the university life and how a student gains acceptance, there is some similarity to many of the other movies which does not make it entirely distinct from the other shows besides the world it is in as the issues faced are similar. None the less, it is a worthwhile movie to bring the kids to for a weekday ticket as they would probably have quite a bit of family fun there.)
This movie also has to content with Despicable Me 2 for the intended audience which might cause people to compare and maybe like the movie more or less.
Finally, to answer the question asked in the beginning, Monster INC was shown in the year 2001 which is like 12 years ago. What this means is that after seeing this movie, your family could perhaps be entertained by a rescreening (or fresh screening for kids who did not see the movie) of Monster INC.
Please leave any comments if you have them, and i am planning to see WarZ and Despicable Me 2 in the near future. Cheers!
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