As a young child, I really liked the Disney/Pixar film Monsters Inc. So you can imagine my anticipation as my sister, some friends, and I made our way into a nearly-packed theater. I knew Monsters Inc. couldn't be replaced in my mind, but I was curious and excited to see how the main characters of that movie met and became friends. The sequel Monsters University shows Mike Wazowski and James Sullivan in their college days as they learn to be scarers.
The movie is currently the 7th highest-grossing film of 2013 and the second best Pixar films in terms of opening weekend sales. The film features the voices of Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski, John Goodman as James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, and Helen Mirren as Dean Abigail Hardscrabble.
SUMMARY
Mike has always wanted to be a scarer ever since visiting Monsters Inc. on an elementary field trip. Years later, after hard work and studying, Mike is finally headed to Monsters University. He enters the Scaring Class, but after he and rival Sully cause an accident, they are kicked out.
Soon, Mike finds a way to redeem himself. He announces he is going to sign up for the dangerous, but popular Scare Games. Needing a team, he joins the smaller fraternity on campus: Oozma Kappa. Sulley volunteers to become the final member and the team is entered.
Sulley and Mike must learn to work as a team if they have a chance of winning the Scare Games. With little chance of even placing in the first game, they get through by a "miracle" and continue on with the competition.
CONTENT
Monsters University is rated G, so any violence is very minor. The most violent it gets is when some monsters step on prickly, toxic balls that inflates their skin. Also, since the monsters' jobs are to scare kids, we are shown their scariest faces.
There is not really anything too inappropriate, but there are a few things I should mention. In one scene, a monsters sits on a prickly, toxic ball and his behind is inflated. Also, at a party, some female monsters have fuzzy balls for short skirts, but there is not anything beyond that. Towards the end of the film, a monster announces (in a weird turn of events) that he is marrying his friend's mom.
There is no language to be found in this film.
Monsters University delivered some good lessons on not judging someone by their outside appearance, but by their character. Also, it shows that the popular crowds are not always the best to be around (an important lesson for younger and older kids in today's world). I enjoyed the movie and thought it was a nice addition to the Disney/Pixar films. Although I didn't like it as much as Monsters Inc., I thought it was pretty good!
GENERAL INFORMATION
Length: 103 minutes
Rating: G
Director: Dan Scanlon
Producer: Kori Rae
Music: Randy Newman
Year of release: 2013
Primary audience: Kids, family
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