Monsters Inc.

Monsters Inc. is a great animation film for any age of audience. It is another great motion picture shot by Walt Disney Productions. The movie is in color, obviously for many reasons; the main one is to attract more of an audience. The screen format changes depending on where you watched it. If you watched it in theaters my guess is that it was in Cinemascope or Panavision, and if you watched it at home it was in either standard or wide screen. The stock of film used for the movie is smooth-grain film stock because it has to show the artists wonderful color used for this animation film. The settings of the movie are different than a lot of other movies because it is in “Monstertropolis,” don’t quote me on the spelling but it is a made up place where the monsters in the show live. It is different from many of the other movies because the film is an animation and therefore is very fictional. The movie also uses the setting to create an emotional atmosphere. By shooting the film with bright colors, it creates a very comforting setting and gives it a Saturday cartoon feeling. This setting also makes the film more appealing to a younger audience. Lighting rarely plays an important role in the film but different types are still shown. For example, when the monsters are sent in to scare the children in the movie, the lighting goes darker to give it the scary feel. Other than diming the lighting for that purpose, the lighting stays the same throughout most of the movie and shows what would be a lot of natural lighting.
The cinematic point of view that the movie mainly shows is an objective point of view. By showing an objective point of view you feel like you are an observer for most of the movie. However, there are points in the movie when you feel like you are more part of the movie. The movie uses a subjective view point when Mikey and Sully are being chased by the CDA after Boo is seen at the sushi restaurant. It also shows some indirect-subjective viewpoint when the scene focuses on Sully’s “scaring face.” This technique could also be called an extreme close up because it is bringing us to the point where we are almost nose to nose with Sully. In chapter six, the book mentions how many of the new animations aren’t made for a specific audience but rather for everyone to enjoy. The loveable monsters in monsters inc. are made for the kids but the humor portrayed in the movie aimed for the adults. All in all this is a great movie for any audience. This movie is one that pokes fun at many children’s belief that there are “monsters” in their closet or under their bed. It also shows the progression of the character Sully. In the beginning of the movie he is on track for breaking the all-time scare record and only wants that. But at the end of the movie he finds more enjoyment in making children laugh than making them scream in terror. A part of the movie that got me thinking and was pretty emotional was the ending. After a scene shows Sully's clip board having Boo's picture and a piece of her shreaded door, Mikey tells Sully he has something to show him. Reluctantly Sully follows Mikey into another room. The thing that Mikey had to show Sully was Boo's door all patched up missing that one piece that Sully has kept. After adding that piece Sully enters Boo's door and he hears Boo's voice say "Kitty," and the movie ends. This is a great way to end the movie because everyone that watches this movie hopes that Sully will someday be able to see Boo one more time. Overall this is a great movie and I hope to enjoy more like this in the future.