Peeking out of closets around the world, MONSTERS INC. hit theaters in 2001 to rave reviews and massive audience attendance. Co-produced by Pixar and Disney, the film went on to earn well over $524 million -- ranking it second only to "The Lion King" in terms of overall earnings. Furthermore, it went on to win an Oscar for Best Original Song. Not too shabby for a couple of monsters.
The main power supplier of Monsteropolis (think Brooklyn in the 1930s) is Monsters Inc. The intrepid monsters employed at this power station clock in every day to power the city with the screams of human children. Remember those dreaded nights when you could saw something moving in the closet? Well, little did you know your screams would be powering a city of monsters. Had you reached out to fight them off you would have found out they are convinced one touch from a human is considered toxic. If they should ever touch a human, or any of their belongings, they have to endure a rigorous sanitation process.
So it happens that one fateful shift, Monster Inc.'s best and brightest, Sulley (voiced by John Goodman), accidentally brings a human child back to Monsteropolis. In a frightful panic, he hides her with the help of his good buddy, Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal). They soon discover humans are not toxic after all -- in fact, making them laugh generates more power than a scream ever could. Sulley and Mike hatch a plan to disguise Boo as a monster to get her back home, but the no-good monster Randall Boggs (voiced by Steve Buscemi) has devised a power extractor that can double the scream-based fuel systems.
Sulley takes Boo straight to the CEO of Monsters Inc only to get sidelined with having to teach the new recruits some basic scare tactics. Seeing this impressive display, Boo blows her cover by bursting into tears. Sulley soon discovers the CEO, working along with Randall, is behind the new scream extractor but not before Boo is taken from him. He and Mike are quickly exiled to the Himalayas, where they begin to search frantically for the portal that will get them back to Monsteropolis in time to save Boo. Can they get to her in time? What will happen to the children of the world if the scream extractor is put into effect?
This CGI spectacular was the product of the digital masters at Pixar. A prime example is Sulley's luxurious coat of fur. The programmers and animators rendered over two million individual hairs to give him a completely realistic look. Pixar invented a proprietary program called RenderMan DSO (Dynamic Shared Object) that effectively distributed the hair on any given character and added depth to the renderings. The end effect is a stunning, eye-catching film that never disappoints. - 15275
The main power supplier of Monsteropolis (think Brooklyn in the 1930s) is Monsters Inc. The intrepid monsters employed at this power station clock in every day to power the city with the screams of human children. Remember those dreaded nights when you could saw something moving in the closet? Well, little did you know your screams would be powering a city of monsters. Had you reached out to fight them off you would have found out they are convinced one touch from a human is considered toxic. If they should ever touch a human, or any of their belongings, they have to endure a rigorous sanitation process.
So it happens that one fateful shift, Monster Inc.'s best and brightest, Sulley (voiced by John Goodman), accidentally brings a human child back to Monsteropolis. In a frightful panic, he hides her with the help of his good buddy, Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal). They soon discover humans are not toxic after all -- in fact, making them laugh generates more power than a scream ever could. Sulley and Mike hatch a plan to disguise Boo as a monster to get her back home, but the no-good monster Randall Boggs (voiced by Steve Buscemi) has devised a power extractor that can double the scream-based fuel systems.
Sulley takes Boo straight to the CEO of Monsters Inc only to get sidelined with having to teach the new recruits some basic scare tactics. Seeing this impressive display, Boo blows her cover by bursting into tears. Sulley soon discovers the CEO, working along with Randall, is behind the new scream extractor but not before Boo is taken from him. He and Mike are quickly exiled to the Himalayas, where they begin to search frantically for the portal that will get them back to Monsteropolis in time to save Boo. Can they get to her in time? What will happen to the children of the world if the scream extractor is put into effect?
This CGI spectacular was the product of the digital masters at Pixar. A prime example is Sulley's luxurious coat of fur. The programmers and animators rendered over two million individual hairs to give him a completely realistic look. Pixar invented a proprietary program called RenderMan DSO (Dynamic Shared Object) that effectively distributed the hair on any given character and added depth to the renderings. The end effect is a stunning, eye-catching film that never disappoints. - 15275
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