Surprisingly Perfect Prequel

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2014)

It's often easier to trust Pixar sequels more than forced Disney sequels (with the exception of Cars 2). At first I was thinking this film would flop, but when I saw the movie everything went beyond what I thought and answered many questions some of us had about Monsters Inc. It's basically about Mike who wants to be a scarer but nobody believes in him.
Throughout the movie I kept looking for things that looked predictable like when Mike is about to meet his new roommate, I kept saying to myself, "Sully, it's Sully!" when it suddenly turned out to be Randell! That was unexpected and felt tragic, since the two would eventually be enemies! This movie also answered the question, "Why isn't Mike a scarer," in a brilliant and painful way. I also love how the University goes into a bit rushed detail of how and why scaring is vital to the community. There's science, scaring techniques, all having to do with gaining scream from the human children, but they still don't quite explain the propaganda of how human objects are toxic, and it is kinda painful to see that there's study and research about scaring, but in the following film it would all be tossed aside because laughter is stronger. This whole film makes me wish that scaring was the only way for them to get electricity.
Out of the whole film my favorite things are the creative looking monsters, the way they make fun of universities (like the cafeteria food is literally garbage), and the scare games! Those make the best scenes and make the whole second act enjoyable! The second game had me (figuratively) biting my nails and bursting with laughing at the same time! And the fact that just about 80% of the movie was unpredictable was a terrific achievement. When you get the chance, definitely see it; you won't regret it.