Becomes even better when you watch it as an adult

Rating: 10/10 (23 March 2020)

Looking back on Pixar in the 2000s, it's clear to me that was their golden age. MONSTERS INC is one of the finest efforts of that period, a comedy both humane and thrilling. The design of the characters and the world is like something out of a child's imagination, while the story is well-plotted and engaging.
As a child, I recall being most interested in the buddy comedy elements and the chase scene through the colorful warehouse filled with bedroom doors. As an adult, I've come to better appreciate how the movie works as a parable about becoming a parent. Sully is initially interested in his own glory and the petty goal of being the best. When Boo comes into his life, everything changes-- everything he believed was important turns out to be nothing compared to the fatherly love he feels for her. It's sweet without rotting your teeth and the ending... oh God, it still makes me cry.
One of Pixar's best, without a doubt.