Monsters University

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Young Mike finds his true calling in Monsters University

I've read parts of some reviews that gave Monsters University a mediocre or unfavorable score. Most of them said that this prequel is good but doesn't compare with the other films Pixar has delivered. The part where they say it's not as good as other Pixar films is correct. Does Monsters University compare to such greats as Up, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, or Toy Story 2? No, unfortunately not. But does Monsters University still have a lot of heart, and bring plenty of fun to everyone in the audience? You bet it does.

The story mainly follows Mike as he enters his freshman year of college. Randall is his roommate, and although he's nice at first, we get to see him transition into the slimy jerk he becomes in Monsters, Inc. Mike, Randall, and big-shot Sully are all enrolled in the school's scaring program, with the ultimate goal of becoming scarers for the city's energy supply. Mike, the three-foot tall, one-eyed green orb, studies hard to maintain his spot in the program to prove that he is in fact scary. Sully, part of a legacy of legendary scarers, knows he can get through the program with little effort. But when the two clash, they get on the bad side of the college's headmaster, and are removed from the scaring program.

To earn his place back in the program, Mike recruits Sully to join a fraternity with him, Oozma Kappa. As per the deal with the headmaster, if Oozma Kappa wins the school's prestigious Scare Games (their version of the Greek Olympics), they're back in the scare program. If they lose, they're both out of Monsters University.

What follows the two becoming frat bros isn't as high-quality a story as Pixar usually delivers. It's true that Monsters University isn't the most creative, funny, clever, or sincere of Pixar movies, but it's still creative, funny, clever, and sincere. Giving this movie a bad rating simply because it isn't as phenomenal as its predecessors of the studio is ignorant. Monsters University contains several laughs and surprises of its own. And as a current college student, I could tell Pixar did their research on college life. Thank you, Pixar, for another great animated dramedy that will be valued and enjoyed for decades to come.

Rating: 4/5