🎥 Movies of 2021, 91: Monsters University.
I’m a big fan of the original and it remains near the top of my Pixar List. Other than Inside Out it’s probably their best Trojan Horse movie — entertaining for the kids but an emotional bomb for the parents in the theater. The ending is perfect; it’s a film that needs no follow-up.
So, of course they made a Zero Stakes prequel that must be one of the least necessary films I’ve seen. And they made it as an 80s-style Snobs vs Slobs college comedy? Such a weird choice. The whole thing seems disposable.
But, being Pixar, they did a good job. The story offers no surprises, but is well done. The casting works. The message is hammered on, but not overly so. It looks great. It’s all fun. Had the film not been a pointless prequel I would feel less conflicted about it.
