As a prequel, monsters university did not reach the level of Monster Power Company. Many people think that this work is far behind his prequel, that is, the first monster series (in fact, I think so), but in fact, this work is not bad in terms of appreciation. Monster Power Company is my favorite animated film, and I will smile every time I revisit it, especially when I see the ending. Mike wants to help Sullivan get to know Abu despite being stabbed by a wood. When Sullivan finally met Abramovich, that smile was just a smile and a childish greeting, which was enough to earn my tears and inspire my heart to be extremely healed. If Monster Power Company is an extremely cured work, what about monsters university? I didn't think much before, but now I know that under all appearances, Monster University is actually a realistic and frustrating work to some extent.
Monsters university mainly described the days before Big Eyes and Maoguai became scare commissioners. They studied in a scare university that taught monsters how to scare people. College life is beautiful. This movie looks youthful and inspirational, and it seems to be a standard inspirational comedy. As long as you work hard, you can succeed. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
But how did the plot develop?
Big-eyed boys are standard congenital defects and not scary enough. Unlike hairy monster, he is born to hang up, and one or two gestures can scare people around him. But the boy with big eyes, no matter how hard he tries, will never be as terrible as the hairy monster, just like the person born at the starting line in our usual jokes, born in Rome where all roads lead to Rome. However, as the protagonist of the inspirational film, how can Dayan give up easily? His posture of effort is similar to that of Kao Bo, which is not scary enough. We're smart. We should find another way and add 120 thousand efforts. We should be able to do it, but we can't. As Dayan said by the lake, "I thought that if I worked hard enough, I would succeed and prove that I was different, but I didn't."
Not all efforts will be rewarded, and some natural defects can't be obtained even if they work hard. Read books with big eyes and use wisdom more. He still doesn't have He Miaomiao's scary looks, and he can't get what he wants as long as he works hard, just as the person you like won't respond to you because of your efforts. Although Dayan finally succeeded, many years later, they worked in the mailroom and entered the power company. The dazzling stars are still furry monsters until they start to generate electricity by laughter. Maybe they will say, if you can't do well in this field, change it. If this person can't do it well, then change it. But Dayan's original dream is to be a scare Commissioner, and only when there is no hope after all will she willingly leave her love. Pixar stuffed a fact into a seemingly inspirational story, just like the racing car released this year. These two films have the same effect. McQueen is a dazzling star, but when he is old, he will eventually quit the historical stage and give way to young people. Yes, he can shine in the position of coach, but he was so unwilling before. Like big eyes, they have to work harder than anyone else, have faith and share the persistence in their dreams, but they can't resist their own defects and the ruthlessness of the years.
Dayan cultivated an optimistic attitude, even if he was banned in magazines, he was happy for his success. McQueen has the peace and tranquility of retreating behind the scenes, which is our second choice after being abandoned by our dreams. If we can't get him, we have to adapt.
What if you are abandoned by your dreams? What if someone can't get what we can't get?
I think, just like Mike and McQueen, I have been hurt, cried and moved on. Adjust our mentality, bury the past in our hearts and go to a place that needs us.
02
Many netizens say that Pixar lacks imagination, no longer has a sense of surprise, and can only eat emotional roots. What I want to say is that as you get older, you watch more and more movies, your knowledge is deeper and deeper, your world view is more and more mature, and your taste is more and more sophisticated.
Perhaps imagination can bring you surprises and excitement and feel refreshing, but humanistic feelings based on emotions can touch your deepest heart.
We have to admit that some people are gifted, others are mediocre, and some things are hard to get. We must recognize our position.
Diligent top student and brilliant academic scum, people with distorted inferiority complex (inferiority and conceit should be said to be self-improvement, accompanied by), campus clique, campus bullying. . It is a vivid fact that happens around us.
Before watching the monster series, I fell in love with the big-eyed boy inexplicably. The so-called' eye fate' proves that I didn't love that' monster' by mistake.
The most important point of the film is to tell a good story, control the rhythm and be clear in logic. This is the place where domestic films need to learn most. If the setting is exaggerated, it will still be empty, or even the story is incomplete, which will make people look at the semi-finished products.
03
Pixar's works are always surprising and profound. This may be one of the reasons why I like Disney. Mike, a boy with big eyes, wanted to be a "scarer" since he was a child, but because of his natural condition-cute appearance, MengMeng's big eyes seemed to limit him and make him humble. But he didn't give up, but worked hard to complete an inspirational and humorous film and won it with the ok brothers.
Mike's efforts are not blind, but planned and methodical. Compared with Sullivan's family advantages, even if he was discouraged, he quickly adjusted himself and was ready to go. Perhaps the hat of the strange graduate and the ideal in his heart have created his self-confidence and perseverance, which perfectly explains what it means to strive to overcome talent.
Secondly, teamwork and the use of one's own advantages are also important. I want to say that Shi Guabao and his mother are super cute and funny, and the ok brothers are all ok.
Finally, let me talk about my favorite Sullivan. This hairy monster is very arrogant. Even though his appearance is scary, his heart is empty. The friendship he and Mike gradually established is also like steel. Finally, he went to scare the company into going to work, and the result was good. Furry purple and blue are really cute, so I bought one of his backpacks. (ps: The headmaster is really scary)
For all ages, learn English. You deserve it.
04
I want to save some good cartoons for my baby to watch later, so I began to try to watch them first today. When the baby was nursing, he watched monsters university. Pixar told the story seriously, was attracted and had some feelings. Perhaps for the baby, what she sees is all kinds of little monsters, American college life (which should be better than what she sees in American TV dramas), unity, courage and courage to dream. But what touches me more is the theme of reality, the final cognition and orientation of Dayan to himself, and his compromise to his dream.
Find another way to pursue your dreams.
Perseverance and hard work are really important, but when people focus on how to solve weaknesses, it seems that a more important aspect is to make good use of strength.
Now a very common situation is not the lack of dreams, but the lack of self-awareness-not knowing what you are good at. At present, some fields are obviously more popular with the society than others (such as horror major VS jar design major in movies), so it is easy to get confused when choosing a major or making a career plan. Just like our boy with big eyes, he wants to be a monster that can make children scream. He works harder than anyone else, and he even applied for the scare department of his dream university. But the more fundamental problem is that he is not terrible at all, let alone scary enough to make people scream.
God's love does not favor others. Mike is no worse than others. He has a valuable quality that he is willing to make persistent efforts. It's just that he has been trying to overcome his weaknesses, but he has neglected the talent he has been given. When leaving MU, Sullivan said a word to Mike, pointing out Mike's advantages and disadvantages: "You are not afraid at all, but you are."
What dreams can't replace.
At the end of the movie, Mike and Sullivan went to Monster, Inc. as mail delivery staff. It sounds boring, but they are happy. Sometimes, with interesting partners, boring things can become interesting; And a seemingly interesting job does not guarantee that all people who work together can live in harmony. It's certainly a good thing to have a dream in your career, but there are also things in life that such a dream can't be replaced.