Sometimes, having an interesting partner is more important than a seemingly interesting job [Spoiler Shenlu]

Michele 2021-10-20 17:35:31

Monster University can be said to be somewhat disappointing. Although there are many plots. But out of the movie theater, you may not remember exactly what happened. It’s not about Black Pixar that I’m disappointed. On the contrary, I personally like Pixar very much. There are also situations where I feel that “it can be done better” just because I like it. Monster University is the predecessor of Monster, Inc. But when I watched Monster University, in addition to thinking that the two protagonists are familiar with where they have met, I can't remember that there is another Monster, Inc.-after all, it was 12 years ago. American University Life This movie is very vivid and vivid with American university culture. For the audience, it is easy to produce, ah, it was the same when I was in college, or our school also has such feelings. Because my school’s logo is also M, I also feel very kind. Before and after school starts, I can often see a group of high school students or their parents, who are led by student workers in school uniforms to visit the campus. Tell you how great the school is. There are also clubs to recruit new students during the school year, and free pizza and cakes are used to attract people to participate in activities. Also, from Friday to the end of the weekend, the party animals are noisy and active. The party darlings are of course the sporty boys and the low-cut girls who protrude forward and backward. And those technical houses with good homework have been squeezed out to the social fringe. There are also those fraternity (fraternity) and honorary organizations named with Greek letters such as Alpha and Omega. Only meet certain conditions to apply. So, at first, Sullivan was invited to participate, but he was kicked out after he got a C in the exam. In addition, in the movie, the "OK" brotherhood of Mike and the others is also a slot ("OK" is not a Greek letter, that is, ok = =); And the house they live in is not a fraternity house (the fraternity usually has a special big house near the campus), but an ordinary house (a member's home), which is why Sullivan was surprised when he first moved in. In general, except for the jar design class and the flying teachers, Monster University’s settings and descriptions basically copied American campus life, and did not build their own school settings, such as Harry Potter. For non-North American audiences, there may not be such a strong resonance-just like watching college life mentioned in other American dramas. Pursue your dreams in another way. You may have seen a lot of works with inspirational themes: similar to the protagonist’s dream, although he has been hanging the tail, but he is tenacious, constantly training himself, and finally overcoming his inherent weaknesses through unremitting efforts. , Successfully came to the position of winner in life, dreams, girls/men have all, Happy Ending. Of course, there are magazines like Naruto that have not yet been serialized. It seems that the mass media are advocating this kind of will to overcome birth defects. Of course, perseverance and hard work are indeed very important, but when everyone focuses on how to solve the weakness (weakness), it seems to ignore a more important aspect is the use of strength (strength). A very common situation now is not not having no dreams, but lack of self-awareness-not knowing what you are good at. Especially when the external force is very strong. The environment has distinct preferences for different fields; some fields are obviously more popular in society than others (for example, the frightening profession in the movie VS the jar design profession; in real life may be the business profession VS academic profession?). Therefore, it is easy to get confused when choosing a major or doing career planning, and don't know what major to study or what kind of job to look for. Just like our Mike, he wants to be a monster that can make children scream. He works harder than anyone else. He even applied for the scare department of his dream university. But the more fundamental problem is that he is not scary at all, let alone scary enough to make humans scream. Fortunately, his birth defect is very easy to find, and he is constantly reminded by teachers, students, and friends. The (female) professor who was mixed with dragons and insects pointed out very sharply that Mike could not be a scarer (self-made name) and cancelled his and Sullivan’s scare major (scare major) qualification. Maybe the audience will hold injustice for Mike when watching, but from a professional point of view, the professor's judgment is wise-although too tough, he has become a villain. In the counterattack activity of Mike's group, everyone expected that the geeks of Mike's group would be able to stand in the center of the stage like rugby stars through hard work + luck (the screenwriter preferred) to win honors and frighten professional admissions. The story has been moving in this direction until Mike found out that Sullivan had moved his hands and feet in the game before he let himself win. When Mike was angry and sad, he ran to the human world to prove himself through real frightening behavior. However, this goal completely failed. But this time, he gained something more important-a good friend and an opportunity to face himself. God’s love is not partial, and Mike is no worse than others. He has a precious character that is willing to work hard; even, he has a talent that no one can replace. It's just that he has been working hard on how to overcome his weaknesses, while ignoring the talents he has been given. In fact, when he and Sullivan entered the human world by mistake, what he did was something that no monsters like Sullivan seemed to be able to do by others with extraordinary talents. It was something that surprised the villain female professors ( Please go to the theater by yourself). When leaving MU, Sullivan pointed out Mike’s strengths and weaknesses in a bloody sentence: "you are not scary at all, but you are fearless" (you are not scary at all, but you are fearless) ). Dreams can’t be replaced. At the end of the film, Mike and Sullivan went to Monster, Inc. to work as mail distributors. Yes, the mail distributor. It sounds like a rascal job, but they did it very happily. Sometimes, having an interesting partner is more important than a seemingly interesting job. Because with interesting partners, you can make boring things interesting; and a seemingly interesting job does not guarantee that people who work together can get along. I don’t know if everyone feels like this. Although it’s a profession/work that I like, there are times when I feel exhausted from studying/working. It is of course a good thing to have a dream in a career, but there are also things in life that cannot be replaced by such dreams. (Monster Electric Company) Be a mail distributor. Yes, the mail distributor. It sounds like a rascal job, but they did it very happily. Sometimes, having an interesting partner is more important than a seemingly interesting job. Because with interesting partners, you can make boring things interesting; and a seemingly interesting job does not guarantee that people who work together can get along. I don’t know if everyone feels like this. Although it’s a profession/work that I like, there are times when I feel exhausted from studying/working. It is of course a good thing to have a dream in a career, but there are also things in life that cannot be replaced by such dreams.

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Monsters University quotes

  • [Mike has received his Student ID Card, though it only shows the Top of his Head]

    Mike Wazowski: I can't believe it.

    Mike Wazowski: [Out Loud] I'm Officially a COLLEGE STUDENT!

  • [Sulley begins to feel bad about Rigging the Scare Simulator in the Final Challenge of the Scare Games. He walks sadly across Campus, carrying the Trophy that his team received, feeling sorry for Mike]

    Professor Knight: [Walking by] Mr. Sullivan. Great job out there. Look forward to having you back in my Class.

    [Sulley is then approached by the RORs, apart from Randy, who'd presumably been kicked off the team after they lost]

    Johnny: You did great out there Sullivan. I guess I was wrong about you. You're one of us after all.

    [Johnny hands Sulley Randy's ROR Jacket. He then spots Dean Hardscrabble up ahead talking to Professor Knight. Sulley hands both the ROR Jacket and the trophy to Johnny and runs up to Dean Hardscrabble]

    Johnny: Where are you going?