Is the so-called university a paradise for the strong and a place for the weak? The so-called academy is an ancient castle that is indestructible in appearance and contains a lot of statues and portraits of people who are true idols or who are eager to make themselves idols? Are the so-called societies just an elite organization that is good at seeing the wind? No, this is not a university at all, but American society, a body that is supreme in strength, a head where the strong is king, a pair of eyes that can only see heroes, and a mouth where only power can speak.
Fortunately, the protagonist Mike is a strong person who can lead a group of weak characters who survive in the cracks of the strong culture to stage a Jedi counterattack. Through his own efforts, he was finally recognized by everyone, but the premise is that he is still a wise and talented person, in other words he is still an elite. The film only tells us that elite status can be obtained through diligent efforts, not like Sullivan can easily become by inheriting the surname. But the other cryptic conclusion of the film is that a person must be an elite in order to succeed in order to live a decent life, otherwise he will be bullied, despised, and have no social status.
Therefore, compared with the weird faces and the monsters that have been conceived after the designers rack their brains, this elite culture may be the truly terrifying "monster" for the public. In fact, the tear point of the film is not the ultimate task that Mike and Sullivan completed jointly at the end, but the kind of hard-working victory after they defeated the so-called elite team in the campus scare contest. Because it was a dark horse that won, the student audience gave such warm applause and congratulations. They vented the public suffering from the bottom of their hearts to the OK group representing the public; what they didn’t know was their The applause and congratulations are nothing more than the coronation ceremony of a new elite class.
What is a university? It is a place for students to get enlightenment on the outlook on life. This enlightenment is deepened in every class and every activity along with knowledge and social development. And if Mike and Sullivan only learned to have a sense of teamwork in college, to give play to each person’s strengths, and to respect each other's words called "universal virtues" that sound good, and "legacy" that sounds bad, then Why should they go to this university? The greatest and most profound enlightenment of their outlook on life is to win and enter the most decent academy to become an elite.
It is true that in the first few paragraphs when Mike just entered the university, the film really focused on describing the colorful and yearning of the university. When I watched it, I did recall my freshman admission, the feelings with my roommates, and the recruitment of clubs. New, etc., I recalled the school’s boulevards and landmark buildings. I even thought of myself walking on the main road of the school like Mike, but when Sullivan entered the classroom as a strong man, When the elite groups casually say things that despise newcomers, those fascinating colors are transformed into beautiful coats and pretexts for the weak and the strong. I know that it has already met my university life and the university life I hope to see. Seeing far.
Finally, I will talk about a digression about "Monster University" and "Monster Company."
"Monster Company" in 2001, because it is too long from today, I can't remember its specific plot. This time I took the opportunity of "Monsters University" to be released, and I revisited the previous work of the year with great interest, and I was moved to tears. I recommend everyone to revisit "Monster Company" after watching "Monster University", I believe it is not difficult to compare the sincerity of the previous work. In terms of motivation, the original work is more focused on the story, while the sequel is to use the brand to make money. This is an indisputable fact. The box office of "Monsters University" may be much stronger than the previous one, but compared with "Monster Company", the plot quality is not one or two grades worse.
"Monster Company" puts the core imagination on the door to the human world and the basic worldview that monsters rely on children's scares to obtain electricity. Dramatic conflicts are not only unfolded between monsters, but also emotionally established with human children. , People look full of surprise and unknown. The core imagination of "Monsters University" is just the university scene. The connection between the monster world and humans has become unnew, so from the perspective of the world, it is just a superficial article. Dramatic conflicts are almost entirely unfolding between monsters, and it is a simple competitive relationship, which makes people seem to lack expectation of the unknown.
While I was deeply moved by the "Monster Company" monsters forming cross-racial feelings with children, I felt that its creative concept was actually a continuation of "Toy Story", standing in another world thinking about how it interacts with humans. problem. "Monsters University" is just a monster version of "Racing Story". The race is still limited to a small world, not how another world interacts with humans, but how people in another world resemble humans. Live the same. Obviously, the former is richer than the latter, and the former includes the latter. It is important to know that this interaction is what the audience looks at.
However, most of Pixar’s excellent works are considered at the former level, such as "Toy Story", "Food Story", "Robot Story", etc.; while Pixar's criticized new works are mostly limited to the latter level. Thinking, such as "Cars Story", "Monsters University" and so on. This may be a consideration for us to evaluate Pixar films and even American animation blockbusters in the future.
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