2 – Monsters, Inc.

Pixar has taken us into the world beneath the sea in Finding Nemo, the world low to the ground in A Bug’s Life, and into the automotive world in both Cars films, but Monstropolis has to be Pixar’s most fully developed world. Unlike the other films, this world gave the folks at Pixar the opportunity to fully explore and create their own unique universe of characters. The sky was the limit with monsters. They didn’t have to resemble actual fish or bugs, vehicles or toys. Consider the diversity of Monstropolis. No two monsters are alike. That must have been an amazing burst of freedom for the artist’s involved. Placing all of these far-out characters into a regular setting is this film’s stroke of genius. These monsters live in homes, drive cars, eat in restaurants and go to work just like you and I. It’s masterfully handled in Monsters, Inc.Everything about this movie is fantastic.