Monsters University is about the joys of discovering new dreams later in life and of considering all the multiple paths to get there. It's obviously been a tough couple of years in the non-monster world, and many of us are contending with new dreams and unexplored paths.

The campus resembles that of the University of California at Berkeley, right down to the entrance gate and clock tower. UC Berkeley is the university that's closest to the Pixar headquarters.

Monsters University is a 2013 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

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Ever since he was a kid monster, Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) has dreamed of becoming a Scarer. To make his dream a reality, he enrolls at Monsters University. During his first semester, he meets Sulley (John Goodman), a natural-born Scarer. Sulley and Mike engage in a fierce rivalry that ultimately gets them both kicked out of MU's elite Scare Program. To make things right, Mike and Sulley -- along with a bunch of misfit monsters -- will have to learn to work together.Monsters University / Film synopsis

However, despite the film's status as a beloved modern classic, Monsters, Inc.'s story hides an unexpected theme. The ideas behind the film's story actually act as something of a Marxist fable, with the workers rising up to seize the means of production and overthrow the corrupt ruling class.

Jessica Kiang of Variety called it: "A fun if forgettable family-friendly adventure comedy set in a 'monsterpocalypse'" and a "silly but satisfying hero's journey entirely unencumbered by importance." Kiang notes that the film is based on an original script but feels familiar as if it was adapted from existing material ...

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Pixar Animation Studios Monsters University is a 2013 American 3D computer animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Dan Scanlon is the director and Kori Rae is the producer.

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Several new colorful characters attend the college, but one of the most curious is Art, a purple longhaired hippie-esque monster majoring in new-age philosophy. He's one of the misfits of Oozma Kappa (“We're O.K.!”), a fraternity Mike and Sully join.

Mike WazowskiBilly Crystal, Noah Johnston, Wojciech PaszkowskiFrank McCayJohn Krasinski, Manuel NeuerJames P. SullivanJohn Goodman, Xavier Fagnon, Pawel SanakiewiczSquishyPeter SohnDon CarltonJoel MurrayRandall BoggsSteve Buscemi, Steve Buscemi Monsters University/Characters

Monsters, Inc. is the most successful scream-processing factory in the monster world, and there is no better Scarer than James P. Sullivan. But when "Sulley" accidentally lets a little human girl into Monstropolis, life turns upside down for him and his buddy Mike.

There is some great dialog but the true power of "Monsters, Inc." are the wonderful characters. Not is there only a wild variety of strange and weird characters but also some characters that are good for some serious laughs and Boo is simply adorable and a pretty fair representation of a kid in real life.