The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Case Study

Director: Bill Condon
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner

Genre: Action/Fantasy/Drama/Romance

Production Company: Lions Gate Entertainment and Summit Entertainment

Certificate: 12A

Marketing: Trailers, Merchandise, Interviews on channels such as Channel 4 with cast, Reviews and news coverage on the premier

Release Date: November 14, 2012

Domestic Total Gross: $258,392,715 (as of 5th December 2012)

Worldwide total: $706,192,715 (as of 5th December 2012)

Running Time: 1hr 56mins

Production Budget: 131.5 million USD

Trailer Analysis

The trailer starts with the production company logo which is zooming in slightly. There is a large pan over trees and mountains which then speeds up. There is then a zoom into the forest to see Bella running really fast-this shows her vampire abilities. A voiceover begins of Bella's voice. There is then a cut to see Bella jumping over a lake which shows her vampire ability more. Bella then turns and you can see her red eyes. Cut to see Bella standing in the light-this confirms she is a vampire. Fade to Bella touching Edwards arm which shows she trusts him. Edward's face attracts girls because they think he's attractive. Bella is walking to see somebody and this generates the question of who it is. There is then a reverse shot to see Jacob which attracts more females. There is then a fast tilt to see Volterra which is where the Volturi live. There is a cut to show a girl entering a room with the Voltori in. This makes the audience wonder who the woman is. There is then a cut to see Aro who is the head of Voltori. There is then a cut to see the whole family who are happy while Bella hands Renesmee (the baby) to Rosalie. This juxtaposes the evilness of the Volturi. There is then a straight cut to see Edward telling Bella and the whole family that the Volturi want to kill Renesmee for some reason which the audience are unsure why. The audience then see the whole family later on in the film where Renesmee is grown up and is being picked up by Jacob. There is another straight cut to see the Volturi and Aro  is talking. Bella is then seen walking somewhere and the audience don't know where. There is then a man sliding over an envelope which generates the same question of what is in there? Next you see Jane-a member of the Volturi-telling off a child for some unknown reason. She has a stern look on her face which shows that the child must have done something wrong. Perhaps this is the reason they want to hurt the Cullens and Renesmee. There is another cut to see Aro which the Cullens visible in the background. The music then speeds up and the audience can see somebody being killed in a dark alley. There is then a reverse shot to see Aro closing a book and the audience wonder what he has just read. The music then stops and there is a cut to Alice Cullen stopping still and dropping a vase of flowers. People who are part of the Twilight fandom will know that she can see into the future so they may wonder what she has seen. The Volturi are then seen moving towards an unknown place-possibly to the Cullens. Alice then says that the Volturi are coming for them and this builds up tension. There is then a shot to show the Volturi moving in a line which shows they are out to get someone. There is then the iconic background and font to inform the audience on the date. The audience then see Edward saying that he needs people's help. The audience are then shown a few new characters and they wonder who they are and what their powers are(if they have any). There is then a fade to show all of the Cullens in the front room which explains who the new characters are. There are then a few fast straight cuts to show several different shots. The first is of the wolves running fast across the screen. Then some more text comes up saying 'The Epic Finale..' which generates excitement. There is then a reverse shot back to the Volturi in a line. Then the audience witness one of the new character's powers. Benjamin is shown of the screen taking power of the elements by moving water. You see the Cullen's army as the music builds up more. There is then a zoom in on Bella and then Aro before the music stops and we see Bella talking to Renesmee saying she won't let anybody hurt her. The music continues again and the battle continues before the logo comes on the screen followed by the release date, Facebook page, Twitter page and website link.  

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Case Study

Director: David Yates
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

Genre: Action/Fantasy/Adventure

Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

Certificate: 12A

Marketing: Several Different Trailers, Merchandise, Posters.

Release Date: 15th July 2011

Domestic Total Gross:$381,011,219

Worldwide total: $1,328,111,219 

Running Time: 130 mins.  

Production Budget: N/A

Trailer Analysis

There's also Snape walking alone in a corridor: is the trailer already setting him up for the big reveal? There are more menacing looks from our bald dark wizard, then a taste of the battle scenes with witches and wizards running and fleeing, explosions and spell casting. Kingsley Shacklebolt makes an appearance, helping protect the fighters as they retreat into Hogwarts. What appear to be fireworks light up the night sky over the castle – it's either the celebration at the end or some kind of protection spell. Narcissa Malfoy shows up next in the woods, which can only be the scene in which she lies to Voldemort, agreeing to pretend that Harry is dead in exchange for the whispered news that Draco is alive and well. A man on a broom defies protection spells by swooping in (hopefully to the rescue) and a proper look at the armour army precedes a rather grotty-looking Ron telling Harry: “We can end this”. Harry then has another flash into Voldemort's memory judging by the grimace on his face, before Nagini bursts onto the screen from nowhere. Hermione and Ron back away, flinging spells in the rubble of the Hogwarts grounds; our dragon breaks free of Gringotts; and Harry crawls painfully across the earth. Our first heart-wrenching death scene comes next: Molly and Ron crowd over the unmoving form of Fred, the only fatality in the Weasley family. A tearful Hermione hugs Harry (we assume after they realise he isn't dead), Voldemort casts more spells and Ginny looks mournfully at the sky. You catch a peek at Harry looking hot and bothered inside Bellatrix's vault, surrounded by cursed gold (when touched the treasure duplicates and heats up to burn skin), but is that Hufflepuff's cup that Harry has in his hand? Lupin and Tonks share a look which implies their deaths won't occur off-screen and there's another look at a protection charm around Hogwarts before a slightly baffling encounter between Harry and Voldemort. While backed into a corner by Voldemort, Harry declares “Come on Tom, let's finish this the way we started it. Together” and grabs the evil wizard, pulling them both off the edge of a steep drop. There's certainly nothing of this nature in the original story and this is not how Voldemort meets his destruction, so perhaps this is a dream? Not really sure what to make of it to be honest. You get a sense of the scale of the battle in the next shot which shows figures running from the Forbidden Forest. Harry, Ron and Hermione look to the skies again, this time perhaps assessing the size of the giants on the Death Eaters' side. Snape then manages a true apparition: with a swoop of his cloak he disappears. Ron and Hermione run for their lives in the Room of Requirement after Crabbe casts cursed fire, Fiendfyre, in there. You get a sense of the scale of the battle in the next shot which shows figures running from the Forbidden Forest. Harry, Ron and Hermione look to the skies again, this time perhaps assessing the size of the giants on the Death Eaters' side. Snape then manages a true apparition: with a swoop of his cloak he disappears. Ron and Hermione run for their lives in the Room of Requirement after Crabbe casts cursed fire, Fiendfyre, in there. There's another look at the dragon as it takes flight over London, more deadly spells from Voldemort and Harry barely escaping a roof collapse. Harry and Volemort's wands connect again (the first time was during their graveyard meeting after Harry had completed the Triwizard Tournament). Many witches and wizards shoot sparkles at Hogwarts castle and Harry and Voldemort fling spells at one another. A rather desperate-looking Ginny runs from the castle, we assume when everyone thinks Harry is dead, accompanied by Arthur Weasley and Neville (who has a surprisingly small amount of screen time during this trailer). We end with Harry looking quite flustered as spells are shot in his direction.

The trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 has makes a spectacular entrance. It's packed full of glimpses of exciting scenes, but as it's just under two minutes long it's easy to blink and miss something amazing. While Part 1 may have been a little bit of a let-down for those who are not avid fans of the novel, Part 2 definitely makes an impression on all fans of the kid with the lightning scar. Not only is the second half of the novel more action-packed than the first (which suffered from the turgid scenes of Harry, Ron and Hermione's argument-filled wanderings) but from what we can see here the cinematic outing has amped up the battle scenes, making sure that this boy wizard's adventures really and truly end with a bang. The trailer opens with a slightly juddery version of the theme tune that has accompanied the Potter series since its cinematic début in 2001. You can see Snape's silhouette stalking through an underpass; you'll see him arrive at his destination a little later and we'll puzzle over the location then. Next we have a good look at Ravenclaw's diadem – one of Voldemort's horcruxes that Harry, Ron and Hermione don't manage to get their hands on until the end. You can just about see the inscription on the band: “Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure”. It's unclear why it appears to be in a velvet-lined box, unless when the grey lady tells her tale we get a flashback. The two young girls standing on a hill doing tricks with flowers are none other than a young Lily and Petunia Evans; the only time they're seen in the novel is in one of Snape's memories. In the novel, this scene takes place in a playground, while Snape is secretly observing them. Its function is to show that muggle-born Lily has powers her sister does not, something Petunia will grow to resent. A series of images lead into the Warner Bros logo: a glimpse of the destroyed diary from Chamber of Secrets; two hands reaching one another but not quite touching; and a creepy look at Voldemort's eye. In the next part, Harry sits beside Dobby's grave with Bill and Fleur's home, Shell Cottage, in the background as a voice commends Harry for his valiant efforts in combat. There's a close-up of Harry's bespectacled eye, then a flash of Voldemort casting a spell and the fate of Fenrir Greyback (probably unrelated to the previous snippet) as he's knocked backwards out of a Hogwarts window. Three shapes plummet into some deep water (possibly escaping the dragon our heroes freed from Gringotts) and another screech from the Dark Lord. We can't quite figure out the identity of the figure who falls to the floor is and whether he is a wizard or a policeman – but either way, it signifies death. Taking the deathly theme further we next see Voldemort walking past rows of bodies, his snake Nagini at his heels like an obedient dog, as he approaches what appears to be Draco Malfoy. He's addressing Harry, humiliating him in front of the rest of the school by magically amplifying his voice, taunting him with the fact that he's allowed his friends to die rather than facing him personally. We see our trio look to the skies, perhaps for the source of Voldemort's voice, before we're spun down the tracks of Gringotts' underground vaults with Griphook the goblin steering (despite the fact that the carts don't need steering, fact fans). Harry braces himself at the front, Hermione polyjuiced up as Bellatrix is on the right and the top of Ron's head can be seen over Harry's shoulder. They're heading to Bellatrix's vault where they believe a horcrux has been hidden. Down in the lower vaults of Gringotts bank, further protection of their treasure comes in the form of a chained, blind dragon that the goblins keep in check by using Clankers (metal tools used to make a ringing sound. The sound is initially accompanied by a hot knife pressed against its skin and the dragon soon learns the noise is something related to pain). It's this dragon that the trio use to escape the depths of the bank, coincidentally freeing it. We're back to Snape standing outside the cottage. Next, the scene has shifted to Hogwarts again, along with our first sighting of the animated suits of armour courtesy of Professor McGonagall (and in place of the attacking desks in the novel). We see a rather grimy-looking Harry then Voldemort standing proudly ahead of his army of Death Eaters. 

Two Scenes of Alien-Analysis

Last Supper and Here Kitty Scene Analysis

Alien is a Sci-fi/Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and stars Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt and John Hurt. It is about a crew of a spaceship called Nostromo, who find a horrifying discovery of a life form that breeds within a human host. The crew have to fight not only for their own survival, but for the survival of all mankind before they get home.

The social-political and historical context behind this film is not completely obvious but it's there throughout. At the time of the film's debut, the Cold War was still going on. The problems and issues facing the nation in 1979 changed the way Alien was received by it's audience.  Feminism and the role of women in society were going though a turning point the 1970s. Roe vs. Wade, the supreme court case establishing a women’s right to an abortion was passed in 1973 and women were fighting for equal rights to men. Therefore making a woman-Ripley-the main character, was a huge risk. However it was successful, but if the film had been released a few years earlier, audiences might not have accepted such a strong women as the lead character. Since the beginning of the Cold War, Americans feared communism and the Soviet Union.  Like the classic science fiction horror movies in the past Alien uses this fear of the unknown. What set Alien apart was they ways it combined this with other types of horror films. Alien was released in May of 1979, a short time after the partial nuclear meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Technology getting out of control is a theme presented in Alien. People could identify with their lives being put in danger by machines that they could not control.

The first scene I am going to be analysing is the Last Supper scene where Kane's stomach bursts due to an alien being inside of it. This is also feminist as it is birth of a living organism which only females can do. The scene is set in the 'dining room' area of the spaceship. It is very high tech for an eating area as there are a lot of buttons and small lights on the wall panels. At the beginning of the scene is a long shot, as you can see the whole crew eating a meal. Everybody is in focus as they are all significant to the scene at that point, however when the shots change to see the individual characters, the characters themselves are in focus and the rest is blurred such as when the shot goes to Ash. 

The first thing you notice is Kane himself as after the straight cut, he is the first to move. After the long shot, the shot keeps switching between close ups of Kane and mid shots of other characters such as Parker and Ash. The majority of the shots are at eye level, however there are some 'over-the-shoulder' shots such as when Lambert is speaking. There is slightly more lighting on Kane as he is the focus of the entire scene. The scene then builds up gradually as everyone is having a laugh. This is diegetic sound as it is in the scene along with the faint spaceship noise in the background. There is then a small amount of tracking before Kane starts to cough and the happiness dies down.  Because of this the concern rises. Everyone is shocked over what is happening and you can see it on their faces. 

The props used in this scene is tableware used for eating with, such as plates and spoons, and the costumes, which does actually run throughout the whole film. The costumes are very similar designs and colours to let the audience know that they are a crew. There is a steady rhythm throughout this scene before the stomach burst and then a fast pace as everyone is trying to make Kane better. This scene evokes disgust and terror in the audience, when Kane's stomach bursts, along with the fear that something similar might happen to them. You also feel horrified at the blood spurting out of Kane's stomach, the fact that somebody has invented this idea and that the alien is capable of many things. Some people may expect something horrible to happen as Alien is a horror and there is a huge build up of suspense too. 

   The next scene I am going to evaluate is the Here Kitty scene where Brett is searching for a ginger cat who is on board the ship. This scene is set in the damp storage part of the spaceship which may be why the alien chooses to hide there and wait for it's pray. At the beginning of the scene we see Brett calling for the cat by 'meowing' and shouting 'Here kitty'. This is a contrast of humor against the dark matter that is about to occur. There is then a cut to see a lot of industrial type materials such as tubes and equipment.

Brett enters the shot from the right hand side and comes into the middle which can be classed as rule of thirds. For the majority of the shot, everything  is in focus until Brett finds the cat and of course, the alien. There is slight panning of the materials before Brett enters too. Tracking is then used to create a mid/long shot. The camera is mostly at eye level or a low angle for when we look up to the alien, to show that the alien has more power than us humans. The shot then changes to a mid shot. We then see a few rays of light coming from the ceiling showing Brett that it is raining inside of the storage room. 

This is a pathetic fallacy, as it cannot rain indoors and certainly can't rain in space. The rest of the lighting is very low-key and this may be to do with the face that Alien also has factors of film-noir in it. There isn't much sound at all in this scene despite constant clanging of chains which is diegetic as you see them in a cut. This scene is again built up-you know something is going to happen but you are unsure where. The producers have used the cat as it's defenseless and they know that the audience will find the cat adorable as it's found it's way onto a spaceship without meaning to. 

This then stops when the cat hisses and we see the alien behind Brett. You then see the alien open it's mouths, as it has two, and then the scene cuts to Parker and the rest of the crew in a separate part of the ship. The audience can only assume that Brett has been killed. This evokes fear as the audience now know how the alien is capable of killing and this is probably intended by the creators. 

Black Swan Review

Black Swan

Types of Mise-en-scene are used throughout this clip of Black Swan. This film is about a ballet dancer, Nina, who wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan. Throughout the clip there are straight cuts which, unless you look for, are hard to spot.

This scene starts with Nina walking back to her dressing room from the stage. A lot of the other “swans” are walking in the opposite direction and they are all in white, while Nina is wearing black. As well as her walking in the opposite direction, her wearing black, which is a colour associated with dark matter, creates the noticeable difference between the Black Swan and the rest of the dancers. This makes the audience see that she is a lone character. As she is walking, there is a hand-held dolly-shot. This gives the feel of a jerky, unstable effect, which is what is going through Nina’s mind throughout the whole film. This also may make the audience feel claustrophobic because we are following, and watching. The music in the background is non-diagetic because as she is walking away from the stage, the music doesn’t get quieter at all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Nina returns to her dressing room, there is a pan which is from Nina’s Point Of View (POV). The pan shows the smashed glass from earlier on in the film, and then goes to the shower cubical door, where there is blood seeping from under it. Nina grabs a towel from a high shelf to soak it up. In this shot you can see her hands as she reaches up, which are painted black. This shows that this personality has possibly done something wrong or has a dirty conscience. The towel is pink which is not subtle at all, which may be what the Black Swan wants-she wants somebody to possibly see it.

 

After she covers up the blood, Nina sits to sort out her costume. At this point, there is a fade from the Black Swan to the white, to show the differences in personality. Before this fade, you can also see the broken mirror, which is why a long shot is used. Then there is a knock at the door, and Nina is greeted by Lily, a fellow dancer. She said that she’s proud of Nina, which is when she realises something vital later on in the clip. Having this contact with another human shows Nina out of her comfort zone as she still believes she’s the Black Swan. This realisation brings her out of her own world and into terms that the Black Swan is destroying her. As Nina and Lily are having a conversation, Nina is constantly in the shot to show her importance. This is done by Lily’s POV and “over-the-shoulder” type shots. To show Nina’s importance further, throughout this clip there is low-key lighting such as in her dressing room. This shows her importance because she is wearing a lot of white and this makes her stand out.

 From this point on, there is non-diagetic sound which is the famous music from Swan Lake-the main stimuli for this film. This increases in volume as the scene progresses to exaggerate and build up towards the final dance. This is the most dramatic part of the piece.

 The vital part of this clip is when she realises that she’s fighting against herself and so she stabs herself with glass from the broken mirror. There is an extreme close up of the stab wound to show the audience the significance of it. As Nina knows she’s going to die, she begins to cry. There is also a close up of her face to show her pain and emotions as she pulls the shard of glass out of her stomach. She sits and then looks at herself in this mirror and you can tell in her facial expressions that she is soon determined to perform a perfect show. She then blends in her tears with her makeup to show that determination and confidence. Her makeup is almost like a mask, which she can blend her emotions into it and hide them.

 

 When the scene cuts to the stage, there is a tracker to follow Nina (importance). There is also a long shot used when Nina is running up to the setting sun. This sun signifies Nina fading with the sun as her wound also gets worst and she is slowly dying. There is a reverse shot from Nina to her Mum, to show that her mum is proud of what she has accomplished. She is the focal point of the shot at this point and this is made by having a small amount of light on her, despite the shot being in deep focus.

 Then she jumps onto a mattress which is slowed down and you see how proud she is of herself that she’s performed a perfect show.

Her face has a close up on it to show her happiness. You can also hear her breathing, which is diagetic and exaggerated as well as the audience cheers and music. She says to her coach that her performance was perfect. The shot then fades out and the lights increase to show Nina has passed away.

 

Monsters Inc. Review (Some Spoilers, sorry..)

 Monsters Inc. is a fairly old childrens film and my favourite for about three reasons. Firstly, it was the first ever film I ever saw at the cinema which is a big thing. The film came out in October 2001 which was when I was 5 years old.
 Secondly, I know the film word for word. If you ever watch this film with me, you will see me mimic pretty much every word that comes out of every characters mouth. Lastly, it is an amazing film with amazing animation skills. An example of this is the blizzard scene, where it is snowing heavily in the Himalayas. Sulley and Mike have been thrown out of the city and into the Himalayas for keeping Boo in the city. Mike and Sulley get into a huge argument and the wind is blowing Sulley's fur. The strands are so fine and you can see every single one blowing in the breeze.
 The plot of this story is very clever. A city of monsters with no humans called Monstropolis, centers around Monsters Inc., the city's power company. In the world behind our closet doors, monsters like Mike Wazowski and James P.Sullivan (Sulley) work hard for their income. The lovable, tough, large, furry blue behemoth-like giant monster named Sulley and his Cyclops wisecracking best friend who is also a short, green monster with one large eye, Mike discover what happens when the real world interacts with theirs in the form of a three-year-old baby girl dubbed "Boo", who accidentally sneaks into the monster world with Sulley late one night. Despite Sulley's efforts, Boo follows Sulley out of the scare floor and makes her way into the changing rooms. Sulley finds her and puts her in a sports bag. At the time it is Celia's(Mike's girlfriend) birthday and they are in a sushi bar celebrating. Sulley joins them and this is where Boo is made public when she escapes the bag. This part of the film is a further use of personifying the monsters by giving them human qualities such as owning cars, telephone and going to restaurants to celebrate occasions. After Boo is made public a vital part of the plot is discovered when Mike and Sulley find out that children's laughter is more powerful than screams.
 It is now up to Sulley and Mike to send Boo back in her door before anybody finds out that she is still with them, especially Sulley's main rival and villain of the film ,chameleon-like Randall, (voiced by Steve Buscemi) who Boo is very afraid of because he possesses the ability to change the color of his skin, or Mike and Sulley's boss Mr. Waternoose the chairman and CEO of Monsters, Inc. There are so many good ideas within this film which are clever and inventive, such as how Sulley and Mike disguise Boo, when she has to be taken back to Monsters Inc. to get her back through her door. Sully and Mike disguise Boo in a monster costume and sneak her into work. There are also parts of the film when children can learn about the world like when Randall chases Mike and Sulley through the company's roller-coaster-like door-moving system which is the part of the film where the amazing animation skills are used incredibly again. When the energy in Boo's laughter activates the doors in storage, the chase passes in and out of the human world, going to different continents. This gives young children the opportunity to ask parents (etc.) where famous landmarks in the film are, such as the Eiffel Tower and Mount Fuji. Finally, Sully and Boo defeat Randall by throwing him through the door of a trailer-park trailer, where a woman beats Randall with a shovel which is certainly comical to children. Mike then destroys the door to make sure Randall never comes back and this makes you feel happy and relieved to know he's gone for good.
 Just as Sully and Mike attempt to return Boo to her home, Waternoose and the CDA (Child Detection Agency) call her door to the scare floor, ready to arrest them which creates suspense as you think they are in trouble. But, it is averted when Mike leads the agents away by fleeing with Boo's monster costume and Sulley escapes with Boo and the door. When Waternoose follows Sully and Boo, Sulley attempts to set up and activate the door. However Waternoose follows them through the door and says something that turns the tables around. Little does he know that he is caught on tape as Sulley lead them to actually wind up in the adjacent Monsters, Inc. training room, which is equipped with a video monitoring system. Waternoose is arrested and Sulley then become CEO of Monster's Inc. with a big idea which was formed earlier on in the film. This idea teaches children not to judge people on there first appearances because although they may seem scary, not everything is what it seems and they may make you laugh. Meanwhile, Mike collects and reassembles the pieces of Boo's shredded door. When Sully puts his memento piece in its place, the door is activated again, and when he peeks into Boo's room, she greets him with the simple nickname of "Kitty" which is what she calls him when they first meet. This make you feel happy and full of joy as the duo are reunited again.
 The idea of ordinary Joes punching in at a terror factory is a clever one, and it's deftly developed to incorporate petty rivalries, corporate corruption, and romance between co-workers. But it's the monsters themselves that really astound: a gruesome gallery of slimy, tentacled, bulbous beasts who manage to be completely grotesque yet instantly likable (apart from Randall that is). My favourite character in the whole film is Mike, mostly because of his jokes, singing, and facial expressions to things that Sulley says to him about Boo. This film is full of effects such as Focus, Angles, Lighting and Mise-En-Scene which is recongnised throughout. For example, Mise-En-Scene is in the children's bedrooms as a typical children's room, e.g. toys, colorful walls and the painted flowers on Boo's door. This is so the audience can relate. There is also an aspect of humour as the monster trips over the toys on the floor, making the film entertaining for children and the scene less scary and more comical. Diagetic and non-Diagetic sound are both used, for example when the scene tenses up, creepy music is faded into the scene to make the audience aware that the monsters are going to attempt to scare. Close-ups and long-shots are both used throughout too. This film is good because it is an inventive idea for a film and makes the audience experience many emotions throughout such as sadness, joy and sympathy. The only negative thing about Monsters Inc.is the small amount of negative press it received in the form of two lawsuits against the filmmakers, filed by Lori Madrid and Stanley Mouse respectively, that were ultimately dismissed. The film proved to be a major box office success from its release, generating over $525,366,597 worldwide.

 If you haven't seen this film before, I'd highly recommend you watch it, because I and the rest of my friends and family think highly of it. You won't be disappointed.

My favorite film of all time is Monsters Inc.

Monsters Inc. was produced and screened in 2001 and is directed and written by Pete Docter. This film is about Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan (Sulley) who are monsters that live in Monstropolis. These monsters generate their city's power by scaring children. However, when a 3 year old girl named Boo enters the city, they are terribly afraid and Sulley finds his world disrupted. This film features the voices of John Goodman (Sulley), Billy Crystal (Mike), and Mary Gibbs (Boo).

Since the very first bedtime, all around the world, children have known that once their mothers and fathers tuck them in, and shut off the light, that there are MONSTERS hiding in their closets, waiting to emerge! What they don't know is: it's nothing personal. It's just their job.

 

You Won't Believe Your Eye!!!!!!