Wow, didn’t think I’d get such a negative reaction.
pitbulllady, I’m really sorry. I typed a good response to your reply, but it accidently got erased. If the below response doens’t answer youre reply wel enough, tell me and I will finsh it. It’s 12:30 AM and I don’t have the energy to finish it right now. Again, Sorry.
Nexas and pitbull lady, yes, Randall scoffs at the mention of the scare record, not the board the record. Why? Because as he says, he is going to revolutionize the scaring industry with his machine that pulls scream. Does he care about the getting the record before Sulley? No, because in his mind ,Randall already has Sulley beat . If Randall’s plan had gone through, he would be recognized as pulling everyone out of the scream shortage, plus the record would be obsolete due to there being no more need for scarers under this new company. Randall would be on top, and Sulley wouldn’t. That’s why he doesn’t care about the scare record anymore.
Yes, Randall was working for Waternoose, but this was still very much Randall’s project. He put the work into getting the machine running, which you can tell because he is seen working on it. Plus, it was Randall’s kid that was selected, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he chose Boo, though there is no real way to know who picked Boo, as it’s done off-camera, or before the movie starts. We do that Randall was the one that actively kidnapped her, so there’s no getting around that. Also, Randall was extremely active in finding out what happened to Boo. He may have been doing all this on Waternoose’s orders, but I don’t think so because Randall takes credit for revolutionizing the scaring industry. He talks like it’s his project, because he proabably did alot of work developing it. Waternoose and Randall were partners far more than Randall was Waternoose’s lackey, plus Randall is far too smart to just be a lackey.
Fungus. Why is Fungus jabbering all the time? Because he is a nervous wreck. Why is he a nervous wreck? Because Randall is his boss. Randall treats his subordinates as if they are completely inferior to him. Just because someone is working under you, it doens’t mean they don’t get treated with respect, and Randall treats Fungus like crap. It reminds me of a qoute from Harry Potter. “If you want to get the measure of a man, look how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” I actually takes this very seriously, and looking at Randall with that in mind he doesn’t come out too well. Anyways, when we’re first on the scare floor, before Boo is borught in, before Randall is frekaing out looking for her, we see Randall screaming at Fungus to get him a new door because Sulley is winning on the scare board. He’s taking out his frustration on someone who doesn’t deserve it, and Randall does it because he can. We also see Randal screaming at Fungus when he simply tries to let Randall know that he is the current scare leader. All Fungus does his try to get Randall’s attention and he snaps at him. Again, Fungus is getting unwarranted, and undeserving anger from Randall because he is working under Randall. Now all this is before the “Boo” plot of the movie has started, so Randall isn’t stressed out yet about Boo. He’s stressed about Sulley beating him, but that’s no reason to take it out on Fungus. Fungus hasn’t done anything to him, Randall’s mad at Sulley so he shoudl take his anger out on Sulley, or just calm himself down, and keep scaring. Ok, so then theirs after the “Boo” incident. In the bathroom, Fungus WAS shaky. He was legitimately scared because the kid got out, and he’s afraid they’re going to get into trouble. All he is trying to do is find out what Randall wants to do, so he can clam down, yet Randall once again screams at him. TRandall might have need to time to cool down, but Fungus needed reassurnace form the guy in charge about what they were doing next. Then there is when they capture Mike. Mike tries to get Fungus to help him, and Fungus says, “Sorry, but Randall says I’m not allowed to fraternize with victims of his evil plot.” (Note Fungus says it is RANDALL’S evil plot) Now, this was really just there as a joke, but if you take it seriously, as we seems to be doing, Randall has this guy under his control so much, that he can get Fungus to do whatever he wants. Fungus won’t even talk to people if Randall says it isn’t OK. Clearly, Fungus is petrified of Randall, and Randalls knows it. He completely controls Fungus only through fear. Ok, then there is when Mike puts Fungus in the chair. When Randall gets him out, he doesn’t care if Fungus is hurt, which he clearly is, he wants to know wear Mike is. He doens’t even ask or check if Fungus is alright. Because he doens’t care about Fungus, he’s just going to use him as long as he is useful, but Fungus is desposable to Randall. So, basically, Randall controls Fungus through fear, treats him like crap, and uses him. Fungus may be annyoing, but he still deserves to be treated like a human, or monster in this case. One last thing, look at Fungus’ last appearence. He’s on the laugh floor saying, “oh this is great!” and smiling. He’s happy, and it’s because he doesn’t have to worry about Randall anymore.
Alright, there’s also how Randall treats Mike. Mike is fairly wimpy in the beginning of the movie, and Randalls picks on him, because he knows it will work. Randall’s first scene is of him creeping up on Mike and scaring him. Then he furthers the humiliation with the condescending remark, “What do you know, it scares little kids, and little mosnters” Randall enjoys picking on Mike because he can’t do it to Sulley, but he can do it to Mike. So yet again he have misplaced anger. Then Randall does it again when he turns Mike’s arms into clock hands. This it neccessary for him to do this. Couldn’t he have just said 12:30? Yes, but he enjoys picking on Mike, so he does. Miek hasn’t really doen anything to him, yet. It’s Sulley who he is mad at. Again, Randall is treating people under him like crap.
I still think Randall’s story is done. He’s in the human world. He know what happens to him. We don’t know specifics, but we know where he is is he isn’t in the next movie. They could bring him back, but it’s not neccassary to the movie. There are people who would like to see him back, and that is certainly fine, I like Randall too, but if it doesn’t work for the story then there’s no point.
The story is about Sulley, Mike and Boo. Randall’s in the story, he’s a major player, but it’s not about him. Would you have wanted to see Toy Story 2 be about Sid? Woody and Buzz are back with Andy, they were done, but Sid you coud largue had a story, because he had seriosu issues to deal with after seeing toys alive? Do most people care about what happened with Sid thouugh? No. They want to see Woody, Buzz and all thier friends again, that’s why most people go to a sequel. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to see a story about Randall, but most people who saw Mosnter’s Inc. are going to be more interested in Sulley, Mike, and Boo.
And yes, Sulley is a hero. He’s not a saint, but he’s a hero. He saved a little girl from two villains, and saved everyone from the scream shortage. Obi-Wan killed Darth Maul, but he’s still a hero. Flik lead Hopper to his death, but he’s still a hero. Sulley and Mike aren’t perfect and aren’t always right, but they’re heroes.