That’s a pretty long one! Good work 
Of all the Pixar villains, I thought that Randall was the one that deserved his ‘punishment’ least. As I stated on the first post, he had to get throttled by Boo (and then by Sully) then banished to (Florida? gators…) and then banged on the head again by a short-tempered lady. I can’t believe it! Is it too much to ask to drag the guy back to the CDA? Where both he and that blue lobster dude could rot in Monster prison and we could say no more about it? Oh please…
It’s been guessed that it’s Louisiana, though Florida’s another option.
taps lip It’s a…difficult issue, probably more so with Randall himself. He can fight yeah, but he’s also a minority…and Waternoose would have no quarrels with pinning EVERYTHING on him, and given his position and lawyers, it would be easy.
Though on the flip side, Randall would be the prime candidate for evidence against Waternoose (perhaps he had the plans of the Extractor with Waternoose’s signature or something on them, so that when it was accepted by the public the crab would get the credit).
But now that he’s in the Human World, prison was evaded. There would be even more complications if he went back, because the ones he was exiled by SHOULD be in prison themselves. Afterall Sullivan and Wazowski committed a crime by doing that (technically, it was Waternoose who had the door and banished THEM, Randall just opened the door. Interestingly enough it’s the EXACT same with Sullivan and Wazowski…huh…I actually…hadn’t seen that until I thought about it now…Randall and Wazowski were in the same “position” while Waternoose and Sullivan were in terms of that. The later as the actual committers with the former as accomplices), though the C.D.A. covered it up for them.
rubs temple Given monster society is similar to ours, there’s a lot of technical issues. It’s not as simple as “they deserved it, they didn’t”.
I too though Louisiana but I suppose it’s an unimportant miniscule detail.
Ironically Cars, the one Pixar movie with no villain, is one of the least-liked Pixar movies by hardcore fans.
America loves villains.
Wouldn’t really call it minuscule…though research (if I recall) tends to favor Louisiana.
As for Cars…like many I felt the plot was way too similar to “Doc Hollywood”, but then again I suppose that film is the generalization of “guy is jerk, gets stuck in out-of-place town, slowly turns around” premise. So while the concept of Cars was unique the story…really wasn’t up to snuff with the rest. Not to say Cars wasn’t a good film, I’m just saying it wasn’t as imaginative plot-wise as the others.
What a fabulous statement for America 
Loving someone to hate 
I don’t think that’s the case. The movie did have an antagonist in Chick Hicks. But a villain or a lack there of doesn’t really decide whether a movie is sucessful or not.
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A good story doesn’t necessarily NEED a villain to be great.
Finding Nemo doesn’t have an antagonist, either. But, personally, I don’t believe chick is a villain. He’s just a pest, like Ego or Darla. I can’t see how he’s a villain.
Chick doesn’t fit the role of antagonist. I’m not sure there’s any criteria to be one, but if there is, Chick doesn’t fit it. He just doesn’t feel like a villain. He barely gets any screentime and he’s no more evil than your typical high schooler.
There were actually two conflicts in Cars. A man v. self conflict (Lightning’s adventure in finding that life is more than just winning) and a man v. man conflict (only one can win the Piston cup, and Chick’s character made the audience want to cheer for Lightning). The former of the two conflicts dominated most of the story.
I agree entirely. He’s just a pest, like Ego or Darla. He doesn’t really threaten Lightning’s physical or emotional safety any more than the King, Jr, or any other racer. He is not a villain.
Chicks is a villain because he says mean things to Lightning is the argument I usually see.
Mr. Potato Head says mean things to Woody. He’s not a villain.
I agree. And what about Sally? Sally and Atta and Collette and EVE aren’t nice to the male protagonists in their respective movies at all for the first half or more. Are they villains? Obviously not.
Here’s the definition of ‘antagonist’
- A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
- A substance that interferes with or inhibits the physiological action of another
Chick fits both of those definitions.
He’s not a VILLIAN, but he is an antagonist.
Well, fine then. So is the King, JR, and the rest of the race cars in the entire Piston Cup racing circuit. Because they are all “adversaries” for Lightning. 
Give that the Piston Cup is at the bare-bones a “competition”, everyone’s essentially an “antagonist” to each other, even Lightning is. Outside the competition they might not be. Chick just acts the way he does because he keeps that “competitive” fixation.
The King, for instance, doesn’t keep such a fixation outside the track (by that I mean the competition for the Cup).
It’s mostly about the situational occurrences that alter the perception and take on just who is antagonistic in these circumstances.
Totally agreeing with e-j-e here.
He’s obviously not a villain, but without doubt, he’s an antagonist.
Lightning is every bit just as much a jerk as chick is.
Being a jerk doesn’t make you the antagonist.
Actually, a very good character may be the antagonist. He only has to oppose to the protagonist goals.
I agree with you SoA.