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Post by pitbulllady on Jun 2, 2014 12:44:04 GMT -5
I DO really like what you said about a character, who is seemingly killed or tossed out after appearing in two stories of a series, returning and playing a pivotal, positive role in a third installment. I can think of many characters in which this happened, Han Solo for example. It DOES make sense for Randall to return and redeem himself when you look at this from a story-telling perspective.
That said, though, there are many people, who call themselves Randall fans, who do NOT want this to happen at all! They are very happy and satisfied with the notion of Randall being so bitter, so angry, so insane that he cannot escape that, and either prefer to think he died a horrible, bloody death at the hands of the Cajuns, or that he will return to try to exact revenge on Mike and Sulley and again be humiliated, defeated and probably killed for certain. These people do not believe in a concept of redemption at all. I cannot even pretend to understand that mind-set.
pitbulllady
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Post by randallsnape7 on Jun 2, 2014 13:04:53 GMT -5
Good comparison to Han Solo! On 2 instances:
1) In Episode IV - A New Hope, when Han is packing up his things and refuses to join Rogue Squadron in the attack against the Death Star. Now that I think about it, Luke's statement "All right... well, take care of yourself, Han. I guess that's what you're BEST at, isn't it?" might resonate with many of Randall's haters, or 'villain-likers', as you were kind of hinting at. But, as we see, Han returned at the last second to thwart Vader's wingmen and says "You're all clear, kid! Now, let's blow this thing and go home!". It worked!
2) One might assess that at the time people viewed EPISODE V - The Empire Strikes Back, when Han got frozen in the carbonite, people weren't really sure if he'd ever be released. I obviously wasn't born when those films came out in theaters, but I've definitely heard and watched stories from other fans! Randall is DEFINITELY 'in the carbonite' by the end of 'Monsters, Inc.', isn't he?
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