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Post by randylizard on May 3, 2015 8:49:41 GMT -5
Thank you randallsnape7 for detailed answer, however, it contains spoilers so I skipped reading until I actually watch the movie. I hope I do within the next few days. Those haters will hate, every character has them. There is a BIG reason for turning a nice guy into an apparent villain and they can't admit it. I wonder how many of haters and neutral watchers were proven wrong and changed their mind about Randall. If there is enough, I will say I'm satisfied that Pixar has restored the justice.
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Post by randallsnape7 on May 3, 2015 20:03:32 GMT -5
But, we still need to see a final, heel-face turn for Randall's character in the future. Once you've seen 'Monsters University', go back and read my original response... I was merely pointing out loopholes and subtleties many viewers will more than likely miss when they watch it.
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Post by randylizard on May 5, 2015 14:18:06 GMT -5
I can't imagine how anybody can still consider Randy a villain. I don't see any reasons to blame him. Yes, he joined a wrong company and had to act accordingly, and what's wrong with that? Joining ROR was a mistake, but who could know it in advance? In fact, Mike was much worse. It was him who turned "be my pal" into "lame". (ouch, this moment hurts!) I didn't see a single effort from Mike to support friendship with Randy. And somebody blames Randy for polite refusing to join Mike??? This is a perfect symbolism. As Mike opened the door, what did we see? Old, familiar Randall. Looks like we always had been seeing him "in back light". And then time came to see him in a normal light, as he is, and he is (un)surprisingly charming, beautiful, and friendly. I hope Mike's phrase "Your lifelong friend is right behind this door" will be referred to in the future. It also was a little revenge for the cupcakes. I felt satisfied Indeed, Randy was very restrained. Exactly!! He was SOO cute. And the whole scene symbolizes beginning of ruining his beauty which happened at that very moment. Also it was the first moment when Randy got a reason to suspect Sulley of cheating, and it would corrode him from inside for years. Also, did you notice the poster above Randall's bed? "Winds of change. Shhh. Do you hear that?" That's where I want to exclaim, "Yes, guys at Pixar, we hear that! Show us the real Randall!"
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Post by randallsnape7 on May 7, 2015 0:43:33 GMT -5
I have a very, very specific theory of how Randall got that poster... "The Winds of Change: Can you hear them?", and the exact point and time as to when we would learn about that in a sequel... but I have not shared my thoughts with anyone.
We obviously know that the reasons he says 'the winds of change' to Mike is partially inspired by that poster... but Mike, being the total jerk that he is - sardonically repeats the phrase behind his back, not giving one flip over Randall's thoughts and feelings, and totally demonizes that whole exchange... shrugging it off with "What a creep... one of these days, I'm... really gonna let you teach that guy a lesson.". That moment - right after Randall leaves - really, REALLY annoys the heck out of me. It's one of Mike's worst moments, BY FAR.
Mike's incapacity for empathy or any shred of real wisdom floors me... and the idea that Mike is still treated like a hero is just all the more baffling. I also think that Randall doing that trick with the locker door and scaring him was FAR less malicious than Mike perceived it to be. For Randall, that was like a stress reliever - possibly even a chance to connect with a monster he liked. Randall must still really like Mike, because he conversed with him even though Sullivan (the cheater) was there with him.
Mike almost deserves to be told that proverbial expression: "Can't you take a joke?". Instead, he lets his bias against Randall kick in, and does NOTHING to help the situation. All Mike does is exacerbate Randall's delicate state... and to think that he roomed with the guy. What's worse, Sulley is JUST immature and naieve enough to automatically side with Mike, even if there was no rational grounds for his ungrateful smartmouthing behind Randall's back. Randall did NOTHING to deserve that...
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Post by randylizard on May 7, 2015 16:05:21 GMT -5
I always thought that the phrase "Do you hear that? It's the winds of change!" meant only the upcoming revolution in scaring industry and nothing more. Now it's clear that it's not true, it has a special, personal, maybe even sacred meaning for Randall. I hope its meaning will be revealed in the third movie. I still don't know whether Mike knew about Randall's true state of mind and if he cared about it, but he really should, instead of calling him creep. Also, Mike's attitude towards Boo wasn't any better than Randall's (remember his ridiculous plans of getting rid of her?)
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Post by randallsnape7 on Jun 17, 2015 20:10:14 GMT -5
B U L L I E D O N Y O U T U B E ! !
I just got a Google notification that some commenter put in anger: "How can you possibly say that? Randall was like TWO SECONDS AWAY from killing Sulley. Randall is nothing but a sneaky, evil snake and he DESERVED what he got! Yeah, I've seen Monsters University, and that chittery, happy little Randall doesn't exist anymore, so any argument you make in that area is totally invalid."
Seriously, he made me as angry as Peter Parker under the influence of the symbiote in Spider-Man 3. I simply told that guy: "Piss off".
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Post by randallsnape7 on Jun 23, 2015 18:33:16 GMT -5
As I'm sure you are aware, there are many of us on this forum that do NOT believe Randall deserved punishment. As it stands now, MIKE and SULLEY are the ones that deserve punishment for punishing Randall.
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Post by randylizard on Jul 8, 2015 1:42:58 GMT -5
"Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him." - Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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