No princesses here! Pixar's unlikely heroes

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No princesses looking for their princes around here!<br>
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<i>By Times Staff Writers</i><br>
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Pixar's made big business out of rooting for the most unlikely heroes. Underdogs of the most unusual kind, from a postapocalyptic trash compactor to a buck-toothed tow truck. As <a href="http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/08/13/monsters-inc-prequel-billy-crystal-gets-schooled-by-pixar/">talk builds towards a prequel</a>, even a furry blue monster who's job it is/was to scare children, can be made into something of a hero. So we start with "Monster's, Inc."<br>
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<b>Who he is:</b> Monster James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, scare technician at "Monsters, Inc." He spends his days scaring little children in order to generate enough scream energy to power Monstropolis.<br>
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<b>Why it works:</b> Sulley fits the mold of a reluctant hero. Hes just an average monster, doing his job ... until he's faced with extraordinary circumstances. First he tries desperately to return a little girl named Boo to her family (she followed him into Monstropolis) and when she's kidnapped for experimentation, he won't stand for it.

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No princesses looking for their princes around here!

By Times Staff Writers

Pixar's made big business out of rooting for the most unlikely heroes. Underdogs of the most unusual kind, from a postapocalyptic trash compactor to a buck-toothed tow truck. As talk builds towards a prequel, even a furry blue monster who's job it is/was to scare children, can be made into something of a hero. So we start with "Monster's, Inc."

Who he is: Monster James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, scare technician at "Monsters, Inc." He spends his days scaring little children in order to generate enough scream energy to power Monstropolis.

Why it works: Sulley fits the mold of a reluctant hero. Hes just an average monster, doing his job ... until he's faced with extraordinary circumstances. First he tries desperately to return a little girl named Boo to her family (she followed him into Monstropolis) and when she's kidnapped for experimentation, he won't stand for it.

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