Monsters Inc. will unlikely have the lasting impact of a Wall E., but it’s not trying to be in that same mold either.

At one point in Disney/Pixar’s Up, Carl Fredricksen is trying to save Russell, his young companion, from falling off a giant blimp. Russell, tied to a chair, is unable to help Carl, but proclaims he wants to. Carl responds with, “I don’t want you to help. I want you to be safe!”
It is one of [...]