Conversely, we meet Sulley as a legacy student. He is the son of a famous Scarer, coasting on natural talent and a famous name. He is arrogant, lazy, and dismissive of the rules.
In the pantheon of Pixar Animation Studios, few films have faced as much skeptical scrutiny prior to release as Monsters University . Released in 2013, a full twelve years after the beloved original Monsters, Inc. , the prequel faced the daunting challenge of answering a question no one really asked: "What did Mike and Sulley do in college?"
Instead of giving up, he pivots. He becomes a coach and strategist. Sulley learns that coasting on family name isn't enough. The final message—that failure is not the end but a redirection—is arguably the bravest message Pixar has ever put in a children’s film.