Monsters, Inc. is the story of alternate-universe-dwelling monsters Mike Wazowski and James Sullivan, two lifelong friends who work as "scarers," energy professionals who harvest the power of children's screams. The monster world runs on this energy, but when a young human child, presumed toxic and deadly, enters Mike and Sully's life their entire world is turned upside down in the rush to get her home. The film deals with corporate corruption and amorality, energy dependency, and propaganda.