I took my oldest daughter to see Monsters Inc 20 years ago when she was only 7. The last scene in the movie when Mike re-assembled Boo's door from splinters so Sully could visit her again left my daughter a little choked up in a bitter sweet way.
As we walked silently out to the car and I put he in the back seat and buckled her up, she did not say a word.
Before I started the engine, I looked at her through the rear-view mirror, and softly said "Boo"
"I don't want to talk about it." was all she said. She was quiet the whole way home.
That shows the power of good story telling when a 7-year-old just doesn't gobble up the visuals like candy but is emotionally affected by the story long after the credits role. It would be interesting to see if they continue the relationship of Boo and Sully.