Tow Mater (Cars 2; film)

"Tow Mater" (More commonly known as "Mater") is an anthropomorphic tow truck who first appeared in the 7th Pixar film, mh:greatestmovies:Cars. He, unfortunately, got flanderized after he became the protagonist of the 12th Pixar film, mh:awfulmovies:Cars 2.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) If this movie showed us anything, is that Mater still has some development to do if he wants to be a good main protagonist. Yes, as Lightning McQueen's best friend, he certainly deserved more screen time and participation, but that's a bit too overkill.
 * 2) He went from being the Donkey to McQueen's Shrek to a clueless tow truck who constantly embarrasses Lightning because of it.
 * 3) He gets overly excited when seeing Lightning return, which wouldn't be a problem if he didn't keep bonking Otis into the road, but this is kind of funny.
 * 4) Mater can also be seen disturbing other vehicles such as trains, dump trucks, etc. at Radiator Springs at the beginning of the film.
 * 5) He also wants to befriend foreign cars just because he saw them on TV, and he is excited to see them in person to the point it gets annoying really quick.
 * 6) He even made McQueen lose the Tokyo race, though it was truly an accident.
 * 7) He can be pretty indecent and ignorant, as seen in the scene where he leaves the bathroom and immediately "farts" right in front of Holley.
 * 8) *But to be fair, he didn't really see her, so it can be considered an accident.
 * 9) His personality is inconsistent throughout the movie: some scenes show him being smart and providing Finn and Holley with useful info, but it backtracks sometimes to show him doing dumb things, like interrupting the traffic in Paris and making fun of the royal guard in London.

Good Qualities

 * 1) He redeems himself in mh:greatestmovies:Cars 3 at the expense of not being nearly as involved in the plot.
 * 2) There were some funny scenes involving him, like where he went into the girls bathroom, mistook wasabi for pistachio ice cream, and almost gave away Alexander Hugo's identity.
 * 3) He did a nice job as a spy, figuring out that Miles Axlerod was behind the alternative fuel conspiracy.
 * 4) He does live up to his first line in the movie: "Mater, Tow Mater, Is HERE to help ya", since he actually helped Otis, Finn, Holley and Lightning (the latter three at the final moments of the film).
 * 5) The scene where he has hallucinations may have made some fans feel sympathetic at him, despite being hard to be taken seriously.
 * 6) He's aware of his mishaps.
 * 7) Larry the Cable Guy still gives a good performance.