They resonate because at one point in our lives we all moved on from our own toys. They resonate because nobody likes the harsh feeling of having to move on. They resonate because everybody knows what it means to feel loss or a betrayal of loyalty. We relate to the characters on so many levels. This is what Pixar does best: the animation studio provides a film with an emotional core not just for the characters but for the audience as well. And yet, it makes you want to crawl in your attic and “rescue” all those toys you have shut out of your life for making the choice of you rather than abandonment. How do you make that choice? They both seem selfless on the face of it. What the toys debate is a heartbreaking proposition to either stay for whenever their owner needs them (if he ever does), or to go somewhere where they’ll be more immediately appreciated. Just as Andy goes to college, many of the viewers have moved on to separate times in their life, whether that is a job, a school, or a new city. It’s as if the entire film is preparing the viewer for the eventual end and goodbye to these characters – we’ve loved them for 15 years but at some point everyone goes their own direction. It’s a reversal from Toy Story 2, a film that saw everyone else trying to rescue Woody from his intentions to ditch Andy for Japan.Īnd though on the surface the film explores this interplay, it’s larger theme is that of loss and moving on. At the center of this great tug-o-war is Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz (Tim Allen), Woody pulling towards Andy and Buzz pragmatically sticking up for the rest of the toys who aren’t as highly regarded to Andy as Woody is. On multiple occasions, the toys are met with a choice that pits their own wants against that of Andy, their owner whom they love. It’s this sense of duty and responsibility versus finding your own way that resonates throughout the film. Run by the manipulative Lotso Huggins (voiced by Ned Beatty), the toys quickly discover that Sunnyside is a dark place they need to escape from and return to their duty of “being there” for Andy. At first Sunnyside seems like a dream “retirement center” for a toy, but it’s not all glossy under the surface. Through a classic mix-up similar to Toy Story 2, the toys end up at Sunnyside Daycare. Andy has to make a choice when leaving for college to leave his toys in the attic, trash them, or give them to a daycare center.
Some toys have been given away, some lost, most gone forever. Toy Story 3 follows all the favorite toys – the core gang – leftover from Andy growing up to college age.
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Perhaps most importantly, however, he also provided us with a touching ending to the series that doesn’t feel like cheap plastic. Yet, Unkrich crafted a film that delivered a fresh story without abandoning what made the first two films great. It might be a bit unfair though since Toy Story 3 already had the advantage with a cast of characters that everyone loves and has grown to know. With that said, the film has still remained as fresh in my mind as it first did walking out the theater as one of the greats – certainly at the top of Pixar’s impressive 11-peat of box office smashes. (For those wary, this review is SPOILER FREE) I didn’t want my nostalgia and hype influencing a true exploration into the cinematic art of what director Lee Unkrich drew up. And when I finally saw it, I wanted the film’s presence and story to marinade before I dove into a review.
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Both films I saw at the height of my childhood when a movie wasn’t a work of art, or a business, or even a movie – it was purely story and characters.Īs you can guess, I love the first two Toy Story films and so I was a bit hesitant but also excited at the prospect of Toy Story 3. That meant these films were classic nostalgia for myself. See, I grew up with the two Toy Story films, the first released in 1995 and the second in 1999 would’ve had me at 7 and 11 years old respectively. I needed the film to rest in my mind for awhile.
I know I am late to the game with my review of Toy Story 3, Pixar’s latest installment in the playtime trilogy, but I felt like I had to be.
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