(There's a reason i put the "?" in the title...So when i
started writing this it was gonna just be a simple review...
it quickly turned into something else, if you want to know
the rate i give it, 5 outta 5, there's other stuff i address in
this piece so i thought the whole rating thing didn't matter
It became a retrospect of sorts, ,enjoy!)
On November 22nd 1995 Pixar, a studio that wasn't quite the powerhouse it now is, released a movie, with the help of Disney...That movie was "Toy Story." Fast forward 15 years and Disney owns Pixar, which has become the peak of animation quality, and "Toy Story" is considered one of the most beloved/important animated movies of all time...things have changed and time has passed. This is the idea behind "Toy Story 3" a film that acknowledges that time keeps moving whether we want it to or not.
Andy is all grown up and he's going off to college, but as a new chapter starts it appears as if the toys are going to be left behind. Fearing that they are no longer wanted most of the toys left want to leave, choosing to be donated to a daycare, but Woody can't bear to lose Andy. I'm not going to get much more into the plot, I'll just say the story revolves around the toys adapting to a life that is in the midst of change.
Do i really need to say more, you know it's going to be a great movie. The acting is great, the animation is beautiful, and the story is slightly emotional and moving. I will say that this movie is not quite as sad as "Up", but from the perspective that this is the end of the "Toy Story" franchise it was quite the tugger of heart strings. This film was really meant for people my age, I mean Andy is the same age as me and my friends, we literally grew up with this story.
There is nothing i can say that is negative about the film, it is almost flawless, but i say that through nostalgic eyes, but that's what Pixar is going for. I really think this is the end of an era for Pixar. With sequalization beginning for other franchises ("Cars 2" next year, and "Monsters Inc. 2" in 2012) and a much more rapid production rate (Two Pixar films in 2012!!!) it really is the dawning of a new day.
Just look at it like this, as much as they might enjoy it, "Toy Story 3" will not be special for any child growing up now. Think of how it felt to see these crazy 3-dimensional characters come to life for the first time when you were 4,5,6,etc. To any kid now it's just another animated movie, dozens have come out before it. That was the first of it's kind, now the original "Toy Story" looks like a cutscene from a PS2 video game. This new Pixar has got to pull out all the stops to show kids the same kind of magic we saw.
This would have been the most poetic way for Pixar to end. This would have been a perfect swan song, but it's not. Pixar will keep going, there's a good chance that it will keep going, possibly after alot of us are gone, but as "Toy Story 3" implies, we pass the toys on and hope they make others' childhoods as special as ours was.
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