Toy Story Disney Movie Review
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Toy Story Disney Movie Review
I recently got bored of rating artwork, books, regular movie, ect. Thus, I decided to rate some of the Disney movies of my childhood past. The first movie that I am going to rate is Toy Story. Looking back, I realized that the theme of this story was really something quite original. I am not talking about toys being alive and needing their human owners. No, no, the Nutcracker bit its teeth into that theme years ago (before it became fashionable to make toy alive). I am talking about the existential crisis of Buzz Lightyear. Think about, Toy Story chronicles Buzz acceptance that his identity is a lie.
That Lightyear truly did believe he was the true Buzz Lightyear. He was not aware that he was a toy (its a real bummer). Throughout the movie, Woody tried to convince Buzz that he was a toy and nothing else. Its kinda depressing how Buzz discarded his old identity. In the end, he came to terms with the realization that he was a toy and nothing else. Still, he was able to find a place in his new reality. Reality, and illusion... rather deep for a lil kids movie.
Well, you guys already know the plot of this movie. It is a classic. I guess I will give a lil recap. Basically, Woody is jealous of the new fancy toy, Buzz Lightyear. This new toy has a real existential crisis. Like Don Quixote, he believes that he is the genuine Buzz Lightyear. One day, the owner, Andy, moves and somehow (I forget) both Buzz and Woody get picked up by a weird kid that likes torturing his toys. By putting their differences aside, Buzz and Woody are reunited with Andy. Its interesting the sadism of that other weird kid (whose name alludes me).
Well, lil kids do blow up their toys from time to time, pretending they are real people. If you ask me, that is a prelude to some serious (murder) busyness. One has to wonder much about a kid who feels joy at imagining the pain a toy feels as it looses its limbs. Then again, when playing with toys... most kids imagine that they are real people, feeling real pain. Those kids express their reality in their play. After all, all fantasy is based on reality and vise versa. Oh well, these are the moral lessons that I got from the Toy Story movie. In any case, Toy Story is a 5 star worthy movie for both children and adults. Tata and Goodnight.
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