Pixar Can Do No Wrong
It’s been 15 years since the release of the ground breaking and classic original Toy Story, and 11 years since its first sequel. But even through all those years the brilliant ensemble of lovable characters and their adventures have never gone out of style, with the merchandise still selling, the lines still being quoted, and most of all the films still being watched and adored by children and adults alike. It goes without saying then that Toy Story 3 has been greatly anticipated by, well, everyone- young adults who saw the original at the cinema, teens who grew up with the DVD on repeat, young children new to the franchise and the parents of all of the above.
The original Toy Story was of course the first fully computer generated animated feature, and the first large scale production by the Pixar animation company. They’ve since become the dominant force in animated movies, their dazzling body of work never failing to capture the imagination of viewers of all ages. The reason their films are able to be enjoyed by grown-ups just as much as the young ‘uns is simple – they don’t treat their audience like idiots.
As time has passed in the real world, so too has it passed in the universe of Woody, Buzz and their colourful crew. Andy is now all grown up and headed off to college, leaving his loyal toys to be either stored in the attic or sent to the garbage. Through a series of totally believable and entertaining complications they don’t suffer either of those dreadful fates, but end up at the cheerily monikered Sunnyside Daycare Centre, overjoyed that they will be surrounded by eager children and played with for the first time in years.
