Hello Readers,
Today we're shaking things up with a movie review. I was
honestly a little apprehensive when I saw that four was happening as I think
they ended everything nicely with three. Andy giving all the toys to Bonnie was
a nice wholesome ending in my opinion. However, I actually enjoyed the fourth
film and this is your spoiler warning. also, I've mentioned some Easter eggs I
spotted at the end .
I think Toy Story is one of the Disney films that I'm
always going to feel protective of as I've spent a good proportion of my life
with its characters, I was 3 when it came out.
This film took a wonderful creative leap with the
creation of Forky. Forky isn’t like the others, Bonnie has made him from a
disposable spork and some pipe cleaners. Forky’s existence raises some
questions about the toys’ consciousness. Forky has been granted the gift of
life, whether he likes it or not despite the fact he thinks he’s “trash”, and
wants nothing more than to escape to the safe oblivion of the waste bin. Woody
stops Forky throwing himself away to protect Bonnie. the fact that Forky is, after all, a utensil,
and feels most comfortable in the trash, secure in the knowledge that he
fulfilled his purpose is a little heartbreaking when you apply the same logic
to Woody and the gang.
It’s not until the family road trip things start to pick
up and brings Woody into contact with an old acquaintance. Bo Peep is back and
she is everything a child needs to look up to now. She has done a complete 360
in her character, I always thought she was a little meh and honestly, I didn’t
miss her in two and three. Bo Peep always seemed a little too soft for me even
back then I wanted a strong female role model (a couple of years later I got
Meg from Hercules).
Let’s introduce the “villains”, personally, I think they
aimed this one to the crowd from the first film. A pull string doll and her
ventriloquist dummies like come on Disney they really aren’t aimed at children
they are for us original crowd who have grown up and with Goosebumps and now
watch horror films. All set the delectably creepy confines of the Second Chance
Antiques Store.
Overall, I think this was a good film and I did cry but
think that’s more of having a memory of going to see the original film at a
cinema club with my grandparent who is sadly no longer with us. I think this
film was defiantly and ending for the people who saw the film the first time
around and there is one particular Easter egg I’ve mentioned that is purely for
the original crowd. The film was a good
and good end to the franchise.
Easter Eggs I spotted
·
Tinny from Tin Toy makes an appearance in the
pinball machine, Bo refers to him by name.
·
Bo's sheep bring her a bottle cap and safety pin
while out foraging as a nod to the same grape soda bottle cap Russell gets
awarded in "Up"
·
The guitar from Coco
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