![]() Who voices characters plays a key role to the success of any animated film and the “Toy Story” franchise has been impeccable in this regard since the beginning. It’s one heck of a piece of cinema though.Īfter Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the toys from Andy’s room finally settle in with new owner Bonnie, their new adventure sees the gang off to infinity and beyond on a RV trip with Bonnie and her hand-made toy, Forky. “Toy Story 4,” the latest feature from Disney-owned Pixar Studios, may not be the most entertaining movie. Good writing, top notch animation, quality vocal talent to bring characters to life, these things are unimportant to a child. ![]() You can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram. If it’s the latter, then we’re going to have “Andy”s: an audience that will always appreciate us on a deep level.įor more filmmaking articles, a free eBook, and to get in the inner-circle of our upcoming streaming site, join our newsletter : If it’s the former question, then we’re going to have “Sid”s: an audience who might enjoy us momentarily but know ultimately how disposable we are. We don’t have to ask the question “what would kids like” but instead ask “what do I want to say?” And although kids might love it temporarily, it’s not going to be the type of thing that sticks with them for life. When we dumb our art down, we’re doing it in a way to try to be more general, and get that mass appeal but in reality, it’s alienating anyone who doesn’t want to see a bad movie. Sounds important.īut almost just as much, I hope filmmakers take the lesson that movies and shows should be made for people first and not dumbed down. I hope everyone does take the lesson that they’re enough. Much like the characters in Midnight Cowboy a few weeks ago, they discover that unconditional love beats everything-even being a favorite toy or a space ranger. Then, when he discovers that he’s been a toy the entire time, it destroys him.īut both of them discover that love and friendship is way more important than these identities. He thinks that he’s a space ranger, and despite all the signs pointing to him not being one, he can’t bear to imagine his identity being anything else. He was once confident in his identity being Andy’s favorite toy, but as this is challenged, his worst instincts and emotions come out.īuzz goes through a similar journey. In the words of another incredibly imaginative person “all you need is love.” And that things like friendship and love are the most important things we can have. The movie reminds us of something that we should probably tell ourselves all the time: we are enough. The universal theme in this one is one that I think everyone experiences sometimes, even kids: the feeling that we’re not enough. ![]() Following along with the order of the podcast that has a friend in me, Unspooled, we are at Toy Story (1996), written and directed by John Lasseter. This brings us to Pixar’s first and one of its best. And while this includes things that can keep kids entertained (as animation can so easily do), it also assumes that kids are smart enough to resonate with a great story. This is the original intention of both animation and Walt Disney himself. Gone are trendy references and fart jokes, and instead we have stories that make us think. Their movies are smart, often deep, and contain themes that will be relevant to people at any age, thus creating flicks that everyone will voluntarily want to watch throughout their lives. Instead they make movies for people, and they throw in elements that will be entertaining to kids. Pixar, on the other hand, doesn’t do this. To keep the grown-ups happy studios usually throw in pop culture references or thinly veiled sexual innuendo. ![]() Afterall, kids are the often the ones wanting to see the movies, which means the parents have to see them too. Most animated movies are made for kids, with some parts thrown in for adults. The answer to why they’re better lies in the approach. The simple answer is that they’re better. Pixar DESTROYS all of them-both with critics and audience. A question often asked is “what makes a Pixar film so much better than other contemporary animated films?” The endless stream of Dreamwerx movie, the Emoji one, the Hotel Transylvania series.
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