![]() ![]() Despite shelving his selfishness at Toy Story’s end, Woody’s egocentric personality returns as he puts himself first again ahead of the annual Cowboy Camp trip with Andy. If Toy Story depicts a child-like Woody, Toy Story 2 establishes his teenager phase of development. For a movie directed primarily at children, Toy Story gives us vital lessons that we carry throughout our lives. We learn to do what’s right despite our earlier misconceptions, as proven by Woody’s acceptance of his faults and rescuing Buzz. Expressing these themes literally, such as the cowboy learning to share top spot with Buzz, shows kids that there doesn’t need to be dominance hierarchy. Pixar helps us to understand how to coexist with others through Woody. We fall out with friends, get jealous over the attention given to others, and lie to spare ourselves from being punished. We can’t grasp how big the world is, and the dangers that come with it. He realizes that Andy will still love him despite Buzz’s arrival, and even uses his smarts to concoct a plan to reunite with his owner after the pair escape Sid’s grasp.Īs kids, we don’t understand the hurt we cause others with our immature, coercive personalities. Cowardice is replaced with courage as he overcomes his fear to save Buzz from Sid. Only by the end of Toy Story does Woody take responsibility for his actions and grow as an individual. By later shifting the blame to Buzz about the pair being lost, Woody tries to spare his own embarrassment at creating this awkward situation in the first place. His know-it-all personality is reveals itself when he makes the wrong decision to ride in the back of a Pizza Planet van, and when he fears that Sid’s toys will eat him. Woody’s naiveté about the outside world comes into sharp focus after his plan to dispose of Buzz backfires. Woody’s other insecurities emerge as he immaturely ridicules Buzz over his real space ranger delusion and berates his friends over their infatuation with Andy’s new toy. He’s unwilling to share the spotlight as Andy’s favorite toy, and quickly becomes jealous of Buzz Lightyear upon his arrival. Yet, throughout the first Toy Story, Woody exhibits child-like tendencies. Tom Hanks certainly fits the bill there’s been no better person to voice Woody than the man dubbed “America’s Dad.’” Everyone’s favorite sheriff is the leader of Andy’s toys, a role that’s suited to confident, strong, charismatic individuals. From childhood to fully-fledged adult, Woody’s tale explores the emotions and personality traits we encounter over time, and the life lessons that shape the people we become.Ĭomparing Woody, an old-fashioned pull-string toy, to anything other than an adult may seem strange. Stay tuned for more coverage from CinemaCon 2019 and be sure to keep an eye on what we know about the upcoming animated Pixar flick.Woody is the driving force of the 24-year-long Toy Story franchise, but his story is more than his unwavering relationships with Andy and Bonnie it’s a metaphor for the growth that viewers experience during our lives. When I realized what they were going for, I realized, 'Oh, this is a moment in history.' But I didn't want to see them and I wanted to pretend they couldn't see me. ![]() When I went in for my last day of recording, I wanted to have my back to them, because usually you're facing him so you can look right up and you can talk about it. The way you record Toy Story, you're in a room with the team that has created it. Plus Tom Hanks has already said he had an emotional last day filming this sucker, and even didn’t want to face the creative team as he finished up his recording. The other movies in the franchise leave me blubbering every. Ultimately, we know Toy Story 4 is going to get emotional. Andy’s been a part of every movie and he’s woven into Woody’s fibers of being, even if Woody now has Bonnie written on his shoe. ![]() Seeing Andy again – even though I knew it was going to happen – capably tied the movie to its roots. I’m not always fond of flashbacks, but in this case, it seems to have worked. Of course, while it’s nice to know why Bo Peep and Woody were separated and when exactly in the timeline it happened, the really notable moment may simply be seeing Woody back in Andy’s world. She just wasn’t really a major component in the Toy Story narrative for the last couple of movies, but this first look capably presents a good reason behind why Bo Peep disappeared and the trailer reintroduces her as a stronger and wiser character.īut now she’s back in a big way in Toy Story 4. From Pixar's point of view, we don’t know exactly why Bo Peep was written out of Toy Story 3 or why she only popped up briefly in Toy Story 2. ![]()
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