Toy Story 3: A Heartwarming and Hilarious Adventure
Introduction
Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in the Toy Story series and the sequel to Toy Story 2 (1999). It was directed by Lee Unkrich, the editor of the first two films and the co-director of Toy Story 2, produced by Darla K. Anderson, and written by Michael Arndt, while Unkrich wrote the story along with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, respectively, director and co-writer of the first two films.
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The film's ensemble voice cast includes Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Jodi Benson, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf and R. Lee Ermey (in his final voice role as Sarge before his death on April 15, 2018), reprising their roles from previous films. Jim Varney, who voiced Slinky Dog in the first two films, died on February 10, 2000, 10 years before the release of the third film, so the role of Slinky was passed down to Blake Clark. The returning cast is joined by Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton, Whoopi Goldberg, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal, Bonnie Hunt, and Jeff Garlin who voice the new characters introduced in this film.
What is Toy Story 3 about?
In Toy Story 3, Andy Davis (Morris), now 17 years old, is going to college. Woody (Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Allen), and the other toys are accidentally donated to Sunnyside Daycare, a daycare center, by Andy's mother (Metcalf), and the toys must decide where their loyalties lie.
The film explores themes such as growing up, letting go, loyalty, friendship, betrayal, nostalgia, and survival. It also features many references to classic prison escape movies and westerns.
Who are the main characters?
The main characters of Toy Story 3 are:
Woody: A pull-string cowboy doll who is Andy's favorite toy. He acts as the leader of Andy's toy group and tries to keep them together.
Buzz Lightyear: A space ranger action figure who is Woody's best friend. He has various features such as retractable wings, a laser weapon, and sound effects.
Jessie: A yodeling cowgirl doll who is part of Woody's Roundup gang. She is brave and adventurous but suffers from claustrophobia.
Bullseye: A toy horse who is also part of Woody's Roundup gang. He is loyal to Woody and Jessie and can run very fast.
Rex: A toy Tyrannosaurus rex who is insecure about his roar and his small arms. He is friendly and enthusiastic but easily scared.
Hamm: A piggy bank who is sarcastic and cynical. He often makes jokes and puns at others' expense.
Slinky Dog: A toy dog with a slinky for a body. He is loyal to Woody and can stretch his body to help his friends.
Mr. Potato Head: A toy potato with detachable parts. He is grumpy and sarcastic but loves his wife Mrs. Potato Head.
Mrs. Potato Head: A toy potato with detachable parts. She is caring and motherly to the other toys. She has a special attachment to her eye, which she lost in Toy Story 2.
Barbie: A fashion doll who belongs to Andy's sister Molly. She falls in love with Ken at Sunnyside.
Ken: A fashion doll who lives at Sunnyside. He is vain and narcissistic but has a soft spot for Barbie.
Lotso: A stuffed bear who smells like strawberries. He is the leader of Sunnyside and rules it with an iron fist. He is bitter and cruel because of his past trauma.
Big Baby: A large baby doll who is Lotso's right-hand man. He is loyal to Lotso but has a hidden conscience.
Chunk: A rock monster toy who is one of Lotso's henchmen. He is strong and aggressive but not very smart.
Sparks: A robot toy who is one of Lotso's henchmen. He can shoot sparks from his arms and chest.
Stretch: An octopus toy who is one of Lotso's henchmen. She can stretch her limbs and use suction cups to stick to surfaces.
Twitch: An insectoid warrior toy who is one of Lotso's henchmen. He has wings, antennas, and a pincer arm.
Bookworm: A green worm toy who wears glasses and a bow tie. He runs the library at Sunnyside and helps Lotso control the other toys.
Bonnie: A young girl who attends Sunnyside Daycare. She loves playing with her toys and adopts Woody and his friends at the end of the film.
What are the themes and messages?
Toy Story 3 explores themes such as growing up, letting go, loyalty, friendship, betrayal, nostalgia, and survival. Some of the messages that the film conveys are:
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The importance of cherishing your childhood memories and toys, but also moving on to new stages of life.
The value of sticking together with your friends and family, even in difficult times.
The danger of becoming bitter and resentful because of past hurts, and the need for forgiveness and redemption.
The power of imagination and creativity in making life more fun and meaningful.
The joy of finding new homes and new owners for your toys, and passing them on to the next generation.
Plot Summary
Andy's dilemma
The film begins with a flashback to Andy's childhood, where he plays with his toys in various scenarios. The film then cuts to the present day, where Andy is 17 years old and preparing to leave for college. His mother (Metcalf) asks him to sort out his belongings and decide what to do with his toys. Andy decides to keep Woody in his backpack, while putting the rest of his toys in a trash bag, intending to store them in the attic. However, his mother mistakes the bag for garbage and puts it on the curb. The toys escape from the bag and climb into a donation box for Sunnyside Daycare, thinking that Andy has abandoned them. Woody witnesses this and tries to rescue them, but they refuse to listen to him. Woody is then forced to join them as they are taken away by a garbage truck.
The toys at Sunnyside
At Sunnyside, the toys are greeted by a friendly group of toys led by Lotso (Beatty), a stuffed bear who smells like strawberries. He shows them around the daycare center and assigns them to the Caterpillar Room, where he promises they will be played with by the children. He also introduces them to Ken (Keaton), a fashion doll who lives in a dream house and falls in love with Barbie (Hunt) at first sight. Woody tries to convince his friends that they belong to Andy and that they should go back to him, but they are too enamored by their new surroundings and decide to stay. Woody leaves them behind and tries to find a way out of Sunnyside.
However, the toys soon discover that Sunnyside is not as idyllic as it seems. The Caterpillar Room is filled with unruly toddlers who abuse and damage the toys. The toys also learn that Lotso runs Sunnyside like a prison, using a security system and his henchmen to keep the toys in line. He reveals that he was once owned by a girl named Daisy, who accidentally left him behind during a picnic. He found his way back to her house, only to discover that she had replaced him with another Lotso toy. He became bitter and angry, and decided to take over Sunnyside and make all the toys suffer as he did. He also reveals that he reset Buzz to his original factory settings, making him loyal to Lotso and hostile to his friends. Lotso then locks the toys in a cage and leaves them to face another day of torture.
Woody's escape and return
Meanwhile, Woody is picked up by a girl named Bonnie (Emily Hahn), who takes him home and plays with him along with her other toys. Woody meets Bonnie's toys, who are friendly and happy. They include Dolly (Bonnie Hunt), a rag doll; Mr. Pricklepants (Timothy Dalton), a hedgehog in lederhosen; Trixie (Kristen Schaal), a triceratops; Buttercup (Jeff Garlin), a unicorn; Peas-in-a-Pod, a trio of peas; Totoro, a large and silent creature; and Chuckles (Bud Luckey), a sad clown. Chuckles tells Woody the story of how he, Lotso, and Big Baby (Woody Smith) used to belong to Daisy, and how Lotso became evil after being replaced. Woody realizes that he has to go back to Sunnyside and save his friends. He sneaks out of Bonnie's house and returns to the daycare center.
The toys' rebellion and escape
At Sunnyside, Woody reunites with his friends and tells them the truth about Lotso. He also restores Buzz's memory by switching him to Spanish mode, making him more romantic and flamboyant. The toys then plan to escape from Sunnyside with the help of Barbie, who infiltrates Ken's dream house and seduces him into revealing the location of the security system. The toys manage to disable the security system and reach the garbage chute, where they encounter Lotso and his henchmen. A fight ensues, during which Big Baby turns against Lotso after seeing his old pendant from Daisy. The toys overpower Lotso and throw him into the dumpster, but he pulls Woody in with him. The other toys jump in to save Woody, but they are caught by a garbage truck that takes them to the landfill.
The incinerator and the claw
At the landfill, the toys are separated from Woody and Buzz by a giant magnet that attracts metal objects. They are then dumped into a conveyor belt that leads to an incinerator. Woody and Buzz manage to rescue them, but they are unable to escape from the conveyor belt. As they approach the flames, they hold hands and accept their fate. However, at the last moment, they are saved by a giant claw crane operated by the Aliens (Pidgeon), who were previously captured by the garbage truck. The toys rejoice and thank the Aliens for their rescue.
The farewell and the new beginning
The toys then return to Andy's house, where they write a note for him, telling him to donate them to Bonnie. Andy reads the note and decides to follow their wish. He drives to Bonnie's house and gives her his toys, introducing each one of them to her. He then plays with her and his toys one last time, before saying goodbye to them. He thanks them for being his friends and tells them to take care of Bonnie. He then leaves for college, while Woody waves him farewell.
The film ends with Woody and his friends enjoying their new life with Bonnie and her toys. They also receive a message from Barbie and Ken, who have become the new leaders of Sunnyside and have made it a better place for all the toys. The film also shows various scenes during the credits, depicting the adventures of the toys at Sunnyside and Bonnie's house.
Reception and Legacy
Critical acclaim and awards
Toy Story 3 received universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike. It holds a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 312 reviews, with an average rating of 8.87/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Deftly blending comedy, adventure, and honest emotion, Toy Story 3 is a rare second sequel that really works." It also holds a score of 92 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 39 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
The film was praised for its animation, story, humor, characters, voice acting, emotional impact, themes, and messages. Many critics called it one of the best films of 2010 Critical acclaim and awards
Toy Story 3 received universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike. It holds a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 312 reviews, with an average rating of 8.87/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Deftly blending comedy, adventure, and honest emotion, Toy Story 3 is a rare second sequel that really works." It also holds a score of 92 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 39 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
The film was praised for its animation, story, humor, characters, voice acting, emotional impact, themes, and messages. Many critics called it one of the best films of 2010 and one of the best animated films of all time. Some even considered it to be better than the previous two films in the series. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film four out of four stars and wrote: "This is a jolly, slapstick comedy, lacking the almost eerie humanity that infused the earlier Toy Story sagas, and happier for it." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone also gave the film four out of four stars and said: "Toy Story 3 is a salute to the magic of making movies. This is the Toy Story you've been waiting for." A.O. Scott of The New York Times wrote: "This filmthis whole three-part, 15-year epicabout the adventures of a bunch of silly plastic junk turns out also to be a long, melancholy meditation on loss, impermanence and that noble, stubborn, foolish thing called love."
The film also received numerous awards and nominations in various categories, with particular recognition for Michael Arndt's writing. It received five nominations at the 83rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("We Belong Together"). It became the third animated film in history to be nominated for Best Picture, after Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Up (2009), and the first to be nominated in both categories. It also became the first sequel to win Best Animated Feature.
Toy Story 3 also received five nominations at the 16th Critics' Choice Awards and won Best Animated Feature. It won Best Animated Feature Film at the 68th Golden Globe Awards. In 2011, composer Randy Newman won Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the Grammy Awards's 53rd ceremony. The film also won various awards from other organizations such as the British Academy Film Awards, the Annie Awards, the Saturn Awards, and the National Board of Review.
Box office success and records
Toy Story 3 was a huge commercial success at the box office. It grossed $415 million in North America and $652 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.067 billion. It became the highest-grossing film of 2010 worldwide, the highest-grossing animated film of all time until it was surpassed by Frozen (2013), and the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release.
The film also broke several records at the box office. It had the biggest opening weekend ever for an animated film in North America with $110.3 million, and the biggest opening day ever for an animated film with $41.1 million. It also had the biggest opening weekend ever for a Pixar film in North America, and the biggest opening weekend ever for a Disney film in North America until it was surpassed by Marvel's The Avengers (2012).
In other territories, Toy Story 3 had the biggest opening weekend ever for an animated film in Latin America with $31.7 million, and son), and Twitch (John Cygan).
Q: What is the song that plays at the end of Toy Story 3?
A: The song that plays at the end of Toy Story 3 is "We Belong Together" by Randy Newman, who also composed the score for the film. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2011.
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