Box office and scheduling were suppressed by "Spirited Away",
In recent years, Pixar has been eating the old book out of the sequel,
Plus Toy Story 3 has come to an end.
All of this can't help but make people wonder -
What else can Toy Story 4 say?
But Sister Killer bets that when you walk into the theater with the squeaky bear kids with suspicion, you'll be absolutely amazed at Pixar's ability to innovate.
Toy Story 4
Toy Story, whose English name is Toy Story, sounds childish, but it's not a children's story from the start.
The first part of the series revolves around the little boy Andy and his toys.
Little Boy Andy has the life that all children dream of—
Has a room full of toys.
All toys will be instantly revived when the little master Andy is not there.
The biggest worry of the toys is that the little owner has a new toy and is discarded or left out in the cold.
And the biggest mission of these toys is to play with the little master and help him grow up happily.
This premise is also the basis for all subsequent stories to unfold.
Toy Story 1 focuses on the theme of "Know Yourself".
As a newcomer, Buzz Lightyear landed on the planet Andy's Room, seemingly to replace Woody.
Bass Lightyear got a bargain and said he was a superhero.
This makes Woody, who is already jealous and inferior, even more unhappy.
Therefore, the main story line of "Toy Story 1" is that Woody defeats the demons to accept Buzz Lightyear and helps him know himself.
"Toy Story 2" does not lose the discussion of "self-pursuit" and "mission", but the contradictory core of the story, focusing on Woody.
The toy collector felt that Woody was worth a lot and put him on museum display, but his original companions insisted on saving Woody back.
Because they knew that Woody's mind had always been on his master.
Toy Story 3 emphasizes the importance of self-worth.
In this part, Andy grows up, the toys are in danger of being discarded, and in the middle of the error, the mother sends the toys to the kindergarten.
After many crises, the toys returned to Andy's house one by one.
Woody, on the other hand, wrote a note to Andy that led Andy to decide to give the toys to the little girl Bonnie and find a new owner for them.
Andy gives the toys to Bonnie and details the memories with each toy.
Anyone who has followed this series will not be able to help but have a sour nose.
"Toy Story 4" is in content, followed by the third plot.
But the difference is that Woody is no longer the toy favored by his owner, and this time it is his turn to be abandoned in the cupboard.
In order to accompany Bonnie like Andy, Woody did not heed the discouragement to go to the kindergarten with Bonnie, and also helped the new owner make an environmentally friendly toy - forks.
Forks made from garbage have since become the owner's new favorite.
However, before Bonnie was rare enough, the fork was mistakenly hit and kidnapped by other toys.
So, an emergency operation to rescue garbage toys began...
In this sequel, Woody finally realizes:
Children's favorite toys are not necessarily their own, but more importantly, they are to complete the mission of accompanying children's growth.
He even gave his own voicepiece to someone else, which also meant giving away his mission of pleasing and obeying his master.
Did you find it?
In the "Toy Story" series, Pixar gave the toys a vivid personality, Woody's self-awareness is getting stronger and stronger, and the label of "independence" is becoming more and more obvious in the upward trend of values.
Presumably fearing that such a theme would affect sales, Woody and his companions began to frantically send toys to children in the end of the easter egg.
Humans can choose toys, toys can also choose humans, and even choose to leave humans and have their own lives.
In addition to the awakening of the mind from the perspective of Woody's protagonist, "Toy Story 4" also innovated in the original plot.
Behaviorally, the toys' self-awareness is amplified.
In the third part, Woody indirectly changes his fate of abandonment by leaving a note to Andy.
In this part, the toys can even intervene directly in the real world, such as controlling Bonnie's motorhome and so on.
At the same time, the adaptation of "Toy Story 4" for the shepherd girl is even more surprising.
Because she did not want to stay in the window, she lived alone as a stray toy, strong and independent, and chose her own life.
Having experienced the identity transformation from Miss Gui to a feminist warrior, such a shepherd girl is a bit cool.
Stylistically, Pixar has also worked hard to make this sequel more innovative.
For example, the encounter between Woody and the Shepherd's Daughter in the sand pile belongs to the doomsday wasteland wind,
The Toy Club section, very cyberpunk,
Meet the bridge section of The Gaby doll in a second-hand antique shop, and instantly play "Dead Silence".
People always say Pixar is good at storytelling, but it's actually doing a good job of genre mixing. (So < Dream Quest > testing the waters for < toys 4 >?) ）
When talking about Toy Story, everyone can't avoid Pixar.
The warmth and romance of "Wall-E";
The life and persistence of "Flying House Tour";
Growth and imagination in "Brain Task Force";
Forgetting and dreams in "Dream Quest".
Although Pixar's animated films have always used the universal theme of "family, love, and friendship", it can always impress you with excellent details.
Released in 1995, Toy Story ushered in a new era of three-dimensional animated feature films, saving the unusually sluggish two-dimensional animation of the 1990s.
24 years later, this series can still maintain, the epoch-making high reputation of that year.
This also makes us believe that Woody's experience of adhering to the mission in the "Toy Story" series may also be the projection of Pixar's original intention.
Toys can accompany children to grow, soothe trauma, add happiness to you, and create surprises.
And Pixar, too.