Thinking Outside of the Toy Box

Rating: 9/10 (9 October 2009)

Imagine a different world when humans left the room. Toys come to life from the toy box, and the leader of the group is Andy's favorite toy, a cowboy doll with a pull string named Woody, voice of Tom Hanks. His owner Andy, voice of John Morris, has a birthday party and finds a new favorite toy named Buzz Lightyear, voice of Tim Allen. The other toys quickly become impressed by this new toy and claim him as their new leader, leaving Woody jealous of Buzz. In an attempt to get rid of Buzz for good, Woody soon finds that his plan backfires. Instead, Woody and Buzz end up in the real world with a long adventure ahead of them as they try to get back home before Andy's family moves away.
Woody and Buzz don't get along, but they must figure out a way to work together to get home safely. They realize the only way to get home is if they help each other instead of ignore or hurt each other. When Woody begins to help Buzz, they slowly find out they are becoming friends. Now they would willingly help each other in order to get back home to Andy. This shows the importance of friendship and the positive effects of having a good friend. No matter what, they will be there to save you if you need saving.
"Toy Story" was the first film to be completely created by computers. This set the stage for all children's movies coming out now that are entirely computer animated. The toys and people they create actually look real compared to all animated movies being released at the time. It's amazing to see such deep expression on the characters' faces. The film was very upbeat and sent an easy message for children to grasp. Even the humor made children and adults alike want to see this film. This was one of my favorite movies as a child and still is today.
As a child, I always wondered if toys came to life, and when I saw this movie I believed it was true. I wished that I had a Woody or a Buzz Lightyear doll. I even wished that my Mr. Potato Head would talk back to me, even though that might be a little scary- it would be cool. I liked the personality that each toy had. I didn't really understand the concept of the movie was revolving around friendship, but I loved the new way they were starting to make movies. It led to so many more movies that I loved like A "Bug's Life" and "Shrek."