The stuff of cinematic dreams.

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2020)

Toy Story became one of 1995's surprise hits after a troubled production that saw Woody's character go through a complete overhaul: he went from being a controlling jerk (there's a Black Friday Reel on YouTube that shows what could have been) to a wise leader who watches out for his friends and only gets shaken up when a new toy, Buzz Lightyear, is changing his world that shakes his place and stability amongst Andy's collection of toys. It's a simple story of protagonist-confronted-by-inciting-incident 'stuff' but this simplicity and true-to-their-heart cast of characters makes Toy Story such a great film that takes full advantage of its creative and multi-layered world.
It's one of the world's defining animated movies thanks to its full-circle screenplay and top-notch character development never being squandered during the film's (admittedly) short runtime of 81 minutes. That doesn't even matter anyway: Toy Story is one of those landmark movies people will never get tired or revisiting over the years. It's just a pure joy to watch and rewatch.
Toy Story gets 5/5 stars.