Toy Story and the Imagination

Rating: 9/10 (2 May 2016)

The film Toy Story is an animation film that changed the movie game with its technological advances used to create this bold, colorful computerized animation. Toy Story is about a boy named Andy and his love for his toys. Andy's favorite toys have a huge secret that he is not aware of, they are actually alive and become real when no one is around. Andy has a favorite toy cowboy named Woody who is the Sheriff and leader of all the other toys. Woody pride himself on being Andy's favorite toy, but that title is challenged when Andy has a birthday party and receives a new space ranger toy Buzz Light Year. In the scene that introduces Buzz Light Year, it is kind of symbolic that the new toy may be a replacement for the old cowboy Woody. As the kids rush in the room the day of Andy's birthday party Woody is thrown under the bed, and Buzz Light Year is placed on the bed in Woody's spot.
Time goes by as Randy Newman's song "You got a friend in me" plays as the soundtrack during various scenes as Andy becomes more involved with Buzz, eventually pushing Woody to the background. The lyrics to the song could be considered an ironic montage to the mood that Woody feels during these scenes, because he is lonely and feels replaced. Buzz on the other hand is indulging in the admiration that he receives from Andy. The soundtrack to this movie as awesome, because the lyrics of the songs played like, "you got a friend in me", "strange things", and "pop goes the weasel". Those songs can replace the dialogue in the scenes and the audience will still be able to follow on.
At Pizza Planet there is some tension between the two toys Buzz and Woody, which causes them to end up with the neighbor kid Sid, who is known to destroy his toys. Once the movie reaches this climax the characters positions change. Woody and Buzz are forced to reconcile and work together in the quest to return home.
The special effects and graphics used in this animation were phenomenal. The camera angles, digital character movements, even facial expressions, helped bring the toys in the film to life. Although this film theme was surrounded by the dynamic relationship between alpha toys Woody and Buzz Light Year. The supporting characters, the relationships displayed between Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, the comedic scenes with Rex the Dinosaur and Slinky the Dog made the film more entertaining and realistic. Toy Story is a must see film for all children who has a love for toys. Watching this film will enhance a new found respect for the creativity of children's imagination.