Toy Story 3 continues the remarkable consistency of the series with some darker moments and a great ending

Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2019)

Where Toy Story 2 relied on humor and characters, Toy Story 3 asks some deeper questions of loyalty and has a mix of dystopian ideas and an adventure escape. The big question of the movie is: to what extent should you be loyal to people of your past versus moving on and doing what's best for the individuals? In the end, Toy Story 3 falls somewhere in the middle, as the toys realize they should not have doubted Andy, but at the end Andy accepts that he's ready to move on and give them to a new owner who will love them. Along the way, we have a dark day care hierarchy and a fun heist-style escape from the center. Friendship wins out once again, and the ending both with all the garbage drama and with Andy giving Bonnie his toys was excellent. I'm not sure I enjoyed the plot quite as much as the previous movie, but the wonderful ending makes up for it and keeps Toy Story 3 fresh and right in line with the excellence the series has proven time and time and now time again.