A Worthy Sequel

Rating: 9/10 (22 June 2019)

Toy Story 4 is a completely unnecessary movie and I was completely against it being made. I felt like Toy Story 3 was the not only the best in the franchise but also one of the best concluding chapters of a trilogy ever. So I went into this movie with super low expectations even though everyone was telling me it was amazing and I have to say, they were right. This is an amazing movie. It makes me so happy that we have another kick ass Toy Story movie that honestly feels like a great extension of the trilogy. I was totally into where they were taking the story and it had a great payoff in the end. Tom Hanks is once again incredible as Woody and all of the new (and long lost) characters were amazing as well. They do focus a lot more on newer characters more than the original gang but that is honestly completely fine because all of these new characters are very interesting. Woody's arc in this movie is easily my favorite part of the story and man does it make for a great ending. The theme of growing up is explored again in this movie and even though it is the third movie in a row to have that same theme it never felt repetitive or redundant because they keep finding new ways to make it interesting and different. I do have some flaws though and most of them involve Buzz. They kind of shove him to the back and don't do anything with him. They also make him exponentially more stupid and uninteresting which doesn't really feel right because the entire series has been based off of the relationship between Woody and Buzz. But I do get that that wasn't the story they wanted to tell. All in all Toy Story 4 is an awesome time and has earned the Toy Story name.