![]() ![]() Cowardice is replaced with courage as he overcomes his fear to save Buzz from Sid. Only by the end of Toy Story does Woody take responsibility for his actions and grow as an individual. By later shifting the blame to Buzz about the pair being lost, Woody tries to spare his own embarrassment at creating this awkward situation in the first place. His know-it-all personality is reveals itself when he makes the wrong decision to ride in the back of a Pizza Planet van, and when he fears that Sid’s toys will eat him. Woody’s naiveté about the outside world comes into sharp focus after his plan to dispose of Buzz backfires. Woody’s other insecurities emerge as he immaturely ridicules Buzz over his real space ranger delusion and berates his friends over their infatuation with Andy’s new toy. He’s unwilling to share the spotlight as Andy’s favorite toy, and quickly becomes jealous of Buzz Lightyear upon his arrival. Yet, throughout the first Toy Story, Woody exhibits child-like tendencies. Tom Hanks certainly fits the bill there’s been no better person to voice Woody than the man dubbed “America’s Dad.’” ![]() Everyone’s favorite sheriff is the leader of Andy’s toys, a role that’s suited to confident, strong, charismatic individuals. From childhood to fully-fledged adult, Woody’s tale explores the emotions and personality traits we encounter over time, and the life lessons that shape the people we become.Ĭomparing Woody, an old-fashioned pull-string toy, to anything other than an adult may seem strange. It is, for this critic at least, the most satisfying of endings to the greatest franchise of all time.Woody is the driving force of the 24-year-long Toy Story franchise, but his story is more than his unwavering relationships with Andy and Bonnie it’s a metaphor for the growth that viewers experience during our lives. Once again, it’s the winning combination of humour and heart that make Toy Story 4 such a successful proposition. It’s the same for Ducky and Bunny, two conjoined plush toys who provide the majority of the physical laughs for younger viewers. While Forky constantly delivers, there’s also greatness from one Keanu Reeves as Duke Kaboom – an adoringly neurotic stuntman toy who is determined to show his heroic worth. Still, it’s also full of the classic Toy Story humour, predictably crammed with gags that will fly over the youngest of fans and instead delight the young at heart. It’s the kind of unexpectedly profound dilemma that only Pixar could successfully present by way of a talking cowboy. No longer Andy’s favourite deputy, we instead see what happens when you’re faced with a life torn in two different directions. If the film is perhaps slightly hindered by the lack of screen time for the rest of the toys, it makes up for it in the way that his rootin’ tootin’ journey is presented. It’s their relationship which defines the film’s greatest moments – this is Woody’s story after all. What follows is essentially the same rescue mission that defined the three previous movies, though it’s centred around the string of events that see Woody reuniting with Bo Peep after spotting her sheep in the window of an antiques store. Crucially, it’s brilliantly funny too.īut Forky’s big moment comes when the gang head out on a road trip and, being as reluctant as ever to be viewed as a toy, he makes a desperate attempt to escape. While this latest addition to the gang didn’t win over every fan in the film’s earliest trailer, he’s an absolute scene stealer – with Community‘s Tony Hale voicing what is essentially an existential crisis wrapped up in a kitchen utensil. Instead, Bonnie’s new favourite toy comes in the form of Forky, a talking spork fashioned entirely from pipe-cleaners, plastic, lollipop sticks, and most importantly, her own imagination. He’s still acting as the group’s cocksure leader, but finds himself in the back of the closet with worrying regularity – and it’s the farthest of cries from his close-knit relationship with Andy. In short, it’s the return to the toy chest that we never knew we needed.Īs for those new beginnings, we find Woody facing an unexpected identity crisis after being handed over to Bonnie at the end of the last film. While never quite reaching the emotional highs of its predecessors, it’s arguably the most thought provoking offering of the entire series and one which entirely justifies its existence. This is the franchise that seemingly concluded nine years ago with an emotional finale which promised new beginnings for Woody, Buzz and the rest of Andy’s toys after faithfully accompanying him through childhood.Īnd yet, Toy Story 4 is another masterpiece from Pixar. There is no real reason for Toy Story 4 to exist. ![]()
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