Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 was a sentimental movie for me. The first movie came out when I was eight followed by the second when I was ten. For all intents and purposes I grew up with these movies. The songs push me into old memories and the characters remind me of what it was like to experience a movie with the eyes of a child. Because of my attachment to these characters, I was unsure of what to expect when I walked into the theater to see the newest installment. I was wary, as I always am when Hollywood begins to mess with beloved figures from my childhood. I was excited because….well it’s a new Disney movie. But most of all I was enthused because two of my younger sisters we in the theater with me. This movie was different and different is not always a bad thing. The first two movies were movies about the relationship between a boy and his toys. This movie is something different. This movie is a relationship about a boy’s toys…and other toys. The first movies were sentimental and heartfelt about days we all remember when out best friends were objects to which we gave life. This movie is about what happens when we’ve grown too old for these toys. What do we do? Do we hang on, give them away, or worse throw them out? We still love them but toys are meant to be played with not sit on a shelf as sentimental reminders of days gone by. Kids I think will enjoy the action—man these toys have been through a lot. Adults on the other hand will be touched by the story of a kid who begins the last phase of his journey to adulthood. I cried, I’m not going to lie. I cried because it reminded me of a time in between worlds, a time when we are not quite children and not quite adults, a time when we pause and wonder if growing up is really what we want to do. The film is heartfelt and heartbreaking due almost entirely to the ending, which is at once satisfying, heartbreaking, and hopeful. The ultimate message of the movie is that everyone grows up and life goes on even for our toys.

New Deathly Hallows Trailer

This. Looks. Awesome.