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RJ Fucci February 3rd, 2011 **__Toy Story 3 __** Toy Story 3, an Academy Award nominated film, is one of 2010’s best films, and one of the highest grossing movies of all time. What I consider to be my favorite movie, Toy Story 3 was an easy choice for this assignment since I fell in love with the film the first time I saw it. “Who would think a movie about plastic toys could speak so powerfully to audiences of all ages.” (Puig) Who could ever think a plastic toy would make them cry? Well, everyone in the theater was crying because you thought the toys were going to meet their deaths in the landfill at the end of the film. How in the world could any movie company make you cry over a plastic toy in an animated film? Each and every year, we throw away our old toys and think nothing of it. However, when it came to this film, Pixar tugged at your heart by showing even plastic toys in an animated movie are worth saving. As a teenager, I grew up on the Toy Story characters through all three films. Just seeing the toys faced with the possibility of death, made you want to cry. I’ll admit it, when I saw the film over the summer, I cried when I thought they were going to die. I’ve seen other movies based on actual events that should be sad, but they weren’t at all. Toy Story 3, for whatever reason, will make your and Pixar put a great amount of time and effort into the movie. After all, have you ever cried or laughed over one of your plastic toys? “This installment, the best of the three, is everything a movie should be: hilarious, touching, exciting and clever...easily the summer's best movie thus far.” (Puig) The original Toy Story was a great movie, don’t get me wrong, but it didn’t have the sadness that third movie contained. Toy Story 2 was also a great movie, but it just a step down with the introduction of too many new characters. Toy Story 3 contained everything we wanted, and more. The film had great comedic moments, it had many sad moments, and it also had clever zingers; it was an overall excellent movie. Essentially, the final film in the series wrapped up what we had been waiting to see since the second film came out in 2000. I can easily claim that Toy Story 3 was the best film of 2010 and maybe the best film since the original Toy Story. If you love animation from Pixar Studios, then Toy Story 3 is your kind of movie. “For grown-ups, the film will touch something deeper: the heartfelt wish that childhood memories will never fade.” (Edelstein) Since I’m going off to college next year, I could truly connect with the overall message the movie was trying to get across. I remember the final time I played with some of my toys, and I could feel a connection with the main character, Andy. If you had to see one film from your childhood over and over, you would want that film to be Toy Story 3. When Andy says goodbye to his toys at the end of the film, all you want to do is let the tears pour from your eyes. Seeing Andy play with his toys is like reliving your childhood, reliving the moment when you played with your toys for the final time. When Andy hands his toys over to the little girl, Bonnie, it’s like you handing a childhood toy onto your child. For everyone that has ever had a child, it will make them want to cry. Adults are going to want to cry because they know that their children are going to grow up and that they will eventually have to face a time when they pass their children’s toys onto their grandchildren. Adults and children are going to absolutely love this movie, but adults are going to better understand the message. Everyone wishes they could stay young forever, and this film reinforces that idea. We all have memorable childhoods, and when you see Toy Story 3, you will gain insight into one of the greatest films of all time and have a new childhood memory. Just don’t wait too long to see it!

 __Works Cited __ Puig, Claudia. " You're never too old for funny, sweet toys in 'Toy Story 3' ." //USA Today//. Gannett Co. Inc., 20 Jun. 2010. Web. 4 Feb 2011. Edelstein, David. " Sweet Escape ." //New York Magazine//. New York Media LLC., 18 Jun. 2010. Web. 4 Feb 2011.

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