Monday, November 18, 2013

NOKW - Toy Story

Here comes the next chapter in our "I'm Okay With, I'm Not Okay With" series (if you don't know what this is, click here for all of the past posts):

Movie:  Toy Story

Basic Plot:  A magical world where toys are alive and get into trouble when their owner isn't around.

I'm Okay With:  The fact that a toy would get jealous about another toy when not being thrown in the garbage should be their goal at all times.  The fact that the Mr. Potato Head still had any of his parts left, those things are so easy to lose.  The fact that the slinky dog toy was still functional, a slinky is hard to keep in working condition as an adult, a kid's slinky should be a wreck.  The fact that it would be really creepy if your childhood toys were real and froze every time you walked in the room.  The fact that Andy never noticed that his toys always seemed to be in a different spot than where he left them.  The fact that those Army toys could be so effective considering their feet were molded together.  The fact that the neighbor kid's parents would buy him any toys if all he ever did was destroy them.

I'm Not Okay With:  The fact that Buzz Lightyear doesn't think he is a toy but then still freezes every time Andy walks in the room.  If you are a monster and haven't seen this movie, then all you need to know is that Buzz Lightyear is the new toy that Andy (the kid who owns all of the toys, duh) gets for his birthday and Buzz seems to think that he is the real Buzz Lightyear and not a toy.  Also, anytime that Andy shows up, all of the toys freeze as if they are toys and not sentient beings.  However, Buzz believes that he is the real Buzz Lightyear and yet, when Andy walks in the room, he freezes just like all of the other toys.  If he thought he was real, wouldn't he not care if a kid saw him flying around?  No.  He would think that he is an astronaut (or whatever he is) and try and shoot him with his fake laser.  I am not okay with that.

"These guys were awesome.  That's all I've got."

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