Ok, hear me out. Toy Story is actually just a retelling of the 1963 Doctor Who Story "An Unearthly Child". Both feature characters who dislike each other but must reluctantly come together to escape from a terrible situation they accidentally ended up in while becoming friends by the end.
@@loganmargison1016 We toys can see _e v e r y t h i n g . . ._ *So* *PLAY* *_NICE._* Sid probably got way more trauma than necessary from that encounter 😅
Whew.... watching this, it puts the line Woody gives Buzz as he's about to lose his grip on the moving truck strap and likely be torn to shreds but Sid's dog has CRAZY extra weight. "Take care of Andy for me." That's the line showing how far Woody has come. He thinks his life is over now, this is it, last thing he wants Buzz to do for him is take care of his kid. The scene doesn't last long enough on that to imply that emotional weight, but that just came to me. And I REALLY HATE how that line works as a mirror in 4, which shouldn't exist!
13:34 “Woody was so focused on what he had to lose, that he never considered what he had to gain” I love this quote. It’s a great way to phrase a lesson my therapist has been trying to teach me.
The jokes in this movie. They're so, so dark and so good. The fact that they can pull a complete existential crisis being that funny while also being deeply complex and tackling serious topics like depression and purpose is astounding. Pixar just doesn't do it like this anymore.
@Julianjulesr1361not really, he didn’t have an arc, cause it was about Woody, plus Buzz being reverted back to his vanilla TS1 form but with a malicious twist was cool, and actually showed how much more capable he was, and other cool toy concepts like factory settings which is neat
At least their friendship is still strong and healthy and they learned from each other's flaws and became friends to the very end, which is more than I can say about Ralph and Vanellope's so-called "friendship".
Woody is Toy Story's equivalent of Tony Stark from the MCU. Both of them undergo a transformation from being selfish to selfless in their respective franchises.
Both are heroes of the first movie of their company✅ Selfish->Respectful✅ Are on their peak at the start of the movie✅ Are owned by Mickie Mouse✅ Toy Story: 1995 Iron Man: 2008 Coincidence? I THINK NOT 😡
I always loved the half of the film that largely takes place in Sid's house. The darker atmosphere and trapping our 2 main characters who don't exactly like each other in this dangerous situation together has always been awesome to me
I’ve always loved episodes of shows that put familiar characters in life-threatening situations, like “Night of the Living Pharmacists” and “Pokémon Shipwreck”.
Despite the fact that Woody’s personality is a lot different in this movie, compared to the sequels. Being more stubborn, immature, wimpy, arrogant, irritable, and paranoid, I still think this is the best incarnation of him, since he’s just so freaking hilarious! Tom Hanks was at the top of his game in this movie. The way he delivers Woody’s sarcastic remarks and frustrated tantrums is just top notch! “Ah-ha. Ah-ha! Give me that!” “Shut up! Just shut up, you idiot!” *”YOU ARE A TOY!!!”*
I mean the original version of Woody was an insufferable asshole with no redeeming qualities. As opposed to the Woody we all love who is a petty asshole but it's also completely understandable why he is. He's never really had to be humbled before in his role as the leader of the toys. He's never had to feel insecurity before or see what limitations he has as a toy and as a person. The first movie really gives Woody a wonderful arc as he realizes that there are things he can't do that Buzz can but that's okay.
I would have loved to see his background, he may be a really rare toy that belonged to someone who gave him to Andy. I think, that Andy eventually get to respect and cares for his own toys, he was surprisingly mature about it.
Facts. Him and buzz are so quotable. Me and my siblings would always say the aha aha line to one another. I also still say, "You are sad, strange little man. You have my pity." 😂😂😂😂
I really love the scene where Woody admits to Buzz that he’s jealous of him. Considering how he constantly kept hurling insults and threats at Buzz, seeing him witness Buzz admitting the fact that Woody was right about Buzz being a toy the whole time and then telling Buzz that being a toy is a whole lot better than being a space ranger is really sweet. He also reminds Buzz of his special features, like his wings, being able to glow in the dark, his voice box, and his helmet doing “that thing whoosh thing.” He even goes as far to say that he’s the one that should be strapped to Sid’s rocket. That just shows how much he’s grown and finally realises the error of his ways. 😊😊😊❤🤠👨🚀
I want to thank you for this video. Not only you made me realize some complexities about Woody and Buzz, you've also made me consider how they apply to my life. I can now see this movie in a brand new light. Keep up the good work!
Story beats aside which you explained better than I could the final act with the truck is one of the best climaxes in animated features…even the action was amazing. Another movie you can focus, not as much in terms of true friendship, but in terms, the bond between two characters you should really do a treasure planet video. Despite its flop everyone who discovers this it’s called a hidden masterpiece.
I love Toy Story trilogy (1-3) tbh. They represent Pixar at its finest along with UP and Ratatouille. They were among the many movies that taught me the power of friendship in love with my dysfunctional childhood, the third one especially teaching me the power of moving on & acceptance about things happening. My childhood was traumatic with many people around me besides my grandmother and uncle, but without these movies I fear I wouldn't have eventually learn what is right and wrong, nor let people in as I do today.
I love how high effort your content is. Not in the sense that you do a bunch of crazy edits, because you don't. But the amount of thought put into each video is insane
I wonder what if in an alternate timeline, the Toy Story version with villainous Woody is the one that's released. In which Woody gets consumed by spite and become the antagonist after being abandoned by Andy in favor of Buzz Lightyear, and instead of befriending Buzz, Woody spends the movie along with the sequels trying to take down the Space Ranger he was replaced with, as he becomes much like Lotso from the third film. Speaking of which, Do you know that Lotso was originally planned to be in the first Toy Story film, but Pixar had trouble properly animating his fur. So they have to wait for the third film as CGI technology became more advanced.
Lotso always gave me Alternate Woody vibes, as his whole backstory was pretty much the plot of the first film had it ended wrong. That is what I loved about Lotso as a villain: He was what Woody could've become. His dark reflection. So when they came into conflict in TS3, it was almost like Batman having a philosophical debate with Joker.
Many people said the characters in this movie are a bit too mean but I feel they had to be that way so the message would get across as realistic. Great video!
Honestly, I think the toys turning against Woody by abandoning him at Sid's house served him right for how badly he treated Buzz earlier. As much as I sympathize with Woody as a character, he definitely did some things in this movie that were not at all cool. Thankfully, he made amends with Buzz and the rest of the gang, and eventually they all grew as a family in the second and third films.
Also to be fair to the other toys, they were all ready to help Woody aside from Potatohead. Until they saw Buzz’s arm. If my friend was carrying someone else’s body part, I dunno, I’d at least want an explanation. Slinky’s horrified face, while pretty hilarious, is also a little relatable in that situation. That being said, Toy Story 2 throwing shade at Potatohead for being a jerk in this movie was pretty funny and warranted
Great video. The only part I disagree with is when you said "Them not letting him back into the house showed that they were never really his friends". Wouldn't you do the same after seeing(presumably) that the guy literally tore apart the new guy out of jealousy? Would you still let that psycho in after what he did? What they did there made perfect sense, seeing how that looked like, even if they were his friends before, seeing what kinda monster he'd become\always was inside it makes perfect sense they let the rope go and wouldn't let him in again.
Great video. One thing I have always found fascinating about this movie since watching it in my adulthood is the fact that Woody and Buzz become so close to getting back home on numerous occasions throughout the movie but then things go wrong. Earlier on in the movie, this is due to different views and motives from Woody and Buzz. They have a clear way to get back home which is easily accessible but because one character (typically Buzz) is not in the headspace, they don't take it and they end up in a worse scenario. Woody and Buzz end up in Sid's house because Buzz wanted to go in the rocket (the claw game) and he accepted his fate when Sid successfully grabbed him. Even though the two of them were essentially right next to their owners before this happened and Woody later on tried to pull Buzz out of the rocket (although the aliens interfered with that). Scenarios like this continue to happen as the movie progresses. Buzz would do something that was against Woody's goals but Woody went along with Buzz because he thought that bringing Buzz back was the only way he would be accepted by the other toys. He didn't do it because he cared for Buzz, he did it to try and save face for the mistake he made. After Woody and Buzz become friends however this changes. There are scenarios where Woody can easily get back home but every time, he sacrifices that in order to save Buzz, which always closes their easy ticket out. Woody for example could have easily just got in the car before it left but he stops to help Buzz, which costs him the car right. Scenarios like this continue for the rest of the climax. Woody is essentially safe to go home, Buzz gets into trouble, Woody goes to help Buzz and then sacrifices his chance to get home. This then ultimately concludes with Woody and Buzz working together to light the rocket and fly into the car, successfully getting them both home safely. Woody could have easily gotten home much more easily while leaving Buzz behind but he instead risked his life to save Buzz, which got them both home in the end. It just goes to show how much Woody had grown throughout the movie. Earlier on, he saw Buzz more as a nuisance, only staying with Buzz because he thought that he couldn't return without Buzz or all the other toys would no longer respect him. By the end however, Woody willingly put himself in danger and gave up his easy road home to save Buzz because he truly befriended Buzz at that point and it paid off for both of them. I tried to explain this as well as I could and I'm not sure how well I succeeded but I do find it to be a fascinating thing in the movie. There are so many points where the movie could have just ended then and there but because the character's made certain decisions, that does not happen. If you are not familiar with the movie, you never truly know when it is going to end because so many opportunities for Woody and Buzz to get back present themselves but then Woody and Buzz never take them for one reason or another. The way the movie is structured like this really helps to illustrate Woody and Buzz's relationship and how it changes and grows throughout the movie. They both start off as flawed people who do not get along but after a long and dangerous journey, they ultimately become very good friends and better people. It is an excellent tale of how unlikely friendships can form and the movie as a whole holds up extremely well in my opinion.
Close enough, but yes, Toy Story 1 is still a classic despite its rough spots and of course shortcomings that came with the time, but that’s ok, cause it’s iconic for a reason, plus I gotta say, if there’s one thing about the original the others discontinued, it’s the dynamic between our heroes, in all the sequels Woody and Buzz get split up for the respective A and B plots, but this is the only one where they actually stick together the whole way through leading to the most iconic moments of the franchise between them.
I like to imagine a world where the writers just pretend TS4 never existed like the writers of cars 3 with cars 2 lol they make a toy story 5 but it's back in Bonnie's room and Bo Peep and that stupid spork never show up and the movie just focuses on Woody and Buzz again.
I love the Toontown music in the background haha. Great video with good insight! Toy Story is one of my favorite movies of all time because of the relational dynamics between those two and display of trust and growth.
The change from woody being the bad guy was a great change. I’m so glad that’s how it turns out, allowing for Toy Story 3 to be as good as it was. Plus this movie feels so unique still.
I've seen this through to the end and I'm fascinated by your analysis of the movie. For it being the first it still has things to unpack and you brought it out you iconic person
I'm only at 12:30 and hearing what you're saying while thinking back to the scene in Toy Story 3 where they're faced with death in the incinerator and Buzz is the one that stops Woody from trying to escape and non-verbally tells him the conclusion he's come to, and Woody takes his hand and stays?? Instead of fighting with him?? And he realizes that they BOTH should be there for everyone else during their last moments?? Ugh the franchise minus TS 4 is such a good flow of character development
"who will defend him if he's already the best?" this comes back in toy story 3 as one of my favorite details: as they face the incinerator and accept their fate, everyone else has someone supporting them, Buzz and Jessie, Mr. and Mrs. Potato head, the dog and pig and dinosaur, but because Woody is so strong and the leader and always tasked with (and able to) manage the other toys emotions rather than the other way around, he has no one and is totally on his own, just staring into the fire with absolute dread. Sure he holds the other groups hands, but that is more so symbolic of how he is holding everyone else together, and not that anyone really pays closest attention to him. Even though by that point everyone truly respects and cares for him, he just isn't really the first one anyone else thinks of in the biggest moment of crisis because of his usual steadfastness and demonstrated level of agency. Just brilliant how this comes back from the first movie to the climax
This is not to imply the other toys are wrong or that this is bad writing because Woody somehow doesn't command the level of respect he deserves at that point. This feels like genuine writing pointing out a fact of life: if you are the most successful and did everything right, that just makes people psychologically not help you as much as if you seem vulnerable. There is nobody being good or bad, that is just how people and society sometimes works, and is a great contrast to the somewhat unrealistic lie most kids films prop up that once the main character saves the day they are unconditionally most appreciated and loved
Friendship is always demonized as "the easy, safe theme to go with" from people that don't really get that doing it well is really hard. Friendship is more then just "we like each other let's hang out," it takes work and understanding to maintain, hell, I would argue that maintaining positive friendships is more important then having a romantic one.
This movie has aged like fine wine as had The incredibles & Toy Story 2 especially & 3 of course but I miss when they were at their best but now PIXAR has really fallen though I have to be fair and say that Elemental while not great but was very watchable and not anywhere near the train wreck I thought it was going to be. Also Hi! Rockotar!
Woody became such a compelling character to watch in all of these movies. I even liked him in 4 but my memory on that one is a bit foggy. Overall great trilogy however. Always brings emotion and writing together beautifully
I only watched Toy Story and Toy Story 2, when they first came out. Great animated movie indeed. And, the score by Randy Newman, it's just ingenious. Their friendship truly blossom at the end. Almost 30 years old, and not a whole lot of movies, animated or not, come close to this clever production.
TS1: Woody learns to be a better person TS2 & TS3: Woody learns something new about himself and gets wiser TS4: Woody learns to be his own person and not be so reliant on his purpose as a toy TS5 (possibly): Dies
Thank you Rockator for another interesting video. Toy Story will always have a special place in my heart. During the golden era of Disney, I could torture my family with the Lion King up to 3 times a day (according to my grandmother and mother's stories), And I can understand why. My childhood was during a beautiful period where there was no artificial political correctness and the creators simply created beautiful stories (besides the obvious desire to make money xd). Of course, I'm aware that they were based on old fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, for example, but they were able to include a certain magic in their adaptations that still delights today. Pixar definitely fit into this concept and started using this magic to create wonderful content. Toy Story is not only a graphic miracle created by the animators but also a wonderful story written by the screenwriters, which has been a great delight to this day. Thank you again for reminding me of this magic in your film. At the time I saw it simply as a good cinematic production, and today I am searching for the deeper messages it carried with it. Greetings to you, from your loyal fan from Poland (I mention this because I wonder how many of your subscribers are also of my nationality :D). I wish you much healt in these sick times and I look forward to your next video!
6:46 I should've expected this from someone who used the Sellbot Factory music in another video, but don't think I didn't spot that Executive Suite Battle. Good taste. XD
Toy Story is one of my favorite works of fiction ever precisely because neither party is completely wrong or completely right, they have to trully compromise, understand their faults and the other's viewpoint. So many stories (even today) have a clear bad guy, and even those that don't have a bad guy don't manage to represent their characters in a balanced way, as in an important character might not have bad intentions, but their actions and worldviews are so damaging to what happens in the plot, that you can't say they're as forgivable as Woody. If anyone noticed, yes, I'm mostly using the grandmother in Encanto as an example. I don't care about her tragic backstory, she has caused so much damage to the others in the family and she realized her mistakes too late in the film for the viewer to believe she really understands her mistakes.
I like to see Woody's development in Toy Story as an older brother learning to accept he is no longer the "house king", and that he has a younger brother now with whom he has to share his stuff (when I re-watched it, it reminded me of a children’s tale I was obsessed with as a kid called «Julius, the House King», in which its main character, a little girl called Lily, had to learn to accept that she was no longer the “house queen” and she had to share with her little brother). 🧡 Also, can we collectively agree the 4th film is just bad fanfiction and not part of the Toy Story canon? :3 (Great video. ❤)
I know it’s a little redundant the comparison between these two, but if there’s another movie that absolutely nailed the same concept of Toy Story 1, it’d be the scarier than horror animated classic, The Brave Little Toaster, and how it’s such a great tale of facing adversity with a gang of misfits who also go through dire steaks to reach their owner before they move.
You killed it, I love your break down on the toy story movie , props to your Chanel, can you do break down on finding Nemo, there's not to many , good father movies in my opinion, had to ask,, anyway take care and stay blessed my guy👍✔️🎓
To be fair to Woody though, he didn’t mean to knock him out the window, just behind the desk. Selfish, yes, but not as bad as it could’ve been. *Cough Black Friday Reel.*
Yup. At least in the final version he regretted doing that, he attempted to push Buzz between the wall and the drawer by using the ARC remote kart to push him in between that gap, but his selfish plan backfired on his face so bad that he unintentionally got Buzz pushed out the Window. Lol
@@jessicapinkman-hd4bwI thought it was gonna be just until after Pizza Planet. He could probably find a way to get him out after, and the movie makes a big deal about the trip.
That is true, but it still was not very nice of Woody to hurt Buzz like that. Thankfully, he never once blamed the other toys for getting him and Buzz in trouble and he eventually took the fall which showed a significant progression in his character.
I grew up with Toy Story 1 and 2. While i personally hold 2 more precious, i do agree that this film is the more perfect one as the staple of the franchise. Too bad the 4th one and the Buzz Lightyear film ruined everything
Toy story was my favorite pixar movie for a very long time it's my second favorite now (wall e is the best pixar movie FIGHT ME) this movie just gives me vibes that the people who worked on it cared and loved what they were making
Too late to make this comment but I compare this to the first Ironman from 2008. Both are the perfect villain to hero stories and both launched iconic franchises. Woody wasn't necessarily a facist dictator like Lotso but Woody viewed himself as superior. The only reason Woody treated all of the other toys with reapect was because they were not a threat to Woody's power. It was that jorney alone that turned Woody into a villain to hero.
I'm going to be honest. I love the first two movies. They are stand alone to me. I truly enjoy Toy Story 3, but I love the choppiness of the animation of the first two. The newer movies look good, too good. Like they're too polished visually for me.
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A very important aspect of friendship is the ability to call each other when they're wrong and push each other to be better when you need it. Woody and Buzz perfected that. Whether it was the scene where Woody finally admits that it's perfectly understandable as to why Andy would love Buzz, to the scene where Buzz gives Woody a harsh dose of reality of what a horrible life he will have when he goes to Japan, to Woody reiterating how important it is to be with Andy...the amount of moments are just too much to count. The term to infinity and beyond isn't just a catchphrase. It's a solidification of how unbreakable their friendship is and how they will hold hands in a burning incinerator as they die together. And we don't need to talk about Toy Story 4 and how it ruined all of that. Hopefully we can get a video about the train wreck that movie is.
Let's not forget Toy Story 3 where Woody made the hard decision to encourage Andy to pass him and his friends down to Bonnie! That symbolized how Woody grew as a leader and decided to continue putting the well-being of not only himself, but Andy's toys as well. Showing that no matter what kid they are with, they always have each other's backs through thick and thin.
Ok, hear me out. Toy Story is actually just a retelling of the 1963 Doctor Who Story "An Unearthly Child".
Both feature characters who dislike each other but must reluctantly come together to escape from a terrible situation they accidentally ended up in while becoming friends by the end.
Oh yeah that makes sense
Wow. All this time, people have to allude to Toy Story, but I wasn't familiar with the Doctor Who story!
I have watched the story but I think Toy Story adapts it better and in a more clever way I know hot take
An Unearthly Child and Toy Story launch two big and well known frenchise
And that’s no bad thing
"We toys can see EVERYTHING...
So play. Nice." Such a good scene
My favorite Woody line.
@@loganmargison1016 We toys can see
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Sid probably got way more trauma than necessary from that encounter 😅
Whew.... watching this, it puts the line Woody gives Buzz as he's about to lose his grip on the moving truck strap and likely be torn to shreds but Sid's dog has CRAZY extra weight.
"Take care of Andy for me."
That's the line showing how far Woody has come. He thinks his life is over now, this is it, last thing he wants Buzz to do for him is take care of his kid. The scene doesn't last long enough on that to imply that emotional weight, but that just came to me.
And I REALLY HATE how that line works as a mirror in 4, which shouldn't exist!
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“Woody was so focused on what he had to lose, that he never considered what he had to gain”
I love this quote. It’s a great way to phrase a lesson my therapist has been trying to teach me.
Did you tell your therapist? If it’s an easier way to understand a message that they teach, it may be able to help teach their other clients too 😁
The jokes in this movie. They're so, so dark and so good. The fact that they can pull a complete existential crisis being that funny while also being deeply complex and tackling serious topics like depression and purpose is astounding. Pixar just doesn't do it like this anymore.
The development and relationship of Woody and Buzz over the Toy Story films is EASILY the best character development of any Disney/Pixar movie.
Too bad Buzz's character arc was ruined by Toy Story 4
@Julianjulesr1361 At least in Toy Story 3 Buzz actually does something. Buzz in 4 is character assassination at it's finest.
@Julianjulesr1361not really, he didn’t have an arc, cause it was about Woody, plus Buzz being reverted back to his vanilla TS1 form but with a malicious twist was cool, and actually showed how much more capable he was, and other cool toy concepts like factory settings which is neat
@@joeyk107 And Woody's.
At least their friendship is still strong and healthy and they learned from each other's flaws and became friends to the very end, which is more than I can say about Ralph and Vanellope's so-called "friendship".
Woody is Toy Story's equivalent of Tony Stark from the MCU. Both of them undergo a transformation from being selfish to selfless in their respective franchises.
In Brazil, they have the same voice actor 😂
Both are heroes of the first movie of their company✅
Selfish->Respectful✅
Are on their peak at the start of the movie✅
Are owned by Mickie Mouse✅
Toy Story: 1995
Iron Man: 2008
Coincidence? I THINK NOT 😡
I always loved the half of the film that largely takes place in Sid's house. The darker atmosphere and trapping our 2 main characters who don't exactly like each other in this dangerous situation together has always been awesome to me
I’ve always loved episodes of shows that put familiar characters in life-threatening situations, like “Night of the Living Pharmacists” and “Pokémon Shipwreck”.
Despite the fact that Woody’s personality is a lot different in this movie, compared to the sequels. Being more stubborn, immature, wimpy, arrogant, irritable, and paranoid, I still think this is the best incarnation of him, since he’s just so freaking hilarious! Tom Hanks was at the top of his game in this movie. The way he delivers Woody’s sarcastic remarks and frustrated tantrums is just top notch!
“Ah-ha. Ah-ha! Give me that!”
“Shut up! Just shut up, you idiot!”
*”YOU ARE A TOY!!!”*
I mean the original version of Woody was an insufferable asshole with no redeeming qualities.
As opposed to the Woody we all love who is a petty asshole but it's also completely understandable why he is. He's never really had to be humbled before in his role as the leader of the toys. He's never had to feel insecurity before or see what limitations he has as a toy and as a person. The first movie really gives Woody a wonderful arc as he realizes that there are things he can't do that Buzz can but that's okay.
I would have loved to see his background, he may be a really rare toy that belonged to someone who gave him to Andy.
I think, that Andy eventually get to respect and cares for his own toys, he was surprisingly mature about it.
@@QueSeraSeraaaa There is a canonical background! He was Andy's Dad's toy and he was one of a kind
I recommend looking it up
@@sassberrysnap i saw that little theory online, do you wish the cowboy hat belonged to him as well?
Facts. Him and buzz are so quotable. Me and my siblings would always say the aha aha line to one another. I also still say, "You are sad, strange little man. You have my pity." 😂😂😂😂
This movie gets better each time I watch it. The writing is just so good. Also daily reminder that
*YOU ARE A TOY!!!!*
I really love the scene where Woody admits to Buzz that he’s jealous of him. Considering how he constantly kept hurling insults and threats at Buzz, seeing him witness Buzz admitting the fact that Woody was right about Buzz being a toy the whole time and then telling Buzz that being a toy is a whole lot better than being a space ranger is really sweet. He also reminds Buzz of his special features, like his wings, being able to glow in the dark, his voice box, and his helmet doing “that thing whoosh thing.” He even goes as far to say that he’s the one that should be strapped to Sid’s rocket. That just shows how much he’s grown and finally realises the error of his ways.
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Toy Story, Lion King and James and the Giant Peach is what we watched on VHS the most growing up
Add hunchback and you summed up my first 5 years of life lol
I want to thank you for this video. Not only you made me realize some complexities about Woody and Buzz, you've also made me consider how they apply to my life. I can now see this movie in a brand new light. Keep up the good work!
Have you seen the Toy Story 4 analysis video? It’s 6 hours long but worth the watch for fans of the franchise
Story beats aside which you explained better than I could the final act with the truck is one of the best climaxes in animated features…even the action was amazing.
Another movie you can focus, not as much in terms of true friendship, but in terms, the bond between two characters you should really do a treasure planet video. Despite its flop everyone who discovers this it’s called a hidden masterpiece.
Fun fact: the release of Toy Story (1995) is closer in time to the Moon Landing (1969) than to today.
I thought that was intentional lol
This movie has one of the best screenplays of all time.
I love Toy Story trilogy (1-3) tbh. They represent Pixar at its finest along with UP and Ratatouille. They were among the many movies that taught me the power of friendship in love with my dysfunctional childhood, the third one especially teaching me the power of moving on & acceptance about things happening. My childhood was traumatic with many people around me besides my grandmother and uncle, but without these movies I fear I wouldn't have eventually learn what is right and wrong, nor let people in as I do today.
We don't need to talk about Toy Story 4.
@@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343I can't believe there even making a 5th one what a joke
@@thegamingprozone1941 Such a joke.
There is no Toy Story 4 in Ba Sing Se
Wow. This is so profound. I am happy for you. God bless
Anyone realize that had Buzz not been knocked out the window he'd probably abandoned Andy at Pizza Planet?
I did not think of that! Considering that Buzz believed he was a true space ranger, he would have thought Pizza Planet was a true space station.
Toy Story is the most efficient movie script ever produced. It tells so much story in 84 minutes.
I love how high effort your content is. Not in the sense that you do a bunch of crazy edits, because you don't. But the amount of thought put into each video is insane
I wonder what if in an alternate timeline, the Toy Story version with villainous Woody is the one that's released. In which Woody gets consumed by spite and become the antagonist after being abandoned by Andy in favor of Buzz Lightyear, and instead of befriending Buzz, Woody spends the movie along with the sequels trying to take down the Space Ranger he was replaced with, as he becomes much like Lotso from the third film. Speaking of which,
Do you know that Lotso was originally planned to be in the first Toy Story film, but Pixar had trouble properly animating his fur. So they have to wait for the third film as CGI technology became more advanced.
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Lotso always gave me Alternate Woody vibes, as his whole backstory was pretty much the plot of the first film had it ended wrong.
That is what I loved about Lotso as a villain: He was what Woody could've become. His dark reflection.
So when they came into conflict in TS3, it was almost like Batman having a philosophical debate with Joker.
Many people said the characters in this movie are a bit too mean but I feel they had to be that way so the message would get across as realistic. Great video!
Honestly, I think the toys turning against Woody by abandoning him at Sid's house served him right for how badly he treated Buzz earlier. As much as I sympathize with Woody as a character, he definitely did some things in this movie that were not at all cool. Thankfully, he made amends with Buzz and the rest of the gang, and eventually they all grew as a family in the second and third films.
Also to be fair to the other toys, they were all ready to help Woody aside from Potatohead. Until they saw Buzz’s arm. If my friend was carrying someone else’s body part, I dunno, I’d at least want an explanation. Slinky’s horrified face, while pretty hilarious, is also a little relatable in that situation.
That being said, Toy Story 2 throwing shade at Potatohead for being a jerk in this movie was pretty funny and warranted
Great video. The only part I disagree with is when you said "Them not letting him back into the house showed that they were never really his friends".
Wouldn't you do the same after seeing(presumably) that the guy literally tore apart the new guy out of jealousy? Would you still let that psycho in after what he did? What they did there made perfect sense, seeing how that looked like, even if they were his friends before, seeing what kinda monster he'd become\always was inside it makes perfect sense they let the rope go and wouldn't let him in again.
Great video. One thing I have always found fascinating about this movie since watching it in my adulthood is the fact that Woody and Buzz become so close to getting back home on numerous occasions throughout the movie but then things go wrong. Earlier on in the movie, this is due to different views and motives from Woody and Buzz. They have a clear way to get back home which is easily accessible but because one character (typically Buzz) is not in the headspace, they don't take it and they end up in a worse scenario. Woody and Buzz end up in Sid's house because Buzz wanted to go in the rocket (the claw game) and he accepted his fate when Sid successfully grabbed him. Even though the two of them were essentially right next to their owners before this happened and Woody later on tried to pull Buzz out of the rocket (although the aliens interfered with that). Scenarios like this continue to happen as the movie progresses. Buzz would do something that was against Woody's goals but Woody went along with Buzz because he thought that bringing Buzz back was the only way he would be accepted by the other toys. He didn't do it because he cared for Buzz, he did it to try and save face for the mistake he made.
After Woody and Buzz become friends however this changes. There are scenarios where Woody can easily get back home but every time, he sacrifices that in order to save Buzz, which always closes their easy ticket out. Woody for example could have easily just got in the car before it left but he stops to help Buzz, which costs him the car right. Scenarios like this continue for the rest of the climax. Woody is essentially safe to go home, Buzz gets into trouble, Woody goes to help Buzz and then sacrifices his chance to get home. This then ultimately concludes with Woody and Buzz working together to light the rocket and fly into the car, successfully getting them both home safely. Woody could have easily gotten home much more easily while leaving Buzz behind but he instead risked his life to save Buzz, which got them both home in the end. It just goes to show how much Woody had grown throughout the movie. Earlier on, he saw Buzz more as a nuisance, only staying with Buzz because he thought that he couldn't return without Buzz or all the other toys would no longer respect him. By the end however, Woody willingly put himself in danger and gave up his easy road home to save Buzz because he truly befriended Buzz at that point and it paid off for both of them.
I tried to explain this as well as I could and I'm not sure how well I succeeded but I do find it to be a fascinating thing in the movie. There are so many points where the movie could have just ended then and there but because the character's made certain decisions, that does not happen. If you are not familiar with the movie, you never truly know when it is going to end because so many opportunities for Woody and Buzz to get back present themselves but then Woody and Buzz never take them for one reason or another. The way the movie is structured like this really helps to illustrate Woody and Buzz's relationship and how it changes and grows throughout the movie. They both start off as flawed people who do not get along but after a long and dangerous journey, they ultimately become very good friends and better people. It is an excellent tale of how unlikely friendships can form and the movie as a whole holds up extremely well in my opinion.
I agree with you at 0:49 because Woody is my favorite from the Toy Story gang as well, both him and Jessie when it comes to the lady characters 💕🤠
your lame
Close enough, but yes, Toy Story 1 is still a classic despite its rough spots and of course shortcomings that came with the time, but that’s ok, cause it’s iconic for a reason, plus I gotta say, if there’s one thing about the original the others discontinued, it’s the dynamic between our heroes, in all the sequels Woody and Buzz get split up for the respective A and B plots, but this is the only one where they actually stick together the whole way through leading to the most iconic moments of the franchise between them.
That is one of the reasons why I like this movie the best.
I remember watching the 1st Toy Story in theaters....
I'm worried about Toy Story 5
So am I. Considering how much the fourth movie sucked.
I like to imagine a world where the writers just pretend TS4 never existed like the writers of cars 3 with cars 2 lol they make a toy story 5 but it's back in Bonnie's room and Bo Peep and that stupid spork never show up and the movie just focuses on Woody and Buzz again.
@@AgentMulder120 Forky was ironically the only part that wasn't trash, other than it admittedly looking pretty good.
@@regiboi7709 no.......... I disagree
@@AgentMulder120 Well that's an understandable opinion, and I respect it. However, I did find Forky kinda funny sometimes.
Toy Story is one of the first movies I ever watched. The second one is my favorite!
Wow, "You Got a Friend in Me" is more deep and clever than I thought! 🤯 Bravo Randy Newman! 👏👏
Great video as always, Rockotar! 👍❤️
omg your underrated as heck dude
Can we have a video and how genuinely good Treasure Planet was in terms of plot and character development?
I love the Toontown music in the background haha. Great video with good insight! Toy Story is one of my favorite movies of all time because of the relational dynamics between those two and display of trust and growth.
One of the best animated movies ever, hands down.
Yea with the incredibles and ratatouille
@@user-op8ge3kq6sand most of Pixar’s 2000 films
The change from woody being the bad guy was a great change. I’m so glad that’s how it turns out, allowing for Toy Story 3 to be as good as it was. Plus this movie feels so unique still.
He is such a jerk in the first Toy Story film and Tom Hanks did a outstanding job with the Character Growth of Woody.
@@racheljackson4428he wasn’t even that much of an asshole lol
My favorite Woody line in the entire first Toy Story movie: "So play nice!"
From the scene when he comes to life in front of Sid.
I had Toy Story on VHS as a kid. Returned to the movie as an adult and it is the definition of timeless
i love your choice of background music
For sure the best Animated Movie of all Time. Only Movies like Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story 3 come close.
I agree
I've seen this through to the end and I'm fascinated by your analysis of the movie. For it being the first it still has things to unpack and you brought it out you iconic person
Tbh The title change to "why toy story is an Iconic classic"
Is pretty clear and Nice
Woody accepting buzz as a friend in Toy Story 1 was obviously probably forged out of a fight or die situation.
I'm only at 12:30 and hearing what you're saying while thinking back to the scene in Toy Story 3 where they're faced with death in the incinerator and Buzz is the one that stops Woody from trying to escape and non-verbally tells him the conclusion he's come to, and Woody takes his hand and stays?? Instead of fighting with him?? And he realizes that they BOTH should be there for everyone else during their last moments?? Ugh the franchise minus TS 4 is such a good flow of character development
A major major pioneer movie in redemption stories, especially as a kids movie, first cgi movie
"who will defend him if he's already the best?"
this comes back in toy story 3 as one of my favorite details: as they face the incinerator and accept their fate, everyone else has someone supporting them, Buzz and Jessie, Mr. and Mrs. Potato head, the dog and pig and dinosaur, but because Woody is so strong and the leader and always tasked with (and able to) manage the other toys emotions rather than the other way around, he has no one and is totally on his own, just staring into the fire with absolute dread. Sure he holds the other groups hands, but that is more so symbolic of how he is holding everyone else together, and not that anyone really pays closest attention to him. Even though by that point everyone truly respects and cares for him, he just isn't really the first one anyone else thinks of in the biggest moment of crisis because of his usual steadfastness and demonstrated level of agency. Just brilliant how this comes back from the first movie to the climax
This is not to imply the other toys are wrong or that this is bad writing because Woody somehow doesn't command the level of respect he deserves at that point. This feels like genuine writing pointing out a fact of life: if you are the most successful and did everything right, that just makes people psychologically not help you as much as if you seem vulnerable. There is nobody being good or bad, that is just how people and society sometimes works, and is a great contrast to the somewhat unrealistic lie most kids films prop up that once the main character saves the day they are unconditionally most appreciated and loved
Friendship is always demonized as "the easy, safe theme to go with" from people that don't really get that doing it well is really hard. Friendship is more then just "we like each other let's hang out," it takes work and understanding to maintain, hell, I would argue that maintaining positive friendships is more important then having a romantic one.
This movie has aged like fine wine as had The incredibles & Toy Story 2 especially & 3 of course but I miss when they were at their best but now PIXAR has really fallen though I have to be fair and say that Elemental while not great but was very watchable and not anywhere near the train wreck I thought it was going to be. Also Hi! Rockotar!
Woody became such a compelling character to watch in all of these movies. I even liked him in 4 but my memory on that one is a bit foggy. Overall great trilogy however. Always brings emotion and writing together beautifully
I personally don’t think the toys turning on woody was a lack of stability but the severity of his supposed crime
I only watched Toy Story and Toy Story 2, when they first came out. Great animated movie indeed.
And, the score by Randy Newman, it's just ingenious. Their friendship truly blossom at the end. Almost 30 years old, and not a whole lot of movies, animated or not, come close to this clever production.
TS1: Woody learns to be a better person
TS2 & TS3: Woody learns something new about himself and gets wiser
TS4: Woody learns to be his own person and not be so reliant on his purpose as a toy
TS5 (possibly): Dies
Forged in fire is great.
Forged out of trial and error and learning and mutual respect is even better.
Thank you Rockator for another interesting video. Toy Story will always have a special place in my heart. During the golden era of Disney, I could torture my family with the Lion King up to 3 times a day (according to my grandmother and mother's stories), And I can understand why. My childhood was during a beautiful period where there was no artificial political correctness and the creators simply created beautiful stories (besides the obvious desire to make money xd). Of course, I'm aware that they were based on old fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, for example, but they were able to include a certain magic in their adaptations that still delights today. Pixar definitely fit into this concept and started using this magic to create wonderful content. Toy Story is not only a graphic miracle created by the animators but also a wonderful story written by the screenwriters, which has been a great delight to this day.
Thank you again for reminding me of this magic in your film. At the time I saw it simply as a good cinematic production, and today I am searching for the deeper messages it carried with it. Greetings to you, from your loyal fan from Poland (I mention this because I wonder how many of your subscribers are also of my nationality :D).
I wish you much healt in these sick times and I look forward to your next video!
Love this movie. Childhood. Appreciate the nostalgia. Needed it today.
0:57 I'd love to hear a rant about Toy Story 4 from you. That movie makes me sick to the stomach.
6:46 I should've expected this from someone who used the Sellbot Factory music in another video, but don't think I didn't spot that Executive Suite Battle. Good taste. XD
13:34 "what he" sounds like "woody"
Toy Story is one of my favorite works of fiction ever precisely because neither party is completely wrong or completely right, they have to trully compromise, understand their faults and the other's viewpoint. So many stories (even today) have a clear bad guy, and even those that don't have a bad guy don't manage to represent their characters in a balanced way, as in an important character might not have bad intentions, but their actions and worldviews are so damaging to what happens in the plot, that you can't say they're as forgivable as Woody.
If anyone noticed, yes, I'm mostly using the grandmother in Encanto as an example. I don't care about her tragic backstory, she has caused so much damage to the others in the family and she realized her mistakes too late in the film for the viewer to believe she really understands her mistakes.
I think the animation still hold up too. Surprising for a 1995. Sure the expressions are stiff but the movement and lighting looks good.
I like to see Woody's development in Toy Story as an older brother learning to accept he is no longer the "house king", and that he has a younger brother now with whom he has to share his stuff (when I re-watched it, it reminded me of a children’s tale I was obsessed with as a kid called «Julius, the House King», in which its main character, a little girl called Lily, had to learn to accept that she was no longer the “house queen” and she had to share with her little brother). 🧡 Also, can we collectively agree the 4th film is just bad fanfiction and not part of the Toy Story canon? :3
(Great video. ❤)
I used to have this movie memorized word for word 😅
what an amazing video lots of great info.
A very well put together breakdown of toy story one of the best, keep up the awesome content Rockotar
Woody and Buzz were such different toys that managed to work together.
They eventually learned to become friends in order to return to Andy.
I know it’s a little redundant the comparison between these two, but if there’s another movie that absolutely nailed the same concept of Toy Story 1, it’d be the scarier than horror animated classic, The Brave Little Toaster, and how it’s such a great tale of facing adversity with a gang of misfits who also go through dire steaks to reach their owner before they move.
The song is obv iconic when the title itself has such a deep meaning
At some point, could you possibly rank all the Disney relationships
The first movie was always my least favourite Toy Story film, I still think it is but this video made me like it a lot more
You killed it, I love your break down on the toy story movie , props to your Chanel, can you do break down on finding Nemo, there's not to many , good father movies in my opinion, had to ask,, anyway take care and stay blessed my guy👍✔️🎓
To be fair to Woody though, he didn’t mean to knock him out the window, just behind the desk. Selfish, yes, but not as bad as it could’ve been. *Cough Black Friday Reel.*
Yup. At least in the final version he regretted doing that, he attempted to push Buzz between the wall and the drawer by using the ARC remote kart to push him in between that gap, but his selfish plan backfired on his face so bad that he unintentionally got Buzz pushed out the Window. Lol
@@jessicapinkman-hd4bwI thought it was gonna be just until after Pizza Planet. He could probably find a way to get him out after, and the movie makes a big deal about the trip.
@@robertlauncherI think that Buzz could have either crawled under the drawer if there was space or walk along the wall to the sides.
That is true, but it still was not very nice of Woody to hurt Buzz like that. Thankfully, he never once blamed the other toys for getting him and Buzz in trouble and he eventually took the fall which showed a significant progression in his character.
I grew up with Toy Story 1 and 2. While i personally hold 2 more precious, i do agree that this film is the more perfect one as the staple of the franchise. Too bad the 4th one and the Buzz Lightyear film ruined everything
Um actually, I like Toy Story 2 better as well.
I want to hear your full thoughts on Toy Story 4. I think TS3 is a top 3 Pixar movie while TS4 is a bottom 3
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I don’t think they were going to throw him out the window.
0:39 haha a bit ironic isn’t it now?
Toy story was my favorite pixar movie for a very long time it's my second favorite now (wall e is the best pixar movie FIGHT ME) this movie just gives me vibes that the people who worked on it cared and loved what they were making
Toy Story is my all time favorite Trilogy because every Movie is great
Except 4
@@traviscunningham7062 yes thats why i said trilogy the 4th movie is 💩
Out Of Topic, but i wished we saw Sid's mutants more in the other movies, i love those creatures so much.
While I'm not the biggest fan of this film because of the side characters but the story is utter perfection
Hopefully the 5th movie will give us a more satisfying ending
I hope so too.
lol the quality difference between the first movie and literally all of the others afterwards 😂
Too late to make this comment but I compare this to the first Ironman from 2008.
Both are the perfect villain to hero stories and both launched iconic franchises. Woody wasn't necessarily a facist dictator like Lotso but Woody viewed himself as superior. The only reason Woody treated all of the other toys with reapect was because they were not a threat to Woody's power.
It was that jorney alone that turned Woody into a villain to hero.
This is really random but the last word of the thumbnail is blocked by the time stamp
Actually, I think Al and Genie's friendship in Aladdin is the best
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*YOU!!! ARE!!! A!!! TOOOOYYY!!!!*
Toy Story is an amazing tale of friendship but to me Lord of The Rings is the best example of friendship. Just Frodo and Sam's journey is incredible.
It's my favorite film.
The least hated classic in all fiction lol
I'm going to be honest. I love the first two movies. They are stand alone to me. I truly enjoy Toy Story 3, but I love the choppiness of the animation of the first two. The newer movies look good, too good. Like they're too polished visually for me.
You should do a video on WALL·E
Theyre the Goku and Vegeta of Pixar😂
early message in the video but im shocked you didn't talk about the big plot hole, buzz dosen't think he's a toy yet plays dead when adults are around
Another underrated piece of media u have to see is Troll hunters :Tales of arcadia (Netflix) series l. Great characters, story, and style Guillermo del Toro can do no wrong
Too bad Ratchet and Clank didn't borrow ideas from this.
Tim Allen is the superior Buzz Lightyear over Chris Evans
A very important aspect of friendship is the ability to call each other when they're wrong and push each other to be better when you need it. Woody and Buzz perfected that. Whether it was the scene where Woody finally admits that it's perfectly understandable as to why Andy would love Buzz, to the scene where Buzz gives Woody a harsh dose of reality of what a horrible life he will have when he goes to Japan, to Woody reiterating how important it is to be with Andy...the amount of moments are just too much to count. The term to infinity and beyond isn't just a catchphrase. It's a solidification of how unbreakable their friendship is and how they will hold hands in a burning incinerator as they die together.
And we don't need to talk about Toy Story 4 and how it ruined all of that. Hopefully we can get a video about the train wreck that movie is.
Let's not forget Toy Story 3 where Woody made the hard decision to encourage Andy to pass him and his friends down to Bonnie! That symbolized how Woody grew as a leader and decided to continue putting the well-being of not only himself, but Andy's toys as well. Showing that no matter what kid they are with, they always have each other's backs through thick and thin.
17:33 I Think Toy Story Is A Horror Movie
Great video
It’s crazy how MrPotato basically tells woody to kill himself using the toy that draws things 😂