Before I went to see the movie, I had the fortune of avoiding as many spoilers as possible (so beyond knowing that [spoil]Lotso was the villain thanks to a spoilerific thread title on Wall-E forums[/spoil], I didnât know how the film would end).
My initial guess before the movie began was [spoil]Woody would convince or trick Andy somehow into bringing the rest of the gang together, or that Andy would have a change of heart. I knew that Andy chose Woody from one of the preview clips.[/spoil]
Then after I discovered that [spoil]Andy planned to keep the toys in the attic, I thought the movie will end with Woody and Co. being kept upstairs for a few years, until one day they are brought down again to be played with Andyâs children (as Woody suggested as a possibility to the gang, and assuming Andy moved back in with his mum).[/spoil]
When the [spoil]incinerator scene[/spoil] came, I was literally terrified, especially when the ominous music started playing. It was a little like [spoil]Wall-E, I know in my heart that Pixar wouldnât do a sad ending, but I found it very difficult to convince myself that everything was going to be alright. I was like, âHow are they going to get out of this one?â[/spoil] If any Western animation studio is capable of pulling a âGrave of the Firefliesâ, Pixar will be my first bet.
Then when [spoil]Woody scribbled the Post-It, I thought that he was going to send the rest of the gang back to Sunnyside, and that he would see again somehow in the future if Andyâs kid was enrolled into the daycare.[/spoil]
Of course, the actual ending was perfect. [spoil]I totally forgot about Bonnie, and when the toys had their final playtime and farewell with Andy, it tore me up so bad. But as I said, itâs perfect. The whole âcircle of lifeâ comes, well⊠full circle. And Woody, like Marlin and Carl from FN and UP, comes to terms with letting the one he loves go.[/spoil]