I think it should start where you see the Disney:Pixar logo,of course. Then we see a 5 seconded black in white home video of Andy playing with his toys and you see the date November 22, 1995 which is also when the first movie came out,and then it fades to black and it says “Walt Disney Pictures Present” and then you see a home video of Andy graduating High School,fade to black,then you see “A Pixar Animated Film” The screen is black,then you hear rock music playing,then you hear the voice of a 45 year old woman shouting “Andy! Turn that down! Get ready,too!” Then you hear a voice of a 18 year old boy shouting “Okay mom,whatever!” Then “You’ve Got A Friend In Me” plays and you see the Toy Story 3 logo.
That’s a pretty good idea!
Pretty goood idea. Cant wait to see the 3rd movie.
Ok you heard my idea and now post your ideas!
Hmmmm… I dunno. The opening of a movie helps give the impression of the entire movie’s mood. While there are some really deep, sad moments from the looks of 3’s trailer, I still feel that Pixar is mainly going for a humorous vibe. I think it should start with something fun/funny and then go into the more melancholy stuff.
Not to be too critical, but your idea just sounds like it’s rushing itself. So the first shot of the film you see Andy as a child, then the next shot you see him going off to college, and then the TS3 logo comes up? How long do you exactly intend this segment to go on for? Because my basic idea is just, “Here’s shot A. Here’s Shot B. And here we are with the rest of the movie.” It just seems like it’s too abrupt for me and that you’re trying to rush it past the prologue.
Ok, here’s my idea…
I think it would be kinda cool that that the movie starts out some pretty quaint shots around the house that Andy grew up in, and maybe some other shots around the neighborhood… You know, the setting would basically be your typical weekday afternoon where few people are around, and kids are probably starting to come home from school.
After those shots, we will come to Andy’s mom as she is home alone cleaning, and eventually she finds her way into the attic of the house where she uncovers the old toys in their toy chest that have been stored there for [who knows how many] years, and some old home movies.
Andy’s mom then waits for Andy to get home, and when he does, she and him sit down to watch some old movies - and this is when the film goes into that viral handheld camera montage of events of Andy’s life when he was growing up (Like what was shown in the trailer).
After the movies, she asks Andy what he’s gonna want to do with these the old toys now that he’s going to college, and that’s pretty much where the film picks up to where the toys eventually end up in the movie.
Thoughts?
Here’s my idea…maybe like a “previously on Toy Story…” segment.
The movie opens with a young Andy playing with Woody and the rest of the toys on home video. Eventually, atop these clips, we hear the Prospector; “How long will it last, Woody? Do you really think Andy is going to take you to college, or on his honeymoon? Andy’s growing up, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” We hear Woody; “You’re right, Prospector, there’s no way I can stop Andy from growing up. But I wouldn’t miss it for the world…”
Eventually the clips begin to show Andy growing up, and eventually graduating from high school. The camera pans out to show Andy and his mom watching the clips in the living room.
Toy Story 3 logo shows at this point.
Upstairs, Woody contemplates Andy’s growing up; he looks at a photo of young Andy, and sees it fade to a picture of him growing up. Woody holds a staff meeting, aware that Andy is headed off to college in a few days, about the future of him and the toys. Woody is determined that they’re not getting thrown away, that everyone will be alright. Eventually, they hear Andy coming upstairs, and it moves onto the Venice clip. [spoil]However, immediately after the toys go in the garbage truck Woody wakes up in panic; it was just a dream, showing that Woody, although reassuring everyone, is in panic about his future. From there…who knows what happens.[/spoil]
Bryko614, I think your idea is pretty interesting, but I think Pixar can do better than making flashbacks from the past movies. I don’t think the idea with having a flashback with Stinky Pete is really a good idea. I think the great thing about Toy Story 2 and how it was really a film that stood on its own was the fact that it literally had no reference whatsoever from the first film. Toy Story 2 was a completely new slate with a new story. If you’re someone watching the Toy Story films for the first time ever, it really doesn’t matter which one you watch first. Both of them have completely different stories and they don’t tie in with each other in any way. No backtracking or prior knowledge of the previous film is needed at all.
I think they should continue that with Toy Story 3. If we just start putting flashbacks and information from the old movies in it, then Toy Story 3 kinda loses its ability to stand up as its own film.
Do you kinda see what I’m saying?
Yeah, that’s actually something I’m kind of worried about with TS3, that you won’t understand the character relationships and such at first unless you saw the first two. So, hopefully Pixar is able to get around that. I’m kind of worried that the rereleases are also serving as an excuse not to have to do that in the third movie…who knows.
I see pretty much what you’re saying, but it did help to see the first one in that scene in Toy Story 2 where Buzz is convincing Woody Life’s only worth living if you’re being loved by a kid. I think the home movies are terrific for setting the grounds of emotion in TS3, but I trust Pixar in coming up with a good opening. Both openeings in the first 2 are CLASSIC.
Why on earth would someone worry about this? Who sees a sequel without seeing the previous movies? The only time people really do that is for mindless action films or comedies (ones with next to no emotional pull). The people who haven’t seen the previous films have no business seeing this one.
Sequels shouldn’t have to exist on their own, they work together has a whole. especially in a trilogy you have a beginning, middle and end.
And its not like Toy Story 2 made no references to the first either. buzz uses the time woody saved buzz from Sid’s rocket as his motivation for saving him in return.