The ending as a tribute to Lasseter and PIXAR (spoilers)

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#21

I always thought that double-meaning was quite obvious. :confused: But yes, good to let people know anyway. :slight_smile:

#22

I never thought of it before, but okay…

#23

i think it’s more like:
andy = john lasseter
bonnie = lee unkrich

#24

Lee Unkrich is not a little girl. :laughing:

Just kidding. I don’t really believe in this metaphor seeing as the Toy Story trilogys main messages are so broad.

#25

Actually, I think that may be true as I’ve heard the main reason they’re doing this is because the toys for Cars sold so tremendously well. But that doesn’t immediately mean it’s going to be bad :wink:

#26

I loved your insights. It really made me think about Toy Story again, as all my attention now has been focused on the future Pixar movies. After a week of the most recent movie, I’m ready for the next one. I’m sorry to hear about your grandmother. I loved my grandpop like you loved your grandmother, and I miss him so much. He died in 2001, and even though I was six when he died, I remember him clearly and miss him terribly. After reading this I can relate to TS3 in an even deeper way.

Thanks for writing this. :slight_smile: Like Virginia said, we really do have good people here on PP.

#27

Well, a certain sequel of an even number gave us Jessie and Zurg…that film was pushed on Pixar, too. And look what we get!!!


Best movie ever. Point: who cares if it’s a marketing scheme?

#28

You have my condolences, uruseiranma. And I love that beautiful analogy you used with that Lasseter anecdote.

#29

Thank you for telling us about that story with Lasseter and the child’s Woody doll, uruseiranma. I’d never heard about it before, but you’re so right about how it reflects the ending of Toy Story 3. Good thinking there.

Also, sorry to hear about your grandmother. Still, it’s nice that you have a sort of tradition to remember her by.

#30

i often refer to john lasseter as the jesus of filmmaking, not gonna lie… :blush:

#31

I always thought of Andy driving off to college as me in three years. I didn’t even watch TS, or the three films, but I felt a spiritual connection between me and Andy anyway. Is that weird? o_0 :smiley:

#32

Not at all! The TS team captured that moment in someone’s life perfectly, it feels very real.

#33

I was like…holy Buzz Lightbeer…that’s me in three years…I can’t believe it…

#34

The ending between Andy and his Mom reminded me of an exchange I heard when a former Senior in High School came back sometime after she had went off to college. Not long after, the realization that she was on her own away from her family hit hard.

I never did have anything quite like that, as my Dad and I gave each other a very stoic goodbye when I transferred from my old college to one in Chicago to study animation in 2000.

But the realization about some things is why I think PIXAR’s films really hit home and are so popular- they are adventures but still keep an element of humanity that we can related to. I always find at least one thing in every PIXAR film that I can relate to.