And in this toy story, we are the oppressors.Did you know that there are 302 total characters in the film? That’s right, and did you know the original voice actors for Andy and Sid voice the characters again in this movie? CinemaBlend compiled a large list of fun facts, that originally came from Disney, you probably didn’t know about Toy Story 3. Sure, we didn’t know, but does intent really matter if you have been participating in genocide for the last hundred years? Not really. So humans haven’t knowingly forced toys into slavery, but, in this universe, every toy you have ever thrown across the room, taken apart for fun, or destroyed was, in the scheme of Toy Stoy, basically a plastic human. The so-called “villain” was really just a lonely, creative kid with an active imagination).
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On the one hand, there is no indication in any humans in any of the movies knowing that the toys are alive, except Sid at the end of the first movie (and, holy shit, poor Sid. There is no happy ending for them as long as humans are around.Īnd what does this mean for humans? Were we secretly the monsters all along? Well, yes and no. Attempting to escape their tragic existence could lead to their annihilation, so, instead, they’re trapped playing a game of survival that they know they are going to lose. But the characters are essentially stuck between a toy chest and a hard place. Suddenly, Lotso and Stinky Pete aren’t villains, they’re revolutionaries trying to opt out of a raw deal in their own way and helping others see the foolishness of their existence. Woody isn’t just jealous and petty when Andy begins to favor Buzz, he’s genuinely afraid Andy will deem his existence unnecessary. They look to humans like merciless gods, desperately hoping to stay in the favor of their owner. What does this mean for Woody and the rest of Andy’s beloved toys? They live more or less with constant Stockholm Syndrome, accepting a life of slavery due to fear of being destroyed. In Toy Story 2, Jessie and Stinky Pete explain to Woody that if toys are placed into storage they’re essentially banished to an eternity of torment. Is this a survival instinct? Did something happen that made them disappear? This seems to have something to do with the fact that toys rely on the joy of humans to live. The more interesting and darker question is why does every toy instinctively knows to hide the fact that they are alive from humans? Even Buzz, who at the start of Toy Story believes himself to be a real space explorer, freezes every time Andy enters the room. We the viewer are never told exactly how the toys come to life, but their origin doesn’t really matter. The disturbing implications that come with this realization are nothing short of horrifying, and essentially reverses everything you thought you knew about the films. And yet they live in servitude to humans, gladly giving up any sense of control over their own lives in order to bring children joy. As such, they, as much as humans, deserve to have complete control over their own lives. They feel joy, sadness, relief, fear, anger, jealousy, and, most of all, love. These toys are living beings with the same emotional capacity as humans. Yes, this is the impetus for the action in the entire Toy Story universe. While this is all horrific, none of it compares to the fact that the Toy Story are alive.