Woody, too, is stuck between Bonnie's closet or being played with. As a salvaged spork pieced together by Bonnie, the plastic eating utensil traditionally meant for one-time use is also struggling with its existence, caught between two worlds, both physically as a fork and spoon as well as a toy versus trash. This is what makes his relationship with Forky (Tony Hale) deeply fascinating and poignantly perceptive. At the heart of each entry's plot is our cowboy hero - the admired American mythological effigy of self-reliance and independence - continuously grappling to maintain his self worth as defined by another, a battle both within himself as much as against uncontrollable external forces. In fact, he has only ever understood his place and sense of purpose from a narrow, single-minded perspective: that of a toy or an object owned, meant only to bring joy and happy memories for said owners.Īs noble and altruistic as that may be on the surface, this staunch belief, that again in retrospect, has surprisingly guided much of Woody's motivations throughout the series. Woody wasn't really offered the same opportunity as his friends. Still, it's interesting to watch this latest entry while thinking back upon its predecessor with hindsight. In Toy Story 3, the gang was allowed to come to terms with their fate, that toys eventually are either forgotten in storage, donated or simply lost - albeit not without its share of challenges and difficulties. We never took into account whether Woody (Tom Hanks returning to the iconic role guaranteeing him a permanent place in the halls of American legends) achieved the same satisfying conclusion as the other toys, of considering that perhaps his journey never really came full circle or was fully resolved. Pixar's Toy Story 4, the fourth, and possibly final, installment in the CG-animated franchise, is the sequel we didn't know we wanted or needed.
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