Let's just say that you have not watched this movie, or any of its sequels, then you may need to stop what you are doing and do just that. As cultural icons and long-lasting favorites, the
Toy Story movie was not only the first entirely computer-animated feature film, as well as the first feature film from Pixar, but it is also considered one of the best animated films ever made. This movie additionally introduces us to the idea that maybe our toys truly do wake up and roam around while we are away. From hosting our favorite actors as adorable toys to flying across roads in a bottle rocket,
Toy Story honestly leaves a soft-spot in all of our hearts as one of the foundational Disney childhood movies.
If you are not already aware, Toy Story takes place in a world where toys come to life when humans are not present. The plot itself focuses on the relationship between an old-fashioned pull-string cowboy doll named Woody (voiced by our beloved Tom Hanks) and a modern astronaut action figure, Buzz Lightyear. At first, they don't exactly start off as best friends because Buzz believes that he is a real space ranger while Woody and the others are already aware of their existence as toys. While Buzz does impress the other toys with his various modern features, such as a button repeating special phrases and a laser pointer, he eventually makes Woody jealous when Buzz becomes Andy's new favorite.
And of course, we cannot forget the infamous green alien men from the esteemed Pizza Planet restaurant where they grow obsessed with "the claaaw." However, this then leads to Woody and Buzz getting captured by Sid, the neighborhood's bad kid, who takes them to his house and encounters the much-abused "mutant" toys made from parts of other toys he has destroyed, as well as his Bull Terrier dog, Scud.
Even in their capture, Buzz, though, learns that he is indeed a toy when he finds a TV commercial of himself. After attempting to fly off of a staircase railing, as any proud space ranger would, Buzz proceeds to breaks his plastic arm off and falls into despair and an identity crisis. After resolving Buzz's purpose by stating that his mission is to give his owner, Andy, happiness and joy as a child, Woody plans an escape route out of the hauntingly crazy house of Sid's. By flying out on a rocket and launching toward a moving truck toward the other toys, then back up into the air as if he were truly flying and gradually back into the sunroof of Andy's car, the duo have gone through all types of chaos together.
As they evolve from rivals competing for the affections of their owner, Andy, the two friends eventually learn to work together to be reunited with Andy after being separated from him. If anything,
Toy Story is quite literally a story about toys who not only find their purpose in life, but they also understand that their lives have worth, which is to provide happiness to their owners as well as themselves. The same should go to those who watch (or rewatch) this movie: it is important to find one's purpose in life, but do not forget that looking out for others can also impact your own happiness and provide you with fulfillment in itself.
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