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Good movie but...

posted 9 years ago by The_Ultimate_Hippo
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there was one part that I really didn't like and it was the last scene where Andy hands his toys off to Bonnie. Now I did like that the scene was in there, I liked that the toys ended up with Bonnie instead of the attic. As soon as we are introduced to Bonnie I was hoping that they would end up with her and I'm glad it happened. But what I didn't like about this scene was Andy's behavior, the way he pulled Woody back from her and you can see her about to cry was stupid, no college kid would be that attached to his cowboy doll. I also didn't like the way he gave this big long introduction to each toy, thought that was incredibly corny and I'm sorry any 18 year old who sits down with a 3 year old he barely knows and plays with her the way Andy did would creep me out. Everyone also seems to think that this is the saddest moment in a Toy Story movie and I gotta be honest Jessie's backstory was 10X sadder than this.

Just my thoughts.

"I really wish Gia and Claire had became Tanner" - Honeybeefine

[–] Huskie_Jon 9 years ago

I agree that the way the scene was overplayed led me to believe that Andy has issues. He did not really need to show Bonnie how to play with each of the dolls. Creepy. She can use her own imagination to make up her own back stories for each character.

It was really cute, though, when Bonnie said Woody's tag line, "There's a snake in my boot."

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[–] SkySoar 8 years ago

Andy was simply reaching down to her level by playing with the toys. I know plenty of college kids who still play Pokemon and idolize shows from their childhood. The scene showed Andy's maturity because he didn't care how foolish or childish he looked. He fully embraced his inner child for the sake of that shy little girl.

It also makes sense when realizing he helped raise Molly as well.

[–] The_Ultimate_Hippo 8 years ago

It was just too cheesy and unrealistic and it ruined what could have been a really good ending. I don't care who you are, no 18 year old would ever get that clingy or that emotional when he gives his toys away. He didn't need to give a big long introduction to each toy, he didn't need to sit down with Bonnie and play with her, they just went too far with the scene and it became unnecessarily corny. He just had to say to the mother, "would Bonnie like my toys" (or something to that effect), he hands the box to her and then looks back as the mother is giving them to Bonnie, sheds a tear and then moves on. I keep hearing how this is the saddest Toy Story moment and it doesn't even come close to the flashback where Emily leaves Jessie at a donation truck.

Overall I think it was really good, just not as good as the first 2. In fact the only part that I truly didn't like was the ending.

"I really wish Gia and Claire had became Tanner" - Honeybeefine

[–] cristianperalesemail 8 years ago

wanna know whats cheesy and unrealistic? talking toys, no shush. its a movie.

[–] The_Ultimate_Hippo 8 years ago

LOL fair enough guess I shouldn't be too picky considering we have Barbie Dolls that can talk and toy horses that can catch up to planes. I think my point is that the ending could have been really good but they kind of ruined it with Andy's behavior.

"I really wish Gia and Claire had became Tanner" - Honeybeefine

[–] cristianperalesemail 8 years ago

I think youre looking at it with a weird mind set lol. He was just connecting with the girlI play with toys when I play with my neices or nephews or friends younger siblings. Im 21! I do it cause to children their age its amusing and its fun. Andy was trying to make the girl smile and showed her the way he used to play with the toys. also the mfilm makers were obviously closing the book to andys time with the toys and opening a new one with the little girl ( i forget her name). they did it with loads of emotion and I honestly love the ending.

[–] The_Ultimate_Hippo 8 years ago

Well if that's your opinion then that's your opinion, I personally didn't find it emotional at all, it could have been emotional but the way they went about it I was laughing at how much of a dweeb Andy was acting like. Once again just my honest opinion.

"I really wish Gia and Claire had became Tanner" - Honeybeefine

[–] saikano_75 8 years ago

He probably pulled back because he was still shocked that Woody was in the box at all when he knew he put him in the college box. I don't think she looked like she was about to cry. She did look upset, but mostly confused. It's like she understood he was kind of conflicted. I mean he even said that those toys meant a lot to him.

Of course, he was going to introduce them to her. Would you rather him put the box down and walk off? I don't see anything wrong with that scene at all. but that's just me. And for you to think college aged people or boys would not be attached to something from their childhood......

No, I'll tell you what is stupid. That stampede in New York because GROWN ADULTS wanted to catch Pokemon on their damn phones. Now that is stupid! Not some teen boy giving away his toys to a girl whose mom is friends with his mom. Plays with them one last time and leaves.

And I disagree. Jessie's backstory was a typical toy problem. Her owner outgrew her and donated her. And shock! That's what Andy did too.

[–] The_Ultimate_Hippo 8 years ago

Like I said, Andy should have handed off the toys to the Mom, then looked back as the Mom was giving the toys to Bonnie, sheds a tear he can even leave in the "thanks guys" line and then that's it. That would have been a lot more powerful in my opinion.

Uh no, Jessie's backstory was devastating, especially the part where Emily is driving her to the spot where they used to play all the time but it was really to leave her in a donations box, that was by far the most emotional scene out of all 3 movies. I realize that it's pretty much the same as Andy giving his toys away but the way they wrote the flashback scene (first Emily and Jessie are happy together, they Jessie notices that Emily is growing up and starting to ignore her, then Jessie gets excited again to see that Emily is finally picking her up again and thinks they are going to play again only to have her heart ripped out and realizing that it's completely over) was a lot more effective the ending of the 3rd movie.

I realize that all 3 films had a scene that was supposed to be really sad but I think the second one did it the best.

As far as Pokemon goes I haven't the slightest idea, I never gave a sh!t about it.

"I really wish Gia and Claire had became Tanner" - Honeybeefine

[–] aliholly-62819 8 years ago

How old are you? I don't think it's unrealistic at all. I've seen my teenage brothers with kids. It just depends on the personality. We all grow up but for a lot of us letting go of parts of our past that meant so much to us is really difficult. I remember people sharing stories with me about things that held sentimental value to them. At the time, I didn't appreciate what they were telling me, but the story they were telling really wasn't for me, it was for them. You get my point?

[–] hurricane (1962) 6 years ago

I don't see anything wrong with this scene personally.

Everybody is different, so you might not have felt this way with your childhood stuff. But I don't see anything implausible about being sentimental about things that were important to you as a child. Growing up, I always felt a tinge of sadness when I gave away old toys, just for nostalgia reasons. It feels like an acknowledgment that your childhood is over. It's not like Andy was still playing with his Woody and Buzz, but he was considering taking them to college to sit on his shelf as decoration, to remind him of home. So, he thought twice about handing them over, but then realised that Bonnie would get more use out of them and enjoy creating memories of her own. None of this seemed far-fetched to me.

Also, the playing with the toys with Bonnie didn't seem weird to me. Adults are allowed to play with children, it's not against the law. He was doing it for her benefit, not for his. Even if he barely knew her, he obviously knew her well enough to donate his old toys. It's not like he just took his toys out into the street and was playing with random kids.

[–] movienchill31 (225) 5 years ago

I thought the ending was beautifully done. And Andy was hesitant of giving Woody to Bonnie because (IMO) Woody must have been one of his first toys that he got and he was more attached to him than the others. Age has nothing to do with feeling a tinge of sadness when giving away toys that mean alot to you. So I get him being hesitant, after all he was gonna take Woody with him to college as a reminder of his childhood, but then he thought about it and gave him to Bonnie because he knew she would get more use out of Woody than he would.

As for him playing with her and the toys, what's the big deal? Adults play with toys with children all the time. I just saw that scene as closure for him. The end of an era and the beginning of a new one. His LAST time playing with his toys before he embarks on another phase of his life. The ending was no different that Jessie's ending.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

That ending was one of the sappiest, cliched endings I have ever seen. It completely ruined the movie. The movie was never great but it didn't turn into a complete pile of sh!t until the ending.

[–] hyljason (147) 3 years ago

I tend to agree with you that he did overplay it but it doesn't bother me I still get emotional I just think the writers probably struggled with a way for Andy to say goodbye to his toys but yes that scene did feel a little stretched out to the point where we start to wonder a little about Andy. I did however like how they got Andy to play with the toys again by playing to Bonnie's level, one last hurrah.