How does Toy Story 3 fit in the Pixar Theory?
What is Toy Story 3 about?
This film was a financial and critical success for Pixar, signaling the
peak of Pixar’s decade, after non-stop animated hits. In the Pixar timeline
takes place in 2007, like Ratatouille. This is obvious as we know the first Toy
Story movie was set in 1995 and Andy was six, which would mean he would be an
18 year old and on his way to college. This also fits in with another clue
relating to the movie Up. During Toy Story 3, Woody is standing in front of a
bulletin board with various bits of paper pinned to it. If you look really
closely you will see a postcard from Carl and Ellie Fredricksen, the married
couple from Up. This means that Up takes place in the same universe as the Toy
Story movies.
Of course, that’s not the only clue hidden in Toy Story 3. Remember BnL? In previous movies, we talked about how BnL may have been created by the machines, during the events of The Incredibles. Their plan would have been to expand their power through industrialization, using toys as their primary means. Imagination seems to be the key to keeping these toys alive, hence, they’re obsessed with maintaining close relationships with humans. Part of the reason that this theory is so believable has to do with a BnL cameo that pretty much proves the point. For a couple of seconds in Toy Story 3, the toys are attempting to fix Buzz Lightyear’s factory settings and they end up opening his back where they see where the batteries are stored. The batteries have a BnL logo on them, which is a not so subtle reference to the massive brand that will later become the centerpiece of another movie down the timeline. In Toy Story 3, there are many references to different movies and they all have their own little theories. I will not go into them as there are so many. |
The Daycare
As you may recall, the plot of Toy Story 3 is fairly straight forward.
Woody and the rest of Andy’s toys are accidentally shipped off to a daycare by
Andy’s mum. With only a few days left before Andy leaves to go to college, the
gang has to escape the daycare, which is run by a dictator named Lotso. He is a
ruthless toy who forces the new toys to be played with by younger kids, who are
rougher with toys than the older kids. Lotso created a society within the
daycare, where only some of the toys get to enjoy the benefits of being played
properly with children, who aren’t throwing them against a wall. His motivation
is from his own history; many years ago his previous owner, lost him. He went
on a journey to find her again and actually achieved the impossible by showing
up at her window, in the rain. Alas, Daisy had replaced him, which infuriated
Lotso and twisted his mind. He then became an evil toy who cares only for
himself. The ongoing struggle between Lotso and Andy’s toys ends up becoming an
argument over whether or not humans actually care about toys at all. In the
end, Lotso loses the battle, when Big Baby (another one of Daisy’s lost toys)
betrays him. This signifies that most toys are fiercely loyal to humans, even
when they’ve been wronged or mishandled.
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The Facts/Evidence
- Humans begin to abuse toys emotionally and physically.
- The humans' treatment of toys has led to hatred from some toys.
- BnL grows larger and larger.
- There is a postcard from Carl and Ellie.