You
could tell I have a lot of doubts for this film since this movie came out of
nowhere and I doubt the fans was pushing for a fourth one. The trailer only made
it worst since the trailer mirrors pretty much what the first Toy Story was
almost beat by beat.
The
story is about a new toy named "forky" who triggers a series of
events during a road trip that causes a whole ton of adventures. Along the way
they meet up with new and old toys as they find out how big the world really is
for toys outside the toy box. A big big world.
Don't
let the trailer fool you on this one as the movie is so much more than what
they show. I went to this movie with low expectations and was surprisingly
blown away on how good it is. In fact this is probably on par with Toy Story 3 in
terms of plot, story and emotional depth. Seriously if you don't feel anything
after watching this film then you're probably never had a childhood life.
The
visuals was amazing. It has gone from 3D animated to near photo realistic
quality. if you ever seen the trailer of Frozen 2 and noticed the waves that's
how good the visuals are in this movie. The water, the rain, the reflection,
the lights everything felt like it was really there. hats off to the folks at
Pixar and Disney for pushing the boundaries of animations and cinematography once
again. The director Josh Cooley's really did amazing work directing this film. And
this was his first full length animated film I think.
The
added characters of Keanu Reeve's as Duke Kaboom is refreshing. Duke along with
the new characters Bunny and Ducky played by Keegan and Peele which are the
stuff toys you see in the trailers are my personal favorites. Their scene
always makes me laugh in whatever situation they find themselves into. The
emotion baggage was there specially delivered by Tom Hanks character Woody who
is the long staple for Toy Story movies along with Buzz.
Toy
Story 4 probably has one of the best antagonist in any Toy Story film to date
too. You can always have movie villains but when you get a villain you can
actually sympathize with and understand that's when things get good. The villain
in Toy Story 4 did this far more than Lotso did in Toy Story 3.
Kind
of wished it's a tad bit longer as this movie introduced a lot of character who
are mostly there for a few minutes. Also a lot of the main cast of the first three
films didn't get enough time to shine this time around but I guess the film
wanted to concentrate on the newer characters more. A lot of the punchline
landed for me despite how obvious some of them are.
Sure
the movie does feel episodic at times and you can feel the folks at Disney and
Pixar are really milking the franchise for what it is but if all their next
movie is this good story and animation wise I wouldn't mind paying for it. This
was really a movie ticket well spent. And I wouldn't mind seeing this movie a
few more times if given the chance.
The
music was ok for the most part although not as memorable as the first three
film was but it was enough to convey the emotion it was trying to get across.
Also some of the scenes are probably too scary for little kids so it's good to
have an adult or parent present just in case.
Overall
Toy Story 4 is a movie that nobody expected but still delivered on all the
things that made Toy Story films great. The film does put most of the characters in the first three films at the back seat to give room for the new ones. It was humorous, refreshing and heartfelt and had a well rounded antagonist you can sympathize. If you ever watched a Toy
Story film or is a fan of the franchise then I couldn't recommend this movie
more.
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