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Not Ashamed To Admit...
Look at me differently if you want to, I don't care. I balled my eyes out for about the last ten minutes of Toy Story 3.
The two previous movies were both out before Colleen and I even had kids, but I would still say our kids have grown up with Woody & Buzz. Their adventures have always been heartfelt and magical (like all the Pixar films have been). Colleen and I have always looked at the story of toys who are afraid of their kids outgrowing them as another way to look at us as parents. Let's face it, for all the drama we go through day in and day out with our kids, all of us are afraid of the day that our kids won't need us anymore, just like their toys.
So what will our kids do with their beloved childhood toys as they grow up? What will they do with us? Will we all be placed up in an attic, looked upon fondly from time to time, or will their be a place for us in their lives forever? Of course, we have quite an advantage over the toys, who only get to talk to them in our child's imagination. Every day we get many opportunities to truly engage with our kids and help foster a relationship that will be able to stand the test of time and all the hills and valleys in life.
I don't know if TS3 is the best movie in the franchise, but it definitely is at least as good as the other two. This story is about Andy heading off to college, and his collection of toys wondering where they will end up. While it is not as heavy on laughs as the second movie was, it still has it's moments of humor. Mostly though it is adventure, and it takes us on a ride into the great uncertainty of what the future holds.
As for the crying. Jack turned nine on the day we saw the movie, so maybe everything lined up just right for me to have a gusher. I wish I could just say I shed a tear, but I didn't. I was sobbing like, well, sorry ladies, a woman. It took everything I had not to make noises as the tears rolled down my cheek. I think Colleen shot me a look like, "seriously?" But she was crying too, as were other parents in the audience, including men.
Did you see Toy Story 3 yet? Please share your thoughts.
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July 07, 2011 (7 months ago)
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Robin
June 27, 2010 (2 years ago)
I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one who was sobbing! Our kids are 9 and 13, and although we didn't have kids when TS1 was released, my kids have also grown up with Buzz and Woody. The last 10 minutes of TS3 were the most emotional, but watching the video of Andy in the beginning of the movie was a "gusher" for me too, as I sat and watched 6 year-old Andy, while also thinking about my own kids, and how quickly the years have flown. Definitely much more sentimental than the first two movies, but just as great. I'm hoping for a TS4!