Whether this means Andy’s parents are going through a divorce or whether it means he is actually dead is still up for debate. For example, around the house there are no signs of a father in family photos, and there is no talk or mention of him in the entire film. The absence of a father figure in Andy’s life is never kept a secret and there are subtle signs throughout the film that seem to support this. This idea has never been particularly subtle. Toy Story 1: Andy’s Parents Are Divorced, or His Father Is Dead. With that being said, here are some of the alternate theories that have been suggested by fans and audiences that could actually hold some ground: Despite not getting along and being too different, the two forms of animation ultimately come together and form Disney Pixar for the children, just like Woody and Buzz do for Andy. Buzz represents this new form of animation and Woody represents the traditional technique. ![]() The film’s director, John Lasseter, was responsible for pushing the new digital video animation used in Pixar’s debut film, as opposed to the standard hand-drawn animation that Disney had used for all of its animated films prior to their partnership with the studio. There are, however, elements to Toy Story’s inception that suggests there’s more to this theory than that. ![]() Buzz on the other hand represents the more contemporary, or ‘futuristic’ Hollywood which is symbolised by an astronaut embarking on the final frontier. He is a cowboy and therefore a physical representation of the classic Western genre – the genre that kick-started Hollywood and paved the way for legendary actors such as Clint Eastwood, John Wayne and Henry Fonda. It has been commonly accepted that Woody represents the classic, old Hollywood. Even more specifically, it’s about old animation and new digital animation. New, or more specifically, old Hollywood and new Hollywood. ![]() I have selected 3 – one for each film from the trilogy – of the most talked about and most convincing of the theories which I feel are something more than the rambling speculations of a die-hard fan – those that seem the most likely and actually hold some credibility.įirstly, the more commonly accepted interpretation… Toy Story’s ever present fan base, along with the invention of the internet, has made it impossible to escape the multitude of fan theories from the surprisingly convincing, to the down right ridiculous. Perhaps as a child I immersed myself in films without taking note of hidden details, undertones, or the subtext, and therefore made it easy to miss clues as to what a film is really trying to tell you. As an adult I’ve come to learn that there is more to the movie than I initially recognised. Toy Story was one of my most beloved films as a child and, to this day, still stands as my all time favourite Disney movie.
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