Enjoy these fun Toy Story Theories I wrote! Thank you, Jaytoon from Deviant Art for the photo!
The Toy Story franchise is beloved by children and adults. We started loving them when we were kids and now that Andy is all grown up, so are we. Now we get to share them with our own children! Talk about relatability. We all laughed when we found out that Buster is an old dog now. We all cried when we thought that every toy was about to die – spoiler alert: how could they if they made another movie after? Looks like women finally get a stand in the fourth.
Anyway, here are a few theories to chew on the next time you have a family movie night that brings the gang back together. The Walking Dead is actually based off of the Toy Story franchise; if the toys have a relationship with Buster, why can’t they have the same relationship with people; in number two, did Buzz purposefully rip Woody’s arm; and how many people did the toys accidentally kill in the car pile-up? Time to go beyond infinity and find out!
First off, we have the Walking Dead theory, [Movie #1, 1:06:32-1:06-38]. This is a story about a sheriff who loves a kid more than life itself, [Movie #2, 1:05:32-1:05:38], and so is the Walking Dead. In the Walking Dead, Rick loves Carl and in Toy Story Woody loves Andy. Each of them will do anything for their kid. Of course, that’s what love is. Again, how relatable is this for parents who would do anything for their children? Obviously, the children love to see this in action as well. Everybody has a right to be loved, and both of these productions emphasize the importance of love for a child.
Next, there’s the whole thing about leading a group of misfits. We have toys from all arenas from a giant Rex dinosaur with tiny arms to a Mr. and Mrs. Potato head to an adorable and devoted slinky dog and then on the Walking Dead we have people from different backgrounds all band together for a common goal. Both sheriffs are the leaders of the misfits. Then, we have the awkward and fake psychopaths who destroy people because of their resentment from losing their little girl. In Toy Story three, Lotso lost his little girl in a sad heartwarming story that the clown explains. In Walking Dead, the Governor lost his little girl and became psychopathic as well. Honestly, who on earth can lose a child and not go crazy? [Movie #3, 50:58-51:11]. So much pain in his words almost feel bad for him, but realistically we have to admit – just stay away from the cray.
Then, Toy Story found Sunnyside [Movie #3, 51:31-51:36] and Walking Dead found Woodbury, idealistic places that seem great but actually become a prison. The toys have to seek a way out and get stuck by Lotso. The gang in Walking Dead are captured and can’t leave Woodbury as well. Also there is the major comparison of Shane and Buzz: two militant best friends who have drama between themselves and the main characters. The children the sheriffs love end up appreciating the militant best friends a bit more for a time, which causes the sheriffs heartache and lessons to be learned. Needless to say, both of these major franchises have so many similarities it is hard to say that the Walking Dead isn’t based on the Toy Story movies.
Second, the toys get to know Buster and rub his belly and play with him [Movie #2, 8:16-8:31] but why can’t they play with Andy that way? They’re willing to talk to Sid to scare him in order to save themselves, but why don’t they talk to Andy? They could so easily talk to Andy and let him know how much they love and appreciate him, but they don’t. What are the rules that dictate that toys can’t talk to their owners? It is understandable to not want to scare the parents by talking to them, but children have imaginations. So why not just say something like, “Hey Andy, we love you and you’re a good kid,” or something simple like that? What are the actual rules of Toy-dom? So far we find [Movie #2, 7:09-7:10] just that they aren’t allowed to let anyone know that they can move of their own volition as the number one rule. Minus of course the exceptions [Movie #1, 1:07:08-1:07:14] that contribute to the toys staying alive. Therefore, it’s clear that toys can only react in front of humans out of fear and safety for their own well beings, but not out of love. That’s pretty sad, and we should make a change. This law needs to be amended, Sheriff. You love your child so much, let him know it!
Third, of course is the fact that in the second movie, maybe perhaps Buzz helps rescue Woody more out of guilt than out of sheer companionship and loyalty. Think about this scene [Movie #2, 09:26-09:29] and watch closely as we play it in slow motion. See how Buzz’s arm moves not enough to be noticed by Andy, but just enough to rip Woody’s feeble sewn together arm? And then it rips, right as him and his buddy are linked. What if Buzz actually rips his arm on purpose? But why would a best friend do such a detrimental thing? And right before Woody has a chance to go to Cowboy Camp with Andy, which he’s been looking forward to all year! Do you think maybe there is some resentment from the first movie? I mean Woody did do everything he could to sabotage Buzz away from their beloved Andy. That was pretty messed up. So maybe Buzz decided he would do this one thing to get all of his frustration out, and then let it go completely. Maybe there was guilt involved too. Buzz did it out of frustration, but then immediately felt bad and wanted to save Woody from the mess he caused. Okay so clearly, resentment building the entire plot of the second movie is a grand possibility. And then of course Buzz stands heroic to get the gang to band together to save Woody, making him look even better. So the guilt is a distinct possibility as well. This doesn’t make Buzz a bad guy, by the way. It just means he too is human and has emotions just like Woody does in the first movie.
Finally, how many people did the toys accidentally kill in the car pile line-up in the traffic cone scenes? They used the orange cones to cross the street safely for them, but not safely at all for the human extras in the film. *Cue sad trombone sound effect. How did this work for these poor humans? The toys seem to not notice or pay any mind to how this could affect them. They are just extras, however, they still matter. At least we know that they weren’t severe collisions, just minor fender benders, so hopefully no one actually died. But seriously, what damage could this have caused these unfortunate people? Consideration, toys, come on. Toy lives matter. Human lives matter. We are one in the same.
Hopefully this theory that they died didn’t happen, but even minor collisions can cause some drama to their daily lives. Imagine being on your way to work and you get into this circle of cars that are just stuck there. Or what if you can’t get past a wild cranky dog who’s been chasing a toy car the last few blocks? What would your boss say? You really think you’re going to be able to hop out and run all the way to work? How will you get your car back eight hours later? This didn’t need to happen. They could have gone about their days happily without any accidents. But no, the toys just had to use traffic cones to get across. A little thoughtless, guys. Then again, how dare we say that our beloved toy gang is thoughtless? They’ve been around since day one. But seriously, it’s a theory and sometimes that’s how these things go. Not everything is peachy-keen a hundred percent of the time. Not everyone is perfect. But maybe they can make a change. So what do you think would have been a better solution to them getting across safely without the detriment of the human extras’ lives?
So there you have it, our Toy Story theories. Walking Dead is based on Toy Story, Buster is the toys’ only alive friend, Buzz pulled Woody’s arm on purpose, and the car pile-ups didn’t need to happen. Well, time to curl up in a ball with our popcorn or ice cream and remember that even though these theories can be really sad, they also share the one thing we all love: Toy Story. Toy Story is really a joy-filled Disney and Pixar classic that adults and children can enjoy together. Thank you again Disney for a family favorite.
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