There was not a dry eye in the house when that scene came up. Toy Story has become massive part of everyone’s childhood, including mine, and so when Andy says goodbye to them, it feels more like we’re saying goodbye to them and thanking them for all those wonderful memories.

The people that were kids when the first Toy Story came out and have grown up with the Pixar films. I put it to you that while this is a kid’s film and kids can very much enjoy this film, Toy Story 3 isn’t actually intended for kids. Perhaps a little older than me at the time. Every seat was taken by people in their late teens/early adults. When I went to see this in the cinema, there was not a single kid in the audience. That’s why she replaced him when she thought she lost him). He thinks that children don’t really care about toys and thus snaps completely, losing his faith in humanity (ironically Daisy did love Lotso. Lotso on the other hand has experienced a child’s love, only to feel rejected when she replaced him. A chance to actually mean something and attain a purpose he never had before. he never had the chance to play with a kid and sees the museum in Japan as a step up for him. You could argue that he’s slightly similar to Stinky Pete from Toy Story 2, but there are some crucial differences. He detests how toys are viewed by humans and vows to create an easier and more fulfilling life for himself in his dystopia. He still allows kids to play with him during the day, but he refuses to make an emotional connection with them so as not to be heartbroken again. A toy’s purpose in life is to be played with, but Lotso disregards that completely.

Heartbroken when his owner replaced him, Lotso became a bitter tyrant, turing Sunnyside into a prison complex and creating hierarchal structure so that he, and few other select toys could enjoy a more comfortable existence while the newer toys are left to suffer in the dreaded Caterpillar Room. What a great baddie for this kind of story. Which brings me to the villain, Lotso-Huggin-Bear.

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