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Say what you will, hardcore fans, but Toy Story 5 was exactly what I needed this year. Along with the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day to look forward to as well.
Toy Story 5 definitely makes up for Toy Story 4, even though I didn't hate it as much as everyone else did, my only gripes were zero screen time for Jessie and Woody giving up his voice box.
Toys vs tech was a concept that I've always wanted to know how a franchise like Toy Story will tackle this subject since Toy Story: That Time Forgot. If anything, I actually like how the fifth film is like a parallel to the first film, not just because of the references and call backs, but the way Jessie was threatened by Lilypad was similar to how Woody was threatened by Buzz when Andy got him for his birthday.
I kinda like that there really is no villain in this film, even though Lily had an unintentional antagonistic role as she was not helping her case of the way she bullies the toys when all they were trying to do is compromise with her and only lost their shit because Lily slagged them off. But I do like the fact that she actually redeemed herself in the end with Jessie's encouragement. Smartypants was also a fun character. When I first heard about him I thought I was gonna hate him but he actually happens to be one of the best new characters in this film. It was the same thing with Forky in the last film and speaking of Forky, I actually like the fact that he's a lot more mature in this film and it's good to know that he wasn't just a one-off character.
I really like that the film focuses on Jessie for once, it's about time that she gets a spotlight role, even though she was the main character in Toy Story of Terror. Since the second film, I've always seen Jessie as the third main character of the franchise, which makes me so annoyed why she didn't join Buzz to find Woody and Forky in the last film, it would make Woody giving his badge to her all the more meaningful in my opinion. But in Toy Story 5, I actually feel for Jessie in this one, and I can somewhat relate to her resentment towards tech as I feel the same way about AI when it comes to art and and how the era of traditional artist slowly dying
2026-06-22 03:49:47