Wendy's movie pick - Toy Story 3

The world of the inanimate object has been of great interest to me since I was a child. Being a massive fan of Barbie dolls; my sister and myself would spend days constructing elaborate worlds and narratives for our toys to inhabit. I would get pangs of guilt for keeping my dolls stuffed away in squishy boxes, and felt sorry for the less favoured toys that would spend weeks on end without being played with. Well those days may be long gone, as are the toys, but the magical ‘what if’s’ remain. What if our beloved childhood toys had lives of their own? What would they get up to after we went to bed? And how would these toys feel when we grew up and no longer played with them?

In the third installment of the very popular movie series Toy Story, Andy is now a teenager about to head off to college. This throws the lives of his beloved toys, including Buzz and Woody, into uncertainty. What will become of them when he is gone: will they be tossed out, donated to a daycare center, or stuffed away in the attic never again to see the light of day? The toys take their future into their own hands, but there are tough decisions to be made and loyalties to Andy to be considered.

The Toy Story movies have a way of portraying the magical realm inhabited by children. Delving into a period of time that most of us can only vaguely remember. I thoroughly enjoyed the narrative of this film that was at times adult. The style of animation is consistent with the first films which assists in maintaining the characters and over-all warm and fuzzy feel of the films. Don't wait for a younger sibling, cousin or child to drag you to this film.

4 1/2 out of 5

Wendy :)