Third Toy Story is Pixar's Best

Toy Story 3
Directed by: Lee Unkrich
Voice cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Michael Keaton
Written by: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich

We all know that Pixar has been making some of the best movies of this generation. To me, Toy Story 3 is at the pinnacle of their aesthetic success. It's a perfect blend of comedy, action, and sentimentality. Let me review all these aspects in detail.

An animated feature is always naturally filled with slapsticks and laugh-out-loud moments. Toy Story 3 had a few scenes that got me (and the crowd) laughing my ass off along with plenty other smaller gags throughout the movie. The slapsticks felt fresh and it has many cute characters that would keep you smiling for most of the time.

As for action, Dreamworks has been stuffing us with many action-filled kid-friendly animations like Monsters vs. Aliens and the recent How to Train Your Dragon (which I sadly haven’t seen). Even all Pixar’s movies have elements of suspense. But believe me, the escape scene of the movie passes itself as the most ingenious action scene to ever happen in a cartoon. It’s really smart, genuinely thrilling, and hilarious. As a comparison, I did laugh at the escape scenes from the recent flick The A-team but the laughters were rather condescending because of their deeply-flawed logics. In this flick, I laughed out of pure joy and amazement.

Toy Story 3 has one of the best endings any filmmaker could come up with (think of City Lights). To be honest I did cry out of sorrow at seeing these beloved toys (supposedly) for the last time. Anyone who has been enjoying the first movie 15 years ago would feel the same way I did too. The movie also has a scene towards to end that had me holding back tears as well.

Oh, and while kids are enjoying themselves, grown-ups may appreciate many adult themes such as immortality and unflinching love. In addition to the already perfect movie, Pixar (as usual) includes an entertaining animated short before the real movie starts and a feel-good ending reel alongside the closing credits. I say again, it’s Pixar’s best, it’s definitely the best animated picture I’ve ever seen, and the Toy Story trilogy has definitely become one of the greatest trilogies in movie history. This new decade has its first classic!

P.S.: I hope I haven’t set your expectations too high.

My Rating: 9.5/10