Toy Story 4 (2019)

Unbelievable, it was almost twenty-five years since the first instalment in this franchise, Toy Story (1995), was released. That film catapulted Pixar and the whole category of animated movies to new levels. The next two instalments, Toy Story 2 and 3, which came out in 1999 and 2010, kept the excitement alive of watching Toys being able to walk and talk, anthropomorphism in short. There is only so much you can extend a franchise with sequels, so I was sceptical about Toy Story 4. Surprisingly, Disney has produced a great film that people of all ages can enjoy.

Toy Story 4 has the simplest of storylines, and that was the charm. Bonnie, the kid who now owns Woody and others, makes a new toy (forky) out of a fork, and she is attached to it. Forky gets lost, and it is up to Woody and the gang to reunite Forky with Bonnie. While doing so, they need to overcome their new adversary, Gabby, who is after Woody’s voice box.

The climax was the best, especially the scene where Trixie and others mimic the RV’s built-in GPS to trick Bonnie’s father into driving to where they want to go. This is likely to be the finale of the Toy Story series, so don’t miss it!