Once, he even starts to burn Woody’s “skin” with a magnifier. Thus, the toys in Sid’s rooms are creepy, Dr. And we know it’s not the first time Sid’s mangled his sister’s dolls, because Buzz has tea with several-all headless. He replaces the head of one of his sister’s dolls with that of a toy pterodactyl. He blows up a defenseless soldier toy with a bottle rocket. His handiwork makes for some of the most horrific examples of toy abuse ever conceived of by a shifty-eyed computer animator. And we hear him cackle maniacally on several occasions. He has an “I (heart) explosives” sticker in his room.
And it’s always worth asking how Woody’s negative attitude toward Buzz caused his friends to doubt his honesty later. As a tangent-one that links directly to 1 Corinthians 12-they can talk about how the barrel of monkeys, Slinky Dog and the other toys use their uniqueness to work toward a common goal. They can use Buzz’s realization that he is just a toy-and his decision to be the best toy possible-to help children accept who they are as God’s creations.
Parents can use Bible verses such as Ecclesiastes 3:1 and Luke 9:46-48 to examine Woody’s jealousy.
Toy Story is packed with plenty of after-film discussion fodder. A barbaric young neighbor named Sid tortures toys in ways that might initially frighten very young children, but even these hideously mistreated playthings reveal a soft side as they befriend Woody, and together they rally to save Buzz and teach their malicious owner to treat his toys with a bit more kindness. It turns out the most dangerous place on earth is right next door. Woody and Buzz square off early, but the two adversaries find themselves relying on each another for survival when thrust into the cold, cruel “real” world. Then he bravely chooses to accept his identity and impact his universe as a toy.
In a poignant scene, he is devastated when a TV commercial blares forth the truth about his factory birth. Meanwhile, the arrogant Buzz is forced to sort through his own identity crisis bred by delusions of grandeur. Woody must learn to cope with feelings of jealousy, rejection and the humiliation of being demoted to second-best. The only way Woody can make things right is by tracking down Buzz and bringing him back-alive. The ensuing scandal makes Watergate look like jaywalking: Not only is Andy’s new favorite toy MIA, but Andy’s old favorite toy is the culprit, and a few of the other toys are so stirred up they want to knock the stuffing out of him. But the plan goes awry and Buzz is knocked out the window. So Woody puts on a metaphorical black hat and tries to push the unsuspecting spaceman off the dresser-an attempt to get Buzz “lost,” perhaps forever. It’s all pretty grating for a toy like Woody, whose whole universe is that bedroom. His unexpected detour to the curious world of Andy’s bedroom has put the space hero off his assumed schedule. To make matters worse, Buzz doesn’t think he���s a toy at all, but a galactic hero who must save the universe from the evil Emperor Zurg. “What’s with him?” asks Hamm, Andy’s piggy bank, of Woody’s behavior. But as Andy gravitates toward Buzz more and more, the sheriff becomes consumed with jealousy. So when Buzz first arrives, Woody tries to make the interloper feel welcome. Being the boy’s favorite, Woody has always interacted with the other toys like a benevolent boss. For a pull-string sheriff named Woody, that fear becomes reality when his boy, Andy, receives a Buzz Lightyear space ranger doll, er, action figure, for his birthday.īuzz proves to be tough competition for the low-tech Woody. What is a toy’s greatest fear? That a newer toy may become the object of a child’s affection, thus condemning the one-time favorite to a lonely shelf or a darkened closet.