Toy Story 5 Review: Pixar's Franchise Delivers Its Best Sequel in Decades
By
David Ehrlich
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
A review of "Toy Story 5" that praises the film as the best Pixar sequel since 1999's "Toy Story 2." The review argues that the "Toy Story" franchise uniquely captures the bittersweet sorrow of parenting, resonating more deeply with parents than with children. It suggests that despite the franchise potentially outgrowing its original heroes, the series continues to sharpen with age and deliver emotionally resonant storytelling.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIt's long been said that Pixar movies — the good ones, at least — are as made for parents as they are for their kids.
They're about the bittersweet sorrow of parenting, which the best of them articulate with a bluntness absent from so much 'adult' fiction on the subject.
Toy Story 5 suggests that the series is only getting sharper with age.
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