My 2 1/2 year old son has a Mr potato head toy and somehow made the correlation of that character to the toy story franchise (we have zero toy story characters or anything resembling it in our house....plenty of Cars and Mickey though)....

Anyways, the 3rd movie comes on and he gets really excited, so I figured what the heck and watched it withhim. Even though ive seen it before, I was shocked that I still felt myself getting emotional at the end and it surprised the hell outta me....but now I think I know why....

I think we can agree that those of us around my age (28) and older that grew up on the franchise will always be more attached because of our age when the 1st movie started and how unique a movie it was when it was first introduced. Also, the very end of the movie (SPOILERS course who hasn't seen this yet?) when Andy is giving each toy away and explaining why he loved each one was the most touching way to end the film......

However, I truly feel the VERY END of the movie wouldn't have had the same impact it did had the near death scene not been in the movie....throughout the movie the idea of family and sticking together is brought up multiple times........so that scene in the garbage dump where each character basically accepts death and instead of fighting, chose to go peacefully in each others arms becomes a huge shock.....even watching it again today to see such an adult concept, and not only that but have it done so well I feel is what brings those emotions back when the final scene of the movie takes place because of how attached we are to those characters, and having just 5-10 minutes prior as the audience accepted their death as a certainty just as they had......

Anyways.....it was a thought I had watching it today. Anyone else revisit this film since seeing it for the first time?

That movie should've won best picture.

I watched it with friends and it is the only movie I've seen that has made a room full of grown men cry.

probably watching it with your child makes it more emotional also, knowing he has similar toys and will eventually grow up.

I wasnt a kid when the first came out, and i get emotional.

Probably the best Pixar movie in my opinion.

Get choked up every time.

i'd just chalk it up pixar being great story tellers. they just happen to do their work in animated movies that are on the surface targeted at kids.

That's funny. I was watching it with my 3 yr old this afternoon too and thought all of the same things. I was even studying each characters faces as they slid down the dump toward the fire and was amazed at how well Pixar captured such emotion just by their expressions.

Great movie. Never watching again.

I've heard that movie called a Holocaust allegory. Pleasant, I know.

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I think it's a fantastic movie, but I don't believe it's an appropriate children's film.

So.... It's OK to admit that you got choked up at the end of this flick? I don't know, it feels like a trap to me. I totally didn't get emotional.

This wasn't the first time Pixar has been screwed with movie of the year.

Good movie. At least they hit you over the head at the end, instead of at the beginning (Up).

(Up)

Jeebus. Made the mistake of watching that for the 1st time with my preggo wife. 5 minutes into the movie and she is bawling her hormonal eyes out and yelling at me for picking such a sad movie...

I'm not really sure what even happens in the movie beyond that point.

Cried like a baby and haven't watched since.
My oldest grew up with Buzz.