#it's been a while since I've watched the toy story films and I've scrubbed 4 from my memory so there may be inaccuracies

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I do agree. Toy Story 4 was. Bad. There was one joke (getting the key back sequence from the old lady) that made me laugh but other then that, the whole movie I was like why was this made??? the third one ended so perfectly????

YEAHHHHH it gives me the same feeling as httyd3 if I'm being honest. The first three Toy Story movies were built around Woody's unfaltering bond with Andy and the meaning he takes from being a child's chosen toy. It's, like, one of the unwavering truths of the universe. You can't just break that thread without bringing everything else into question (why didn't the toys stop feeling special at Al's Toy Barn? why is the playground so much better than the daycare? why is Woody the only one who decides to dip? does he really need to be the center of attention? what makes him think the playground will give him that?). The third film ends so nicely and shows a natural character progression on Andy's part, and the fourth takes away that happy ending and establishes Woody and Buzz - the other main relationship in the franchise - as going apart. Apparently, the happy ending it gives Woody isn't even satisfying, since there's (allegedly) a fifth film in the works.

I bring up the HTTYD films just because the first two were all about Hiccup's relationship with Toothless, which seemed to be a bond stronger than any other that either of them will ever form, and learning to find harmony between humans and dragons. What does the third film do? It says, "actually, you guys are naturally incompatible and will only find peace via separation. There will always be bad people so we have to remove this bond that they're being bad about by completely hiding away one of your species." Bullshit.