Chapter 850: A Perfect Goodbye

When "The Avengers" passed the fifth weekend, the sixth week of screening, and the sixth weekend was about to be ushered in, the film's North American box office crossed the $600 million mark, and the North American box office of $611.42 million cumulated, making the film second only to "Avatar" and "Titanic".

At the same time, the overseas box office of "The Avengers" also exceeded 800 million US dollars, and the global box office accumulated as high as 1,455.47 billion US dollars, which also firmly occupied the third place in film history.

Even with such a super hit, "The Avengers" can't escape the natural law of the movie, since the sixth week, the film's North American single-day box office has dropped to about $3 million, and the popularity of overseas regions is also declining rapidly, according to the current trend, the final global box office will be about $1.7 billion.

"The Avengers" has cooled, its competitors have breathed a sigh of relief, and the share of summer slots shared by studios other than Disney is slowly rising.

However, as in past years, every month in the summer season, at least one major Disney-owned commercial film will be released, and by mid-June, Pixar's supergame "Toy Story 3" has arrived.

Although it is likely to continue to make a sequel in the future, Disney has played the end of the "Toy Story" trilogy early in the promotion, which has attracted the attention of a large number of fans.

It has been more than fifteen years since the first computer-animated feature film in film history, and the original fans have long since grown up, and the film means to them the beauty and memories of the past!

Therefore, in addition to the current teenagers, some older groups are also the audience of this film, and the film also plays the banner of nostalgia.

So, when many people in their thirties and even older, appeared at the premiere of "Toy Story 3", this qiΔ“ is not surprising.

"I don't know what to say. This series has accompanied me through a carefree childhood. ”

In the interview area, Taylor, who was holding Ryan's arm, seemed to be touched by the reporter's questioning, "It used to make me cry, it made me laugh, it moved me, it made me obsessed, I used to be a thief in Pixar's office building in order to collect every toy in it, for me, Toy Story means too much." It will be one of the fondest memories of my childhood. ”

Later, the reporter asked Ryan what he thought of the series.

"Toy Story has had an indelible impact on the history of cinema," Ryan said, citing Pixar Studios, "and it was the pioneering spirit of Pixar Studios itself that made this film break new ground not only in terms of technology, but also in terms of storytelling." ”

Toys such as Buzz Lightyear and Woody Cowboy have won the hearts of people of all ages at once, and their popularity is no less than that of Disney's traditional classic characters. Toy Story greatly expanded the audience for animated films and redefined the rules of filmmaking, proving that it is entirely feasible to make a film that meets the needs of all kinds of audiences. In fact. Toy Story set a benchmark for the films that followed it, both animated and live-action. ”

"I remember when we released Toy Story, "John on the other side? Lasseter was also interviewed, "Ryan said it was our Snow White. At the time, we were like, 'Hey, if Toy Story really gets to the same heights as Snow White.'" How cool it would be to be a classic movie that everyone talks about. β€œ

And then, Andrew? Stanton picked up the conversation, "It makes everyone feel like 'Toy Story' is about an experience in their own life -- their childhood." their family life. That's what motivated us to make Toy Story at that time, and that's what we do every movie we make to this day. ”

As the Pixar studio finalists arrived in the interview area, Ryan took Taylor and left the place on his own initiative. They're the protagonists of today, just like the toys that are about to hit the big screen again.

"Time flies."

As he walked towards the screening room, Taylor said to Ryan, "In the blink of an eye, fifteen years have passed. ”

"You were still a little bit like Sunny at the time." Ryan gestured down, "I'm taller than Nicole now." ”

"Does my height make you stressed?"

Looking at the height alone, Taylor in retro heels has surpassed Ryan, "I did the math and I have six feet three inches ...... now"

"You should think more about Scarlett's feelings." Ryan didn't care at all, "And not me, dear. ”

Shrugging his shoulders, Taylor obviously didn't want to continue the conversation, and took Ryan to the back of the front row and sat next to each other.

"I heard Sunny say......" she pulled the conversation back to Ryan, "you had a fight with Nicole?" ”

"It's not a quarrel." Ryan shook his head, he knew that his daughter was close to Taylor, and he didn't care, "It's just that there are different opinions on some things, and there is a little disagreement." ”

"It's really hard to put them together in a movie!"

The well-informed guy apparently knew why, "I wouldn't be surprised if they were fighting on set." ”

"You also think my idea is unrealistic?" Ryan asked.

"Hmm!" Taylor nodded vigorously, "Although they never fight each other in public, Nicole and Charlize will talk a few words when I am here, but Nicole and Nat never talk to each other, even if they are very professional actors and directors, it is impossible to work together for a long time, especially with you." ”

"Alright, dear."

Seeing that Taylor wanted to say something again, Ryan stopped her and pointed to the lit screen, "The movie begins." ”

Although the first two "Toy Story" were a huge success, some viewers are still more worried about the third installment, especially some die-hard fans.

As a sequel to a classic movie, it is often unflattering, and is usually dubbed a "dog-tailed mink" to grab money, so when Pixar Studios decided to return to the "toy series", many fans were happy but also worried.

It's been more than a decade since the last Toy Story 3, and Pixar simply let Andy grow up in the film, making the decision to dispose of the toys when he left home for college.

The first hour of the development of the plot is high. The tide is repeated, in fact, the direction of the development of the plot can still see the shadow of the first two parts - the contradiction between Woody and the toys is stimulated to be solved, and then work together to achieve the goal.

Here, there may be viewers who find fault with Pixar repeating the old ways, yes! This part fully takes care of the tastes of children, and the continuous emergence of new characters also makes this film wonderful and interesting, but it is not enough to make this film one of the classics.

However, the appearance of the second half hour has raised the theme of this film to a higher level than the first two films.

When the toys are plotted in the process of escaping from the garbage dump and fall into the huge furnace, they hold hands weakly but firmly, smiling at each other and waiting for the Grim Reaper to come, the orange light in the furnace is hitting the toys' bodies, warm and pathetic, like enough light before the sun sets.

Although the audience knew that Pixar would not end like this, they were still moved, and even a clear sobbing sound could be heard in the theater, after all, in the so many years that the toy series has been with them, there will never be a problem that Woody Cowboy and Buzz Lightyear can't solve.

But when the toys' efforts are in vain, and the heroes are finally at the end, the audience who grew up watching the series is embarrassed - Andy, who will grow up, will be abandoned, and the toys will change, and this law also applies in the movie.

And time not only brings the fate of the toys to be left out in the cold, but also takes away too many childhood feelings, and the movie has been in a witty and humorous tone, unconsciously extending a trace of melancholy nostalgia.

Of course, if the film turns into a tragedy, it may really be remembered by many people forever, but it will become a weapon that kills the box office.

Neither Ryan nor Disney will allow that to happen, and neither Pixar's renewed focus on the market will let the tragedy happen.

So, when Pixar tried its hand at "Furnace Adventure", the toys returned to Andy's side without any danger.

The general movie story will probably stop there, and it will never lose its appreciation, but Andy's choice next is the biggest highlight of this film.

Under the guidance of Woody Cowboy, Andy, who originally planned to hide the toys in the attic, holds a large box of toys and makes up his mind to give the toys to Bonnie, a little girl who also likes toys.

When Andy took out the toys and introduced them in turn, he could clearly feel Andy's deep love for the toys, and the more obvious this love was, the more reluctant it was.

At the end, when he unexpectedly took out the Woody Cowboy at the bottom of the box, a deep sigh sounded in the theater, and Ryan even saw Taylor next to him quietly wiping his eyes, she has been a big fan of this series since fifteen years ago, and the words she said in interviews were not mixed with much water.

It's reluctant, but it's probably the best ending for the toys, and Andy says - they mean a lot to me, and I hope you treat them well - with a sigh and a little relief in his eyes.

Andy took out the toys and played with Bonnie for a long time, and one of the most profound scenes - Andy put Woody around his neck, laughing and running in the wind, this scene also appeared in "Toy Story 1", echoing from beginning to end, here is a little more partial, but it is indeed a perfect goodbye.

Pixar uses the audience's childlike innocence as an introduction, and in the second half hour of this film, it directly hits the most important thing in their lives.

When many viewers think they have caught something after watching the film, in fact, there are some things that are no longer there. (To be continued......)