tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post7889483388688046074..comments2024-03-29T18:07:42.705+05:30Comments on Shoot First, Mumble Later: Toy Story 3Girish Shahanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-47097500467087311462010-07-12T04:25:18.665+05:302010-07-12T04:25:18.665+05:30For 103 minutes my toddler caused least annoyance ...For 103 minutes my toddler caused least annoyance to this heat wave suffering Summer Sunday movie watchers.(Bostonians)<br /><br />But little does he know,Toy Story 3is so besotted with brand names and product placement that it stops being about the innocent pleasures of immagination--the usefulness of toys--and celebrates consumerism!(with US economy heading South)<br /><br />Me thinks Toy Story 3 is more serious than it seems and hardly seems serious at all,though at times has contemplations of mortality ,humann value and memory.bhaskarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316718338359756926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-66104274695808684382010-07-01T11:19:13.905+05:302010-07-01T11:19:13.905+05:30Hemant, glad you concur; Ruchik, I agree the theme...Hemant, glad you concur; Ruchik, I agree the themes are dealt with well, I'm not saying it's a bad film. But the same themes occurred in Toy Story 1 and 2.<br />On the other hand I found nothing as compelling in Toy Story 3 as, say, that scene with the mutant toys in the first film.Girish Shahanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-75893565794094342862010-07-01T09:38:44.611+05:302010-07-01T09:38:44.611+05:30hi girish- kinda felt the same way as you. whereas...hi girish- kinda felt the same way as you. whereas parts one and two had some wonderful moments and creative leaps of imagination, part three was more linear and a bit routine. that there are no theatres in south mumbai screening it in dull dull 3-d make me a bit more peeved at it.<br />hemantUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828352955524547746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-70891569679486143902010-06-30T15:12:13.898+05:302010-06-30T15:12:13.898+05:30Girish I loved the movie...Ultimately like any art...Girish I loved the movie...Ultimately like any art liking or disliking a movie is subjective...I loved the climax...I could relate to the animated toys in a way I rarely relate to live actors..the movie deals with so many so called dark themes so effectively...being abandoned, abuse of power, attachment,the feeling that one should be loved, rejection...This would be for me the movie watching experience of the year..btw am a huge Hollywood animation fan...Ruchiknoreply@blogger.com