Toy Story is one of those movies that has been iconic growing up in the late 90's. When Toy Story 2 and 3 came out no matter how old or how "cool" you thought you were, you went and saw those movies and cried at the end of Toy Story 3 when Andy went off to college!
I recently came across an article about the trilogy the article talked about the "True Identity" of Andy's Mom. The article starts form the beginning, the original Toy Story. In the first movie Andy's mom was barely seen at maybe one occasion her face was never seen. The article goes to say that in order to understand Pixar's the meaning behind Andy's Moms identity we first need to understand Andy's hat. Andy's hat is red with white trim, most do not pick up on the fact that his best friend, Woody's hat is brown with brown trim. So why is Andy's hat red???
If you think back to Toy Story two, we meet Jesse a cowgirl who was given away by her owner Emily. Durning the flash back in Toy Story two, Emily is playing with Jesse and is wearing a red cowgirl hat with white lace trim around the center of the hat. Now, according to the article on Andy's hat there is a faded part in the center, the same spot where the lace was on Emily's hat.
So according to the article, they are saying that Emily, is Andy's mom!
After I read this I happily re-watched the first two Toy Story's and paid close attention to the details of Andy, his mom, Emily, and their hats... And the article is right... Andy's hat has a faded center where the lace was on Emily's. Also, in Toy Story two, during the flash back scene when Jesse is talking about her owner Emily, the posters on Emily's walls are posters that are colored and themed from the 70's so Emily could be Andy's mom.
So Pixar has been foreshadowing a deeper story than just a little boy's favorite toys. Its more about family, and the love children have for their toys and them growing up and moving on from their toys and then their toys coming back full circle like Jesse came back when she met Woody and Buzz in Toy Story two. So, are Andy's toys going to come back to him one day since he gave them away to Bonnie in Toy Story three or has the well loved trilogy officially ended?
This article also goes to shoe how interesting and important foreshadowing can be in a film. So the next time I watch a film I am going to pay close attention to detail in possibility of foreshadowing, especially in animated Pixar films.
Nice analysis. Who wrote the article, and what journal/magazine? You don't need to formally cite your work, but you should at least include the author and refer to him/her throughout your blog, not some mysterious article. Assume your reader will refer to that article. Also, you may want to look for additional moments in the film that accomplish similar ideas. This way you, the author of this blog, can corroborate the article's position.
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