Another Orange Wednesday rolled by last night so a friend and I decided to go and see the new Angelina Jolie epic action film Salt.. before we realised it wasn't actually showing till next week. My bad on that part. Not wanting to leave the cinema empty eyed, I decided to back down on my original points and go and see Toy Story 3 in 3D. And I'm glad to say I came out of the cinema with a big grin on my face, but that in no way related to the fact I was watching a 3D film, because for the majority of the film, I felt like I wasn't watching one. So... what was the point in 3D?
Let me start this review by talking about the amazing short film that played beforehand, Day & Night. It told the story of two 2D characters who's emotions are played in 3D inside them. It's a strange concept, and one that is very difficult to explain. Even the creators themselves had trouble describing it. I hope the picture on the right explains kind of what I mean. But while the two entities dislike each other at first, they soon begin to see what's amazing about the other one, be it fantastic rainbows in the day or the Vegas nightlife in comparison. They soon bond and it's a wonderful beginning to start off Toy Story 3.
Unlike Toy Story 2, the third instalment in the already fantastic series doesn't really pick up from where the last one left off. Instead, this is actually 11 years later. Andy, the owner of Woody and his loveable collection of friends, is moving on to college, and has to decide what to do with the remaining toys he has kept inside his toy chest. After some calamity, the toys end up in Sunnyside Day Care Centre, where they think they will get the chance to re-live the wonderful times of being played with again, and all is right with their lives again. But of course, this isn't the case, and they soon realise they need to escape to get back where they belong.
Like I said, this film takes place 11 years later as well as being released 11 years later, and the core audience is not for the youngsters anymore, but the teenagers who grew up with the original films back in the 90s. I have grown up with these toys just like Andy has, and being older, I can understand some of the more subtle references to the earlier films that the younger audience might not get, and this is why Pixar is the best at bringing these sorts of films out in the cinemas.
While watching the film, I admit I got emotional in places, and I think if I was a student just about to leave for University, I would've been worse. Pixar are getting better at tugging at the heart strings even though you wouldn't think it beforehand. They got me in the first 20minutes of Up, but who would've thought I would get teary eyed and fear the worst for toys. Toys!
Toy Story 3 had a brilliant storyline, and it seems to have wrapped up nicely, and not outstayed it's welcome unlike some other films *cough* Shrek *cough*. The animation was superb as always by Pixar's standards, but going into the film I was only thinking one thing. "God damnit I have to wear these stupid glasses". The trailers beforehand made their best to try and make things fly out at the audience, and show that 3D is the new sliced bread, but that wasn't impressing me at all. I wanted the film to start.
30minutes into the film, I was sitting there enjoying myself with my bag of skittles, when I suddenly realised I was watching the film in 3D. I completely lost myself in the moment and forgot that I was wearing stupid glasses. But that raises the point, if I completely forgot I was watching the film in 3D, then what was the point of it being in 3D? Cartoons seem to make a difference to my opinion, as I saw Up in 3D and didn't mind. It's the 3D schmuck like Avatar that gets me. I may need to see another live-action film in 3D and give a final opinion.
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