Toy Story 4 (2019)
Summary
What's it about?
The good bits
The bad bits
What is it similar to?
Oscar's recommendation
Parent/carer alerts
Swearing
Violence
Fear
Autism alerts
Sensory details
Spoilers
Skills
Oscar's rating




Summary
Well, what can I say but this was without a doubt one of the best films I have ever seen in the cinema, the best I have seen of the year and quite possibly the best I will review of the year. I would also like to say that it made a perfect ending to one of the greatest film series of all time.
What's it about?
It was Bonnie's first day at first grade and on her first day, she makes a new toy out of a plastic fork and named him "Forky". However Forky can't resist going to the trash bins because that was what he was made for, so Woody the cowboy doll has to teach him that he is a toy. When Bonnie and her family and toys go on a road trip, Forky tries to run away but Woody catches him. He then lets Forky know that being a toy is so much better than being in a bin, so Forky decides he does want to be a toy and live with Bonnie. However, Woody and Forky's journey back to Boonie was a very hard one. Can Woody and Forky get back to Bonnie and the toys just in time before they go home, or will Woody and Forky be left behind?
The good bits
The film was beautifully animated, had great voice-acting and fun new characters. There were also a lot of funny moments, many heartwarming scenes and a wonderful story. I personally liked how they used the same soundtrack from the last three films to make it stay in canon and bring nostalgia who grew up with the originals.
The bad bits
There was nothing I can remember I personally did not like about this sequel.
What is it similar to?
It is the best sequel I have seen in both last year and this year and one of the most superior and faithful sequels I have ever seen. It was also one of the best-animated features as well as one of the best features I have recently seen in the cinema, and it was as good as Pixar's "Coco".
Oscar's recommendation
I can recommend watching the last three Toy Story films before seeing this one, and I can also recommend watching the Toy Story shorts titled "Hawaiian Vacation", "Small Fry" and "Partysaurus Rex", as well as the TV specials "Toy Story of Terror" and "Toy Story that Time Forgot". I might also have to ask you to prepare for a lot of mild jump-scares here and there as well as some pretty creepy scenes during the antique shop scenes. I can also recommend this film to anyone with autism because Forky was a type of character that many people with autism can relate to.
Parent/carer alerts
Swearing
None
Violence
There were some pretty violent scenes in the film such as Bo-peep hitting toys with her cane and Ducky and Bunny attacking an old woman in their dream sequences. Even though it was just in their imagination, it could still affect some people with autism.
Fear
There were some frightening scenes which were mostly in the antique shop such as scenes with some creepy ventriloquist dummies who serve as a girl doll's henchmen, the fact that the Doll want's woody's voicebox so that she can fix her's and a scene during the end credits in which Ducky and Bunny imagine themselves being turned into giant scary monsters with snake eyes and shoot lasers, terrorizing the carnival guests and the man who works there. There was also a scene of a cat swallowing a toy and spitting it out again, Ducky and Bunny attacking Buzz Lightyear, and a shredded toy that was ripped apart by the cat. During the opening of the film, Bonnie worries about whether or not she will like being at school, in which many children can relate to, and there were many scenes with peril and threat, as well as arguments. Some people might also be affected by seeing thunder during the beginning of the film and there were scenes with separation between close friends and effective rejections, especially in the ending. There were a lot of mild jumpscares every now and then, scenes with creepy dolls, and the fact that a girl doll wants woody's voicebox as her own, which can be quite disturbing to some people with autism. There was also a scene in which Bo-peep has her arm ripped out followed by screaming and then she tapes her arm back, and scenes in which Ducky and Bunny imagine attacking an old woman and then turning themselves into giant Godzilla-like monsters with reptile eyes and lasers as they rampage through the carnival scaring everyone which might deeply affect some people with autism.
Autism alerts
Sensory details
None
Spoilers
Skills
Although the story was not too hard to follow or listen to, some people might still need help understanding, by having a parent, sibling, or carer, in general, to help explain the story, so that they can learn to understand independently.
Oscar's rating




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