![]() Whether or not they were made with such portentous meanings in mind, it's easy to find meditations on faith, belief, devotion, life, and death hiding within the narratives of these animated classics. However, that doesn't mean such readings are unearned. Finding deep adult themes in the Toy Story films has been a favorite past time of many a critic and cinephile since the first movie was released back in 1995. The reason for my morbid remembrance is that few films have ever captured the dreaded feeling that comes with the confrontation of one's mortality as well as the third cinematic adventure of Woody and Buzz. I lived, but I'll always remember the feeling of thinking I was going to die, the fear, and the resigned acceptance of it.Īnyway, let's talk about Toy Story 3 on its 10th anniversary… I couldn't breathe, I was alone and started to lose consciousness from lack of oxygen, gasping for air while the world around me was going dark. ![]() It was late at night, I was eating something and a piece of food got stuck in my throat. The third moment where I contemplated my death in a very immediate way is, weirdly enough, the one that still scares me the most. From the most searing pain I've ever felt to internal bleeding after surgery, it all seemed like it was going to end. ![]() The second time was considerably less spectacular, caused by gallbladder stones and some incredible bouts of bad luck. The first was in 2011, in Tokyo when the Tōhoku earthquake happened, making me stare in horror as skyscrapers swiveled around me, looking like they could fall at any moment. Have you ever thought to yourself "my time has come to an end, I'm going to die"? I have, in at least three instances.
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