![]() According to director Lee Unkrich in an interview with Digital Spy, “The only films we referenced, really, were prison movies…we knew that a big part of the film was going to be a prison break.” Yet, as part of the prison break genre, all three of these movies did their part in inspiring Toy Story 3. When you think of Toy Story, you probably don’t automatically associate the franchise with movies like The Shawshank Redemption, The Great Escape, or Cool Hand Luke. Image via Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures As the sheriff tries to lead his loyal band of friends out of Lotso's totalitarian regime, what better genre to explore these themes than a prison break? Woody and Lotso are at odds as Lotso tries to drag everyone else down to his level of misery, and Woody remains the steadfast ray of hope leading the way to escape. Woody’s worst fear from the first Toy Story movie becomes Lotso’s reality in the third, as we learn that Lotso was lost and subsequently replaced by his owner, and he now takes out his anger on innocent toys. This time, the story explores another fear that even its antagonist shares: abandonment and rejection. When Andy moves away to college, Woody, Buzz, and the gang find themselves mistakenly taken to Sunnyside Daycare, and are subjected to the corrupt system run by nefarious teddy bear, Lotso ( Ned Beatty). The visually stunning Toy Story 3 follows a well-laid pattern in that it pairs the inner conflicts of the main characters with what’s happening in the story externally. It stands to reason that the third installment would include a plot line with stakes that were just as high. Already, Toy Story as a franchise was exploring dark themes such as torture, survival, peril, kidnapping, rejection, and growing old. Woody and his new friends, cowgirl Jessie ( Joan Cusak), and trusty horse Bullseye ( Frank Welker) are nearly packed on a flight to Japan before escaping their kidnapper and returning home. Again, this is a deep-rooted fear in Woody as a character, and the plot reflects that intensity. Lego didn’t immediately return Fortune’s request for comment.Similarly, Toy Story 2 sees Woody getting kidnapped by Al ( Wayne Knight), a thieving toy store owner looking to make big bucks off an antique toy, and suddenly Woody is faced with whether it’s worth sticking around and watching Andy grow up if he’s just going to be left behind. “Overall, our performance is in line with expectations, after three consecutive years of extraordinary growth.” ![]() “Our strong financial position allows us to invest for the long term, particularly in areas such as digital, sustainability and manufacturing,” Christiansen said in a statement. ![]() It also plans to grow its portfolio of products and open stores in new markets. ![]() and Vietnam, which will aim for carbon neutrality. The company is still growing its footprint globally-it has plans to construct new factories in the U.S. Some of Lego’s rivals like Hasbro recorded massive losses as sales eased amid higher inflation and raw material costs. This year, the market was down,” the Lego chief told the Financial Times, adding that the company was ahead of other competitors by 12% on average in the past five years. “We’ve kept outperforming the market at the same rate as the past four or five years. ![]() Despite the lackluster financials, Christiansen said he was “very satisfied” with the group’s performance during a tough time for the toy industry. ![]()
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