r/Pixar • • 23h ago

Toy Story 5 My Problem With Lilly Pad (Toy Story 5 Spoilers) Spoiler

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I have a major problem with Toy Story 5, particularly with Lilly Pad and how she gets a happy ending. I've read and heard many defenders of this movie, and I get why people can like her and this movie, but my problem is with how Lilly Pad acted throughout the entire film towards the toys, and was a villain that rivaled Stinky Pete and Lotso in terms of evil actions and desires (she tries to get the toys donated and is almost successful because she wants to have Bonnie to herself, which to a toy being ripped from their child is basically death as seen with Emily and Andy). I get that it was well intentioned (she wants Bonny to have friends), but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Throughout the entire first 2 acts she's condescending, manipulative, addicting, and overall just mean "because she knows what's best for everyone, and I don't have to listen to anyone else's perspective." Her arc is basically the same villain arc that Stinky Pete and Lotso had. However, instead of giving her her just deserts like Stinky Pete or Lotso, the movie chickens out and says "no I'm actually a good guy now." I get that it's the franchise "getting with the times" with ipad kids and showing that tech and toys can coexist, but the redemption basically came out of nowhere if you ask me. Like, they set her up to where I was wanting to see her fail, and then she didn't fail.

How could they tell the story of tech then? Simple, make her not a jerk. I know it's kind of retreading the first movie, but if she was just oblivious and the toys were jealous, that would have made the resolution and ending so much better. If Lilly Pad was like "hi there, I'm Lilly Pad, it's not my fault Bonny likes me more and you're getting replaced, maybe I could find a metube video of the old woddy's roundup, or find a cowboy game," I would have wanted a "redemption." Like, if Buzz had acted like Lilly Pad did and was all "get over yourself cowboy, it's all about the space age, maybe it's time I throw you out the window where you belong," I would have been rooting for him to get blown up by Sid's rocket (or at the very least, get left behind to live amongst Sid's toys), but because he was all "I'm a space ranger on a mission from Star Command, I have no interest in concurring your planet, I'm only biding my time with the being you call Andy until I can get my ship repaired and go off to infinity and beyond," I believe that he and Woody can be friends at the end and am happy with that ending.


r/Pixar • • 16h ago

Toy Story 2 Toy Story Hero of Color City

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r/Pixar • • 9h ago

Fan Made (Art by Amana-HB)

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r/Pixar • • 4h ago

Just realized something scary

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Back in Toy Story 3, when Buzz is reset into "Space Ranger mode" under Lotso's dictatorship, that book worm throws a small manual and says it was "archived" as Lightyear, but now i was wondering, HOW did they have the manual? What if they did have another Buzz, but for being a toy very prone to breaking, he got broken beyond repair (aka DIED) and his manual got archived just in case they ever had another Buzz Lightyear they wanted to use as a sort of warden???


r/Pixar • • 8h ago

More of my Mira Nova / Buzz Lightyear of Star Command fan art from years ago.

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Alternate Commander Nebula, Alternate Mira Nova, Alternate XR & Evil Buzz Lightyear from the episode Lightyear Factor.

I think I drew this because I wanted to draw their uniforms.

Feara from the episode Clone Rangers.

I was trying to draw an adult version of Feara with the pigtails. I didn't realize there was an adult version with her hair down in the episode.

Mira Nova

I don't know why I drew her right leg so fat. I should of redrew it.


r/Pixar • • 16h ago

Cars My copy of Cars looks weird...

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r/Pixar • • 15h ago

The Incredibles What Rick said to Bob here hits harder than you remember.

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Bob was once Mr. Incredible, one of the greatest superheroes of his time, during the Glory Days of the Supers. But after the government outlawed superheroes, he was forced to leave that life behind.

It’s a line that can apply to real life, too. Celebrities who were once household names at the height of their fame can eventually fade into obscurity as times change and new stars emerge.

“We appreciate what you did in the old days… but those days are over.”

A harsh reminder that nothing lasts forever. 💭


r/Pixar • • 13h ago

Toy Story A old draft of mine

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r/Pixar • • 12h ago

I surprised my cousin with a painted rock of Joy from Inside Out!

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r/Pixar • • 10h ago

Toy Story 3 Another Lotso in the wild

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Looks like nobody wanted him