On Sunday morning, I finally got to see Toy Story 3. I was so excited! It had been a wait eleven years in the making. I had grown up watching Toy Story so when I had heard they were making a third one I couldn't wait. I went into the movie with high expectations and I definitely wasn't disappointed. In my eyes, the movie was just so PERFECT. I laughed just as much as I had in the previous movies, but this time, I also cried!
As slow as eleven years seemed to go by, I'm glad they spaced it out that much. You see, the people of Pixar are smart! They knew that all the kids that grew up watching Toy Story would be mostly grown up by now. Andy going to college coincided perfectly with many of us. I think that's the main reason why the movie was so effective. All the now grown up people could relate to it. I know I definitely could.
I'm perfectly satisfied with the way the Toy Story franchise ended, but I'm still sad! It's like a part of my childhood was now over with. As I've been getting older and coming closer to the day I'm officially an adult, it seems like these moments are becoming more and more frequent.
For example, they released the new trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows today. After I got over my initial excitement, it hit me: Harry Potter was going to be over soon! While the books have been finished for about two years, it didn't really set in then because I knew I still had a couple movies to look forward to. But now, it's really going to be over! Sure there's the theme park, but it's not going to be the same as the past decade I spent staying up late to read the books, or waiting five hours in line to see the midnight premieres.
Anyone who knows me is aware of my Harry Potter obsession, and even if some don't understand why I love it so much, I know everyone can understand the feeling of something great coming to an end. The feeling one gets from the ending of an era. Some may say, "It's just Harry Potter," but it's not. It's my love of reading, it's my extended vocabulary, it's my escape from the real world, it's my love of movies, and most importantly, it's my childhood.
As all these great things continue to end around me, I know that nothing will ever truly compare to them, but I must remember that one end is a new beginning and that's something I greatly look forward to :)
Sincerely, Alexis :)
