Ask a cast member about the ride you are going on and they will be able to tell you more to the story you may have never known. The same is done for the movies. In sharing this story we are not trying to push this theory on anyone, just want to give you something to think about.
The post quickly went viral, as many people began debating whether or not this is true, intentional, etc. In fact, this is one of the few theories about Toy Story that I can confidently say is totally intentional. But he does, and all signs point to him walking out on his wife and kids. If he had died, then why are there no pictures of him on the wall in the Davis house?
Of course, you can argue that he died a long time ago, and the family has forgotten about him already. It makes more sense to assume that his pictures were taken down, and it would take something despicable on his part for that to happen. If Mr. It's a question that has intrigued audiences for decades, and while seeing a Disney-produced film feature a family with only one parent is far from unusual, the mystery of Andy's dad has easily become one of the most enduring topics amongst Pixar enthusiasts.
In a film series where toys come to life and go on grand adventures while their owners aren't looking, it says a lot that Andy's missing father is easily one of the most baffling aspects of the Toy Story franchise. When the original Toy Story first hit theaters in , most audiences were too busy being fascinated by the unprecedented animation or swept up by the brilliant story to put much thought into Andy's home life.
But as the years passed, viewers began to give more thought to the dynamics of Andy's family: he obviously had a caring mother, a little sister, and even a dog beginning in Toy Story 2.
But nowhere in any of the films was there a single reference to Andy's dad, not even a simple throwaway line about him being out of the picture. It was such a simple decision, that "we never even brought it up. The Toy Story films are among the most popular movies for kids ever -- Toy Story 3 is the eighth highest-grossing film of all time and the three films combined have earned billions of dollars -- and the fact that these films feature a single-parent household headed by a mother has never been an issue.
There is no need for even a line of dialogue in any of the three movies to explain the father's absence. This is the new American reality, and it's fine. But, as Luhn confirmed in our interview, "Woody is driven by a fear of abandonment.
The father is gone, and everyone carries on. But he's left hurt and fear in his wake. The power of these emotions are what make these films classics. And Danny responds to this: "No one is getting replaced. So while the dads are being celebrated on their day, you might want to give the single moms in your life new copies of the Toy Story DVDs.
News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. The "deadbeat dad" theory also explains why Andy is so deeply connected with his toys, especially the masculine figureheads depicted by Woody and Buzz who are both authoritative models as a "sheriff" and a "space ranger". What seems like a petty rivalry between two toys vying for Andy's affection is really an allegory that Andy is playing out in his mind. In the end, their reconciliation and eventual friendship is symbolic of Andy coming to terms with only having his mother around.
Woody is the "old" father figure that represents where Andy really comes from, while Buzz is the "new" future he has to get used to. It's no wonder Andy is going through emotional whiplash as he has to face the absence of his father and having to move to a totally new house within such a limited amount of time. Now, if you're a fan of my theory of Pixar movies and the Pixar Detective novel , then a fun way to interpret this is by noting how Woody and Buzz are essentially "programmed" to make Andy happy.
They may notice that he is torn by his old life and the new one that is being forced upon him, prompting Woody to obsess over making sure Andy still has a connection to his old life, while Buzz is the "oblivious" future that just happens upon Andy without him knowing it.
Ultimately, this explains why Andy is so deeply immersed with his toys, and it's a theme that Disney is no stranger to. In many Disney and Pixar films, the main characters are brought up without one or both parents. Movies like this include Up Russell's father left him , Tangled Rapunzel is raised by an evil fake-mother and Flynn is an orphan , Frozen both parents pass away , A Bug's Life Dot and Atta only have their mother , The Princess and the Frog her father dies early on , Aladdin Jasmine's mother is never mentioned and Aladdin's father is estranged until the third film and I could go on and on.
The simple explanation for this is that many people suffer from broken homes during their formative years, and it's been reflected in both literature and moviemaking for as long as they've been around.
It should be no surprise that a fun film like Toy Story has an undercurrent of sadness and dare I say it reality lingering in the background. Also, it's been a tradition for movies and even TV to stray from having both parents onscreen in order to prevent alienating single parents who take their kids to go see movies.
Ouch, right in the heart. It's just always been that way. The decision was made really early on in 'Toy Story' to have Andy's dad not be around. We've never addressed it directly, nor have we given any explanation for where he is or why he's absent.
As for Unkrich himself pictured below , his parents divorced when he was 10 years old, and he reportedly grew up with just his mother for some time. But that definitely doesn't mean they didn't pepper in a few clues that hint at Andy's father being a deadbeat.
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