Disobedience In Toy Story 3

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Authority should derive from the consent of the governed, not from the threat of force! Toy Story 3 is a computer-animated film made by Pixar that follows the journey of Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the toys as they navigate the challenges of growing up and adapting to change. After being accidentally donated to a daycare center, the toys must band together to escape the rough and dangers of the young children that don’t know how to play with toys correctly and find their way back to Andy's room. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and the reality of Andy growing up and preparing to leave for college. During their time at the daycare, they also discover it is more of a prison with a vile government pyramidal system. After a large effort of a planned escape, the toys end up almost successful before they and the top leader of the evil government, Lotso, are thrown into the trash and sent to the landfill. They end up escaping, and fleeing back to Andy’s house, where he discovered the toys once more. He ultimately decides to give them to Bonnie, a young girl in his neighborhood. The toys are ecstatic to have a new owner. The film ends with Andy …show more content…

The toys must weigh their loyalty to their owner, Andy, against their desire for safety and happiness. Some of the toys, such as Woody, believe that they should stay true to Andy and escape the daycare, while others, such as Lotso, the corrupt leader of the daycare toys, believe that they should make the best of their new circumstances and submit to their new life. The conflict between these two ideologies comes to a head when the toys stage an escape, with some toys choosing to follow Woody's lead and others opting to remain at the daycare. The issue of civil disobedience is woven seamlessly into the film's themes of friendship, loyalty, and the meaning of