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gryfndor_godess) wrote2010-09-26 07:42 pm
gryfndor_godess) wrote2010-09-26 07:42 pm
Woody & Andy = Spike & Buffy. Sort of.
Bet that subject line got your attention, right?
I realized when I watched Toy Story 3 for the fifth time that I had never appreciated just how much Woody has to give up at the end of the movie. My heart always went out to Andy because, well hey, I'm a college student and I can relate to saying goodbye tochildhood toys. But when I heard Woody say "So long...partner" for the fifth time, my heart just about broke because I realized what Woody was saying good-bye to. He's saying good-bye to the person he's always loved best in the world. Someone who's more than a best friend and more than family- someone who, for the past seventeen years, Woody has considered his reason for existing. And Woody gives up the chance to go to college because he knows that not only does he belong with his family, the other toys, but that Andy really doesn't need him anymore. And Woody doesn't need Andy.
So Woody does what is best for himself and for his family and says good-bye. It's worse than it is for a parent saying good-bye to a college student because at least the parent will see her or his child again. Woody will probably never see Andy again.
And as this thought was making me want to cry, I thought, "Hey! That's kind of like Buffy and Spike at the end of Chosen!"
1. By the end of Chosen Buffy admits that she loves Spike (the way in which she loves him is up for debate). Andy's love is apparent in the fact that he chooses to take Woody to college.
2. Spike refuses to leave the cave because he knows that his death will lead to the best possible resolution for all. Woody leaves Andy because he knows that it's the best possible resolution for him, the toys, Bonnie, possibly even Andy.
3. Buffy throws Spike his crumb by telling him she loves him- maybe she's trying to give him a reason to leave the cave (I think not, but to each her own). Some people also argue- and again, this is not my interpretation- that Spike's "No you don't. But thanks for saying it" is his way of giving Buffy peace so that she can move on; i.e., he does think that she loves him but is telling her she doesn't so she can move on, accept that she doesn't need him, and be happy without him. Andy decides to take Woody to college, but Woody takes the decision out of his hands by moving himself to the donate-to-Bonnie box. Spike and Woody both gently extricate themselves from their relationships.
4. I feel like I had another point, but I can't think of it. Basically, Woody and Spike both sacrifice their relationships with the person they love most in the world so that everyone can be better off. They're heroes.*
*happy sigh*
*And let me just fangirl about Woody for a second. OMG I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. He's so brave and resourceful and determined and loyal to his friends and he's not perfect- 'cause I'll admit, he's a jerk when he refuses to shake Buzz's hand and he does obsess over Andy to a slightly unhealthy degree (ooh, also like Spike!)- but he learns from his mistakes!! How sad is it that one of my heroes and fictional loves is an animated cowboy toy?? Not even an animated cowboy! An animated cowboy toy!
I realized when I watched Toy Story 3 for the fifth time that I had never appreciated just how much Woody has to give up at the end of the movie. My heart always went out to Andy because, well hey, I'm a college student and I can relate to saying goodbye to
So Woody does what is best for himself and for his family and says good-bye. It's worse than it is for a parent saying good-bye to a college student because at least the parent will see her or his child again. Woody will probably never see Andy again.
And as this thought was making me want to cry, I thought, "Hey! That's kind of like Buffy and Spike at the end of Chosen!"
1. By the end of Chosen Buffy admits that she loves Spike (the way in which she loves him is up for debate). Andy's love is apparent in the fact that he chooses to take Woody to college.
2. Spike refuses to leave the cave because he knows that his death will lead to the best possible resolution for all. Woody leaves Andy because he knows that it's the best possible resolution for him, the toys, Bonnie, possibly even Andy.
3. Buffy throws Spike his crumb by telling him she loves him- maybe she's trying to give him a reason to leave the cave (I think not, but to each her own). Some people also argue- and again, this is not my interpretation- that Spike's "No you don't. But thanks for saying it" is his way of giving Buffy peace so that she can move on; i.e., he does think that she loves him but is telling her she doesn't so she can move on, accept that she doesn't need him, and be happy without him. Andy decides to take Woody to college, but Woody takes the decision out of his hands by moving himself to the donate-to-Bonnie box. Spike and Woody both gently extricate themselves from their relationships.
4. I feel like I had another point, but I can't think of it. Basically, Woody and Spike both sacrifice their relationships with the person they love most in the world so that everyone can be better off. They're heroes.*
*happy sigh*
*And let me just fangirl about Woody for a second. OMG I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. He's so brave and resourceful and determined and loyal to his friends and he's not perfect- 'cause I'll admit, he's a jerk when he refuses to shake Buzz's hand and he does obsess over Andy to a slightly unhealthy degree (ooh, also like Spike!)- but he learns from his mistakes!! How sad is it that one of my heroes and fictional loves is an animated cowboy toy?? Not even an animated cowboy! An animated cowboy toy!