About
Toy Story was the first feature-length completely computer-animated movie released by Disney, and also the first completely computer-animated feature in history.
The movie starts with a meeting among the toys to discuss Andy's family's upcoming move. At the end of the meeting it is announced that today is Andy's birthday party. This results in pandemonium from the other toys. Everyone is afraid they will be replaced. Woody, of course, remains calm since he is Andy's favorite and expects to never be replaced by another favorite toy.
Finally, to calm everyone Woody sends a reconnaissance group of little green toy Army soldiers using a baby monitor to scout the party. There are no new toys at the party until mom pulls out another box, but the soldiers are cut off and we don't hear what it is, only that the kids are coming upstairs. All the toys rush to their places before Andy returns.
When Andy arrives, Woody is brushed out of his place - the middle of the bed - and onto the floor to make space for the new toy. Once the kids leave to eat cake, Woody climbs back on the bed to see who this is that could have displaced him. The mystery toy is the famous Buzz Lightyear action figure.
A conflict between Woody and Buzz develops with Woody's jealousy that Buzz displaces him, and his irritation with the fact Buzz does not know he is a toy. This conflict results in Woody and Buzz ending up in a situation where the only way out is for them to work together.
Toy Story is one of my all-time favorite movies. Not only was it such a technical achievement, it's also cute and well written. I love how 'real' the characters are and how unlike most 'kids' movies before, they are not all black or white.
As a child I was persuaded that my toys used to live their own secret life, I would pretend to be asleep and watch them relentlessly, waiting for a sign of life. Although I was already well past that stage when I first saw Toy Story, it did indeed remind me of my childhood.