3/17/2023 0 Comments Toy story 3 jessie![]() ![]() Sure, they can make us laugh along the way, but the laughs don’t need to come at the expense of girls, women, non-heterosexuals or people of color. My cousin argued that it’s not Pixar’s problem to be socially conscious, but I countered with ‘What about the episode of Star Trek that showed the first interracial kiss? What about all the artists supporting the Civil Rights movement?’ Culture producers should advance ideals, and not just cater to the ho-hum standards of race, gender, religion, or anything else.īravo! I agree wholeheartedly–artists and culture makers have a responsibility to forward social consciousness and social justice. I agree–but how long must we wait? As yet another commenter put it, This I do thank Pixar for, and hopefully with time, they can better represent women and show just how strong we are. They have had great girl characters that weren’t the main protagonists, but that hasn’t stopped those girl characters from being good role models and adding to the story in ways no other character could have. Both young boys and girls alike have great characters to learn from in past Pixar films. This hasn’t stopped them from creating good characters however. Pixar seems to always have had a bit of a problem with creating main characters that aren’t male and that aren’t the protagonists of the story. ![]() I would agree that in many regards Pixar films are an improvement on Disney, but need I settle for “better than Disney”? Can’t I ask that the company also make films with female protagonists, with racial and class diversity, without homophobic jokes and, ahem, with FEMALE DIRECTORS? This is not to discount the positive aspects of their films and the creation of many positive female characters (Jessie, Violet and Elastigirl in The Incredibles) but to suggest that maybe it’s time to move on from the “one man band” concept and let some women run the show for awhile–both onscreen and behind the camera. Many readers of my first post felt I was “over-analyzing” and misplacing my ire towards a company they see as less offensive than, say, Disney. Potato Head says at one point “ No one touches my wife, except for me!” while another character suggests that she needs her mouth taken off. As one commenter pointed out in response to my first Toy Story post, Mr. “Pixar is finally putting females front and center!” Alas, after that first scene, the movie went back to its male focus, even throwing in some rather sexist banter along the way. Potato Head and Jessie chased a train in the opening scene. When I first viewed 3, I was almost giddy as Mrs. Meanwhile, the female toys have gone missing (Bo Peep), fallen in love with Ken (Barbie) or gone soft for Latino Buzz (Jessie). As noted in my review of Pixar’s third installment, the male toys–namely Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody Pride–are still front and center, with many a male sidekick to back them up. Sadly, if her parents bring home Toy Story 3 (released on DVD November 2), she will find there is not all that much more Jessie. Once the song finished and the main narrative resumed, she chanted “More Jessie, more Jessie!!!” When the scene highlighting Jessie’s back story came on, Isla jumped off the couch in excitement and ran towards the television with a look of rapture on her face. I had the pleasure of spending the weekend in the presence of Isla, a four year-old who LOVES Toy Story 2 and LOVES the cowgirl character Jessie even more. ![]()
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