Review of Lightyear (2022) by Compi24 — 20 Jun 2022
As with most other Pixar offerings, "Lightyear" serves up a visually resplendent feast of solid storytelling and clean character work. Where the rubber really meets the road, however, is in this movie's relation to its source material.
A kind of "Kill-Bill-to-Pulp-Fiction" dynamic is at work here, so to speak, with "Lightyear" representing a piece of media within another piece of media — that being "Toy Story.
" Tragically, what should be the movie's biggest selling point ends up actually being its most substantive issue, with so much of its attempts at being its own thing ultimately flying in the face of the world in which it spawned from.
Whether one looks at the retcons employed or the narrative inconsistencies therein, fans of the "Toy Story" trilogy may find themselves getting frustrated in their attempts at connecting this to the other films.
Again, it's a real shame, because I think everything's decently executed. I just find the reasons behind the existentiality of the film to be a little weak overall.
This review of Lightyear (2022) was written by Compi24 on 20 Jun 2022.
Lightyear has generally received mixed reviews.
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