Toy Story 5

Toy Story ranks among Hollywood’s longest-running animated franchises. More importantly, in an industry where sequels are often accused of existing primarily to generate revenue, the Toy Story films have consistently managed to be a few notches above the rest. The journey began in 1995 and, with its newest instalment, the franchise is still going strong. Crucially, it continues to keep itself relevant with changing times and audiences.

Child’s play has always been serious business in the Toy Story franchise. Now, it’s just business. The fifth iteration of this profitable Pixar franchise is way past its game and, more importantly, has lost its sense of play. The central idea is that tech and tablets are replacing toys and imagination. By the end, the central takeaway is that the twain can co-exist happily. After all, says a wisened Jessie/Sheriff (Cusack), once much water has flown under the bridge, the sole mission on Earth for all of them — the ageing Woody (Hanks) to smitten Buzz (Allen) to new-plaything-on-the-block Lilypad — is to be there for the kids when they need them, at the right moment.

इंटरनेट और सोशल मीडिया के इस युग में बच्चों को मोबाइल या स्क्रीन से दूर रखना आज हर माता-पिता के लिए सबसे बड़ी चुनौती है। बच्चे खेल और खिलौने छोड़कर इंटरनेट की वर्चुअल दुनिया में गुम होते जा रहे हैं। इसी मौजू विषय को मनोरंजक अंदाज में दिखाती है ‘टॉय स्टोरी 5’, जो दुनियाभर के बच्चों की पसंदीदा एनिमेशन फिल्म है। करीब 30 साल पहले 1995 में शुरू हुई ‘टॉय स्टोरी’ ऐसी कामयाब फ्रेंचाइजी रही है, जो बच्चों के साथ उनके माता-पिता को भी लुभाती रही है। अब शुक्रवार 19 जून 2026 को ‘टॉय स्टोरी’ की पांचवी कड़ी सिनेमाघरों में रिलीज हुई है। हालांकि, यह पहले जैसा प्रभाव नहीं छोड़ती, लेकिन बच्चों को मनोरंजन के साथ अच्छा सबक जरूर देती है।

Seven years after audiences said goodbye to Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and the rest of the gang in Toy Story 4, the toys return for a new chapter in Toy Story 5 that sees them face yet another threat as technology invades their universe. Andrew Stanton comes back to the franchise as director for the first time that sees the toys deal with abandonment, trauma, and bullying while coming together for their person, Bonnie. The toys versus tech debate is explored in the animated sequel and shares a strong stance to let children be and not grow up too soon. So is the age of toys over? Let’s find out.