CHAPTER III
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS
A. Synopsis of Toy Story
Woody (Tom Hanks) is a pull-string cowboy doll and leader of a group of
toys that belong to a boy named Andy Davis (John Morris), which act lifeless when
humans are present. With his family moving homes one week before his birthday,
Andy is given a week early party to spend with his friends. The toys stage a
reconnaissance mission to discover Andy's new presents. Andy receives a space
ranger Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) action figure, whose impressive features see him
replacing Woody as Andy's favorite toy. Woody is resentful, especially as Buzz also
gets attention from the other toys. However Buzz believes himself to be a real space
ranger on a mission to return to his home planet, as Woody fails to convince him he
is a toy.
Andy prepares for a family outing at the space themed Pizza Planet
restaurant. His mother tells him he can only bring one toy. Woody attempts to be
picked instead of Buzz by trapping Buzz in a gap behind Andy's desk, but the plan
goes disastrously wrong when he accidentally knocks Buzz out the window,
resulting in the other toys accusing him of murdering Buzz out of jealousy. With
Buzz missing, Andy takes Woody to Pizza Planet, but Buzz climbs into the car and
confronts Woody when they stop at a gas station. The two fight and fall out of the
car, which drives off and leaves them behind. Woody spots a truck bound for Pizza
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Planet and plans to rendezvous with Andy there, convincing Buzz to come with him
by telling him it will take him to his home planet. Once at Pizza Planet, Buzz makes
his way into a claw game machine shaped like a spaceship, thinking it to be the ship
Woody promised him. Inside, he finds squeaky aliens who revere the claw arm as
their master. Woody clambers into the machine after Buzz, but they are interrupted
when Andy's neighbor Sid Phillips (Erik von Detten), arrives and operates the
machine. Spotting a Buzz Lightyear amidst the squeaky aliens, Sid maneuvers the
claw to pick up Buzz. In the ensuing struggle the aliens force Buzz and Woody
towards the claw, and they are captured. Woody is horrified because of Sid's
reputation for torturing and destroying toys.
At Sid's house, the two attempt to escape before Andy's moving day,
encountering Sid’s nightmarish toy creations and his vicious dog, Scud. Buzz sees a
commercial for Buzz Lightyear action figures and realizes that he really is a toy.
Disbelieving, he attempts to fly, but instead falls and loses his left arm. Buzz goes
into depression and is unable to cooperate with Woody. Woody waves Buzz’s arm
from a window to seek help from the toys in Andy’s room, but they are horrified
thinking Woody had murdered Buzz when they see Buzz's disconnected arm, while
Woody realizes Sid's toys are friendly when they reconnect Buzz's arm. Sid prepares
to destroy Buzz by strapping him to a rocket, but is delayed that evening by a
thunderstorm. Woody convinces Buzz that life is worth living because of the joy he
can bring to Andy, which helps Buzz regain his spirit. Cooperating with Sid's toys,
Woody rescues Buzz and scares Sid away by 'breaking a few rules' and coming to
life in front of him, warning him to never harm toys again. Woody and Buzz then
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wave goodbye to the mutant toys and return home through a fence, but miss Andy’s
car as it drives away to his new house.
Down the road, they climb onto the moving truck containing Andy’s other
toys, but Scud chases them, bites down on Woody's leg and tries to pull him off.
Buzz tackles the dog to save Woody. Woody attempts to rescue Buzz with Andy's
RC car but the other toys, who think Woody had now got rid of RC together with
Buzz, attack Woody and toss him off on to the road. After Scud is trapped in a car
pileup, Woody drives RC back with Buzz alive, and the other toys, who realize their
mistake, try to help them get in the truck. However they fail as RC's batteries become
depleted, but Woody ignites the rocket on Buzz's back and manages to throw RC
into the moving truck before they soar into the air. Buzz opens his wings to cut him
free before the rocket explodes, gliding with Woody to land safely into a box in
Andy’s car. Andy looks into it and is elated to have found his two missing toys.
On Christmas Day at their new house, Buzz and Woody stage another
reconnaissance mission to prepare for the new toy arrivals, one of which is a Mrs.
Potato Head, much to the delight of Mr. Potato Head. As Woody jokingly asks what
might be worse than Buzz, the two share a worried smile as they discover Andy's
new gift is a puppy.
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B. Toy Story Characters
1. Andy's Toys
a. Woody
Sheriff Woody Pride is a cowboy, and Andy's favorite. Appearing in
all three Toy Story films, he usually acts as the leader of the gang. His rivalry
with Buzz forms the basis of the plot of the first film. In Toy Story 2, he is
stolen at a yard sale by a toy collector, causing the other toys to embark on a
rescue mission. In Toy Story 3 he and the other toys are shipped to a daycare.
b. Buzz Lightyear
Buzz Lightyear is a "space ranger", and wears a space suit with
various features such as retractable wings and transparent helmet, a laser
"weapon", and various sound effects. In Toy Story, he begins the series and
develops a rivalry with Woody, who resents him for getting more attention as
the newcomer. He is extremely loyal to his friends. During his time trapped at
Sid's house, Hannah, Sid's sister, called Buzz Mrs. Nesbit. In Toy Story 2,
Buzz goes to save Woody from Al with Potato Head, Ham, Rex, and Slink
(Slinky Dog) where he gets stuck in the Buzz Lightyear aisle in Al's Toy
Barn by another Buzz and finds out for himself what he was really like. In
Toy Story 3, a friendship begins to develop between Buzz and Jessie. He is
particularly open with his affection when switched to "Spanish mode".
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c. Jessie
Jessica Jane "Jessie" Pride is a cowgirl, and part of the Woody's
Round Up gang. She first appeared in Toy Story 2 along with Bullseye and
Stinky Pete. Initially, Jessie was hesitant to join Andy's friends. After she
becomes part of the family, she is very happy (after the despite the Andy first
calls her Bazooka Jane). In Toy Story 3, she was riding Bullseye when
Woody fell off the train in Andy's opening sequence. She argued with Woody
on their way to Sunnyside Daycare because of when the others think Andy
threw them out. Later in the film, Jessie feels close with Buzz, even when
Buzz got switched into Spanish. At the end, Jessie and Buzz danced to the
Spanish version of "You've Got a Friend in Me". Jessie also appears in
Pixar's Monsters inc. as one of the toys Boo gives Sully.
d. Evil Emperor Zurg
Evil Emperor Zurg is a space villain action figure and Buzz
Lightyear'sarchenemy. He has red evil eyes with neon gritting teeth, silver
horns on his head, a purple tunic with a black cape on it and his weapon, a
gun (which has a power control that, as an homage to This is Spinal Tap, goes
to 11). In some cases, he does not have a gun but a hand like the one on his
other arm. In the first film, Zurg is a referenced character, and does not
appear at all. However, Zurg is first seen in the opening sequence of the
second film when Buzz is trying to take his main power away from him
(Zurg's main power is from an AA battery). In the ensuing battle, Zurg
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vaporizes the top half of Buzz Lightyear's body with his gun. The sequence
then cuts showing that the opening sequence was actually a video game
played by Rex. As the story progresses, a Zurg toy in Al's Toy Barn bursts
out from its box and follows Andy's Buzz Lightyear, who is on the way to
rescue Woody from Al McWhiggin. Zurg is deluded, similar to Andy's Buzz
in the first film. In the second film, another copy of Buzz Lightyear, who also
acts similar to Buzz in the first film, escapes from Al's Toy Barn and battles
with Zurg using toy components (pin balls and lights). In a reference to the
relationship of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, the principal hero and
villain respectively of the original Star Wars trilogy, Evil Emperor Zurg
claims he is in fact the father of Buzz, in an almost word-for-word parody of
the scene in The Empire Strikes Back. As Zurg attempts to finish off Buzz #2
(at point-blank range), Rex accidentally hits Zurg with his large tail, sending
him falling down the elevator shaft. The second Buzz then looks over the
shaft and reaches his hand out, thinking he has lost his father, while Rex is
excited that he has finally managed to defeat Zurg in real life. Near the end of
the film, Zurg is seen to have survived his fall with a bent horn and is now
playing catch with the Buzz copy. He supposedly bumped his head so hard so
as he forgot he was Buzz Lightyear's worst enemy. The second Buzz
Lightyear then says, "Oh, you're a great dad!" as he rushes to catch another
ball fired by Zurg.
Zurg is mentioned in the third film by Buzz in his bad guy character
after Lotso resets him to Demo mode. Zurg appears briefly during a sequence
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in the end credits, where he is donated to Sunnyside Daycare center and
greeted by Stretch.
Zurg also appears in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and its directto-video movie Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins.
Zurg says he is Lightyear's father during a fight in order to shock Lightyear,
before regaining the advantage during the fight and then denying the truth of
that previous claim. Whether or not this is actually true, Buzz definitely does
not know who his father is. This version of Zurg is also severely lightened
up, going from the movie's Darth Vader-esque version to a far less
intimidating one; in the TV series Zurg is a flamboyant villain who is just as
much a comic relief character as he is a formidable opponent, similar to
Skeletor. This Zurg is known for videotaping Buzz's speeches, maintaining a
troll doll collection, and various other comedic habits. He is shown to have a
bit of a British accent throughout the series. It is revealed in the first episode
that there is a Nana Zurg, but she is never seen at all (although he claims that
she's "plenty evil"). Zurg would appear to be a cyborg of some description,
also much like Darth Vader. However, it has also been discussed amongst
fans that his "cybernetic" traits could also very well be because of advanced
technology. There is yet to be a clear answer.
A hot wheels track and cars can been seen in the first 2 films where
Woody and Buzz can be seen using the cars as skateboards and the track as a
ramp to safely get from the desk to the floor. The track set is based on the
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Hot Wheels Stunt Action Set from 1968. The 2 cars that were used are the
Hot wheels "Classic Nomad" and "Red Barron" both originally released in
1970
2. Andy Davis
Andy Davis is the owner of Woody, Buzz and the other toys in each of
the three films. He lives with his mother and younger sister Molly; his father is
never seen or mentioned in the films and supplementary materials indicate that
his parents may have divorced, or Andy's father may have either died or simply
left the family. Toy Story 2 implies that Woody might be a hand-me-down toy,
and when introducing the 2009 set of Toy Story collectibles, John Lasseter said
"We always imagined he was a hand-me-down to Andy from his father."
In Toy Story, Andy is 8 years old and receives a Buzz Lightyear action
figure for his 8th birthday party (which moved earlier due to the move). Tension
erupts between Buzz and Woody, who has always prided himself on being
Andy's favorite. Andy initially spends much more time with his new toy, but still
has a special place in his heart for Woody. Thus, he becomes concerned when
both toys go missing for a time, fearing they would be lost during his family's
move to a new house.
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C. Idioms Found in Films Toy Story
The Idioms appeared in the movies. The writer found 45 idiomatic
expressions in Toy Story. They as follows:
Table 3.1. Type of Idiom. Verb phrase
No
1.
Idioms
Take care
Meaning
Idioms found in the film
Take yourself
The toys march foeward, forming a circle
healthy or to
around sid and Woody say : From now on,
protect
you must take good care of your toys.
someone
Because if you don’t, we’ll find out, Sid.
Type of idiom
Verb Phrase
We toys can see..
2.
Blow up
to inflate
The rocket hurtles upward higher and
something
higher. And Woody say : Ahh!! This is the
Verb phrase
part where we blow up !!
3.
Blown up
sl. Intoxicated
Sid stops short and looks at Woody
Verb phrase
again.Woody (voice box ) say : that’s right.
I’m talking to you, Sid Phillips. We don’t
like being blown up, Sid, or smashed, or
ripped apart…
4.
Buy out
to buy all that
Rex talk with Mr. Potato head, he say : And
available of
I’m from Mattel. Well, I’m not actually
particular item
from Mattel, I’m actually from a smaller
Verb phrase
company that was purchased in a leveraged
buy out. Well, I don’t really understand the
financials, but…
5.
Catch up
( For
Woody has climbed up on to the rear
excitement or
bumper of the van be realizing that Buzz is
interest )
missing. He looks back to discover Buzz
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Verb phrase
To extend to
stuck in the fence. Buzz say: just go! I’ll
and engross
catch up!
someone
6.
Come on
to work, to
Slinky passes a group of toys on the floor
hurry up
and say: Got a staff meeting you guys,
come on let’s go!
All rest of the toys in room are filing past.
Slinky say: Come on, come on,! Smaller
toys up front
Slinky talk with potato ahead: Hey, hey!
Come on, Potato head! If woody says it’s
all right, then, well, darn it, it’s good
enough for me. Woody has never steered us
wrong before.
Mrs. Davis say with andy and a flood of
children’s: Come on down, guy. It’s time
for games! We’ve got prizes!
Woody drags Buzz towards sid’s room and
say: Come on, this way!
Buzz looks away from woody and bows his
head. Woody says: Oh, Come on Buzz.
I…Buzz, can’t do this without you. I need
your help.
Buzz on the top of the milkcreate, say to
woody: Come on, sheriff. There’s a kid
over in that house that need us. Now let’s
you out of this thing.
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Verb phrase
Buzz and Woody push the milk create
together, Woody says: Come on, Buzz! We
can do it!
Buzz run after truck passes and steps
behind and says: Come on!
7.
Crying out to scream or
shout in pain,
Hamm say to Rex and say: Ah, for crying
Verb phrase
out loud, they’re all in boxes, you idiot!
joy, anger
8.
9.
Come
to ,move over
Potato Head grabs the string of the lights
Over
and above
away from Slinky. Woody say : No, I’m
someone or
not! ( to buzz) Buzz,come over the nice
something
toys that you’re not dead.
Calm
to relax,
The toys look down at woody and he say :
down
become less
If I send out the troops, will you all calm
busy or active
down? The toys perk up as static suddenly
Verb phrase
Verb phrase
emits from the baby monitor.
10. Come in
to enter
Sargent says :Come in, mother bird, this is
alpha bravo.
Sargent say in andy bedroom : Come in,
mother bird, come in mother bird
Buzz eyes it all suspiciously and push a
button on. He say : Buzz lightyear to Star
Command. Come in, Star Command.
Woody climbs up onto bed. Sargent say :
Come in, Frankincense. Andy is now
opening his first present—
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Verb phrase
11. Come back to return
The rest of Andy’s toys gather around the
Verb phrase
window to see. Slinky say : I knew you’d
come back, Woody!
All toys leave the window except Slinky.
Woody say :Come back! Slink! Slink!
Please! Please! Listen to me! ( continued )
No! No! Come back! SLI-I-I-I-INKYY!!
12. Dibs on
a claim on
The army men yell charge and pounce on
something
woody, while all rest of the toys. Hamm
Verb Phrase
say : I got dibs on his hat !
13. Find out
to discover
In Andy bedroom where Woody receiving
someone not at
half of the baby monitor. He say : And
home
this—( Turning on the baby monitor )—
Verb Phrase
how we find out what is in those present
14. Speed up
To cause
All of a sudden, the RC Car begins to slow
someone or
down pulling Slinky’s front end off the
something
ramp. Slinky say :Woddy! Speed up! And
move faster
Woddy say to Buzz : Speed up!
Verb phrase
Woody removes the teapot from the severed
15. Snap out
To remove
Woody talk with arm and talking with
someone or
Buzz. He say: Snap out of it, Buzz!
Verb phrase
something
16. Get down
sl.to
Woody leaps off the partition and tackles
concentrate to
Buzz, pushing two of them deep into the
do something
pile of alien. Woody say : Get down !!
well
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Verb Phrase
17. Get up
to wake
Frantic, Woody walks over to the edge of
someone up
desk. Woody say : Buzz! Will you get up
Verb Phrase
here and give me a hand ?!
18. Take back
19. Stay away
To take
Buzz jumps down on the back seat to face
possession of
Woody. Woody say: Buzz! You’re alive!
something that
This is great! Oh, I’m saved! I’m saved!
one had
Andy’ll find you here, he’ll take us back
previously
to the room, and then you can tell everyone
given way
that this was all just big mistake. Huh ?
Go to away
Woody approaches the skateboard, grabs
Verb phrase
Verb phrase
hold of Buzz’s and roll him out from under
ship and say : Listen, Lightsnack, you stay
away from Andy. He’s mine and no one is
taking him away from me.
20. Help out
lit. to assist
Woody runs towards Buzz who spots
someone or
woody approaching. Buzz whisper to
Verb Phrase
something with woody : Woody?! Great! Help me out of
person or a
this thing !
thing to be
patient or
21. Hold on
Stop right
Back of moving truck. The toys are
there
gathered around Slinky, his spring splayed
to wait awhile
on the floor. Slinky say : I should held on
longer.
The RC Car pulls back just before the
heavy ramp slams the road. Sparks fly
everywhere from the metal scraping
pavement. Slinky say to other toys Quick!
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Verb Phrase
Hold on to my tail!
22. Hang on
To pause in
I can’t hold on much longer! and Woody
telephone
say : Slinky! Hang on!
conversation
23. Kick out
24. Leave up
to move
Hamm says to all toys: They must have
something out
kicked him out early this year.
leave
Andy: Can we leave this up till we move?
something up
25. See ya
See you
Verb Phrase
Verb Phrase
Mrs. Davis: Well, sure, we can leave it up.
Buzz lifts his head up and wail in drunken
Verb phrase
despair. He say: Gone! It’s go-o-one! All of
It’s gone. Bye-bye! Whoo-hoo! See ya!
Andy say to woody: See ya later, Woody.
26. Save the
to produce a
Andy wearing a cowboy hat. Picks up
day
good result
woody and say : You saved the day again,
when bad
woody
Verb phrase
result was
expected
27. Reach for
the sky
Lit. to set one
Andy’s hand pulls on the ring in the center
sight high
of woody’s. Woody’s voice box say
Verb phrase
“Reach for the sky”.
Woody (Voice box) say to Sid: Reach for
the sky!!
28. Pick up
go to place in
Mrs. Davis comes down hard and say:
car, bus
Oww! What in the world--? Oh, I thought I
told him to pick these up.
Woody answer Rex question: I was close to
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Verb Phrase
being scared that time.
29. Pack up
to prepare
In Downstair Sargent say to army men :
something
Mission accomplished. Well done, men.
Verb Phrase
Pack it up we’re going home
30. Pay up
to pay what is
In Andy’s bedroom window, Hamm talk
owed
with Mr. Potato head. He say : Oh, quit
Verb Phrase
your whing and pay up
31. Run over
to pass
. Andy play as potato head talk with Bo
someone over
peep. He say : Quite boo peep, or your
Verb Phrase
sheep get run over !
Mr.Potato head talk with other toys : Only
it sounds like a car run over it.
32. Run away
33. Run off
to fleet
In Andy’s house,The toys look at one
someone or
another. Hamm say : Well addah-ya-know,
something
the weasel run away
to get rid of
Buzz flips open a plastics compartment on
something
his arm—his wrist communicator say :
Buzz lightyear Mission Log. Stardate 4072
: My ship has run off course en route to
sector 12. I’ve crash landed on a strange
planet. . I’ve crash landed on a strange
planet. The impact must have awoken me
from hyper-sleep
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Verb Phrase
Verb phrase
Table 3.2. Types of Idiom. Noun Phrase
No
1.
Idioms
All right
Meaning
Idioms found in the film
An indication
Slinky talk with potato ahead: Hey, hey!
of agreement
Come on, Potato head! If woody says its all
or
right, then, well, darnit, it’s good enough
acquiescence
for me. Woody has never steered us wrong
Type of idiom
Noun Phrase
before.
Buzz says agreement to woody : All right,
then, I will (to toys) Stand back everyone !
Woody points to little diagram of the house
: All right, listen up. I need pump boy here
– Ducky here. Legs?
2.
String up
To
hang Woody find Mr. Potato say: Let’s string
someone
Noun Phrase
him up by his pull string.
Table 3.3 Type of Idiom. Interjection
No
Idioms
Meaning
Idioms found in the film
1.
Go ahead
Please do it
Woody says agreement to Buzz. He says:
Type of idiom
Interjection
Yeah, sure. You go ahead. Melt him with
your scary laser.
2.
Go away
Leave me
Woody jumps down from the desk and runs
to Buzz rescue. And say : Go away, you
Buzz at the end of truck, walking away
from woody. And say: Go away.
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Interjection
3.
Get out
leave this
place
In a moving truck, Woody talk with Buzz
Interjection
and say : We’ve got to get out of
here…NOW
4.
Hurry up
To move
faster
The delivery truck’s engine has stalled.
Interjection
Pizza deliverer say: C’mon, man, hurry up.
Um, like the pizza’s are getting cold here
5.
Let go
To fire
someone
Slinky passes a group of toys and say: Got a
Interjection
staff meeting, you guys, come on, let’s go!
Woody helps the rest of the mutant toys
onto the skateboard woody say: Alright,
let’s go.
6.
Look out
go to watch
out for
Woody finds himself setting in front of
Interjection
Buzz (still hold remote) Buzz say: Look
out!!
someone or
something
Woody finds himself sitting in front of the
Buzz (Still hold the remote).Woody say:
Well, thanks for the ride. Buzz (pointing
ahead) Look out!!
7.
Shut up
To silent
someone
Woody inches away from tire, moving back
under truck he whispering: Shut up! Just
shut up! You idiot!!
Slinky. He say: Oh, shut up! In a couple of
days, everything will be just the way it was.
They’ll see…they’ll see. I’m still Andy’s
favorite toy.
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Interjection
Table 3.4. Type of Idiom. Adverb Phrase
No
Idioms
Meaning
Idiom found in the film
Type of idiom
1.
Well done
Fig. you did
In downstairs house plan. Sergeant says to
Adverb phrase
that nicely
army men ―Mission accomplished. Well
done, men. Pack it up, we’re going home.
2.
Light up
To become
brighter
Andy’s friend say: Hey look! His laser light
Adverb phrase
up?
Table 3.5 Type of Idiom. Adjective Phrase
No
Idioms
Meaning
Idiom found in the film
Type of idiom
1.
Right now
To fleet
Buzz walk to the edge of the truck tire and
Adjective
someone or
points up to stars. He say: Right now,
phrase
something
poised at the edge of the galaxy, emperor
Zurg has been secretly building a weapon
with the destructive capacity to annihilate
an entire planet. I alone have information
that reveals this weapon’s only weakness.
(pointing at woody) and you my friend, are
responsible for delaying my rendezvous
with Star Command
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After conducting a thorough analysis the movie, the writer consider that
People can learn some valuable things from the movies its moral value like true
friend is always for you in thick time or happy time, no matter how dark the present,
you can always see the light only you don’t forget to turn it on and so on. Another
valuable thing is people can learn about its language feature that is believed quite
rich in the movie. As this movie is about an imagination, it tells people that we can
high dream high as long as we don’t forget to wake up and make it true.
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