...a villain. I mean, Bing Bong could've easily been the "surprise villain" who betrays Joy and Sadness in the climax of the movie, but I'm glad they didn't take that route with this character. I've got nothing against Pixar or their villains, but they've been using the surprise villain trope for way too long, it's kind of getting cliché anyway.
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I loved this film. It is my favorite Animated film since "Beauty & the Beast"
"Bing Bong" last scene (spoiler) was the sad.
I like that they refrained from that, especially since his look and backstory (being loved and then forgotten) reminded me a lot of Lotso from Toy Story 3.
I also like that they let him disappear rather than having Joy go back for him.
what? I cried when Bing Bong sacrificed his life. And he was intelligent enough to not ride the rocket the 3rd time because of the weight factor.
Your mind makes it real.share
I'm not saying it wasn't sad, I'm saying that I think it was a stronger choice for them to not have an attempt to rescue him.
shareI thought the movie was very clever in how it gave physical attributes to things like the train of thought, our subconscious and abstract thought. All grounded in proper psychological theories. And earworms too!
One thing which they didn't touch on was that other people (or other stimulus, like smells) can cause our memories to flood back. In other words, her parents could show her a photo of her drawings of Bing Bong or mention how they'd overhear her singing about him and that would trigger a long-forgotten memory and literally bring Bing Bong back to life. Maybe in the sequel?
So..did he sacrifice himself by falling out on purpose, or was it because he was disintegrating and couldn't hold on?
In any event, he reminded me of Snuffleupagus (Big Bird's imaginary friend...I wonder if this was deliberate) and I came very very close to sobbing like a baby.
It was on purpose, he realized the rocket ship was too heavy with both of them--it would never make it carrying his and Joy's weight.
shareOne thing which they didn't touch on was that other people (or other stimulus, like smells) can cause our memories to flood back. In other words, her parents could show her a photo of her drawings of Bing Bong or mention how they'd overhear her singing about him and that would trigger a long-forgotten memory and literally bring Bing Bong back to life. Maybe in the sequel?While that is an excellent idea that they could have used somehow for memories in general, I think it was an important point of the movie that Bing Bong be left behind forever. It symbolized Riley growing up, and you can't go back from that, painful as it may be. Riley won't ever see the world the same way again.
She may not see the world the same again, but as one ages, odd memories resurface. It's a bit hard to explain, but I'm in my 50s and about ten years ago I started to notice it... every once in a while a memory sort of floats by... something that I haven't thought about in decades - and if someone had asked me about it, I wouldn't have been able to remember/recall... BUT, if I let it drift, like mist, I can sometimes bring it a bit more into focus. If I try too hard, it evaporates, like a dream. Perhaps this is the beginning of Alzheimer's; perhaps the beginning of dementia. I hope not, it's sort of nice having these 'blasts from the past' appear out of nowhere.
shareVERY well true.
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