The Existentialist Masterpiece That Is Toy Story

Candy V dives deep into the philosophy behind Pixar’s most beloved trilogy. From Woody’s loss of identity to Buzz’s crisis of meaning, we explore how Toy Story 1, 2, and 3 mirror the great questions of existence: Who am I? What gives life purpose? And how do we face the inevitability of death?

Drawing from philosophers like Kierkegaard, Sartre, Nietzsche, and Heidegger, Candy unpacks the trilogy’s evolution from innocence to acceptance.

“The miracle of Toy Story isn’t that the toys come to life when no one is watching... it’s that when we are watching, the toys show us how to come to life.”