Morality
This page will specifically discuss how morality relates to the movie Toy Story. Morality is one of the biggest messages that is prevalent throughout the film. For the purpose of this analysis, morality will mean principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad.
On the surface level, morality begins with the comparison among the toys and the character Sid
Additionally, Hart declares that there is an ultimate definition of evil. He states, "Evil is an intentional human act that causes extreme harm to innocents and attacks our basic moral order. In the toy world, the most evil act is to abuse toys. Thus, making Sid fall into this description. Sid is a teenage boy who intentionally tortures all the toys around him for his own amusement. He primarily tortures his little sister's toys, but eventually tries to mess with Andy's toys when he gets his hands on Woody and Buzz. His actions are seen as breaking the "toy moral order". For majority of the film, Sid is depicted as a child who constantly causes harm to the innocent toys intentionally.
Here is clip that reveals just how evil Sid is. The clip shows how he acquires Woody and Buzz, but if you fast-forward to about 3:00, you will truly see his malicious behavior.
On the surface level, morality begins with the comparison among the toys and the character Sid
- Toy Story v. Evil: A Primer
Additionally, Hart declares that there is an ultimate definition of evil. He states, "Evil is an intentional human act that causes extreme harm to innocents and attacks our basic moral order. In the toy world, the most evil act is to abuse toys. Thus, making Sid fall into this description. Sid is a teenage boy who intentionally tortures all the toys around him for his own amusement. He primarily tortures his little sister's toys, but eventually tries to mess with Andy's toys when he gets his hands on Woody and Buzz. His actions are seen as breaking the "toy moral order". For majority of the film, Sid is depicted as a child who constantly causes harm to the innocent toys intentionally.
Here is clip that reveals just how evil Sid is. The clip shows how he acquires Woody and Buzz, but if you fast-forward to about 3:00, you will truly see his malicious behavior.