Buzz Lightyear: The Toy Without A Story - Eddache
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:33 - Sponsor
2:26 - Toy Story 1
4:44 - Toy Story 2
7:50 - Toy Story 3
9:41 - Toy Story 4
11:31 - The Flat Arc
13:21 - Lightyear
14:20 - Outro - Komedie
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finally! i can buy drugs in another country!
@@caldin lol
He's name is Remy NOT Ratatouille
Can you do a video on Garfield
If my toys are like the ones in Toy Story, that means whenever I’m not in my bedroom, my Autobot and Decepticon Transformers toys are probably having an all out war. That thought makes me very happy.
Oh boy is Warhammer going to be a bloodbath then.
I don't want to think what my mum's toys are doing
I used to imagine about this. Same.
IIRC that's not how it works. I believe toys that represent enemies don't have to be enemies when not playing. They're basically actors, their purpose is to help YOU pretend they're each others' enemies
Oh no, now it’s going to be small soldiers
Can't say that I agree with Aang not having a character arc. I always saw the whole show as being about Aang having to grow up and face his responsibilities as the Avatar instead of running away from them.
Exactly. Just because he didn't had to bend his morals to save the world, doesn't mean that he didn't grew up. He always ran away from responsibility
On top of that, his entire worldview have to change just to be the avatar. Sure, he had an easy time learning to bend water, but earth was a literal wall for him. Toph called him out on it and said that he had to meet challenges head on instead of going around them like water does and air has to. Learning to bend fire presented a similar challenge. The method to truly be a fire bender was more complex than even Zuko realized, seeing as he needed to relearn how to do it as well.
Once he saw everything he was capable of, then he could choose how to use his abilities in HIS unique way, that of a pacifist.
Exactly, In book 1 he's a goofy kid who doesn't want to take responsibility of being the avatar but by book 3 he's a lot more serious and ready to take up that responsibility whilst never losing his goofy side it's just a little more subdued now with the weight of the world on his shoulders.
the reason why Aang ran away from his Destiny was because he was told he had to kill someone, throughout the series he never breaks from being a Pacifist even at the End of his story
That's what makes avatar so good in the first place
Considering that Buzz Lightyear of Star Command was an animated series in the canon of Toy Story as well, I feel like the place for the Lightyear movie in it would be the 'live action' remake of that now in-universe nostalgic property.
This makes too much sense.
Or the other way around. There were often cartoons made of live action shows.
It would depend on how old Andy is when this movie came out.
Officially, it seems like it’s an origin story of a real life Buzz that inspired the toy, but it makes so much more sense for it to be the Micheal Bay/Transformers of Buzz Lightyear, Buzz is seen as a toy in universe in 2 in the video game, and timeline was, as mentioned in the movie, this implies this all happened in real-life in Toy Story’s universe, implying Zurg is possibly real too
@@jFar920 i thought iit was said that lightyear was teh movie is what the show and the toy is base on
So instead of kid Andy watching it at the end of the movie, you think it could be adult Andy with his kids?
Definitely one of my favorite _little_ things about Toy Story is Pixar realizing that any animated characters are going to look like they're made of plastic, so they had the GENIUS idea of making a movie about plastic toys-it both keeps the film (mostly) out of the uncanny valley, and gives it a timeless look.
Yeah. Attempted photorealism always looks dated, but stylisation is forever.
That's why the first half of Pixar's filmography is so much more interesting to me. You can see the progression. Wall-E sort of acts as a technological climax, as it's absolutely GORGEOUS and hasn't aged a day. But to get to Wall-E, they had to do Finding Nemo first to get water down, so they'd know how to do space. They had to do Cars for large crowd scenes, Incredibles for Humans (Although the '50s and '60s comic book look allows some leeway with the realism)... It's like they had a checklist. Once Wall-E was done, the technology doesn't have any giant leaps, it's just improvements and refinements.
The funny thing about the character arc of Buzz is that they Give his Arc of finding a purpose and continuing the fight despite the new meaning from the first film to both Rex and The secondary Buzz, and that Makes Zurg a interesting B villain and Rex more of a character just By Buzz Wanting to confirm his character change by Saving woody!
So basically
First it's Buzz finding himself
Then it's rex and buzz finding themselves
Then it's just buzz finding himself again
oi theres a thing called a full stop (or period if you’re special)
@@lozzagna8829 Says the guy whom did not capitalize, nor use a comma...
This has honestly given me a newer outlook of Buzz. I've always liked the character, but this has really helped me see what it is he also brings to the table, not just some comic relief or resistance.
Buzz Lightyear is that one friend we all have. The guy who legitimately has your back no matter what and isn’t afraid to call you out if your being a jerk
@@NoahDaArk i dont have friends
@@xd-px5ne why so funny xd?
@@superbodoque7860 its not funny, its actually really sad
@@NoahDaArk If only those kind of friends existed
The moment when buzz darkyear pops into existence and everyone just accepts it
I think he would be called Neil Darkday
Vlad already exist.
Warp Darkmatter called.
Literally happened twice in the animated series
I'm convinced the factory resets gave Buzz brain damage which is why he's dumber in 4. Alternatively, it could be a commentary on how newer toys don't last as long as old school toys... but it's probably the first thing.
I have a similar headcanon (to your first theory), except I think it was the TV being dropped on his head that lead to the brain damage.
@@Mattucker67 Brain damage. In a toy. Brain. In a toy.
@@flirtycyclops5510 A sentient toy that can walk, talk and have a clear understanding of right and wrong. It's not that serious dude.
@@flirtycyclops5510 In all fairness, didn't a similar thing happen to him in Toy Story 1 with that tea party? Probably not an actual brain in there but still.
Nope, it's just good old fashion character assassination.
I remember completely breaking in the cinema while watching toy story 3 when Buzz offered his hand to Woody in the incinerator.
Even though they spent a great time apart in Toy story 2 and 3 their friendships felt so breathtakingly genuine. I’d even go so far to say Buzz and Woody are the best depiction of friendship in cinema history.
And yes, I have not forgotten about Sam and Frodo.
I'm sorry but Sam and Frodo are the greatest example of friendzone in cinema
Personally I've long held the belief that part of the reason Buzz Lightyear branded toys within Toy Story tend to come out of the box delusionally believing they're the real character while basically no other toy suffers from this comes down largely to the packaging. The packaging of other characters makes it clear somewhere on the box that they're toys, while Buzz, Zurg, etc. have their characters giving rousing in-character speeches on the back of the box. Note how Woody couldn't just point out small text about manufacturing details on the underside of Buzz's "spaceship" he was packaged in.
That would mean that the main conflict in ts1 was deceiving packaging all along
I wish they had stuck to what they originally had planned for Buzz in Toy Story 4, where he encountered a bunch of bootleg Space Ranger toys and had to deal with their nonsense while looking for Woody.
That would have been hilarious if you ask me!
But then again, maybe part of the reason why they decided against going in that direction is because they kind of already did the same thing in the second movie?
What would have been great is if they got the "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" cast to play the bootleg toys.
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"Aang doesn't have a character arc"
Me: excuse me, *WHAT?*
the reason he ran away at the beginning was because he didn't want to kill anyone and he never did in the end.
@@renaigh That is a single element of his character and has nothing to do with his arc. What, did you want him to either start or end as a killer? He's a monk.
That is not what was said.
@@chloegoodwin2482 that’s the only thing aang provides to the story he’s a pacifist will always be a pacifist. Even tho he’s a main character his former revival/ current alley Zuko have went drastic changes and arcs nothing about Zuko is flat, it’s a roller coaster
Just wanna say Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an awesome series, and I'm shocked it isn't on Disney + already.
I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT SHOW HOLY CRAP!!!
It's most likely wrapped up in legal red tape. It was originally made to air on UPN and ABC's Disney block. In this case The CW and ABC both have claim to being the service to stream it alongside Disney+. Until it gets straightened out I doubt it will air on anything.
Same this happened with Recess. It was made to air on the ABC Disney block meaning Disney and ABC had contractual claim to the show, this meant it couldn't be streamed on things like Netflix or Hulu. The Recess movie could be streamed as that was all Disney but the show was stuck in limbo till Disney+ came out and Disney only had to talk to ABC about getting it back.
@@GamingWolfGod Plus John Lasseter allegedly hated that cartoon.
@@ExtremeWreck not sure if his opinion really matters anymore.
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Thank you for acknowledging how they really dumbed down Buzz in Toy Story 4! He has always been my favorite character so it just left a bad taste in my mouth when I saw it lol
That was my biggest gripe with Toy Story 4 as well. The Buzz in TS4 characterization didn't seem to be a natural continuation from where he was left off in TS3.
My man bumped his head, and forgot all his academy training
All jokes aside, Buzz was my favourite, and giving him the side plot of finding his inner voice sounds incredible
Especially because I put a lot of faith in what my conscience tells me, but in Buzz's case, they dumbed down both the concept and the character, which I was sad about
I saw a theory about this once that made me feel better about this choice, Woody is seen in the movie using his voice box to speak without moving his mouth, basically controlling his literal “inner voice”, and that Buzz is doing that as well, but doesn’t fully realize or accept it, and his thoughts are manifesting as voice clips. It would also explain why there’s all these clips that we haven’t heard somehow until this movie
I don’t feel like he was dumbed down at all. He had a couple of really great ideas, like alerting Bonnie about her backpack without completely giving himself away.
I once heard a theory that because Buzz had been reset so many times, it caused to suffer whatever the toy equivalent to brain damage is, especially after that TV fell on him in the third movie.
Flat Arc characters dont get enough credit for being the sturdy foundation that helps others to grow from
*Gameplay:* The original Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story)
*Lore:* The 4k Buzz Lightyear (Lightyear)
I can't wait for the _Woody's Round Up_ lore.
I still can’t ever hear the “Space. Ranger.” line without just hearing “*Spanger*”
The fact that Buzz’s origins came from Tinny (the one man band toy from Tin Toy, yes that’s his name), the original “main” character from the film’s original script just makes it mind blowing on how Pixar was really able to actually redo something that had already been made, and make it better.
"The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent" - Luzz Bightyear
‘The toy without a story’
THIS SURE AGED WELL
Took the words out my mouth lol
I like to think Lightyear is a In Universe nostalgia grabbing remake. If you remember that the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command animated show was a Cartoon in the Toy Story Universe that the toys would all watch. I think Lightyear is the same thing but a gritty reboot that was made to cash in the Nostalgic 90s kids like Andy.
I prefer to think that it's a Ghostbusters/The Real Ghostbusters situation. Lightyear is the original movie, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an animated spin-off.
Disney doing a nostalgia grabbing remake of an animated film? Why would you ever think they would do that? 😏
Are we sure Aang didn’t have a true character arc? Maybe the wrong thing to focus on, but I do feel like maybe he did change a little bit by the end, by becoming more grown up and responsible instead of a goofy kid that ran from his responsibilities. He was still very much a kind and good person with a sense of humor, but he didn’t really run from his destiny anymore.
Yeah. It just was a lot more subtle and didn’t receive as much direct focus as, say, Zuko’s chapter arc. We got to see first hand how both characters changed over time, but while a ton of time was dedicated to showing every little bit of Zuko’s story, Aang’s arc sorta felt left on the backburner.
@@williamsapong81 Aang's arc took all three seasons, with him going from an airbender's mentality of avoiding his problems to learning the waterbender's mentality of adapting to change, to learning the earthbender's mentality of standing firm against opposition, to learning the firebender's mentality of pushing for what he believes is right.
Aang may not have an arc in the finale, but that's because the finale is the final test of everything he has learned up to that point, like an earthbender he stands firm by his airbender mentality of pacifism even as the entire world tells him he's wrong and like a firebender actively searches near and far for a way to adapt like a waterbender to a seemingly unwinnable scenario.
In the final clash of spirits, he takes the initiative like a firebender to impress his will upon his enemy, and though Ozai's spirit is more forceful, Aang's is able to turn Ozai's momentum against him as a waterbender would, allowing Aang to succeed in maintaining his airbender beliefs through a power that requires his spirit to be, like an earthbender's, unbreakable and uncompromising.
@@1sdani that’s a beautiful way of putting it! Never thought to describe it that way, but I guess you’re right.
yeah i agree with you. if anything, his whole character development drive the plot of the series
I was waiting for comments like these to point out that Aang did have a character arc, and you guys didn’t disappoint. He has quite a bit in common with captain America if you think about it. Was frozen in ice for decades, tries to be a symbol for positive change in the world and all that.
I’m glad someone else sees what actually happen in the end of toy story 4. Most people assume that it was entirely woodys decision to just leave his friends in order to be with bo peep when I’m reality it was buzz that gives him that push in order to finally live of happier life for himself.
Now for the real question, do toys bonk or do they just kiss?
THANK YOU! People often criticize the ending, but they forget it wasn’t ENTIRELY Woody’s decision.
My biggest problem with Toy Story 4 is that Buzz is too stupid. The scene I hate the most is the one where Buzz DOESN'T go after Woody because his inner voice convinces him not to. Woody literally talks about loyalty and apparently Buzz is either too stupid or his loyalty is too weak for him to realise that his inner voice is wrong and he needs to be there for Woody. Seeing Buzz go on one last adventure with Woody and staying with him throughout would not only stick to the line at the end of the second film where Woody says "in the end, I'll have old Buzz Lightyear to keep me company" but also it would make the ending even more bittersweet because you'd know how hard it was for Buzz to let go of Woody.
I think they should have went with the story they wanted with the 3rd film which was canceled where Buzz is broken and the gang fears that he’ll be thrown out, travel to where he was made (Taiwan) in order to find the parts for him to put him back together.
I love that in Toy Story 3, Buzz' obvious crush on Jessie never changes, no matter what mode he's in
“Spare me your lies, temptress! Your emperor has been defeated, and I am immune to your bewitching good looks!”
I like the fact that Buzz Lightyear's character didn't change that much in the Toy Story sequels after the first movie, because like you said, there was no reason for him to change his character if he had already gone through a major change from him thinking he was a Space Ranger, to being Woody's buddy back when he was introduced in the first Toy Story movie. All Buzz really did in the second and third films was just switch back and forth between the two iterations of the character, but the less said about Buzz's character in the 4th movie the better.
Imagine. "Hey guys, look! It's the real Buzz Lightyear!" Will be fitting for the actual Lightyear movie. Someone better shout that when the film starts.
What I don't like about this is how every one forgets Star Command was a thing and it already told this story and this is NOT a new plot and it is NOT confusing and you don't have to explain the plot.
2md there are LOTS of Toy Story ideas you can do like Woody's Round up, or a whole story based on the character one of the other toys came from. or you could do a story about other toys owned by other kids or you could do prequels. Or you could do a story about toys in a toy store waiting to get bought but also not separated. Or what its like to be sold at a yard sale and adapt to new surroundings to accept that you can't go home again. There's lots of ideas they can do.
Perhaps lightyear will end with buzz flying into a black hole teleporting him to a universe where he is a toy
To me, at least in the first movie, Woody AND Buzz are both the main characters.
I just watched toy story in my computer science class and “studied” the animation and me and my friends were talking about what we think Buzz’s story is so it’s cool to see this video!
Toy Story 2 was probably the one instance where Buzz was actually intelligent for the entire movie
- TS1 Buzz has that character-delusion for about 70% of the movie, and that other 30% is him being broken/depressed, with minor instances of being neither
- TS2 Buzz (Andy’s) is genuinely smart and doesn’t suffer from C-D. The other Buzz (Al’s Barn) is basically just TS1 Buzz
- TS3 Buzz does have about 15% from the start and 15% from the end to be intelligent, while the 70% in the middle is, yet again, TS1 Buzz but done differently (as an antagonist for about 70% of that 70%, then the other 30% is Spanish Buzz)
- TS4 doesn’t have any semblance of TS1 Buzz, but neither is he the same intelligent buzz from TS2 and part of TS3. In fact, he isn’t even that intelligent anymore. His characterisation here was just stupid, both figuratively and literally. That’s sad
For me, I like TS1 Buzz. TS2 Buzz is my favourite. TS3 Buzz is great, though I don’t care for Spanish Buzz. TS4 Buzz I hate with a burning passion (along with Forky, as while he’s a neat concept, he’s absurdly annoying even if that’s the point).
That's exactly how I feel! I don't know why Disney insists on ruining fan favorite characters!
I’m on the opinion that modern Disney sequels suck TS4 CARS 3 INCREDIBLELS 2 and of course Star Wars sequels are all parts of my theory
@@ewanb1086 eh, I’m sort of on the fence with the notion that all modern Disney sequels are garbage.
- I think TS4 was alright and the ending was great, but I am one of those people that think the movie’s existence really wasn’t necessary.
- Cars 3 I’m fine with considering how Cars 2 pretty much doomed the series altogether. The fact that they were allowed to produce Cars 3 in the first place is nothing short of a miracle. Without the existence of Cars 2, Cars 3 is great.
- Incredibles 2 is an awkward case. On the one hand, I can definitely see where they went wrong with this movie (and there’s a lot that went wrong). However, I think people’s expectations of it upon release were a bit too high. It had been around 15 years since the first, so people were really hyped to see The Incredibles return, so I tend to cut it some slack
- The Disney Star Wars sequels are a whole different story that I do not want to go into. I’d be sitting here for days conveying my opinion on them.
Other sequels like Finding Dory and Frozen 2 are fine. They’re not anything groundbreaking neither are they complete dumpster fires. They’re just there.
Additionally, while they may not relate to these sequels at all, the Live Action Remakes are also total garbage (except maybe Aladdin, but only because Will Smith pretty much carries the movie) and no doubt at least one of them will get a sequel/s which will be as equally bad
I love what they did with Buzz in Toy Story 4 because it worked as a subtle clue to Woody leaving at the end, in the sense that one day Buzz will be on his own and he can't just turn to his commanding officer for guidance, so the only thing he can turn to is his consciousness, which is something he probably never understood in his life. Yes he was able to save Woody in Toy Story 2, but that was only because he had some shit to help him track Al's Toy Barn. In Toy Story 4, he doesn't have anything to help him get to the highway so it's the first time that he has to properly think on his feet. Without Woody, he's basically a lost soldier without the boss' orders. So when he finally learns what it actually means to have agency in his life, he's ready to face adversity without Woody's guidance as he has to stand on his own two feet.
Or toy story 4 sucks and retcons everything and ruins characters and their arcs stop trying to fit it in it's not even properly canon because it wasn't directed by the previous creators of toy story at all just admit it's trash and didn't and shouldn't need to exist
@@freezasama5802 nope
Sheriff Woody Pride The Cowboy yep
@@freezasama5802 Guess Toy Story 3 isn't canon either, by that logic.
AttackTomato how it was made by directors that worked on 1 and 2 not by a random nobody that cashed in on nostalgia
I think Lightyear is supposed to be a 90's movie but set in the future. For example it's like how we have The Fifth Element which is a 90's movie set in the future.
These Videos are so great and have so much time and effort put into them.
Like how many Movies did Eddie watch already?!
This man deserves more subs
The eddache plush is probably one of the best designs I've seen from makeship so far.
Taking this into account, the original draft for the third movie makes even more sense as to why they changed it. The Toy Story movies really are Woody's character arc and in the original draft it was Buzz's story as he was sent back to Taiwan to be fixed after a malfunction. Of course on a personal note I believe that even though Buzz remains steadfast through most of the movies (and other toy story media) he still always receives the short end of the stick. Whether it be through getting replaced by another version of him, literally being brainwashed and manipulated to fight and imprison his family, whatever the hell happened in Kingdom Hearts Three, he never does seem to catch a break. Seems a little traumatizing for him tbh.
Hearing made me realize how Toy Story 4 could've been a lot better, and that would be if Buzz was with Woody for more of the film. If he had him jump out with Woody to bring back Forky and was then with him for much of that point onward, he could serve a role beyond the unneeded 'inner voice'.
He could be the "shoulder angel/devil" to Woody along with Bo, with Buzz trying to convince him to stay so he can be there for Bonnie and them while Bo tries to convince him to follow his own heart. Then you could make it so Buzz learns the lesson that Bonnie will be ok and that Woody is doing what is right for him, and you could do that by replacing his B-plot with one about Jessie learning to take up Woody's role as the leader of Bonnie's toys with Dolly, which she seems to do in the actual movie offscreen, maybe even still have him meet up with Ducky and Bunny during that time which help him realize that.
That way Woody, Buzz, and Jessie all grow in some way as characters, and leave something for Buzz to do in a possible Toy Story 5.
I love how the Collider recently released an article that seems to be a direct response to this video, completely missing the point of why he doesn't need to change.
The improvements in animation through the years are really shown off during this video essay.
Watched the fourth Toy Story finally because of you, so I won't get spoiled. Thanks for the great essay
Definitely Lightyear is a spin-off not a prequel it's a alternative movie
I think it's based on buzz lightyear animated story.
I think it was star command.
Which I think the movie is based on that and it's going to tie into the toy story mythos.
Well just a theory.
I heard somewhere through the grapevine that Lightyear is not only canon the world of Toy Story, but it was the movie that inspired the Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command animated series, which in turn inspired the toy version of Buzz. It’s basically similar to Batman The Animated Series being based on the 1989 movie.
Fun fact, in terms of the enneagram (a personality tool used to help find your fears and dislikes) woody is a six, who are fearful and security oriented, they fear not getting support and can often take on leader roles, much like woody
Buzz(or at least his character the toy is actually based on) is used to seeing all kinds of different alien creatures in different worlds and galaxies, so it makes total sense why he isnt scared and is the least judgemental when he sees Andy's other toys, recognizes Sid as a "happy child" while not questioning his size, and isnt at all freaked out by Sid's mutant toys.
Plot twist: buzz lightyear, the human, is based off buzz lightyear, the toy, who is based off the movie/show in the toy story universe.
Don't ask me how does that work
*"Wake up babe, there is a new Eddache video."*
Next movie will be a Toy Story self parody with Lego characters.
"I am Buzz Lightyear. I come in pieces!"
Jeez, I had no actual clue how good of a character Buzz was until this.
Ngl I think Toph is a better example of a character with a flat arc than Aang. She didn’t really go through anything life-changing or epiphany-bringing like the rest of the Gaang. The show even acknowledges this when it points out she’s the only one that has yet to have a life changing trip with Zuko.
Even by Korra’s era where she’s in her old age, she’s still the same short-tempered independent person she’s always been.
My headcanon for Buzz in Toy Story 4 is he's gone senile due to him being an electronic toy
Battery corrosion????
Maybe that TV that fell on him messed him up in the head a bit.
I'd argue that it was Iroh that was the static character in A:tLA. Often it's support and mentor characters that create the static rock that foils with the active main character.
I'm glad you mentioned Buzz being dumb in 4, it really bugged me. And it changed how his voicebox worked which made it all feel less real to me
the doorbell scared the hell out of me, and I don’t even have a doorbell.
Okay about 95% and maybe a bit more of this video I agree with but... Aang most certainly did have a character arc in Avatar the Last Airbender. Because his whole character arc was about finally accepting the responsibility of BEING the Avatar and not running away from having to do the right thing. Sure in the finale he was able to find a way to stop Ozai without killing him but willing to chance his own life and stepping up so a tyrant wouldn't reign over others was not something Aang could of done at the start of his journey and something he had to grow into in order to be that person. Flat arcs obviously are a thing and yeah ones like Paddington or Marty McFly (James Bond also technically has character arcs in SOME of his movies especially some of the latest ones but certianly not in the Connery era) that's true for but Aang was a bad example to use and a real mis step of obviously a really solid video otherwise talking about Buzz throughout the toy story movies.
To me it was more about how Aang is a monk at heart and sworn not to kill, and throughout his journey he's been duty bound to doing the right thing, whether he wanted to or not, but then when his ideals are challenged, to take a life to save the world, he cannot face it. Aang has always felt like a pure optimist with his youthful energy, something that makes the moments like going Avatar when Appa is taken all the more impactful. So when faced with Ozai, with everyone telling him what to do, he finds a solution, an optimist one, that deals with the problem without betraying his ideals. His internal conflict and in turn the external conflict is solved by Aang being true to himself. Aang is a lot more complex to have thrown in as a throwaway example, but I feel like the bubbly boy in the iceberg managed to remain true to himself all the way to the end.
@@eddache That's his arc in the finale, which is itself a final test of everything he learned throughout the series. He would have never learned spirit bending, let alone be able to successfully use it against Ozai without everything he learned over the course of his character arc.
Aang not having an arc in the climax of the series is like Woody not having an arc from Sid's Backyard onwards. Woody had already learned what he's needed to, and now he is tested on whether he has truly internalized it. If a character had an arc in a climax, they either haven't internalized what they needed to learn, or what they needed to learn wasn't enough to succeed, neither of which describe Woody nor Aang.
@@eddache Yeah but Aang refusing not to kill and being true to finding another root is only a part of his character. He still grew a lot over the course of the last 3 seasons and again the boy who ran away just finding out he was the Avatar and could no longer be with Gyatso is not the same guy who went into battle against Ozai even with the knowledge of knowing there was a different route then offing his life. And IMHO a flat character arc really only works if you're talking about a character who stays flat through most of their run time. With 3 of 4 movies that makes sense for Buzz Lightyear or examples like Paddington or James Bond but just felt wrong giving to Aang honestly.
I wonder: if Lightyear does well, will we eventually see a Woody's Roundup movie?
Great video, I learn a lot about different type of characters.
And I love the plushie Eddache and the Cobra Bubbles Eddache.
Watching Buzz realise he is a toy and falls from the stairs trying to fly has made me cry since I was a child :')
I've only ever seen the first toy story because it wasnt ment to be milked into oblivion with sequels
This was a video I seriously appreciated as I'm reading books on storytelling! Out of them all, the steadfast/flat arc idea that "not all characters need to always have a fundamentally personality-altering arc" came up solely in just one book. I would say it is a very subtle but very interesting and frankly inspiring distinction -- as illustrated by the comment section getting particularly hung up on the statement about Aang having a flat arc "because he stopped running away from being the avatar." The thing is, at least I would argue, that external change no longer running from that responsibility was predicated not on him changing his core belief of pacifism (a defining part of Aang's personality) but rather changing what I would argue is a less personality-linked belief: that the Avatar cannot always be an ideal pacifist when faced with a balance threatening monster. To me this is the same as the Paddington example, or say Luffy in One Piece -- it isn't that a steadfast character arc fails to mature. It's that the core personality traits remain, well, steadfast! Even in the face of a conflict that seems to make them impossible to continue holding onto that personal worldview. A flat arc is still a character arc, but it is definitely not as common in contemporary character writing (esp. for a main protagonist, which is why I think Buzz is the steadfast arc after TS1 but Woody continues overlapping/related core-belief-redefining arcs) and perhaps because of that seems rather elusive to pin down as the Aang example shows. I also believe it isn't as binary as one arc type versus another, but instead simply one tends to receive greater focus -- how much external factors change you internally (and how fundamentally!) vs. how much your internal view reflected in your external actions changes the world and people around you. Personally, I was happy to learn not every character has to be tied down to the single structure of character arc across every piece of media--that always rubbed me the wrong way creatively.
Great that you are uploading these great videos mate.
Keep up the good work.
The movie is what Andy would take his kids to watch. Kinda like the mcu parents who loved spiderman and batman in the 90s
I like to imagine that at the end of Lightyear during a post credits scene it's gonna show Andy and his Mom walking out of a theater and Andy asking if he can have a Buzz Lightyear toy for his birthday
Love ya Eddie, always makes me smile when you upload
Completely off-topic from 95% of the video, but Aang definitely had a character arc.
when i recommend your channel to my friends i say "is if the animaniax made video essays"
You could say, after Toy Story 4, Toy Buzz *will go sailing no more.* But Space Ranger Buzz will go sailing once again, in Lightyear!
It would've been nice if you mentioned the buzz lightyear star command cartoon movie/tv show. I have no idea if its canon anymore but it would be good to compare it to what is seen in the trailer and how the idea of "a movie in a movie" might be implemented.
I see the Lightyear film like it's what a live action adaptation of the Buzz cartoons would be.
Love your videos Edd keep up the good work
I actually am excited for Lightyear. It looks pretty cool.
If my toys were alive, I’d probably have woken up to an action man with a penknife. Sid was basically the same as me
The movie is probably a watsonian live action reboot of Star Command and acts a a prequel to the game from Toy Story 2
This is the first video I've seen from you, 4 minutes in, I'm hooked!
I'm subbed! Awesome job!
Huge congratulations on making the sponsor's message something I actually enjoyed watching!
I'm gonna be really annoyed when your plush fails to break the minimum...which is looking increasingly likely. Why wouldn't people want such a fun plush? And you worked it into the video so well!
I loved Buzz Lightyear ever since I was a kid and am very glad you made this breakdown.
Always great to sit down and watch a brand new eddache video
Plot Twist: Buzz Lightyear from the New film does a Soul Transfer "Chucky" Style and becomes Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story Films.
Just found your channel through the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs video and now I'm binging your channel! Love your work! 💗
An amazing character analysis video. Great stuff.
*also earned my sub*
So strange they made a new movie when they could have just re released Buzz's actual origin story on Disney Plus. By adding the movie and TV series of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command to the catalog.
Woody is considered the leader.
When Buzz is without the leader he reverts to what he knew before…
It would’ve been interesting if he had evolved into Woody’s replacement as leader
Which he literally is in Toy Story 2 and 3. Toy Story 4 is the one that made him an idiot for no reason other than jokes.
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Lightyear isn't the movie Andy watched making him want the toy, that would be the Buzz Lightyear TV show that aired in 1 Saturday Morning. The VHS release of the first 3 episodes (and probably other format releases), has the toys put the same tape we're watching into the VCR, and the TV show opens with Buzz turning on the TV for all the toys to watch.
Thinking about it, wasn't it stated in Toy Story 2 that Woody was a hand-me-down from his father or mother? If so that may explain why Woody had such an ego in the original, because he was so well loved and probably his mother/father's favorite toy as well. So when Buzz shows up and Andy starts showing him more love instead, this gives him the impression that something isn't right and he feels the need to correct it.
Remembering that theory gave me nostalgia trips I didn’t know though it his father’s and mother’s toy I just thought it was his father’s toy
Wait... there was a Toy Story 4? lol
Yes it was garbage.
Terribleness
4:48 RIP Blue Sky Studios.
Once again, you gave us another insightful video.
wow look a movie about paladin danse what a treat for us Fo4 fans.
im gonna guess that if my old toys came to life while i was gone, the sheer agony of those soldier sets from big Lots, my god the pain and horror...
4:15 well to be fair he could just think that all the humans are humanoid aliens that happen to be giant, as far as I'm aware during the course of the movie he doesn't believe himself to be on his home planet
I watched cloudy with a chance of meet balls 2 twice in 2 days. Both times i was laughing so hard I literally crying. Its one of my favourite films.
1:04 that’s my issue with the whole premise of ‘he’s the guy the toy is based on’ because the technology in the lightyear trailer looks way more advanced than 90’s Toy Story and the timeline doesn’t make sense, However, I’ll have to wait and see how they handle it when the movie comes out and it can still be a great movie even if the premise is a bit silly.
Ah yes because we had light sabers the force, immortals only able to be killed via decapitaion, time travelling cars fuelled on radiation or lightning prior to the 1990s of course
0:05 just cracks me up
Indeed. Rest In Peace Star Command, we will remember you. Even if those memories are fuzzy and filed with holes, we’ll remember the enjoyment of it all.
2:32: “Woody assumes something of a command position among the toys, like a leader or a parental figure.”
Or a sheriff?
Underrated
His story is the Toy Story all of Andys toys are friends and go through one crisis after another. If this buzz is based on an astronaut then he should still be voiced by Tim Allen.
As someone who says that ratatouille is my favourite Pixar film and maybe just favourite film of all I won’t get mad at 12:28 for calling Remy ratatouille just because of the voice perfecto