


(What a state of affairs that that’s even an intelligible sentence.) As befits the idea that we’re watching a human actor rather than a sentient chunk of plastic, Lightyear’s Buzz is a slightly more nuanced creation. This is that movie.” That eccentric setup-this isn’t the origin of Toy Story’s bellicose action figure, but the concept behind him-at least frees the movie from needing to dovetail seamlessly with its source IP. Ĭhris Evans sent the tweet that launched a thousand memes when he tied himself in knots trying to explain the premise of Lightyear, and even after 18 months of Disney/Pixar’s marketing machine preparing the path, the movie still feels the need to open with a recapitulation of its premise: “In 1995, a boy named Andy got a Buzz Lightyear toy for his birthday. This post contains spoilers for Pixar’s Lightyear.
