#TO INFINITY AND MOVIE#

It tells us about the Buzz Lightyear toy that Andy got for his birthday in 1995, how that toy was from his favorite movie, and that this is the movie he watched. The film even opens with some exposition that seems to justify its existence. Of course, since Lightyear is a movie about everyone’s favorite space ranger, there will be a few nods to its Toy Story origins and a few references to our favorite sci-fi films. It’s probably the one regulation he despises as he investigates the habitability of a newly uncharted planet. And because he knows what it’s like, he firmly believes that rookies don’t help and over-complicate things. Like Alicia, who he trained with while at Star Command Academy. Buzz isn’t the type of guy to have much of a relationship with anyone except those he trusts. It also lays out the exposition necessary for the title character’s arc.

The dynamics between the two are refreshing as they banter but stay on task. She’s the counterpoint to the rough-edged hero and one who isn’t afraid to ground him. But, of course, that doesn’t mean anyone likes to listen to those logs, as his fellow space Alicia Hawthorne ( Uzo Aduba) points out. He is the fearless space ranger who rises to the challenge and records all his missions like any dutiful captain. But this Buzz ( Chris Evans) is flesh and blood. Much of Toy Story‘s Buzz’s square-jawed heroic personality is derived from the film the toy is based on. And though Lightyear may be a spinoff, it is presented as a Sci-Fi epic, which gives it the kind of distance it needs to separate itself from the Toy Story films. The Nerds of Color had a chance to attend a virtual presentation of Lightyear and take a look at over 30 minutes of the animated Sci-Fi epic filled with some familiar Toy Story quotes and a few nods to Aliens, Star Wars, and more. Directed by Angus MacLane (co-director of Finding Dory) and produced by Galyn Susman ( Toy Story 4), Lightyear explores the man behind the myth and gives new meaning to a person living out of time. However, when the evil Emperor Zurg threatens the universe’s safety, Buzz may be its only hope to save it. Billed as the Sci-Fi epic that Andy watched in 1995, Lightyear sees Buzz exploring new galaxies for Star Command.

To infinity and