Still, maybe it was decided that without some extraneous silliness, Bonnie’s anguish would be too much for viewers to take – too much for grown-up viewers, that is. What we’re left with is a fascinating failure. Toy Story 5 is one of Pixar’s messier films, and it can’t bring itself to condemn social media and digital devices completely. With so many Disney apps and video games on the market, perhaps its writers were wary of being too negative. But because it’s so frank about young people’s pain and insecurity, it could be the studio’s most provocative offering so far. Maybe it’s time for Pixar to put away dolls, action figures and other childish things, and to make a cartoon about nothing but human beings.
