The first computer-generated animated feature film, Toy Story (1995) sustains a dynamic vitality that appeals to audiences of all ages. This lively study explores how its depiction of a glimmering commercial world both deconstructs and affirms modern popular culture and in doing so provides a distinctive alternative to the usual Disney formula.
The first computer-generated animated feature film, Toy Story (1995) sustains a dynamic vitality that appeals to audiences of all ages. This lively study explores how its depiction of a glimmering commercial world both deconstructs and affirms modern popular culture and in doing so provides a distinctive alternative to the usual Disney formula.
Tom Kemper is Lecturer at the School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California and a teacher at the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, USA. He is the author of Hidden Talent: The Emergence of Hollywood Agents (2009).
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Acknowledgments.- 1. Power Pop.- 2. 'The Rat's Nest'.- 3. 'A Rebel Group'.- 4. 'What Would Walt Say?'.- 5. 'Hip loveable, urban. Think Simpsons'.- 6. Playtime: The Film.- 7. Stories.- Notes.- Credits.- Bibliography.