In that respect, the Attic is a bit like that. That's what Limbo is for - a place at the edge of Hell which kind of like a departure terminal for all the Old Testamental saints and prophets to hang around in while waiting for Jesus to get born, get executed and get the Heaven doors opened. What then of Abraham, Moses and the other patriarchs who lived before Jesus' time but had died in the friendship of God? Must they burn in Hell because the taint of their Original Sin was not removed through the acceptance of Christ? There's simply no other way to get into Heaven. Limbo is a Catholic concept necessitated by the exclusive method of salvation in Christendom which is to be forgiven and brought back into a personal relationship with God by receiving Jesus' sacrifice. This is best read by people who have already seen Toy Story 3. The movie then show us - to my eyes, at least - the different possible fates of life after death some of which Andy's toys actually experienced for realsies while some were only described peripherally. As "being there for Andy" is pretty much their raison d'ĂȘtre, not being needed by Andy, by extension and for all practical purposes, represents the termination of their lives. The central plot of the film essentially talks about the toys' fate when their relationship with Andy, their child (now a teen and too old for toys), comes to an end. When I was watching Toy Story 3, I was positively bombarded with religious allegories and post-life metaphors - or maybe I'm just susceptible to to interpreting it that way, my being an amateur theology buff and everything. Both Toy Story films dealt with the themes of attachment and abandonment, but Toy Story 3 took it to its logical conclusion. It is probably the best film you can see in theatres for the time being until Inception premieres in July, and I am not ashamed to admit that the ending moved me to manly tears. THIS IS NOT A REVIEW, but just to get it out of the way Toy Story 3 is Pixar's first threequel just as Toy Story 2 was Pixar's maiden voyage into sequel territory - and like Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3 proved to be better movie than its predecessor both in terms of storytelling and animation (I've seen it in 3D, but like Up, I feel the extra dimension adds little to the already 3-dimensional characters, so if you want to save a buck, seeing it in normal-D detracts nothing from the viewing experience).
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