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10. Toy Story 3 Evokes The Holocaust

Toy Story 3 may be all misty-eyed nostalgia and coming of age on the surface, but beneath it all lies a metaphor for one of the darkest events in human history.

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Don't let the family-friendly certification fool you, director Lee Unrich appears to have buried a pointed Holocaust analogy deep inside the toy box.

The parallels between the Jewish people left behind when World War II broke out and Woody's gang are in place. Sunnyside Daycare is the closest thing you'll ever see to a Nazi concentration camp in a Pixar movie - the toys even end up in a giant oven of sorts before a last-minute rescues saves them from a fiery fate.

Woody, Buzz and co are later taken to a Bonnie’s house, a place where their kind can live in harmony, which has been interpreted as a nod to Israel.

Holes only appear in the theory when you consider that Lotso is way more evil than Hitler.

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