10 Movie Scenes Everyone Always Gets Wrong
3. Bonnie Discarding Woody Doesn't Sour Toy Story 3 - Toy Story 4
Though most fans were pleasantly surprised by the wildly unnecessary Toy Story 4, there were nevertheless those who expressed frustration at the actions of young Bonnie, who despite "inheriting" Woody (Tom Hanks) from Andy at the end of the third film, ends up neglecting him in the follow-up.
Some went as far as to call Bonnie the real "villain" of Toy Story 4, that in discarding Woody and moving on to other toys, she not only broke her promise to Andy but actively soured the perfect ending of Toy Story 3 in the process.
But neither of these claims are true at all. Beyond the fact it's ridiculous to hold a small child to account for such a benign promise, it's important to remember that what was an epochal passing-of-the-torch moment for Andy and the audience was likely a minor footnote for Bonnie.
It's unreasonable to expect a young child to remain attached to one toy indefinitely, and in the end Bonnie's "abandonment" of Woody only allowed him to realise his own sense of agency outside of ownership, becoming a "lost toy" capable of charting his own path.
As wonderfully bittersweet as Toy Story 3's ending was, expecting Bonnie to be Andy 2.0 was always obscenely optimistic, if not flat-out unfair.