20 Things You Somehow Missed In Toy Story

17. Everyone Blinks One Eye At A Time

Toy Story Hamm Mr Potato Head
Pixar

Here's something that's really subtle, yet certainly noticeable if you've seen the movie enough times. Most of the movie's toy characters blink their eyes one eye at a time, one eyelid moving slightly faster than the other.

In the animation world, this is called "offset blinking," and is typically a trick employed to depict a character who isn't so intelligent.

But in the case of Toy Story, it's been suggested that this may have been a technique to subconsciously remind the audience that the characters are still toys.

If you slow the film down, it's naturally much easier to notice.

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