Toy Story 5 Is A Surprisingly Thoughtful Critique Of Technology
Tablets can introduce problems for kids, but they’re not always bad.
After five films, digital technology has finally arrived in the cloth-and-plastic world of Toy Story. But the film, directed by franchise veteran Andrew Stanton and McKenna Grace, mostly avoids the easy trope of making technology inherently bad. Instead, it's a disruptive force that can be either helpful or harmful, depending on how it's used. The film makes the case that parents need to take a hands-on approach to help kids manage their gadgets, especially when it comes to managing screen time or dealing with bullying.
Slight spoilers ahead for Toy Story 5.
Toy Story 5centers on Bonnie, a young girl struggling to make friends who was gifted Woody, Buzz and Andy's other toys from the first three films. She's the only kid in her neighborhood not using a Lilypad tablet — instead, she prefers to play the old...
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