Toy Story Opening Sequence (Analysis).

Narrative: The narrative conforms to a typical children's film as the music is very upbeat and the story line follows the five stages of the narrative structure to a children's film. Although you do not get told this in the opening sequence, you can assume. You can assume this by the fact Woody is Adam's favourite toy. In the opening sequence Woody has almost all of the screen time, with Adam; this shows that Woody is Adam's favourite toy. Although when it is time for presents and his party Woody is immediately chucked down on the bed without any thought. This suggests that Woody may be put out of the picture as he may get a better present (which then turns out to be Buzz). It also conforms to the way that children's films have morals. The moral to Toy Story is to keep trying and not give up. This is shown by Woody not giving up on trying to save Buzz, even though they were not best of friends.

The genre of Toy Story is adevnture but also family in a way, making the genre a hybrid. Woody and Buzz go on an adventure of trying to get back home. It can also fit in the genre of family because although the toys aren't family they act like they are. They all look out for eachother and care for one another. When they think that Woody is trying to kill Buzz they do not approve of this and do not accept him back until they realise what he is actually trying to do. This all gives a family feel to the toys. They live together too, just like a family would.

The characters in Toy Story conform to how they would in any other conventional children's film. There is a main character which is Woody and a 'baddy' which is the evil boy who lives next door and likes to demolish toys. From the opening sequence you can clearly see that Woody is going to be the main character in the film because he has almost all of the screen time and he gets the first line from the toys, this may show that he is in control of the group/ the leader. There are normally two characters in a typical children's film that clash and contrast with eachother. Toy Story conforms to this by having the characters Buzz and Woody clashing with eachother because Woody is no longer the favourite and Buzz can do more things; for example, he thinks he can fly.

Toy Story also conforms to a typical children's film in the way that the atmosphere is consistantly happy until the climax where something goes wrong. In Toy Story Buzz and Woody get left miles away from home and have to try and make it back, it also looks like Buzz isn't going to make it home when he wants to give up. The music in the opening is very cheerful which is also conforming to a usual children's film. The lyrics also suggest what the film is going to be about "you've got a friend in me" it plays these words when Adam had Woody in his hands. When Woody is chucked on the bed the music then stops, this also suggests that perhaps their friendship won't last that long as he is going to open new toys.The ending of the film is stereotypically happy and the problem of Woody and Buzz is resolved and all the toys are friends again.