Toy Story 5 takes aim at creepy AI toys: ‘I’m always listening’

When the first Toy Story movie was released in 1995, Google didn’t yet exist and Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy. No one would have predicted that more than thirty years later, Pixar would still be producing Toy Story movies, and no one could have known that the final installment in the series would pit Buzz Lightyear and the bald Woody against an evil AI tablet called the Lilypad.

But sure enough, Toy Story 5 Old school toys like Mrs. Potato Head, Rex and Slinky Dog face off against the evil threat technology.

The trailer shows Bonnie, the little girl who inherited Andy’s toys when he left for college toy story 2is playing outside with her toys when a surprise package arrives containing a Lilypad tablet. She becomes completely enamored with the tablet, not even looking up from the screen when her parents tell her her screen time is up.

the Toy Story 5 The trailer makes Lilypad – or Lily – a sinister villain. When Jessie confronts the Tablet about Bonnie’s health, Lily doesn’t seem to care, so the Cowgirl demands that the Tablet listen to her.

“I’m always listening,” Lily says ominously, repeating Jesse’s emotional speech in a computerized tone… and then translating it into Spanish.

“Technology has invaded our home,” Jessie told Woody. “I’m going to lose Bonnie to this device.”

Woody answers: “Toys are for playing, but technology is for everything.”

He could Toy Story 5 Will it capture the hearts of young children and make them think twice about the consequences of excessive screen time? That might be a stretch. But at least it gives them something to watch that doesn’t numb their minds like Cocomelon.