History Headscratchers / ToyStory2

*** They didn't buy it. They clearly thought he was insane, especially when he gave the "galactic ranger" speech. The other toys humor Buzz's delusions because they like him and don't mind it nearly as much as Woody does. It's the "falling with style" scene that does it, really. Buzz sufficiently impressed the other toys enough that they didn't really care that he was nuts. Woody however, was still smarting from being so callously knocked off the bed in favor of Buzz.

** In regards to the graphics:
*** There's no indication that the graphics look that good in-universe, the audience could just be perceiving them that way because they're animated the same way as the rest of the movie.
*** In other words, it's a fantasy sequence done solely to give audiences a more immersive experience. Rex and Buzz (the Toy version) are simply visualising a more naturalistic environment as the game is being played. That's what audiences are supposed to do with fiction even if it doesn't look real.
*** In a world with sentient toys, is it that much of a stretch for video games to have more advanced graphics than their real-world counterparts?

** [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Japan likes American culture almost as much as the US likes Japanese culture]]. The whole point of museums are to acquire unique and distinctive collections that represent things that their patrons wouldn't ordinarily see; as such, the more unique, international and varied, the better. Plus, it's not out of character for a country that has [[https://www.kiseichu.org/e-top a museum dedicated to parasites]].

The movie is clearly set at some point in the 90's, and the game console Rex is playing is clearly shown to be a UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem sitting on top of Andy's TV. So how the ''hell'' is the thing able to output graphics decades ahead of its time and on par with a freakin ''UsefulNotes/PlayStation4'' game?! Not even a Super FX chip equipped game could even come ''close'' to that kind of fidelity, and a SNES definetely couldn't run a high quality FMV heavy game (i.e. ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'') if that was the approach they were going for. Heck, how is Rex even able to play the thing when we clearly see that the system doesnt even have a cartridge in the slot or controllers plugged in, and that the power switch isnt even on?!

*** Then why bother to have a toy gun where you shoot a dart out? Buzz has his laser ("little bulb that blinks") and even Mr. Potato Head is shown to hold a gun at the beginning of the first movie. Even Zurg has a weapon.

* Why is there a toy gun even that an upset Jessie uses to shot onto the cardboard cutout of Woody. Woody does have a holster but his hands don’t make a pose to put a gun in when he’s in toy form. Jessie doesn’t have a holster and Pete was "mint in the box. Never been opened" so the gun couldn’t have belonged to either of them.
** Maybe there were a few episodes of Woody's Roundup were the characters did use a gun like that (obviously in a way that wouldn't have looked too violent for 1950s children's programming) but not enough for a gun to be included as an added accessory with the toys.

* Why is there a toy gun even that an upset Jessie uses to shot onto the cardboard cutout of Woody. Woody does have a holster but his hands don’t make a pose to put a gun in when he’s in toy form. Jessie doesn’t have a holster and Pete was "mint in the box. Never been opened" so the gun couldn’t have belonged to either of them.

* Al's a toy collector who primarily sells completed collections containing all the accessories in as pristine a quality as possible (hence making such a big deal out of Woody having his paint intact and having his hat and vest), so he's probably pretty well off; with how much toy collectors value having complete collections of toys, especially with all their accessories intact and the boxes, he likely earns a pretty penny selling them on top of all the revenue he'd be earning from running Al's Toy Barn. And rich people ''love'' owning vintage cars.

* Al's a toy collector who primarily sells completed collections containing all the accessories in as pristine a quality as possible (hence making such a big deal out of Woody having his paint intact and having his hat and vest), so he's probably pretty well off; with how much toy collectors value having complete collections of toys, especially with all their accessories intact and the boxes, he likely earns a pretty penny selling them on top of all the revenue he'd be earning from running Al's Toy Barn. And rich people *love* owning vintage cars.

* Maybe Al is trying to save money to buy a modern one. But take [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Vanzilla]] for example. The Louds had that old van passed down as an heirloom starting with Lynn Sr.’s grandfather.

* Maybe Al is trying to save money to buy a modern one. But take [[WesternAnimation/{{TheLoudHouse}} Vanzilla]] for example. The Louds had that old van passed down as an heirloom starting with Lynn Sr.’s grandfather.

*** Viewers who haven't seen the second film won't understand plenty of things. The movie mostly made references to the first one, but obviously people who didn't see ''2'' shouldn't expect to get everything. Especially who Jessie and Bullseye are, and when Andy ever got a hold of any of those Pizza Planet alien toys. Or why [[spoiler: Potato Head calls them "[my] boys!" at the end.]] But I agree with the avoiding confusion about which Buzz is which.

[[WMG: How does Al manage to daily drive a 1950's car? Even by 1999, wouldn't it be difficult to find parts or anyone who can work on one? Plus, he lives in an apartment with no garage and leaves his car parked outside.]]

** Plus, it's not exactly as if he's running a massively expensive advertising campaign there. It involves him dressing up in a chicken suit, basically. They probably didn't have time or cash for a lot of reshoots, and he was probably inconsolable at having lost the centrepieces of his toy collection, and thus his chance at making millions of dollars. They were probably forced to run what they had.

* During the airport scene, Stinky Pete re-rips Woody's arm and threatens to cut him in pieces (until he is stopped by Buzz and the gang). He even says, "If he fixed you once, he can fix you again." But who does he expect will fix Woody once they get to Japan? Geri is obviously not accompanying Al to Japan and Al apparently doesn't have the same skills to repair Woody on his own. In fact, when Woody's arm first came off, Al freaked out. So who would put Woody back together again now? Did Pete expect Al to find somebody in Japan who could fix him as well as Al's cleaner did?