History YMMV / ToyStory4

* AwardSnub:
** While somewhat contested that it beat ''WesternAnimation/{{Klaus}}'' for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards, there was a small amount of both confusion was dissension when it didn’t win Best Animated Film at the Golden Globes (''WesternAnimation/MissingLink'' won and ''Klaus'' wasn’t even nominated).

** While generally considered the weakest of the four films, it still was definitely praised enough by audiences and critics that it could've also been a decent contender for a Best Picture nomination in its own right too (maybe even Best Adapted Screenplay as well). It definitely wouldn’t have had the best claim for it though certainly unlike its predecessors (especially in the same year that ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' itself wasn’t nominated for anything but Best Visual Effects).

* AwardSnub: While generally considered the weakest of the four films, it still was definitely praised enough by audiences and critics that it could've also been a decent contender for a Best Picture nomination in its own right too. It definitely wouldn’t have had the best claim for it though certainly unlike its predecessors (especially in the same year that ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' itself wasn’t nominated for anything but Best Visual Effects).

* TheWoobie: [[spoiler: Gabby Gabby. "Born" with a defective voice box, [[GoodAllAlong she is really a sweet and loving toy]] whose antagonism stems from her [[IJustWantToBeLoved desperation to experience the love of a child]], specifically Harmony. When she does get noticed by Harmony after getting her voice box fixed, [[BrokenPedestal she was callously dismissed as uninteresting, shattering her dreams]]. When she is found by a lost little girl, and successfully earns her love, [[EarnYourHappyEnding there is no doubt she earned it]].]]

%% Please do not add any Broken Base or Base-Breaking Characters entries until at least six months after the release date. Remember that Broken Base is for prolonged conflicts and that any entries right now are kneejerk reactions.

* FanonDiscontinuity: There are several fans who pretend that this movie is not canon and that the third film was the actual grand finale of the franchise. Especially with regards to the controversial ending.

** In a way-- the film extends the pre-existing "Never travel with Tom Hanks" meme.

* ToyShip: Woody and Bo, quite literally.

* Toy ship: Woody and Bo, quite literally.

* TheWoobie: [[spoiler: Gabby Gabby. Born with a defective voice box, [[GoodAllAlong she is really a sweet and loving toy]] whose antagonism stems from her [[IJustWantToBeLoved desperation to experience the love of a child]], specifically Harmony. When she does get noticed by Harmony after getting her voice box fixed, [[BrokenPedestal she was callously dismissed as uninteresting, shattering her dreams]]. When she is found by a lost little girl, and successfully earns her love, [[EarnYourHappyEnding there is no doubt she earned it]].]]

** [[https://youtu.be/i0v3If6pirI "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy"]] is the film's end credits song, with vocals by Music/ChrisStapleton, that essentially serves as a theme for Woody and the emotional journey he's crossed throughout the series. Newman also [[https://youtu.be/obQ6KG2NHn8 sung a version of his own for the soundtrack]].

** Buzz's [[TookALevelInDumbass Taking A Level In Dumbass]] is theorized to be a result of brain damage from [[spoiler:repeatedly being reset and having a TV fall on him]] in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3''.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Gabby Gabby really a tragic villain who never got a chance to be loved? Or was she just a selfish, greedy little brat who felt entitled to get what she wants by all means necessary? Particularly with how she [[spoiler:convinces Woody to give up his voicebox using what she learned about him from Forky]]; whether it qualifies as mutual understanding, emotional manipulation e.g. SocialEngineering, or [[TakeAThirdOption both]] varies from person to person. If anything, her portrayal as a "crime boss" of sorts in the comic where she is implied to run a protection racket granting passage to toys getting in her path seems to add credence to her (initially) bratty character.
* AngstWhatAngst: [[spoiler: Andy's toys aren't really too worked up about Woody leaving them for good. Jessie and Buzz have emotional reactions, but the others rather quickly accept that their friend, leader, and protector for most of their lives for the last two decades is leaving them forever after they spent the last 24 hours worrying sick about him.]]

** [[HeroOfAnotherStory Bo Peep's adventures]] during the seven-year TimeSkip between the night when she was donated and meeting up with Woody again is also the source of many potential interesting storylines, considering that she basically went through pretty much the same thing Woody and his gang did offscreen and even ends up leading her own band of toys as well. This includes both her arms and her staff being broken, not necessarily all at the same time, and having to tape them back together. The latter is set to be answered in an upcoming Disney+ miniseries.

* BrokenBase: In the film's opening flashback, the younger Andy's new design bears little resemblance to how he appeared in the first two films. Some fans find this change to be [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks jarring and unnecessary]], while others have pointed out that Andy's original design [[UncannyValley hasn't aged very well]], and that this new version looks more like the older Andy that was seen in ''Toy Story 3''.

* AngstWhatAngst: [[spoiler: Andy's toys aren't really too worked up about Woody leaving them for good. Jessie and Buzz have emotional reactions, but the others rather quickly accept that their friend, leader, and protector for most of their lives for the last two decades is leaving them forever after they spent the last 24 hours worrying sick about him. In fairness, they've also seen him reunited with his lost love, so they know he's in good hands.]]

** People reacting negatively to official Forky toys, often commenting that doing an actual Forky toy with the actual materials he's originally created would be clearly cheaper.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Social media went a bit nuts over a brief flashback to Andy as a kid in the trailer where he didn't look quite the same. This, in turn, led to theories that this wasn't Andy, but rather, his son, and the shot came from towards the end of the film, but this was {{Jossed}} by the finished film, much to some fans' annoyance. Others have pointed out that the older version of kid Andy was very UncannyValley and that he looks much better here (as well as closer to how he looked in ''Toy Story 3'').

* AngstWhatAngst: [[spoiler:Andy’s toys aren’t really too worked up about Woody leaving them for good. Jessie and Buzz have emotional reactions, but the others rather quickly accept that their friend, leader, and protector for most of their lives for the last two decades is leaving them forever after they spent the last 24 hours worrying sick about him.]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The film brings back Bo Peep, a much-loved character despite her small amount of screen time in the first two films who was missing from the third film. Her presence provides much-needed clarity on her disappearance because even though the third film implies she was sold or donated, the wording is just ambiguous enough that many fans were worried she had been broken and were relieved to see her alive and well.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Some people have criticized the film for rehashing the plots of the previous films like Woody getting lost in a creepy place with a new toy surrounded by creepy-looking toys, he's trailed by a villain that wants to use him her own self-serving goals, and the other toys make an attempt to rescue Woody before it's too late.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Bonnie, to a degree. After the big emotional ending in ''Toy Story 3'' where Andy makes the ultimate sacrifice and gives Woody to Bonnie at her request, it's immediately revealed in ''Toy Story 4'' that Bonnie specifically neglects Woody in favor of all of her other toys. While this is realistic behavior for a child, it has rubbed many fans the wrong way since they see Bonnie's poor treatment of Woody as a HappyEndingOverride that cheapens Andy's sacrifice, especially when she visibly accepted his offer to take care of Woody for him.

* ToughActToFollow: This was unavoidable since the film is coming right off the near universally acclaimed ''Toy Story 3''. Pixar seemed to have anticipated this, as many elements of ''4'' (the different setting, the focus on new characters over old ones, the ''much'' lighter tone, and the emphasis on characterization/dialogue over action) seem to be made with the intent of letting the film stand on its own instead of stacking it against ''3''. Overall ''Toy Story 4'' has been acclaimed by critics and a number of fans who consider it a worthy follow up. However, for many fans, the shadow of ''Toy Story 3'' [[ContestedSequel still looms over it]].

** What if Andy comes back to reclaim his toys and doesn’t see Woody anywhere?

** Outside of Woody, Buzz and Bo Peep, the original cast get very little screen time. This is especially egregious considering this is stated to be the last installment of the franchise. Their spending most of the movie literally in the back seat is a quite apt visual metaphor. The same goes for Bonnie's original toys, as most of them have bit parts near the beginning and end of the film and not much else. People like Creator/DougWalker were especially turned off by this and think that calling the film "Toy Story" with the other toys being pushed to the sidelines seems rather misleading, and that the film may have worked more if the title was named after Woody since he's the only main character who gets much focus.

** Outside of Woody, Buzz and Bo Peep, the original cast get very little screen time. This is especially egregious considering this is stated to be the last installment of the franchise. Their spending most of the movie literally in the back seat is a quite apt visual metaphor. The same goes for Bonnie's original toys, as most of them have bit parts near the beginning and end of the film and not much else.

* HilariousInHindsight: Nearly a month after the premiere, the Comic-Con announcement of ''Thor: Love and Thunder'' confirmed that another Disney-owned movie franchise would enter TrilogyCreep with a movie in which a LoveInterest absent from the third installment TookALevelInBadass.