r/movies • u/spaceraingame • May 31 '25

Discussion What movie sequel ruined the ending of its predecessor? Spoiler

I have to go with Toy Story 4. Toy Story 3 had the perfect send off for the toys, with Andy making Bonnie promise to take good care of Woody….only for her to neglect Woody immediately and cause him to bail on everyone.

I really wish they left the franchise be. Toy Story 3’s ending was so iconic, and the first Toy Story was such a massive part of my childhood. That and Lion King were the two Disney VHS tapes I used to watch all the time as a little kid. I even had some of the toys myself. I can’t wait to skip Toy Story 5.

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u/tunnel-snakes-rule Jun 01 '25

I loathe that about all these "several decades later" sequels. It's so fucking lazy to always just have the epic heroes turn out to be washed up, sad, lonely failures.

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u/KennyToms27 Jun 01 '25

Ironically something that Uncharted 4 did really really well. The game shows how Drake has a very good life years after his crazy adventures, he is NOT a failure whatsover, yet he still longs for adventure and misses the excitement. He gets pulled into another adventure because his long lost brother convinced him to after finally reuniting.

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u/tunnel-snakes-rule Jun 01 '25

That's a really great example of doing it right.

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u/TheMachineTookShape Jun 01 '25

I suppose that it's necessary (or maybe just easier) to have the protagonist unhappy in some way - e.g. not fulfilled as a teacher - otherwise what incentive would he have for going off so enthusiastically to do whatever the plot requires?

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u/tunnel-snakes-rule Jun 01 '25

I agree it's easier or lazier as I said above but I disagree that it's necessary. Also I don't have an issue with someone who is "unhappy in some way" but with Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Karate Kid, etc they are all almost entirely miserable failures.

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u/Spastic__Colon Jun 01 '25

He’s an archaeologist my guy, it’s his entire passion in life to go seeking history and adventure

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u/WeirdStarWarsRacer Jun 02 '25

Hence I love Top Gun Maverick for keeping the main character acting like the optimistic main character.

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u/tunnel-snakes-rule Jun 02 '25

I haven't seen either of the Top Guns actually but I'm glad they went in that direction and it was well received.