Lightyear's Ending Twist Makes Tim Allen Snub Way Worse
WARNING: The article contains spoilers forLightyear.
The dramatic twist in Lightyear only serves to make Disney Pixar's apparent snub of original Buzz actor Tim Allen worse. An origin story of sorts for Toy Story's beloved Buzz Lightyear doll, Lightyear purports to be the 1995 blockbuster movie that originated the character. The real 1995 blockbuster movie that originated Buzz Lightyear, and the ensuing toy craze, was of course Toy Story. Starring Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear and Tom Hanks as Woody, the film depicted the rivalry and eventual friendship between two toys. It has spawned three sequels, each of which was meticulously thought out by Pixar, to avoid merely cashing in on the first movie's success. There's a strong narrative throughline to Pixar's Toy Story movies that reflects both the process of growing up, and even a career trajectory for Woody from being a star employee, to being head hunted, to his happily ever after retirement.
Lightyear doesn't have quite the same universally robust thematic core — instead, it feels more like a Disney+ exclusive than a proper cinematic movie in the Toy Story series. In many respects, the lack of Tim Allen is the least of the movie's problems, especially as the casting of Chris Evans as the «real» Buzz Lightyear makes a good deal of sense, given the character's similarities with overgrown boy scout Captain America, also played by Chis Evans. He's younger than Allen too, so it makes sense to go in a different direction, especially as, in the strange continuity of the movie, Chris Evans is playing a Hollywood actor playing the role of Pixar's Buzz Lightyear. However, there's a key moment in the film that would have logically allowed for Tim Allen to make his return as a
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