The main values conveyed in this film are the friendship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the post-Cold War era. The cowboy sheriff is a typical American symbol, and the image of the astronaut alludes to the Soviet Union/Russia. In the beginning, the disagreement between the two represented the US-Soviet Cold War. Sheriff Woody was the owner's favorite at first (the United States is the world's hegemon), but after the emergence of astronaut Buzz (the rapid development of Soviet aerospace), the US's dominance was suffered. Shake, so the two were in a state of competition and hostility at first.
The bear kid Sid next door symbolizes Nazi Germany, and Sid's horror room alludes to the Nazis' crime of establishing concentration camps. The magic doll in the Nazi room of the bear child can also be understood as Europe after the devastation of World War II. Although it was brutally committed, it is still willing to help the sheriff to rescue the astronauts (reconstruction of the Russian economy in the post-Soviet period).
In the film, an astronaut sees a TV commercial and finds that he is just a toy, making him very depressed. It is a metaphor for the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the economy. Regarding the collapse of astronaut Buzz, Sheriff Woody chose selfless help, combined with the production time of the film, which happened to be the honeymoon period of US-Russian relations after the collapse of the Soviet Union, so such a plot is also reasonable.
In addition, Mr. Potato Head in the film is a very typical Jewish image. At the beginning, the young master asked him to play the image of stealing money, which is a stereotype of Jews. In the film, Mr. Potato Head's facial features have fallen off many times, which also symbolizes the involuntary situation of the Jewish people's destiny for nearly a century.
Another point is that the wallpaper in the bear child Sid’s home is very similar to the national emblem of the United Nations. After contacting the bear child’s mother in the film, he has only heard of it, and has no ability to restrain the bear child’s evil deeds. It is also a symbol. The current situation of the United Nations. When it is impossible to rely on the United Nations, only friendly cooperation between the United States, the Soviet Union and Europe can prevent the Nazis from coming back and a new world war. As for other people Yun Yiyun said that the sheriff is a toy for murderers, it can only be the American people's distrust of the authorities, and this film also means that the authorities have whitewashed themselves.
By the way, the carpet at the bear kid’s house is also a bit like the carpet in "The Shining", and the passage where the sheriff rides across the bear kid’s house is also very similar to the story of Danny riding a bicycle around the hotel in The Shining. This arrangement may have two meanings. The first is that the bear’s house is as scary as the madman’s Winter Mountain Hotel in "The Shining". The second is that there are conspiracy theories that the "The Shining" is related to the US-Soviet Cold War and the US moon landing. , So it is also possible to insinuate this level.
What is ridiculous is that today, more than two decades later, American movies are keen to portray Russia as an imaginary enemy. Sure enough, it is the general trend of the world.
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