Throughout this film, nobody was happy. After a series of fragmented and chronologically confusing events, our protagonist finally made peace with this so-called life and found his salvation in art. After all, what can you do about life but to live it.
"It's like Vegas. Sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down, but in the end the house always wins. Doesn't mean you didn't have fun."
The genius of Woody is he sees the negativity, yet instead of shoving the hard truth into people's faces, he offers the world the lens of humor and imagination, through which the negativity is accessible and easy to chew on, and most importantly, substantial. The magical potion distilled from his mental storage is just perfect for a cheerful pessimist like me. It serves like a temporary antidote whose effect lasts for the ample duration of this whole movie.
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