Movie Analysis: The Lucifer Effect

Toy Story is a movie about the secret lives that our toys live while we are not busy playing with them. The child that owns the toys in the movie is Andy, and Andy loves all his toys very much, but his favorite toy is a cowboy named Woody. Woody is the authoritative figure in the secret toy society and all the other toys look for advice and guidance from Woody. Andy is moving to a new house so the toys are all worried about accidentally being left behind. Because Andy is moving, his mom schedules his birthday party a week earlier than originally planned so this catches the toys off guard. Andy gets a new toy named Buzz Lightyear, and Buzz is a really cool toy that every kid wants. Andy starts to like Buzz more than Woody so Woody becomes very jealous. Buzz thinks that he is an actual space ranger and not just a toy so Woody spends most of the movie trying to get Buzz to realize he has no powers and he is just a child’s toy. Eventually Buzz realizes he is just a toy after seeing a commercial …show more content…
The Lucifer Effect describes the point in time when a normal person first crosses the line between good and evil to engage in an evil action. It represents a transformation of human character that is significant in its consequences. Woody is a great example of this, because he is a really nice guy and watches out for everyone, but he tries to do a very evil thing by knocking Buzz off the dresser. Another example of the Lucifer Effect is in the same scene, when the other toys are trying to hurt Woody and even kill him. This is a very violent, devious, and evil activity, even though the toys are pretty nice toys. The toys let their emotions get the best of them and did not think rationally. They rationalized their actions by telling themselves that Woody was a bad toy and tried to get rid of Buzz. Rationalization is one big reason good people and decide to do such heinous