In case you missed it, the first Toy Story 4 teaser was released today โ and it looks like all your fav toys are coming along for the ride.
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But at the end of the teaser, we meet a ~brand new character~ to the Toy Story universe: A plastic spork named Forky.
That's right โ he's a plastic spork with googley eyes and pipe cleaner arms. And he's going to be one of the movie's main characters. Okay!
Naturally, people are obsessed with how absurd this all is. He's literally just a spork!
DISNEY SHAREHOLDERS: okay how are you guys gonna top Toy Story 3!? PIXAR: Buzz & Woody get a new friend! SHAREHOLDERS: great! What is it? PIXAR: itโs a plastic fork. SHAREHOLDERS: okay but seriously. PIXAR: its name is Forky. SHAREHOLDERS: ...weโre gonna be so rich PIXAR: https://t.co/6oqvSCP89m
But people are relating hard.
Me in literally any social situation. #ToyStory4
The gay community has already claimed him as one of their own.
Forky is a gay icon. Note the ๐ on his foot and how his crippling anxiety (โI donโt belong here!โ) is triggered by โBoth Sides Now.โ https://t.co/kqWutfOJ5U
But EVERYONE sees a little bit of themselves in Forky.
Weโre all Forky.
And while he might just be a simple utensil, his storyline sounds...surprisingly deep??? Toy Story 4 will follow Forky as he grapples with whether he actually counts as a toy, and wonders why he's been given life on earth.
Toy Story 4 is about a spork named Forky having an existential crisis because a child carelessly granted him sentience by gluing googling eyes to him. I didn't make any of that up. That's the plot, and I am HYPED. https://t.co/jjwwiQ4yOP
Your college philosophy professor could NEVER!
In Toy Story 4, Forky is brought into existence against his will, having being animated by circumstances beyond his control. In this paper, we will contrast Forky's experiences to the writings of Nietzsche, Camus, and Satre in order to
Terrified, confused, and full of existential dread...Forky really IS all of us.
Same Forky, same.
Forky's debut hasn't been without its controversies, though. Lots of people are upset because Forky is technically a spork, not a fork.
still trying to figure out why there's a new Toy Story character made out of a spork, but Bonnie named him Forky, not Sporky https://t.co/obAJc6AGB7
Just let a spork be a spork, Pixar.
Calling a spork "Forky" only reinforces repressive, reactionary utensil norms.
Still, we're all very excited to meet you next summer, Forky!!!
Toy Story 1-3: Embrace capitalism, for the deepest love is to be had with objects of consumption. Toy Story 4: Dismantle capitalism. Return to the folk objects of early humans. Forky is not a toy, but a tool with which to overthrow the manufacturers who have led us astray.