Although health foods and advice was promised for this week, I’m taking a break. Sorry, readers. But this time, I feel that discussing out generation is a much more important topic.

Woody and Buzz Lightyear are two characters that are known to almost anyone in the English-speaking world. They weren’t just Disney characters to us; they made us all wonder what our toys do when we leave the room. After seeing Toy Story for the first time, kids all over the country would hide outside their bedroom doors, waiting the opportune moment to sneak up on talking toys. Toy Story defined, and somewhat still does define, our generation.

Then they came out with Toy Story 2, which just continued to introduce more characters to our toy-speaking world. Jessie and Bullseye added to the gang, and gave us the theory that toys have feelings, too.

Toy Story 3 was the latest to come out, and was timed perfectly. The ten-year gap was questioned, but after seeing the movie, it was perfect. Andy graduated high school and went to college the same time I did. Meaning, of course, I cried like a baby at the end. After seeing the third movie in the series, I was satisfied. The series was over, and, in my opinion, that was all there was to it.

Now, they are releasing a fourth Toy Story. Although it hasn’t been official, and the plot is still not released, it is all over the Internet and the news. I may be alone in this statement, but what is the need for a fourth? There were some rumors floating around about following Andy’s younger sister, as she is still young. But it definitely isn’t the same.

Andy and his talking toys encompass our generation. At first, I thought the sequel to Toy Story was a bit far-fetched, but they pulled it off. Then they even pulled off the third one. But a fourth? No.

And then there’s the Monsters Inc. 2 “Monsters University” coming out this summer. However, this I am excited for. They left the ending of the first Monsters Inc. open for a sequel, and I was looking forward to seeing how they do it. Although, this movie is technically a “prequel” to the first, it can still be done, and still works.

What bothers me about this is when younger kids say they are excited and have been “waiting their whole lives” for this sequel. Excuse me, but you didn’t even know what movies were when the first Monsters Inc. came out. So, I don’t really think you’ve been waiting your “entire” life.

Don’t get me wrong: it’s nice that people are still appreciating the classics. But that’s the thing – they are classics. They should be left as they are. Like I said, in some cases it can work; but in others it can’t.

What about Finding Nemo 2? How are they going to make that a sequel? The whole point of the film is FINDING Nemo. He’s been found. Is he going to get lost again? Then the series will turn into the Hangover series – if you’ve seen the first one, you’ve seen the second one. Having a sequel kind of defeats the purpose of the title itself. And you can’t have a prequel. There really isn’t anything more to the story that isn’t told in the film.

My point is that some movies can have sequels, if done correctly. But classics are meant as classics, not series. Having sequels and prequels and trilogies take away from the magic that was first created with these masterpieces – these masterpieces that deserve to be as the are. I can understand the point of maybe not wanting people to forget the greatness, but a sequel doesn’t necessarily need to be made in order for that to happen. How do you remember the classics? Simple: watch them. That’s right, whip out the VHS and the old Disney movies and have yourself a Disney movie marathon. What could be better?