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-->'''Lotso:''' She replaced us!

* Woody's "ShutUpHannibal" to Lotso definitely counts.

--> '''Woody:''' She replaced ''YOU''. And if you couldn't have her, no one could!

--> '''Woody:''' She replaced YOU. And if you couldn't have her, then no one could!

** Keep in mind the fact just seconds before Lotso was pushing around Big Baby and yelling his supposed StrawNihilist spiel about how all toys are nothing more than trash inevitably designed to face the dumpster. Big Baby didn't just fight back against Lotso, after finding out he used him, he immediately exposed Lotso as a cowardly hypocritical liar who doesn't believe his own bullshit.

* The adorable little green aliens [[spoiler: [[BigDamnHeroes saving Woody and friends from a fiery fate with]] '''[[BrickJoke THE CLAWWWW!!]]''']] It's a dramatic moment in itself, if a bit of a ''deus ex machina'' -- but then you remember [[spoiler:how they see the Claw, and realise that they've just saved the others from plunging into a fiery pit]]. How often do cute little green toys in a kids' movie [[spoiler: ''[[AGodAmI ascend to godhood]]'']]?
* Barbie gets one as [[spoiler: she interrogates Ken to find out how to restore Buzz. Her method of interrogation: [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment forcing him to watch as she rips all his clothes]]. "No, not the Nehru Jacket!"]]
** Also, before it happens, she gets him into a lockdown and [[spoiler: snaps his neck. BARBIE.]]
* The intro sequence. [[spoiler: Basically it's Andy's playtime in the toy's eyes. In other words, '''''[[UpToEleven it's cranked up to eleven.]]''''' ]]

* Jessie's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler: "This isn't a family, it's a prison! [[ConsummateLiar You're a liar and a bully!]] And I'd rather rot in this dumpster than join any family of yours!"]]
** Which is then followed by Barbie's hilarious epic KirkSummation: [[spoiler: "Jessie's right! Authority should derive from the consent of the governed, not from threat of force!"]]
** [[spoiler: Also followed by Ken: "Everyone, listen! Sunnyside could be cool and groovy if we treated each other fair. It's Lotso! He's made us into a pyramid, and he put himself on top!"]]

* Big Baby channeling [[spoiler: [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Darth Vader killing the Emperor]]]] when throwing [[spoiler: Lotso]] into the dumpster was pretty hardcore.
** [[spoiler: Keep in mind the fact just seconds before Lotso was pushing around Big Baby and yelling his supposed StrawNihilist spiel about how all toys are nothing more than trash inevitably designed to face the dumpster. Big Baby didn't just fight back against Lotso, after finding out he used him, he immediately exposed Lotso as a cowardly hypocritical liar who doesn't believe his own bullshit.]]
* Andy [[spoiler: giving Woody to Bonnie]] at the end.

* Woody's "ShutUpHannibal" to [[spoiler: Lotso]] definitely counts.

** The aftermath of the [[spoiler: incinerator scene]] really sets the seal on his CharacterDevelopment. While Hamm and Slinky are understandably itching to get back at [[spoiler: Lotso]] for what he did, Woody just washes his hands of [[spoiler: Lotso]] in disgust.

* While in a bit of a different theme than the other examples here, and to continue with the meta theme, Pixar gets another for their depiction of [[spoiler: [[FireAndBrimstoneHell the Incinerator]]]], which genuinely feels scary for both the toys and the audience. Pixar, by terrifying moviegoers, continues to prove that they know what they're doing when it comes to making movies.

* When Woody and Buzz [[spoiler: go back to save Lotso in the Garbage Magnet scene]]. But it's not just because they're successful at it and it's also [[UngratefulBastard definitely not because he lives]]. No, it's because [[spoiler: they actively ''knew'' at that point that he was the villain and he had tried to have them thrown away, and yet they still risked their lives to save him with NO hesitation at all]]. That kind of heroism ''deserves'' a spot on this page.

** It's even better than that. The reason he did it? [[spoiler:He thought Woody was flirting with Jessie and he wanted to impress the Cowgirl.]] Give that man a cigar.

** Which is doubly awesome when you consider that the second movie is as good as, if not better than, the first, which is ''[[RuleOfThree trebly]]'' awesome when you consider that the first movie is considered a modern-day classic.

* Another meta-level one goes to director Lee Unkrich who spent the better part of the first few days after the movie's release on {{Twitter}} reading fans' reviews and in many cases, directly responding and thanking them for the support.

* Big Baby channeling [[spoiler: [[ReturnOfTheJedi Darth Vader killing the Emperor]]]] when throwing [[spoiler: Lotso]] into the dumpster was pretty hardcore.

* The adorable little green aliens [[spoiler: [[BigDamnHeroes saving Woody and friends from a fiery fate with]] '''[[BrickJoke THE CLAWWWW!!]]''']]

* Andy [[spoiler: giving Woody to Bonnie]] at the end. Also doubles as a CMoH.

* Andy [[spoiler: giving Woody to Bonnie]] at the end.

* Jessie's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler: "This isn't a family, it's a prison! You're a liar and a bully! And I'd rather rot in this dumpster than join any family of yours!"]]

** The audience burst into applause at that part.
** Not to mention the epic raspberry that followed.

--> '''Woody:''' She replaced YOU. And if you couldn't have her, no one could!

* Spanish Buzz braving falling garbage to save Jesse in the garbage truck, even more impressively [[CrazyAwesome than Buzz normally does everything.]]

* Yet two more meta-examples can be found in the film's box office performance. Yes, it sounds funny, geeky, and a bit stupid. Yes, we know filmmaking is more about entertainment than the money. But, Toy Story 3 becoming the ''highest grossing animated film of all time '''and''' the first to exceed one billion U.S. dollars'' is something that Pixar -- Pixar who we all know and love, and contributed so much to many people's childhoods -- really, really deserve, as their own Moment of Awesome, isn't it? It's a perfect cap to the last fifteen years of win after win after win, and we all want to see Pixar do well because they are ''awesome''. Plus, the film just shows how brilliant they are. Don't deny it -- you were a little bit happy when you heard the news. After all, they've earnt it.

* When Woody and Buzz [[spoiler: go back to save Lotso in the Garbage Magnet scene]]. But it's not just because they're successful at it and it's also [[UngratefulBastard definitely not because he lives]]. No, it's because [[spoiler: they actively ''knew'' at that point that he was the villain and he had tried to kill them, and yet they still risked their lives to save him with NO hesitation at all]]. That kind of heroism ''deserves'' a spot on this page.

** Woody and Buzz, full stop. Their [[TookALevelInBadass development]] over the previous two films culminates into two concentrated beings of pure awesome by the third.

* [[spoiler: Lotso.]] It's a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome in itself that Pixar managed to make a [[spoiler: cute pink teddy bear]] of all things truly menacing.

* Still another meta example: [[spoiler: Toy Story 3 is now the THIRD animated motion picture to get an Oscar nomination for BEST PICTURE!!!!!]]

* Two minor examples: I had never seen the Toy Stories when they came out--I was too occupied with other youthful things and actually might have fallen asleep through it; (or so I thought) when the two came out in 3D I thought they were cheap gimmicks. So when Disney Channel decided yesterday, an offhand Friday to show Toy Story...I was finally converted into a believer. How? From the warm atmosphere of the film, of course. It presented itself like a closed package, waiting for me to open it. From the opening song until the end, something told me Pixar was happy to see me. Giddy with delight, I had the heart to record it--significant because I usually leave movies sitting doomed to unwatchability on my DVR. If it can coax me to watch Toy Story twice on TV and one more time on my DVR, this company isn't just serious about its work, but warmhearted too.