The 2010 movie that left Tom Hanks deeply moved: “It rang so perfectly”
Tom Hanks said Toy Story 3 moved him because it captured the sadness of a parent watching a child leave home. The film’s quiet scene of Andy’s mother in his empty room resonated with Hanks as one of his children was heading to university.
Released in 2010 after an 11-year gap since Toy Story 2, the film explored growing up and leaving childhood behind. It earned more than $1 billion worldwide, and Hanks praised the animators for making the mother’s pain feel profound.
- Hanks related to Andy’s mother as his own child left for university.
- Toy Story 3 came 11 years after the previous film.
- The film grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.