Well, the happiest of endings would have Peter Pan flying in to make Andy and his dog young again and reunite his parents. Then, he'd disappear in a cloud of Pixie dust saying, "Bye, kids. There's an old yellow dog out there whose rabies I need to cure."
Seriously, to have the toys dispersed among a bunch of kids, each delighted to get one nice toy, would be by far the happier and more humane ending.
Now, if Toy Story 3 had been made by Spielberg, the toys would emerge at the dump from a line of crowded garbage trucks to stare at the belching chimney in the distance. Then, you'd cut to Andy and all the other college kids home from break saying, "Hey, ma, where are my toys?" And ma would reply, "Your toys, are they gone? I hadn't really noticed. I probably gave them away." And Andy would think about that for a minute, think about saying something, decide against it, and then go enjoy his break.
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