Toy Story 3 fans will recall the climactic scene when the toys are about to fall into the incinerator. Some guy named Justin Wallin turned to Final Cut Pro, made this scene the last shot in the film and showed it to his worldly mom, who was shocked and appalled. (What are the odds she’s an undecided voter?) I would have been worshipping Toy Story 3 on my knees if John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich and Michael Arndt had gone with this ending.
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