'Toy Story' Returns for a Fifth Installment... Praised as "Classic Pixar"

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Here is the movie news for this week. 'Toy Story' has returned after seven years, and a French film depicting the difficult life of a bicycle rider in Paris has also been released.

Reporter Lee Joo-hyung has the story.

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[Toy Story 5 / Director: Andrew Stanton / Starring (Voices): Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Greta Lee]

Just as things often hit a limit after three tries, franchise films usually start to feel tiresome once they go beyond the third installment.

However, 'Toy Story,' the first-ever 100% 3D CG film that debuted over 30 years ago, shows that this might not always be the case.

Returning after seven years, 'Toy Story 5' sheds light on the current era where children's favorite toys have changed.

Longtime protagonists Woody and Jessie realize that their status is being significantly shaken by the newly introduced tablet devices.

As the characters navigate these challenges, the story unfolds with the witty, warm, and touching narrative style unique to Pixar.

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[The Story of Souleymane / Director: Boris Lojkine / Starring: Abou Sangare]

Watching the precarious and unstable life of a young Black man on screen is almost painful.

Yet, in a world that has become globalized in similar ways everywhere, the events in the film do not feel like a story from a distant land.

Souleymane is a bicycle food delivery worker in Paris. Because he is in the process of applying for asylum, he cannot be legally employed and instead buys someone else's account to sustain a life that could be cut off at any moment.

Rather than a mere "experience of life's workplace," this film offers a glimpse into the loneliness and cruelty of life faced by a 27-year-old in the desperate reality of his existence. It is a film where the young man's confession at the end cuts deep into the heart.

With no musical score, this is a feature film that feels more like a documentary than a documentary itself. 'The Story of Souleymane' is the original title of this film.

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[Chung-Chung-Chung / Director: Han Chang-rok / Starring: Joo Min-hyung, Baek Ji-hye]

'Chung-Chung-Chung' is a Korean independent film that drew attention at last year's Busan International Film Festival. It explores the world through the eyes of teenagers with an experimental style characteristic of a feature film directorial debut.

The title carries meanings such as impulse (chung-dong), collision (chung-dol), and shock (chung-gyeok).

The film received praise from the Seoul Independent Film Festival jury, who described it as "a work that captures the anxiety, isolation, and conflict experienced by the contemporary young generation with unhesitating sensibility."

(Video Editing: Jung Sung-hoon)
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