It turns out that even in non-toy form, Buzz Lightyear is kind of a jerk.
At least human Buzz Lightyear’s disposition matches up with the action figure we were first introduced to in 1995’s “Toy Story” who truly believed he was a Star Command space ranger. That Buzz was all self-assured bravado that bordered on delusion before he finally accepted that he was, in fact, a toy and began to lighten up a bit.
The Buzz Lightyear that we meet in Pixar’s “Lightyear,” out in theaters Friday, is an experienced space ranger with a similarly rigid worldview and inability to play well with others. There are definitely moments throughout the film where you have to marvel at Pixar’s boldness in making such a beloved character and this film’s ostensible hero so profoundly flawed.
