Aided by gifted actors including Laurie Metcalf, Patricia Arquette, Carl Weathers and June Squibb in even the smallest roles, ‘Toy Story 4’ is astonishing, as its predecessors were, at getting us emotionally involved with G-rated computer-generated images. Who would ever believe that toys could break your heart?

The entire film is constructed around the final 10 minutes whose poetry and melancholic beauty is just overwhelming. In most films, such a moment is achieved with bleak atmospheres, but in Toy Story 4, it is peaceful. You let the moment break you, take you back to where it all began, and comfort you with the fact that it is all over and it is okay to let go. It is touching, emotionally satisfying filmmaking, and a very elegant goodbye to a cinematic universe that has been a big part of 25 years of our lives.

Woody, Buzz and the rest of the crew go on an epic road trip in what could well be their last adventure together

It is a hilarious and heartfelt adventure that carries on the legacy of its original trilogy.

Even for Pixar, this fourth part seems a lazy concession to the exigencies of a profitable enterprise — though the studio with the magic touch does even this better than most.

Pixar’s latest film, starring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, is an anomaly — a fourth entry in a franchise that has only produced masterpieces.

Even in its fourth instalment, Toy Story not only remains highly relevant, but also elevates the franchise to newer highs of cinematic excellence.

What strikes you at the end is that, like every good story, this one remains in your mind space “to infinity and beyond,” much after you leave the theatres. In fact you don’t feel like leaving your seat till the screen blanks out.