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'Toy Story 5 taught my kids the wrong lesson I'm so annoyed by ending'

CONTAINS SPOILERS: A mum shared her disappointment in Toy Story 5 for teaching her children the 'wrong lesson' - but some people believe she is missing the big picture

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When settling into a cinema seat with your family, you hope the film you've paid to see lives up to expectations. But one mum has shared her disappointment after claiming the highly anticipated Toy Story 5 taught her children the "wrong lesson" - leaving her with an even bigger battle over screen time at home.

Following on from the previous films, the latest Pixar instalment sees Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang facing a new challenge in the world of play - technology. The toys soon realise children would rather spend hours on their tablets, known as LilyPad devices in the film, than play with traditional toys, leaving them watching from the sidelines. As the story unfolds, the toys learn that technology and traditional play can work alongside one another, with each offering children different benefits and life skills.

However, one mum believes her children took away a very different message.

Instead of being inspired to put down their tablets and play with their toys, she says they came away believing technology was the hero of the story.

Posting on Reddit's Mommit forum, the frustrated parent said: "I was so p***ed off at the ending of this movie. Why couldn't the iPad be a villain they defeated at the end? They had full-on villains they defeated in the other Toy Story movies.

"No, instead it gets accepted by the other toys. I was just really disappointed and thought this one would have a lesson."

She explained she had paid to take her children to see the film in the hope it would encourage them to spend less time on screens and more time playing with their toys - but believes it had the opposite effect.

She added: "My kids' favourite character from this movie? The LilyPad (iPad device). 'She's a good guy! See, the other toys accepted her!'

"The most worrying part? Bonnie's parents didn't even try to restrict it. It came away with the lesson that because it could potentially connect kids with strangers... that's somehow a good thing.

"So the moral of the story was that iPads are a good way to connect to strangers."

While some parents agreed with her concerns, others argued the film's message was about finding a healthy balance between technology and traditional play.

One parent replied: "Maybe the lesson is for parents to be more proactive about monitoring what their children are doing on their tablets."

Another added: "I loved the movie. Devices aren't going anywhere for the majority of kids. But we don't own any devices for our kids. If you want them off them, take them away. They will need a detox."

A third wrote: "Taking children to watch a movie on a screen to inspire them to use fewer screens?

"Use the parental controls to limit their tablet time and access.

"LilyPad isn't portrayed as evil because she's not evil. The parents in the movie shouldn't have given their elementary-aged child unmonitored chat access."

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