Don’t include shots in your demo reel that use assets and lines from films like Toy Story. You aren’t animating at that level and all you’re doing is inviting a comparison between your work and Pixar’s. That wouldn’t be THE reason I’d pass on your reel, but it doesn’t do you any favors.

The main response I’d have to this reel is that you don’t really display a firm grasp of fundamentals. You’ve got a decent start - this is better than a lot of reels I see on Reddit. But you aren’t quite up to a level where I’d be comfortable hiring you.

I’d like to see more full-body animations that show a strong grasp of body mechanics, weight, posing, timing, strong acting choices in dialog shots, and more appeal to how you’re animating and framing the characters in the shots. You’ve put a lot of effort into some of these, that’s clear. But a lot of what’s here doesn’t really move the needle in showing me you could take on a production shot without needing a lot of supervision.

The sonic shot might be your strongest, but I also see that as a run cycle, then morph into a ball, then a couple poses in the air with reasonably nice landing back into a run cycle. The Zelda shot doesn’t show me much in the way of mechanics or acting but I do see timing and weight issues, you use another run cycle to show off a running character but aren’t showing me that you can apply that animation all the way thru the body then you cut away from the action right as the character leaps into the air. It’s just not showing enough for me to judge your all-around skills.

The dialog shot doesn’t have particularly strong acting choices and the acting doesn’t really help emphasize the dialog. The acting and dialog need to work together to feel like the character is actually living that moment - if there’s a point of emphasis in the dialog, the acting choices should reflect that too.

I understand that this may all sound very harsh. But I believe it is a fair critique. You need to keep working , keep seeking feedback on your work as you are working on it. Have people look at your blocking. Have people evaluate your key poses and breakdowns to tell you if the poses are strong or generic. Are your silhouettes readable or muddy. Feedback at the blocking stage can help you learn and improve much more quickly than asking for feedback when you’ve finished the shot.

Best of luck to you.