Directed and Written by : Pete Docter, Ronaldo Del Carmen
Starring : Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dias
Release Date : June 17, 2015
This movie has a very clever idea for a story concept that imagines a person's emotions as individual personalities; not unlike the TV show "Herman's Head." They do a fantastic job with the way they visually and metaphorically depict the emotions of Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, as well as personalities, memories, dreams, and imagination. It's all just adorably charming, equally fascinating, and amazing to look at.
Of course there's quite a bit of suspension of disbelief imagining that emotions have their own personalities, but that's neither here nor there. Everyday can be a constant struggle to juggle our emotions, and this story is just a visual representation of that. Thankfully it's a story that has a lot of fun with the concept, and a lot of heart. We equally get to feel invested with the human character Riley, and each of the characters that represent her emotions.
Considering the story's subject matter, this movie has plot points that should generate particular emotions from it's audience. Depending on your own personal life experiences, some of those scenes might play with your emotions a lot more than others. There are situations that happen here that children wouldn't understand, but adults would. Some introspective themes definitely happen, and only makes the film better.
There's a lot that I loved about "Inside Out," and it is arguably an instant favorite of mine in the impressive catalog of Pixar films. It really plays well to my nostalgic and melancholic personality, as well as to my creative and emotional side. Oh, "the feels."
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P.S. "Lava," the Pixar short that opened for this movie is also fantastic!
