Inside Out
Inside Out
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.
Varun reviewedOctober 19, 2024
The first time I watched this movie at age 16, I thought it was perfect because I had also moved to a new country so it was relatable and my parents also loved the movie. Rewatching this again 9 years later as an adult, the movie is still good but not great. The plot of Riley moving to a new place is a good opportunity for storytelling but they only focus on the very early days of adjusting and don’t show any lingering after effects it could have. Something also feels very off as the audience is not really sure how much autonomy Riley really has when the emotions inside her have immense control and are having their own separate journey. I feel like there was so much potential to explore and teach more about the inner workings of the human mind. But I won’t complain too much, I still think for a kid’s movie they did a really good job to make the movie entertaining while depicting fun portrayals of the different aspects of a person. Bing Bong is also a very endearing character, loved his addition. I nearly shed a tear when the goofy island broke down. The comedy is also decent. I like the fact that this is one of those kids movies that you can watch with your parents who really appreciate and understand the themes and spark topics of conversation. I’ll be watching the sequel soon and I’m really hoping that this time around the story and lessons are much more complex and treated with special care for the deeper meanings and nuances because it’s 2024 and people are now way more educated about human psychology.