Because I currently live in the UK, some movies come out at odd times. Inside Out just came out here even though it has been out in the States for a month. I finally saw this movie and I have one reaction for Inside Out.
Inside Out was fantastic. Pixar did it again and I think they outdid themselves. I absolutely loved this movie, but first I want to talk about the short that played before the movie.
I loved this short and I forgot that they do this. Its been a while since I last saw a Pixar movie in a theater so I wasn't expecting this. I loved the short story and thought it was beautiful that the whole piece was done in song. It is a simple love story and was strikingly, gorgeously animated. The short animated film is an art in its own right and this one is awesome.
Now lets get back to the main feature. Inside out was great and was great for a number of reasons:
1. Characters.
The characters in this film were an achievement. The characters are emotions, so going in I questioned how they were going to bring these emotions to life as full fledged characters. How do you give a full range of emotions to a character that is supposed to be a single emotion? Can you give joy fear, anger, sadness? These were my questions going into the film and boy were they answered. The film makers did a great job giving each emotion character motivations and overall personality with complex emotions. Joy could be happy and sad and confused and angry and afraid. Their most significant trait was their base emotion, which makes sense, but they carefully crafted each character into full blown complex characters.
2. The Premise
The premise of this movie is really unique. It follows a group of characters, which control the emotions of a person, who live inside a young girl, Reilly's, brain. They help control the emotional reactions of Reilly and and make sure that she lives as great a life as possible. I love the idea of a story that follows the shenanigans and adventures of the emotions in Reilly's head. It was great.
3. The Story
The story in this film was great and it was based on two interlocking stories. Reilly and her family moved from Minnesota to San Francisco and her story followed how she dealt with the changes in her life. The other story was about the mistakes and subsequent adventure that Reilly's emotions went on. The two stories tied together because just as Reilly made the move, problems began to happen for the emotions which in turn caused more problems for Reilly. As more and more went wrong for the emotions, Reilly's experiences in San Fran got worse. The story did a great job getting the audience invested in all the characters and the audience cared what happened to everyone.
Inside Out was amazing and once again Pixar was not afraid of dealing with complex concepts. The film deals with complex emotions and can be seen as an example of how emotions work. It shows how emotions are not simple and have complex and different results. I could really see this film being used to teach kids about emotions and used to help kids control, rationalize, and understand their own feelings. The film even deals with death and the emotions that result from that. I thought this film was really powerful and potentially one of the most influential Pixar films yet. It had lots of great moments and was overall one of their best. I give Inside Out a 5/5. This movie was amazing and if you haven't seen it yet please go now!
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