MOVIE INFO
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school. (C) Pixar
Rating: PG (for mild thematic elements and some action)
Genre: Animation, Kids & Family
Directed By: Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen
In Theaters: Jun 19, 2015 Wide
US Box Office: $339.4M
Runtime: 1 hr. 34 min.
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This'll be a short review...
As that line up there said, I'll keep it short because first this movie has been out in the US and other places for a while now and the reviews for it are positively glowing. Second, I'm feeling a little under the weather today and I think I've a headache coming round. Third, I sort of want to be all rested up for this evening when I'll be watching Hitman: Agent 47.
So if you didn't read the synopsis up there or want to read the very detailed summary at the Wikipedia page or actually haven't seen this brilliant piece of animated cinema it's basically a story of a little girl Riley Andersen (Kaitlyn Dias) whose family transplants from Minnesota to San Francisco and she has a hard time adjusting to her new environment. It gets so difficult for her that she even tries to runaway from her current home back to Minnesota. But the movie doesn't tell it from her perspective as much as her inner thoughts, emotions and feelings which are represented by Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black) and Disgust (Mindy Kaling).
All those colorful globes are Riley's memories. They're all gold because they're all happy. ©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
I loved this movie. Few movies move me. This movie did at the end. Inpired by his daughter growing up Pete Docter even consulted psychologists when he was coming up with the story. The way they've creatively visualized how memories are made and stored and even how our core memories create islands that reflect our personalities are brilliant.
Riley's new home is a little depressing. Kids don't respond well to depressing places. Neither do adults. ©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The voice acting was also brilliant. Amy Poehler and Phyllis Smith are our guides through Riley's mind and they are amazing at their roles. I also loved Bing Bong (Richard Kind) Riley's long forgotten imaginary friend who's trying to stay alive in her memory and then becomes Joy and Sadness's guide and finally Joy's hero as he sacrifices himself to help Joy.
Every minute and aspect of this movie is enjoyable but that being said I don't think this movie is one for the kiddies. Yes, there are colorful, cute and silly things on the screen and the kids should be entertained enough to sit down quietly and enjoy it but to really enjoy this movie is to hang on to every word and expression and emotion and understand it. I'm not surprised then that so many adults i.e. critics enjoyed this movie. This movie is really for the adult who still has a child somewhere inside them. The child that much like Bing Bong trying to keep himself in Riley's thoughts and memories are struggling to remind us of our childhood and the memories made then. Of how we sometimes let our emotions take control of us even when those emotions may be the wrong one. This movie helps us understand that as much as Joy is important in our lives, Sadness is equally important.
That pink elephant there is Bing Bong played by Pixar regular Richard Kind. John Ratzenberger another Pixar regular is in this film too. ©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Honestly speaking everyone should go watch this movie. Is a lovely piece of storytelling from every aspect done the way only Pixar can do. Take your kids to watch it and while you watch it let the kid in you watch too. I give this movie a good 4 out of 5.
THANKS NUFFNANG AND WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MALAYSIA FOR THE #NNPREMIERESCREENING PASSES TO INSIDE OUT!
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