10/38
Phyllis Smith came out of retirement to reprise her role as Sadness for Inside Out 2
Synopsis
A sequel that features Riley entering puberty and experiencing brand new, more complex emotions as a result. As Riley tries to adapt to her teenage years, her old emotions try to adapt to the possibility of being replaced.. She requested that Pixar find her a recording studio in Missouri, as she had no intention of traveling all the way to Los Angeles just for that.. As Riley gets older, her feelings are more complex, and therefore new characters (emotions) are introduced. However, wouldn't this mean that her parents (and potentially other adults), who have matured and developed even more, would not only have those emotions in their control rooms, but even more emotions?
Are those emotions being suppressed?
There is a flash of Anxiety during the mid-credits scene with both parents, but nothing else. Or hidden away like Riley's
Nostalgia? Such was also the case in the previous film, when the adults' control rooms appeared as developed as that of the kids and had the same number of emotions. Though, to be clear, the said mid-credits scene does heavily imply that Anxiety and the other new emotions do tend to be kept in place by the main five emotions in the end and they only occasionally show up to voice their concerns which explains their entire absence from the first film.. Joy: I don’t know how to stop Anxiety.
Maybe we can’t
Maybe this is what happens when you grow up. You feel less joy.. "This film is dedicated to our kids. We love you just the way you are.". Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The D23 Expo 2022 Special (2022).
Bloofy’s House Theme SongWritten by Jennifer RowekampPerformed by Ron Funches
I can't believe I'm saying this, but this is one of the best Pixar movies to date. I did not expect to like this movie very much. Disney and Pixar have been vastly disappointing and even controversial recently, but Inside Out 2 rivals Pixar's best movies like Up, Monsters inc., Ratatouille, The Incredibles and Toy Story in quality.I found the story very moving. The best animated movies ever made appeal not just to children, but resonate with the more mature audience as well. And that's what this movie does.The theme was very poignant.
Anxiety is not fun, but many people struggle with itThe ending was great too
I loved the introduction of the new characters and especially how they incorporated anxiety into the transformation of puberty. I love that they didn't wrap it up in a cliche way.Great job Disney and Pixar!