Disney-Pixar have done it again with Inside Out. It’s an instant classic that has surpassed even Up. The animation is spot on with everything that you have come to expect from Disney-Pixar. Anything less and you would be disappointed.
Our story begins with Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) an 11-year-old hockey playing Minnesotan who’s father gets transferred to San Francisco. Her whole life up to this point has been over flowing with Joy (Amy Poehler) who has dominated most of her memories until the move takes place, where her counterpart Sadness (Phyllis Smith) begins rearranging all of Riley’s happy memories making her homesick for Minnesota.
When Joy tries to suppress Sadness, her core memories are sucked out and launched in to the long term memory of her psyche. As Joy and Sadness are searching for a way to return to central command, Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Bill Hader) and Disgust (Mindy Kaling) pick up the slack, causing Riley to have all sorts of mood swings as she jeopardizes her relationship with her parents in a way to find a place of belonging in her new surroundings.
Black has the best line of the film as when Riley and her mother (Diane Lane) attempt to get a slice of pizza as you will see in the clip below.
Along with some amazing one-liners, bright colors and a fantastic story, this is the second Disney and/or Disney-Pixar film where both parents are still alive (I believe the first one was Brave).
Inside Out is brilliantly written, bringing forth the issues of child psychology, communication between parents and children, and bridging the generation gap. The real takeaway from Inside Out is that one cannot fully understand what Joy is without having experienced Sadness.
Inside Out opens nationwide Friday, June 19, 2015. You’re going to laugh so hard, you’re going to need to see it for a third time.