Inside Out
2015, Pixar/Walt Disney
Pixar continues to build their library of critical and box office successes with this unusual, original and clever story. It's a deeply engaging peek inside the mind of an eleven-year-old girl, brought vividly to life in ways that make it clear the writers did their homework; indeed, they consulted numerous psychologists and other professionals in the field of human emotions. Everything about the film is truly remarkable; the love and care that went into its making is clearly up on the screen. Yet... as the credits rolled, I almost felt as though I'd spent an hour and a half on the couch, being assaulted by lights and sounds and questions about myself. It was, in short, intense—almost too intense. Still, I cannot deny its greatness and value as a true work of art.
Be sure to see the side-splitting spin-off short, Riley's First Date?
DKS 4/6/22
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