Almost 10 years ago, Pixar and Disney delivered a real stroke of genius with Inside Out. The original story about the child Riley and her emotions, who have to cope with a move together and learn that sadness is part of life, left a lasting impression on more than just animation film fans. With a fantastic rating of 98 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, the film is still considered one of the best representatives of its genre.
No wonder that Pixar wants to build on this mega success and now Inside Out 2 on the big screen. Expectations for the animated sequel were no less high, as were fears that a sequel would not be able to reach the comedic heights and emotional depths of the first part. All the more gratifying that Inside Out 2 is in fact almost as good as its predecessor. A new story and new emotions help the adventure to successfully expand the series – especially through the Favorite emotion of all new teenagers: doubt.
Puberty causes chaos in Inside Out 2 ‒ and brings doubts
After moving to San Francisco, 13-year-old Riley has arrived. Here she has joined the hockey team and made good friends. When she is about to move to junior high and the ice hockey coach at her new school invites her and her friends to a three-day training camp, Riley breaks away. Puberty overnight And with it come a lot of new emotions: doubt, envy, embarrassment and ennui.
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Inside Out 2 – Trailer 2 (German) HD
Above all, doubt is unusually widespread in Riley’s emotional headquarters and is slowly but surely trying to suppress the existing emotions of joy and sadness. Riley is also increasingly leaving behind what actually defines her in order to find a connection with her new classmates. Joy and the other emotions have no choice but to focus on a Adventure through Riley’s back head and remind her who she really is ‒ and stop doubts from taking power.
Inside Out 2 is a journey through the emotions and fears of our youth – and our lives
Part 1 of the animation series already shone with its sensitive and emotional wisdomwhich went far beyond the limits of the child Riley and also made adult viewers empathize deeply. Where back then joy and sadness faced each other and had to learn to exist together, in Inside Out 2 it is mainly doubt (more aptly referred to as Anxiety in the English original) that finds its way into Riley’s teenage life.
Because suddenly she starts to question things, is afraid of not belonging, compares herself with others and doubts himselfChildlike innocence is slowly but surely discarded as a new place in life must be fought for. Here we find another universally valid story that everyone who has gone through that age will be able to relate to.
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Puberty brings doubts
The emotion of doubt (in the English original, brilliantly voiced by Stranger Things star Maya Hawke) itself is as endearing as it is annoying, as it visualizes all the worries and horror scenarios that keep trying to spread in Riley’s (and at the time, our) head and to suppress any confidenceBut she and her fellow campaigners, Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui, give the story a new dimension, which once again creates a heartbreaking punch line that ultimately hits you right in the heart and has a lasting impact.
The journey of emotions around joy, sadness, disgust, fear and anger through the back of Riley’s mind forms a fun and exciting adventure full of original ideas and characters. When emotions are suppressed, secrets are revealed or the Sarcasm Gorge and Thought Streams have to happen, Inside Out 2 will certainly also score points for the slightly younger viewers, who may – or rather, fortunately – not yet be able to do much with all the doubts.
Pixar hasn’t been this good since Soul. Inside Out 2 is running now in cinemas of your trust.