On June 14 2024, Disney and Pixar released the sequel “Inside out 2” to theaters. In “Inside Out” in 2015, viewers followed Riley, an 11-year-old girl who deals with her complex emotions as she handles moving to a new city with her family.
Originally, she starts off with Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust as her base emotions. In the sequel, Riley hits puberty and gets older, therefore developing new emotions. In the movie, the headquarters of Riley’s mind is destroyed to “make room for the new emotions”, in which Ennui, Embarrassment, Envy, Nostalgia, and Anxiety introduce themselves to the older emotions. Throughout the movie, the emotions begin to bicker as they struggle to guide Riley together through her teenage years.
During the movie, while the emotions try to regain Riley’s sense of self, they explore deeper into the emotions and thoughts of teenagers, explaining anxiety tolls, individuality, and self-love. This strongly connects to adolescent viewers who may be going through a similar process and connects them with the movie.
This film is perfect for children and teens, showcasing humorous jokes that appeal to all. The film is lighthearted and amusing and is overall a quick movie with a run time of 1 hour and 35 minutes. Overall, Inside Out 2 is a great movie filled with fun characters and a great storyline. Go check it out!
You can find the movie trailer here.
