I love how they emphasize the importance of "negative" emotions. Fear protects you from danger, disgust keeps you healthy, and sometimes, you really need a good cry.
I love that Depression isn't portrayed as overwhelming Sadness, but the lack of emotion, and that Sadness herself is the emotion that helps the most in dealing with that state.
Went through depression and only got better last year, and letting out all that pain through crying and just raging out was definitely how I'd get through the day without thinking to take a knife and end it all, I've gotten better this year last two years was painful, but this year is definitely good, thought less about it, and started hitting the gym and joined a dojo so I've gotten better
And did yall notice how when the train of thought crashed that's the moment where riley went and decided to running away, basically a representation of how when you're in like developing depression almost no thoughts of "should i do this or should i not?" Just goes out the window and how you'd just act upon on what pops up in your mind
@@lightningjadejavierdo you have any other options too? I wanted to go for a gun but i don't know where to get one. I was thinking of drug overdose, does sleeping pills drug overdose exist?
For some, absolutely yes, they feel completely numb. I've known someone who described HIS depression like a beloved family member dying every single day. For others, it's like their head is on fire - Total agony.
@@SevenEllen i mean, for the most part, it's the lack of interest in activities, especially ones that used to bring joy/excitement, and persistent feelings of apathy in particular, but also anxiety, yes sadness too sometimes, and often experiencing brain fog, feeling tired all the time and/or being unable to sleep or sleeping too much, etc. it's a little too simplified to say depression is just the lack of emotion, OR that it's being sad all the time, neither is 100% accurate. as someone diagnosed with chronic depression myself, it's not like i'm never happy or excited. i have days where i have a lot of fun and i have many happy memories and experiences. but it's just that those feelings are fleeting. i'm most often tired, apathetic, anxious, irritable, and generally feel quite empty. but Inside Out has the best possible simplified explanation of depression: little to no joy/sadness, primary feelings apathy, anger, fear, and disgust.
Yeah, that's what my depression is like, in a simplified form. No sadness, but that moment where she is shut off from *everything*. Not happy, not sad, but unreachable by anything that could touch emotions. Then, when it's over, usually deep muscle aching, like after a full body workout.
"Take her to the moon for me. Okay?" Bing Bong's death scene gets me every time. The VA, Richard Kind, actually cried while delivering that line. The voice break is real.
Can we all agree that teacher handled her crying beautifully? She wasn't overprotective of Riley nor dismissive. She acknowledged that it can be difficult to move to another place and even told her they are happy to have her. Teachers are really underpaid for everything they do for the future of the world.
I had a similar situation happen in 3rd grade, moved to a new state and didn't know how to spell the cities name. Everyone laughed at me for asking, and the teacher smiled, spelled it slowly, and asked the class to spell it, then again but faster, and again but faster 😂
A cool thing to keep in mind is that all of the emotions are Riley. They aren’t separate characters from her. I also love the message that traditionally “bad” emotions come with a positive spin. Like how sadness is linked with empathy.
Like you just watch people react to this movie and at first everyone watching is like "GOD DAMN IT SADNESS! YOU MESS EVERYTHING UP!" Then they transition to "Man I'd PUNCH Joy right about now, give Sadness a break!" Then they end with recognizing the need for all the emotions. It really just shows how perfectly made this movie is.
the thing is, there is no such a thing like positive or negative emotions, emotions are adaptative yeah sadness kinda sucks but it allow us to get what we need emotionally, also, joy can be bad too, for example, too much joy can be bad at decition making
@@miner00x Uh no, there are. The misconception is not that there are not positive or negative emotions, but that negativity is something to be avoided at all costs. This movie demonstrates why it's so important to ACCEPT that shitty things WILL happen, you CANNOT control it, so you need to practice handling things you don't like so when something ACTUALLY bad happens you're much better prepared to handle it. Joy thought if Riley was just full throttle happy all the time things would just work out, but just pretending your situation doesn't actually suck, doesn't change the situation. If anything, it makes it stagnate. To use a meme to illustrate, you won't ever put out the fire, if you just sit in a chair going "This is fine". Feeling bad is useful. It isn't POSITIVE to feel bad, it's bad... So it's negative. But that doesn't mean you should avoid anything that may make you feel bad. When you do that, you start trying to ban and censor everything cause anything might offend someone or make them question themselves.
Some theories as to why the mom and dad have different “leading” emotions as that as we age, our emotions become more complex. Sadness being the leader in the moms head can be interpreted more as empathy and compassion while the dads anger can be interpreted as passion and drive, not just their core emotion. Just a theory but I think it makes a whole lot of sense!
I was SEVERELY depressed when this movie came out, and it had me sobbing in the theater. Seeing Riley go through that numbness of depression made me feel seen, and let me have the good cry I hadn't been able to really process until then. Damn important movie to teach emotional maturity
Ngl LOVE the idea of waiting for the children who saw the first movie, to grow up into adults/teens for the 2nd movie to be released. Feels like we’re growing up with the movie characters and lets us feel more connected to them.
Im a crybaby and grew up being told to not cry by my family. But it wasnt until being with my now husband that he taught me "how are you supposed to feel better if you dont cry? And crying shows you care SO much it just flows out of you. Never lose that." So i feel so many people deserve to have that lesson even if its through this movie.
As part of their traditional deep research, for Inside Out, Pixar got a group of renowned therapists, psychologists and human analysts to help them out with the science of the brain and they collaborate with them to make the mapping of a mind for the films in the franchise.
It’s amazing how the emotions don’t control Riley, they simply influence her. They give her ideas, but she chooses whether to act on them. And emotions are nuanced, especially Joy. It’s such a brilliant concept, really creatively executed
@@ladyfoxreader1608 Sure, but when she really doesn't want to do something, she staggers. Emotions can still force her to do it, but since it's against her being, it cases damage to her mental health.
yeah, it was really nice to see them pick up on small things, like even in the very beginning that sadness touching the core memory of riley and meg as kids wasn't a malfunction, she was supposed to touch it. literally never seen a reactor instantly pick up on that before, even i didn't on a first watch. these guys are great!
35:49 THAT is depression, that thing that poisons your emotions, that thing that makes you unable, no matter how much you try, to feel anything, do anything, want anything
Props for this movie for really understanding what Sadness is. Sadness is a social emotion. It's a communication to others that we need help. That's the theory as to why our eyes go red and puffy when we cry, to signal to others that something is wrong. Then, if you have the kind of people that care about you, they give you support.
She means so well, it hurts. She just sees a kid managing to stay positive and asking her to take on an adults role of keeping that positivity to lighten the load on the father, who clearly isn't managing things very well either. But she doesn't see deep down, just how much Riley is suffering. It hits me so hard.
I read somewhere that this movie was considered so good it is used in classes as a sort of intro into psychology. It is also credited for being very useful in helping kids find a way to express their feelings in therapy. Bing Bong is forever a special spot in my heart.
I absolutely love this movie. The emotions are fun and my heart shattered when Bing Bong died. Fun fact Riley's outfits reflect the emotions she's feeling at the moment
This movie was so much fun specifically for the fanfiction community. Usually, when people write fanfic, it's about the characters from the original story, or at least new characters put in the same setting if the world is interesting enough. But so many Inside Out fanfictions were just applying the core concept of Inside Out to other stories, either original or lifted straight from other works. Like, a story that's just Avatar the Last Airbender, told entirely ftom the perspective of Zuko's emotions, for instance. It's a surprisingly versatile format.
oh that's actually so cool, i never thought of the possibility of crossover fics with inside out! i've seen and read many that were golden compass/his dark materials crossovers where the characters had daemons, but never where they had personified emotions like inside out. i'll have to look up some of those!
From my experience with depression, I'd say it's best represented when the console grays out and the emotions can no longer interact with it and Sadness being the only one who even has a chance of breaking through that Also I absolutely love the ending of this movie when we peek into the minds of all the different people, especially the "Girl! Girl! Girl!" alarm and the cat randomly freaking out because its Fear was walking on the console XD
As someone with depression, this is easily the best portrayal of what it feels like. Sadness is an emotion that you can feel, process, and move on from. Depression is... nothing. All of who you are is gone, and you're just a shell of yourself, and "just being happy" will make you collapse. It's okay to not be okay. A+++ work Pixar
One of the coolest things I learned when I was teaching preschool, is how our brain downloads the days experiences when we go to sleep. And when kids would have nap time during the day it would help them process all the information they'd been taking in all morning, and it helped with retention and learning and everything It was wonderful. I had to stop the video so I could come comment, I'm enjoying already watching you two with us. But don't worry, I have tissues ready cuz this is Pixar. Will and of course I've already seen it.😅
My personal theory as to why joy didnt use the tube to send the core memory to HQ is because She's either too focus on getting back in the headquarters she didnt realize she could just easily send it there, or She's not going back without the core memory or her She doesnt mind leaving sadness
Yeah Joy is very self centered she keeps going on and on “Riley needs to be happy” meaning “Riley needs me” but in reality she is just helping mask the situation Riley is in. It’s clear that Riley is very sad because she moving far away. She wants to cry and process her pain. But her Joy and the parents kinda made things worse
you are more or less right, a thing would be if any of the other emotions would handle the happy core memory, it would change and not be a happy one anymore, and joy was all about happnies
She's a control freak. Early on, whenever something happens or they look at a memory, she keeps checking on the islands to see if they are firing. So I see why she wouldn't let those out of her hands after losing them initially.
I love how everyone has the same reaction to this film. Everyone starts off hating Sadness and by the end, they realise that all emotions, including Sadness are equally important ❤
The cool thing about this movie is it gives kids (and people in general) ways to talk about emotions that make sense. It's one thing to feel a complicated emotion, it's another to be able to describe it to another person. Love this movie
One of the many things I love about this movie is how the music weaves through everything. Just a theme being touched on, over and over in many variations.
Nice to see someone realizing the importance of sadness. Most people just hate on her so much they go as far as saying sadness should fall in the memory dump because she isn’t needed and they never wonder how we would react to a loved one dying with sadness in the memory dump.
The central emotion of each person tells everything about one's main personality trait. Joy is the lead emotion in Riley's mind, what reflects on her upbeat and happy demeanor. Her mom's lead emotion is Sadness, representing her empathic and compassive nature. Meanwhile, her dad's lead emotion is Anger to represent his more strict and stubborn behavior. Also... while Riley's emotions are all over the place and fighting for control, her parents' emotions all work together, showing how adults are more in control of their feelings, while children feel them more deeply.
One of the best parts of this movie to me is that it shows how valuable each emotion is. They all have a need they they fill. Sure being happy all the time would be great but to much happens for that to be realistic. saw Movie 2 in the theatures... despite watching it broken and mixed and having missed the start I still found it as good as the first. Long story short I entered the wrong room 1st thought I just could not see my friend catching the tail end of the movie only to find the right room after and miss part of the beginning but catch more with my friend. I get why it did so well.
Simply the finest Pixar movie to date, in my not-so-humble opinion. Hilarious, heat-warming, heart-breaking, and truly insightful. And the death of Bing-Bong will never not get me. 😢
Okay to be clear, they aren't controller her, they're just performing the involuntary mental processes that influence any person. Recalling experiences based on feelings, or memories based on stimulae, that kind of thing. The kid is still making choices. They are based on those feelings and recollections, but they are her choices.
A lot of child psychologists and people who work with neurodivergent kids use this movie to help their clients to recognise, express and manage emotions. A kid on the autism spectrum might not be able to verbalise ‘I feel angry’, but they can locate the picture of Anger as a way to demonstrate how they feel
Well it mor like a representation of Riley’s thoughts, what Riley feels is what drives the emotions to act. If Riley feels Joy it drives Joy to push the buttons and take the rains
This movie came out the year my cousin's family moved to Indiana from Minnesota, she was 11 and this movie absolutely destroyed her. Our aunt (not her mom, our moms' sister) took her to watch this movie when she was visiting not knowing what it was about and my cousin told me she was bawling more than she's cried for a movie because it described exactly how she was feeling.
I cannot get over how much I love this movie! By far my favorite Pixar film next to Toy Story 3, Brave, The Incredibles, Wreck It Ralph and Finding Nemo! Maybe even one of my favorite movies in general. Also regarding depression, I don't think it necessarily signifies sadness. I always found it's more complicated than that. Like sure you can feel sad when depressed but you can also just feel nothing like how Riley felt when she ran away. Like literally nothing. I've definitely had days like that.
If they do *Wreck-It-Ralph* you could basically call it Wreck-it Boom. 😢😂❤ EDITED: In that he is gonna sob hard at that one and be wrecked. ... ... like me.
I don’t know if this will be mentioned but the emotions have very specific outfits: Fear: has a red bow tie to show that we can act unkind to things we fear or don’t understand Anger: Red eyes to represent seeing red when we’re angry Joy: Blue hair to show that you need both her and Sadness Disgust: has a lovely purple ascot to show that disgust is meant to work with Fear in keeping us safe Sadness: has a white sweater, white is all the colors mixed together meaning sadness works with all the emotions sometimes.
On a serious note, depression isn't sadness. Depression is nothingness, disinterest. Imagine joy and sadness being gone in your life and how empty that feels. Like, you know you love playing (insert game here), but when You've got time for it You're just bored. You don't want to play it bc it won't make you happy rn, and you're inexplicably sad.
When the sequel gets released on retail, they need to watch this again with the rest of the crew and then watch the new one with all of the gang! Edit: it comes out digital on August 20 Blu-ray and DVD September 10.
I totally hope you end up reacting to "Riley's First Date" short because that one is hillarious! Also... "Inside Out 2" will completely break you. I dare to say it's even better than the first movie, something that tells everything about it. It's not for nothing that is becoming one of the most successful movies in theaters.
Just to recap. This movie saved the day with a song powered rocket made out of a wagon and brooms, made us cry while a cotton candy elephant vanished, then solved the beginning of the climax using a million fake boyfriends, a trampoline, and a guy's head lit on fire. AND IT STILL WAS ONE OF THE MOST EMOTIONAL MOVIES OF ALL TIME!!!!
I love this movie. It talks about grieving and how important it is. Riley was forcing herself to be happy, even though she should be processing her emotions and alowing herself to be sad to then finlly be okay. She skipped that step and everything came creshing down. Inside out is easily one of my favorite movies of all time and it always makes me cry (also it talks about growing up and the loss of being a child and that hits close home, specially as someone that has moved out a lot in life)
I really loved this movie, and it'll always be my favorite Pixar film! I used to have plushies and books about them, and I just adore this movie. The music is just so nostalgic, and I couldn't deny the fact that it this film is dedicated to our children: please don't grow up, ever! But that didn't happen...
@@MatthewTeachout-xj4yy I sort of agree. I think both franchises have nearly endless *potential* for good movies, but you have to actually have a good idea for a movie to capitalize on it. Toy Story 1-3 had that. Solid, firm expansions on the concept. 4 had...some of it. I really don't think it was necessary. I would LOVE to see more inside out, but not at the expense of the quality of the movies. As long as they have something to say, and a passion to execute it, I'm excited for it.
Being labeled the happy one can suck at times, because then you feel the need to be happy all the time and be the smile when everyone else is sad. I’m finally getting better and not forcing myself to be happy all the time it’s still tricky to be honest with my feelings but it’s nice that I’m not expected to be happy all the time. This movie has special place in my heart and mind as great representation as to why it’s not healthy to push down your sadness and negative emotion and put a smile for the sake of others, I could have used when I was Riley’s age but getting at 19 was still a great time to have it too.
The scene where Bing bong jumps off always breaks my heart because he knows Riley’s to old for him there’s really no point for him to go on. She forgot him she outgrew him. He knows by the end Joy is more important than he is and he knows she needs her more then she needs him.
Joy basically represents Toxic Positivity. That's why Sadness is so important, she's a balance to that toxic happiness. Life needs both emotions to cope with things. I love this movie so much.
Inside out is easily on top 10 movies for me. Also I recommend you guys to check out "race to the edge", it's a httyd series that happeds between the frist and second movie (also after the "berk riders" another mini series that takes place after the frist movie), it's actually really cool and shows us more about other species of dragons, etc. 😸
One detail I love about this movie is how strong family island is compared to the others. The other islands crumble almost immediately once Riley starts acting contradictory, but it takes a lot to even shake the foundations of family island which I think speaks to how strong Riley's relationship with her parents are, which is also why it's the biggest island at the end
When I watch this film, I was amazed because Pixar is never stop for making everyone cry and I realized every Emotion have important thing for everyone: - Joy seeks happiness and optimistic vision - Sadness seeks empathy and compassion - Anger seeks strong desire for justice - Fear seeks safety and survival instincts - Disgust seeks comfort and rational, sometimes cyanical thinking
This movie is soooo good cause it shows not to hold back your emotions if your feeling happy Express it, if your sad Express it or your scared Express it like let your emotions live not silenced ahhhh and I love how every other character has a more dominant aka lead emotion in charge like someone's could be anger or fear etc
31:50 Inside Outside is my favorite Pixar film and I can’t believe I never noticed that the memories light up one last time before they fade away… oh my god… and here I thought I couldn’t love this movie any more than I already do! That little detail is so heartbreaking 😢
This movie showed me a lot about emotions that I never knew. I still haven't snapped out of my depression... I guess its permanent, one just has to learn to live with it. Its okay to not be okay.
i do LOVE that they emphasize that you do need all your emotions. granted for me, joy is the one who has taken a step back from being in control, and i have few rare moments where i'm happy. but other than that i love this movie and the second one.
One of my favorite details in this movie is the portrayal of the emotions in Riley's clothes she wears throughout the movie. That every outfit she wears reflects the emotions in her head. Example that in the beginning when they first arrive at the new house, she's wearing a shirt that has all the emotions' colors: Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple. And then when she left the house to get pizza and to first day of school, she wore a bright yellow jacket covering her colorful t-shirt to symbolize Joy overshadowing most of the emotions, or how Riley masks her true emotions with Joy to make the people around her happy. But when Joy and Sadness disappear, she starts wearing grey and eventually black when she loses all the emotions within and can't feel anything. This movie has such an amazing story and is portrayed SO well. 💛💙♥️💚💜
Yeah depression isn't being sad. It's not feeling anything. And that anything actually includes sadness. As a trans girl who wasn't able to cry for years, it actually feels good.
I'm sure you got it, but just in case: this movie is a great depiction of the difference between sadness and depression. There's a lot of focus on Sadness and its mix with other emotions, and its important functions, but depression isn't sadness. It's a void, a loss of self, a nothingness and an emptiness. Which is exactly what happens to Riley as her various islands of personality shut down and fall apart. No joy, no sadness, very little personality left.... just more and more emptiness. And sadness itself -- just being able to feel *something* again -- is what pulls her out of it.
I think everyone takes from this movie what they 'need', thats why every one has a different interpretation of it, which is cool to see. Loved the reaction, as always guys 🎉
I watched this movie in theaters with my grandparents when I was 12. It hits a whole lot harder now that I'm 21 and both my grandparents have passed. Talk about bittersweet core memories
