How to Write a Sympathetic Antagonist - Inside Out 2 

Hes awesome ! Hes a amazing representation of Embarrassment !

I FRICKING LOVE HIM

Case oh

5:05 well thanks for the heads up... I don't think the wrong way about them... but I do see them together in a tame way

Oh, bro, I loved that guy lol. We both cringed at the same things the whole movie. Made the secondhand embarrassment a little more bearable.

Sadness is the only one shown to understand embarrassment which is how they get a friendship

Sadness and embarrassment are counterparts so the relationship could happen

@@user-to4zl8wf2njust friendship huh

yooo this makes complete sense, i do this all the time

Sadness + Embarrassment = Shame

He was still antagonistic. He put them in the jar and all that.

@@bulletbro4745 true

@@bulletbro4745 But he did give them ventilation

Embarrassment started out as Anxiety’s enforcer, but realizes that he feels bad about what’s he’s done and what’s right for Riley, that’s why I like him, he’s a sweet guy, he just needs better friends, hence why he helps sadness since they relate to each other

@@redshot5403 same

Perfect explanation

Doesn’t really, F I T giant, give him bigger

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Yes and he’s quite an imposter 😂😂😂😂😂

That sort of matches what embarrassment is, aside from the character just having an embarrassing appearance. Being embarrassed is intimidating, and we do a lot to avoid it, but it usually doesn't hurt us in the end.

I am so glad you caught that. I thought I was the only one. I was like "ohhhh riley is actually kind of embarrassed that she behaved that way" just the little details that matter

Exactly what he said in the beginning of the video, Antagonists doesn’t mean that they're evil

They are concepts given character. Something Pixar loves doing.

Fascinating

I mean he is trying to take over the tri-state area, it's just there's only one person who cares if he accomplishes that or not.

Bro had no parents at birth 💀

Something I really appreciated was the ending. The movie shows that she didn’t have an anxiety attack because Val and her friends are bad people, she was just doing too much to impress them. They show that just because they’re older kids and unknowingly swayed Riley away from her friends, they still just genuinely wanted Riley to be comfortable and wanted to bond with her. I appreciate that so much

@@bulletbro4745 I agree with your statement

Because what people want is for a villain to go with the story if there needs to be one. King Magnifico from Wish was billed as a classic disney baddie. What we got was a sympathetic villain who got a fate far worse than what he deserved. Frozen didn’t need a villain and then the Hans twist came out of nowhere. In Inside Out 2, all the characters and roles make sense and there’s no need for a villain. So we as an audience just want things to make sense and flow which is what Inside Out 2 does.

@@Esgles Magnifico was a controlling narcissist who wanted to limit how magic was used and went out of his way to keep people’s very desires away from them. I can see what you’re saying about Hans though.

@@MATAX5 but the bad thing about the way Magnifico is written is that he does have valid points about limiting the wishes on the grounds that some of them are too vague. His only mistake is that he doesn’t give the wishes back to people (possibly again to maintain order in the place he founded together with his wife after his hometown was destroyed). And if it was shown that the people are like zombies after losing their wishes, I can see why Magnifico keeping them would be bad, but that’s far from what we are presented in the movie. In addition, Magnifico didn’t even know keeping the wishes would give him power until after opening the evil book. That’s why he fails as a villain. All the pieces were there to make him straight up evil or to make him a sympathetic baddie. Disney didn’t commit in either direction and that’s the problem. Even the way his wife reacts after he was trapped in his own staff doesn’t make sense. She was happy after spending years with him, loving him and being his voice of reason. Compare that with Waternoose and Sulley. Although Waternoose had to be arrested, Sulley was clearly shown to be unhappy about it because they had been friends for years.

what is a point antagonist again?

You do realize that Riley, being afraid of embarrassing herself during practice is caused by anxiety

@@blackqweenmars This. Feeling embarrassed is not the same as being scared of feeling embarrassed. Anxiety was the one trying to prevent Riley from embarrassing herself, with little to no success. Embarrassment happens when one does something considered embarrassing and is perceiving the negative evaluation of others, real or imagined. He never anticipates an embarrassing event he reacts to it. He acts as an exclamation point and an appeasement gesture to Riley's fumbles and suppresses said behavior to prevent it from happening in the future, like when Riley made a cringy first impression to Val, fooling around with her best friends, fake laughing at their jokes and pointing out a band she likes that the others considered outdated. He has his purpose and he does it well, even if he's not persistent about it

You keep posting this same comment and I still disagree. Idk how any of that would tie into the themes of feeling "not good enough" without it being cluttered and bloated. What we got works and it works well Anxiety was the main factor of the themes of feeling imperfect but all the other emotions had their roles even if it's minor and tie into the themes masterfully. Envy was the main motivator for what Riley wants and her ambitions most of the time and feeds into Anxiety's desire for Riley to fit in. Envy is the one to point out the objects of desire and Anxiety pushes Riley to attain it and projects the consequences if she fails, as such, they make a great combo for feelings of inadequacy Ennui is a regulator for Riley's attitude and enthusiasm, and masks her true feelings to seem more "cool", such as acting nonchalant to Val's request to join her group, is responsible for making Riley act like she doesn't like the band she likes and also is responsible for bridging distance between her and her parents in the ending. She falls into the theme of "acting like someone you aren't" As for Embarrassment, feeling embarrassed is not the same as being scared of feeling embarrassed. Anxiety was the one trying to prevent Riley from embarrassing herself, with little to no success. Embarrassment happens when one does something considered embarrassing and is perceiving the negative evaluation of others, real or imagined. He never anticipates an embarrassing event he reacts to it. He acts as an exclamation point and an appeasement gesture to Riley's fumbles and suppresses said behavior to prevent it from happening in the future, like when Riley made a cringy first impression to Val, fooling around with her best friends, fake laughing at their jokes and pointing out a band she likes that the others considered outdated. He has his purpose and he does it well, even if he's not persistent about it, and ties into the theme of "suppressing your flaws to seem more socially acceptable" All of this ties into the theme of "I'm not good enough" perfectly. Would it be nice if they did have more screentime? Absolutely. But just cause they didn't get more screentime doesn't mean they are completely worthless either. They had their roles and they do it well, even if it's minor. Their roles are greater then the sum of their parts

Why do you spam this everywhere?

@@blackqweenmars she could have had a really embarrassing moment that hindered her confidence

honestly them together makes alot of sense, but the two emotions being put together just makes "shame" anyway so 💀💀

LGBTQ community when a female character looks at another female character for 0.2 seconds: SHE MUST BE GAY(note I commented this because people think that Riley is gay because of her friends which makes 0 sense)

@@derrrrrrrrpy7383100% not true, it was the straight people that were worried if she was gonna be lesbo or not 💀

In a way, but it isn't quite the same as Embarrassment

I think she's pretty sympathetic. I adore her, she just wants to protect the girl in only way she knows. And she kinda succeeded. Like, Riley with her new friends in the cool team in majority because of her. Riley kept her old besties and cut panic attack, because of old emotions They are all pretty good team

Be on the look out for the Envy video … :)

@@Enchanted___ Can't wait! :D

@@MayfeatherWC tomorrow...

@@Enchanted___ I'll be there! :D

No sherlock, there is no one else who noticed that and commented about that in all this group of 175 people who commented

Ikr? I keep wondering how she would react if she finds out that embarrassment helped sadness behind her back😯

That applies to all other 3 emotions They opposed the main characters, but it was not with ill intent at all, just wishful thinking and desperation near the end

Did you watch the video? I say that in the beginning

​@@Enchanted___ohhhhh yeah, I guess I misinterpreted what you said at the beginning I took "Yeah, even Anxiety" differently from what you meant, which I assume was that she could very well have remained antagonistic instead of confessing that she was wrong and that she did bad Apologies for the inconvenience

@@somehelluvafanboy8357 it’s all good no worries! Thank you for being understanding

Hey, how can I help you?

So true

@@nedagamer9436 The best comment. Needs to be pinned

It’s all good no worries

Lol

It could be both but also just the idea that to make them sympathetic there has to be a reason for them to be sympathetic

She's literally a child what?

i’m pretty sure it’s french for “the boredom”

That isn't funny anymore, dude.

​@@strangecolouredbirdagree

Probably the most unfunny caseoh joke I’ve heard

@@bulletbro4745 who asked your opinion

​@@jackdejarnatt5698 Not the bad Insult 😭👹✨