Be gentle with yourself when you have your off days. Just like in real life, we have to be sad at times, and it’s okay. What they didn’t know was that she served her own purpose that was necessary. Since the emotions didn’t want Riley to be sad as much as possible, they hardly let Sadness do anything. As sad as it is, it’s necessary for greater things for Riley, which include growing up.ģ. There’s a part in the film when Bing Bong would have to be let go. True to being concocted by a child’s imagination, he even cries tears made of candy. Bing Bong is part elephant, part cotton candy, part kitten, and part dolphin. One of the most lovable characters in Inside Out is Bing Bong, Riley’s imaginary friend when she was very young.
It’s necessary to let go of some things because you need to grow. It reminds us not to close our minds to anyone because that someone may still have a purpose that we might not yet understandĢ. Further in the movie, we learn that Sadness has a special role to play. While Joy is a joy to watch (forgive the puns), some may find it irritating that she is always the main emotion and tends to exclude Sadness. Joy ends up pushing Sadness to the side during a lot of moments in the film. The emotions are also unsure of what to let Sadness do, except make her stay mostly out of the way because they don’t want Riley to be well, sad. Since Riley is generally a happy child, Joy has been the one that has been utilized the most in the group. In the film, Joy is the “leader” of the group of emotions. Open your mind, and learn to give others a chance. Things go haywire when Joy and Sadness accidentally get lost in the other parts of Riley’s brain, and at the end, we get to see the culmination of their journey, and Riley’s adjustment to her drastic life change.īelow, we list down 10 lessons we learned from the film (Warning: Spoilers ahead!):ġ. They help Riley function everyday, and live her life the best possible way. We then meet her emotions, Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Anger, and Fear who have their own adventures and misadventures when Riley and her family move to San Francisco. Inside Out tells the story of an 11-year-old girl, Riley, and the emotions inside of her. The trademark Pixar magic is still very much present in Inside Out, with the film’s amazing animation, smart humor, and original concept, complete with a touching story line (Get your tissues ready–the film has its share of moments that give so much feels.). We caught the purple carpet premiere of Disney-Pixar’s latest offering, Inside Out, when filmmakers Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen visited our country early this month for the movie’s tour, and we enjoyed the film.