Inside Out 2

I really enjoyed the first trip into Riley's head thanks to the original story and beautiful animation. Inside Out 2 ultimately rides a very similar wave (of emotion) and visibly builds on the dense fan base of the first film. The second adventure of the five emotions, and the four new ones, while not as original, still offers very interesting ideas wrapped in a proper serving of humour. The film lacked an outright powerful scene (like the one with Bing Bong in the first part) that would have moved me inwardly, which was a bit of a surprise considering the setting of the story in the teenage phase. Nevertheless, it was a nice film to watch and its message, though similar to that of nine years ago, will appeal to audiences young and old alike. P.S. Ah, the Nostalgia! (07/24/2024)

We've kind of got used to sequels to Pixar animated films being a level worse than the first parts, and unfortunately that's true for Inside Out 2. Yeah, it still looks great and I still think the concept itself is almost brilliant, but it's like the creators themselves knew that and figured they didn't have to try too hard when they had such an interesting world and characters. The main problem with the second part is that it's too similar to the first. In practically everything. Once again, the mind of the now teenage Riley wanders, wild things happen in her brain because growing up is not easy, and new emotions come into play. And with them, old problems. Again, it's more or less about the emotions the having to learn to work together, and they and the audience should ideally understand by the end that being insecure, sad, stressed out and nervous about what the future holds is actually okay and normal. Last time they were dealing with sadness, now this is it. It pretty much works, the touching scenes are touching, the funny ones are funny. Unfortunately, I got the feeling that Inside Out 2 was sewn with too hot a needle by someone who didn't try too hard to invent something new and instead just copied and that it was all a bit lazy, more or less from start to finish. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I was expecting a bit more effort. And more ideas. (07/17/2024)