Inside Out (I) (2015)
Ratings:
8.4/10 from 157,680 users
Metascore: 94/100
Reviews: 581 user | 453 critic | 48 from Metacritic.com
Reviews: 581 user | 453 critic | 48 from Metacritic.com
Directors: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen
Writers: Pete Docter (original story), Ronnie Del Carmen (original story), 8 more credits »
Stars: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is
uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San
Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear,
Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the
control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through
everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new
life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy,
Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive,
the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and
school. Written by
Pixar.
User Reviews
After the uninspired
"Brave" and the lazy sequels to "Cars" and "Monsters Inc", it seemed
that Pixar had transferred its talent to Disney and vice versa :
"Wreck-It Ralph" and "Big Hero 6" clearly looked like Pixar productions,
with their adult references and geek humour, while "Brave" was a
traditional (dare I say boring ?) fairy tale and "Cars 2" a cheap sequel
that Disney could have made. To me, it felt like Pixar was slowly
losing the magic that made it stand out.
Then came the trailer
for Pixar's latest movie, "Inside Out", and suddenly hope was renewed ! I
thought that it looked very promising and I couldn't wait to see it !
The idea behind the movie is pretty simple : what if we could see what
happened inside a person's brain ? While the french TV series "Il était
une fois... la Vie" did it from a documentary perspective, Pixar opted
for a subtle mix of comedy, drama and insightful ideas.
While the
script may sound simplistic, it actually is really well thought out and
everything falls into place perfectly. But the real genius comes from
all the wonderful ideas the writers came with to materialize and explain
how the human mind works.
I'm not going to beat around the bush :
this movie is simply brilliant ! The last time Pixar took a risk with a
truly innovative idea, they gave us "Up", and it was a complete
success! It's nice to see that there are still a few writers and
producers willing to push fresh ideas to the big screen! My only regret
is that it was too short ! I wanted it to last 30 minutes more at least !
They could have expanded their concept a bit more, but at the same time
it is true that the movie is quite dense and fast paced : I found
myself rewinding or pausing the film several times to pick up all the
small but delightful details.
"Inside Out" is a rare example of a
movie that I would love to watch a second time right after it finished,
and that tells a lot about its quality! For that reason, it
definitively deserves a place in my personal top 3 Pixar movies, right
there with "The Incredibles" and "WALL-E". 9/10
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