Review of Inside Out (2015) by Brandon W — 11 Dec 2016

For Pixar films when I was young, I always love it for originality, lovable characters, and hilarious jokes which never felt like they made those films to make money. After Toy Story 3, Pixar start to decline fast when they made Cars 2 which is the worst Pixar film that everybody would agree.

They did rise steadily and get better after Cars 2 when Brave came out which I like, but it doesn't have the originality that made the other Pixar films classic. Monsters University is great also, but is also not original until the third act with a great uncommon message that's quite new, and great writing that there's no way that they could've done better with the last act.

When I saw that The Good Dinosaur was delayed to the next year, I was disappointed that it happened as I'm always looking forward to a Pixar film every year, but I did thought about it, and it was actually for the best as they would spend more time on it and hopefully make it like the old Pixar movies.

So with Inside Out, I was very excited to see it as the film has one of the talented directors Pete Docter who made classics like Monsters, Inc. and Up. Inside Out exceeds my expectations and shows that Pixar can still make originality movies which made me very happy about it.

Amy Poehler is really great which I kept forgetting at times that the character was even voiced by her. Phyllis Smith is top notch as Sadness which made sense by the way she acts in The Office, which in Bad Teacher, was the film that Pete Docter caught his eye on for, which I haven't seen but would probably watch it when the film comes upon on TV that I'll record.

I never heard of Lewis Black before, but seeing him as Anger, he is absolutely terrific and made me take notice of him. Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader are great also and like Amy Poehler, I kept forgetting that they were in this.

The characters are very likable and memorable, that little kids probably want to be like the characters. The premise is very original, and the execution of it is fantastic. The world they created in the main girl's psyche, is very creative and I never expected such imagination into this.

The jokes in this are downright hilarious, and there is one joke that is a run-on which I never thought can be gut-wrenchingly funny, and another joke that made me laughed out loud so hard which I never thought that I would find some of the jokes to be memorable.

The writing by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley is excellent, and the animation is spectacular which the glow stuff around Joy looks really nice. The message is really good, and the soundtrack by Michael Giacchino is really catchy.

The movie is very clever, and does a great job of showing a person growing up and some of the memories do go away. There are some legitimate sad moments that are very effective. It has thrills to keep the little kids entertained and it's interesting enough to get the adults invested.

When it does go through the story of the little girl, it's a great story and it's relatable to kids who went through it which makes sense with the emotions flying through. Inside Out is a modern day masterpiece that it's exciting to see that Pixar is back to its roots, and that it got me more excited for The Good Dinosaur.