Not for young children

Rating: 6/10 (27 June 2015)

While very well done, and a favorite subject of mine, I felt Inside Out was very good for adults and perhaps children age 10 and up. The graphics were really good, the depth of the psychology was quite good, but the entire movie was strictly that theme and nothing else.
The meaning of the movie is easily missed by younger children, and there isn't anything to hold their interest. I can't imagine Pixar will make much money selling toys based on this movie.
I took our five year old to the movie. I have six children and this little guy is way ahead of his age for maturity, comprehension, and vocabulary. After the movie I asked him if he enjoyed it and he said yes. I asked if he knew what it was all about and he said no. He then asked me if I knew what it was about. I watched him during the movie and he was squirming, but twice he laid down and it looked like he was going to go to sleep; something he rarely does in the afternoon.
It's sort of odd that this subject is covered in an animated movie which is normally aimed at the young crowd, but it missed on that age group. Then it is a subject adults can really understand, but it's animated which is not normally targeted at adults. Even teens, who could easily understand the content, might not appreciate the animation.
All in all I find this kind of an odd mismatch.
We own the Cars DVD and think that is a wonderful movie for adults and children alike. But I don't imagine buying an Inside Out DVD, or for that matter ever watching it again.