Inside Out's heartwarming tale is one of PIxar's best

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2015)

Pixar has proved itself to be more than a children's studio on numerous occasions— entertaining audiences of all ages— but never before have I seen anything so delightfully touching and smart as Inside Out was. Its perfectly layered switch-offs between reality and thoughts generate a mind boggling and colourful depiction of a somewhat normal young girl dealing with moving away. The emotions we see interact on screen are all personalities and features of the protagonist. The film generalizes a simple way to look at the mind of a human— categorizing our emotions into 5 characters: Joy (the gleeful and charming Amy Poehler), Sadness ("The Office" alum Phyllis Smith), Anger (perfectly exaggerated by Lewis Black), Fear (a charming and frightful Bill Hader) and Disgust (the broccoli shaped scene- stealer voiced by the endearing and relatable Mindy Kaling). The movie doesn't just grab 11 year old girls or San Fransisco hockey players— it grabs all of us, and pulls us in to the extraordinary world of the reality. We need a little Office before Parks and Recreation— we need a little blue before yellow— we need a little sadness before joy, and that insightful little message plays through the movie like a roller-coaster; the disgust of looking at it— the anger of the line— the fear of the drop— the sadness of the long way down— and of course, the joy that follows. A. By Ryan Farrell.