Brilliant Film for Adults and Children

Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2019)

Pixar did it again. As we follow Riley, an eleven-year-old girl, we learn how exactly her mind works (a big, industrial machine with the control center manned by Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear), her memories and her personality. But one day, following an accident, Joy and Sadness become expelled from the control center. Thus begins the epic journey as the two emotions attempt to return to where they belong, before Riley suffers too much emotional damage.
Knowing Pixar, we all expect the gorgeous animation and the top-notch voice acting, and of course this film delivers, but it has something more. Out of all of the animated films Pixar has put out, and there are many great ones, "Inside Out" has probably the most carefully constructed script of any of them. The dialogue and story are simultaneously both a colorful adventure and an exploration of the thought processes of a young girl. This is probably the greatest film ever about metacognition, yet it is put in terms a child would understand; I left the theater interpreting my thoughts and emotions through the concepts put forth by the animation. Great movie.