Amazing and thoughtful gift from Pixar

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2015)

Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios bring pure imagination and creativity to this delightful family film where the rules of psychology are bent. This film answers the question of what happens when your emotions control you instead of you controlling your emotions. Following the story of eleven-year old Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias) who moves with her family to San Francisco from her comfortable life in Minnesota, we experience her emotions going on her head as faces anxiety of her new home, new school, and a whole new life; and her emotions are represented by colored characters including: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust. Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler) is yellow, Sadness (voiced by Phyllis Smith) is blue, Fear (voiced by Bill Hader) is purple, and Disgust (voiced by Mindy Karling) is green. These characters work in an "industrial" corporation inside Riley's head that basically controls her emotions and memories as she navigates through life of happiness, despair, and hope.
Inside Out is not your average Pixar movie that many expect. This film is targeted at both children and adults, but at the same time tackles on mature and complex themes that young kids are not too likely to understand well. It takes the rules of how human psychology works and plays around with them, with characters representing a young girl's emotions using an actual electronic console to control the emotions she expresses during her everyday life. The whole concept is a bit complex and enough to make young kids question the reality of psychology. Nonetheless, the idea is astoundingly creative and will definitely entertain kids and adults like; and this movie really explores some amazing things with the idea. Even if kids don't understand some the ideas, they will still find them cute and funny. There are plenty of scenes of laughter as well as some emotional and tear-jerking moments that Pixar films are often known for.
Inside Out is a movie that delivers some of the best taste Pixar has to offer and will bring joy to the whole family. It is very cute, very heartwarming, and filled with some interesting surprises. I should also remind you to sit during the end credits as they offer some fun and interesting scenes.