INSIDE OUT teaches impressionable Little Ones . . .

Rating: 8/10 (24 June 2015)

. . . that their heads are full of bickering adults, who may cause them to catastrophically run amok without warning. If they suddenly wreak mayhem totally out of character, it's not their fault at all, INSIDE OUT suggests. Blame it, rather, on the tiny voices quarreling constantly from one end of their brains to the other. Advice, rules, cautions, responsibilities, social norms, parental expectations, American Values, homework, politeness, best behaviors, decency, kindness, daily chores, proper decorum, and common sense can all be thrown to the winds whirling inside each child's noggin. Their very self-hood is shown to be based upon a relatively small handful of memories subject to gross distortion at the drop of a hat. INSIDE OUT personifies the Aging Process as a callously cackling cleaning crew clearing cherished memories off the Cliff of Self Awareness into the Chasm of Forgetfulness. Disney pictures a Child's Mind as a miniature Disneyland, complete with "Imagination Island," "Goofball Island," and so on. The Mouse House's clear implication is that if you don't refresh your kids' minds at Disneyland regularly, they're liable to take a bus to Duluth--or worse! INSIDE OUT may be too frightening for children, but it certainly provides a young mass shooter's defense lawyer with a dream team.