Directors: Pete Doctor, Ronaldo de Carmen
Rated: PG(for strong thematic topics and some action)
Inside Out tells the story of Riley and her family who have moved to San Francisco, and Riley's emotions during this move. All the emotions are personified, with Joy(Amy Poehler), Fear(Bill Hader), Anger(Lewis Black), Disgust(Mindy Kaling), and Sadness(Phyllis Smith). This is the first original Pixar property in a while, and oh my god it is AMAZING! If you have not seen it yet, you are missing out on a movie that is on the level of Monsters Inc., Toy Story Series, and Up.
The idea itself is really, really good. After a while, you realize that all the brain's functions are personified, with regions like long term memory, subconscious, etc. This was really refreshing to see, as the last couple of Pixar movies were not original (Cars 2, Monsters University, Toy Story 3). Seriously, I cannot rave about this any more than I am right now. It's definitely a must see this summer.
First off is the voice acting. It's awesome. With people like Lewis Black, who fits the bill perfectly as Anger, to people like Amy Poehler, the real star of the show. All the voice acting is top notch, but the one that really stuck out to me was definitely Lewis Black. The screams of anger, and his gravelly voice were definitely meant for anger personified. There really is no one that is bad in this movie, except maybe Phyllis Smith as Sadness. Her voice itself fits the character impeccably, but her voice acting experience here definitely shows due to her lack of presence, even though she is one of the emotions that gets more screen time. Mindy Kaling turns in a good performance too, but she outshined by most of her cohorts.
Like any other Pixar movie, Inside Out make you question yourself. For example, it can be seen that in everybody's mind, they have their own Joy, Sadness, Anger, etc., and in the middle of the movie, I was thinking of how my control center would look like and how my emotions would appear. Along with these cool concepts, Pixar brings its signature heart mixed with comedy. The movie is funny, and definitely will make you giggle to yourself. However, the ability for this movie to pander to both adults and children is astounding. At one end, this movie is about growing up, while on the other end, this movie brings a strong message(I won't say what the message is, but if you see the movie, it's really obvious). Above all else, this movie will bring you to the brink of sadness and maybe make you cry. Not kidding.
Overall, Inside Out is in the pantheon of one of the best animated movies of all time, and not seeing it is doing yourself a disservice. It's original, has heart and emotion, is funny, and anybody can watch it. This is THE movie to watch right now. No doubt about it.
4.8/5
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