Joy and Sadness’ journey through Riley’s mind, with help from Riley’s long-lost imaginary friend Bing Bong ( Richard Kind ), results in some of the funniest and most imaginative visuals in a Pixar film. And by the end of their journey, Joy comes to see Sadness’ value in helping Riley become a fuller and more emotionally healthy person. As Fear, Anger, and Disgust try to maintain control of Riley (with disastrous results in the real world), Joy and Sadness try to find their way back. This doesn’t sit well with Joy and eventually, she and Sadness are accidentally ejected from their control center and deeper into Riley’s mind. The story picks up when Sadness constantly finds herself interacting with Riley’s joyous memories (personified as colored orbs) and turning them sad. Subscribe to Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Related article: MUST WATCH – Hollywood Insider’s CEO Pritan Ambroase’s Love Letter to Black Lives Matter – VIDEO Joy serves as the leader of the group, and while she sees value in the other emotions she’s unsure of what to do with Sadness and spends most of her time trying to limit Sadness’ influence. As Riley adjusts to her new surroundings, her inner struggle is personified through the emotions that control her: Joy ( Amy Poehler ), Fear ( Bill Hader ), Anger ( Lewis Black ), Disgust ( Mindy Kaling ), and Sadness ( Phyllis Smith ). The film primarily takes place in the mind of eleven-year-old Riley ( Kaitlyn Dias ), whose happy life is upended when she and her family ( Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan ) move from their home in Minnesota to San Francisco. And as we approach the end of the year with an encroaching feeling of the blues, compounded by the unbearably difficult year 2020 has been, Inside Out ’s message of emotional openness feels more important now. While that is the hook-the high concept that draws us in-Docter uses it as a springboard to convey his real message: that sadness is important in our lives. Related article: Pixar Drawing Tutorials: The Animation Studio Uses YouTube to Tackle Self-Isolationĭocter followed that up with the even more ambitious 2015’s ‘ Inside Out‘, which explores through clever personifications how the human mind (in this case, that of a preteen girl) works. Related article: Must-Watch – ‘Soul’: Pixar Proves the Power of the Human Spirit in Newest Original Film Such lofty goals are in line with ‘ Soul’ writer-director Pete Docter ’s past work at Pixar: his 2009 film ‘Up‘ opened with an emotionally powerful and devastating montage that encapsulated married life. And one of the things to look forward to is seeing how the film, which centers on the idea of what it is that makes us who we are, would depict abstract and metaphysical concepts like souls, the afterlife, and the formation of personalities. This Christmas will see the release of the much anticipated Disney/Pixar animated film ‘ Soul‘ on Disney+.
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