Inside Out is the story of 5 completely and utterly 1 dimensional characters with 1 personality trait and the little snot they control. The producer of Inside Out was recently interviewed because apparently they saw something magical in this pile of nothing. Emotions are a very complicated thing that are capable of numerous things. They drive to love, hate, create, and destroy. However, Pixar thinks kids are stupid so rather than throwing all their cards on the table they make Inside Out. Which is so nothing I get none of the feels from a movie about all the feels. All 5 of 'em. In the film only five emotions are present: happiness, repulsion, paranoia, rage, and depression. Aptly named Joy, Disgust, Panic, Anger, and Sadness, and their personalities are name-deep. They decided that they would ask scientists about the brain so that they could a cartoon movie aimed at kids with an underlying theme of growing up and relationships. They worn't going for science in the movie so what was the point? Just ask a poet then dabble in the abstract in her mind. Use your imagination! Take a risk! Disney's business model is make all the money rather than some of the money so it was released worldwide. Rather than having it be a product of America with distinct touchstones of American culture, and rather than an entire rewrite to change personalities to fit the culture of other parts of Earth, they changed minor details. The dad's favorite sport is changed from hockey to soccer for our soccer-obsessed friends in... everywhere that isn't North America... Then there's also a scene where this spit swallower gets a turd on her breakfast over a broccoli pizza, and since Japanese kids are pretty ok chilling with broccoli, Pixar put some bell peppers on that crap.
So this gives insight on this movie. I am just not into this movie honestly. It had potential, but it is so offensively inoffensive that it's unoffensive and I feel nothing for this film I can only describe as nothing. The filmmakers wanted it to be about something, but it's just a generic family movie. So generic I feel nothing for it. In conclusion this movie is nothing.
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