You Can't Just Bottle Us Up.
4.5 / 5
Directed by Kelsey Mann.
Riley’s mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new emotions.
2014's Inside Out may be Pixar's finest hour in the past decade. So in today's cinematic climate, a sequel was inevitable, but the pressure to deliver an equal experience was high.
Introducing new emotions as Riley hits puberty allows Inside Out 2 to naturally expand on the groundwork it laid in the original, going in new directions that feel like a natural progression while still having that signature Pixar emotional impact.
Just hearing Michael Giacchino's 'Bundle of Joy' theme brings back a wave of nostalgic and poignant feelings, immediately making the audience feel at ease that we are in the hands of master storytellers.
Inside Out 2 is a worthy sequel that doesn't attempt to outdo the first, instead acting as a beautiful extension that touches on more mature and affecting moments in growing up. A comforting watch to remind us all that we are all on the same journey and we all have the same joyous, angry and anxious voices in our heads.
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