INSIDE OUT (2015)

After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school. — IMDB

This latest animation from Pixar is inspired. The story is intelligent and deals with some deep issues about human memory, the way humans think, and the role emotions play in the way humans experience and navigate the world. The story explores all of this through the eyes of a young girl from birth to puberty and every detail resonates. I’ve seen the movie twice now and noticed even more nuances the second time around. There are multiple layers to the story so that all ages are catered for. There is a delightful mixture of humour along with gentle expressions of depression and despair common to all of humanity. The story is true to life and is a refreshing change from some of the trite “positive” messages in children’s animation. The animation is beautiful and playful. For it’s relatively short running time (94 mins), a lot is packed in. I’ve seen INSIDE OUT in both 3D and 2D – and it works effectively in both. So there is no need to spend extra money on 3D if you don’t want to. You won’t lose much at all. Highly recommended.