Inside Out 2 - Film Review

 

Hi Nerds

Over the weekend I took my daughter to see Inside Out 2.

The first movie came out in 2015 - nearly 10 years ago.  Another example of how time flies.  My daughter was 6 years old.  Now 16 will she like the sequel as much?

The answer was yes.  Mainly because the main human character Riley is relatable to her going through her teen years.  The whole friendship and acceptance and anxiety teen girls go through and of course puberty.  It's quite a grown up topic for the younger audience.

This time the emotions in Riley's head, Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust are joined by new emotions as Riley hits her teens and puberty.  These include Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui.

Anxiety takes over trying to get Riley to meet new friends and get on a high school hockey team.  This means Anxiety clashes with Joy and the original emotions who get carted away to the back of Riley's mind.  Will they make it back before Anxiety totally changes Riley's personality for the worse.

Overall - the animation looks much better in this film than the first one.  Again the voice cast do a great job including the new cast of emotions.  One issue I have is that some of the plot is similar to the first film where the emotions are taken out of the control room and have to get back to control.

Bels Score  -  8.5/10

My Score    -  8/10