Posted: 7/4/15 at 3:11pm
"You couldn't have told this story, if you wanted to tell THAT story. The important thing was that Riley's problems only seemed so huge and insurmountable when looked at through a single emotional lens. Things like divorce or a major socioeconomic change would have lasting damage/repercussions.
In order to illustrate the film's climax- the first movement of a young person's life from simple to complex emotional processing- the central struggle had to be something that couldn't be dealt with easily by one emotion alone, but could be dealt with and ultimately "conquered" by two or more. If the stakes were any higher, it would be a different movie with a different end game/outcome."
Well said, and entirely true, and a succinct statement of the film's utter flimsiness and ultimate shallowness. Not since OKLAHOMA's Laurey had to go to the box social with Jud has a heroine's travails been based on so very very little. Poor Little Rich Girl Riley has a bad couple of days -- boo hoo -- and then she feels better -- awwwww. It's not like I want everything to be Dostoyevsky High Tragedy here, but I think the conflict going on in that girl's life could have been a bit more potent, carried more weight. Compare INSIDE OUT to any of the TOY STORY films, or THE INCREDIBLES and/or WALL-E and I think the difference should be apparent.
Just my take on it, it seems. Glad folks are digging on it. There are worse ways for kids to spend a couple of hours.
Updated On: 7/4/15 at 03:11 PM