The capacity of Inside out 2 (Inside Out 2) to simplify and explain complex issues of the human mind has become one of the great assets of the Pixar film, which could soon reach $1 billion in revenue worldwide. From the presentation of long-term memory to the formation of our own personality, through the repression of our emotions, the film directed by Kelsey Mann has added a new layer to a universe that already had us trapped.
in the new movie We accompany Riley on her leap into adolescence. This moment is key in his life before high school, since the hockey camp he attends could fundamentally change his next four years. In this way, Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust meet again in the protagonist’s mind, welcoming Anxiety, Ennui (Boredom), Shame and Envy (waiting for Nostalgia to be released from the place where she is waiting).
But the arrival of puberty will mean a real earthquake for Riley and the occasional release of sarcasm. That is why the presentation of the personality islandswhich we already knew in the first film and are created from memories, captured the audience’s attention with the changes that occurred in them.
Why is the family island smaller in ‘Inside Out 2’?
In the new movie, Riley keeps some original islands like Clown Island, while creating new ones like the Boy Bands Island, but Family Island reduces its size substantially and is replaced by Friendship Island as the most important. A detail that has not gone unnoticed and that has to do with the plot itself.
It must be understood that Riley turns 13 during the film, so this variation really expresses what younger people feel in the midst of puberty. The search for new friends and independence They are expressed this way. So, his parents take a backseat in the sequel, serving as a counterpoint to the physical and mental changes that the protagonist is experiencing. This explains why this island, although still important, has decreased and will probably grow again in the future.
“I wish I had a movie like this when I was a kid, because I know you go through a lot at that age.. Many times you think that it is only you who is going through it and that no one else is doing it. This great movie can go out into the world to tell many people that they are not alone,” explained the film’s director, Kelsey Mann, about Riley’s life transformations.
And remember that the islands operate around Riley’s crucial memories and each one is driven by a central memory. While Some islands can turn gray and disappear, many others can be born and replace the previous ones, expressing the moment in which it is found. An extraordinary way to show the mess that our mind is.
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