Since its recent premiere, ‘Intensely 2′ has proven to be a resounding success at the box office, conquering both teenagers and adults who longed to discover the new emotions that ‘Riley’ experiences in her adolescence.
The second installment of the popular Disney and Pixar film has generated a significant impact, grossing the sum of 295 million dollars worldwide in its first weekend in theaters.
In this sequel, ‘Riley’, now 13 years old, faces the typical challenges of adolescence, including exploring new and complex emotions. The plot introduces five new emotional characters: Anxiety, Envy, Shame, Ennui and Nostalgia.
However, what many don’t know is that director Kelsey Mann had originally planned for an even greater addition of emotions, going so far as to consider a total of nine additional characters.
Riley’s secret emotions that never made it to the screen
In an interview with ‘Entertainment Weekly’, Mann revealed that his initial goal was to more intensely illustrate the emotional changes during adolescence.. To do this, he thought of adding characters like Suspicion, Astonishment, Guilt and Sorrow. His idea was to show how these additional emotions could overwhelm ‘Riley’, thus reflecting the true challenges of this stage of life.
In several interviews, the director also mentioned that since the first installment of ‘Intensely’ the inclusion of Schadenfreudean emotion describing the pleasure someone feels at another’s misfortune, according to the German term.
Crystal Kung, Pixar’s talented character designer, shared on her Instagram account some preliminary character sketches like Suspicion, Wonder and Guilt.
Suspicionfor example, was imagined as a detective, always alert and suspicious.
This is what Suspicion would look like.
Photo:Instagram: @crystaleatsyourbrain
Blameon the other hand, appeared tied to an object that symbolized his constant emotional burden.
This is what Guilt would look like.
Photo:Instagram: @crystaleatsyourbrain
Astonishment It was designed with multiple variants, all reflecting his perpetual amazement at the world.
This is what Amazement would look like.
Photo:Instagram: @crystaleatsyourbrain
Despite the creativity and detail invested in these characters, they were ultimately scrapped. According to Mann, the feedback received suggested that although these new characters were fascinating, their inclusion could result in a significant distraction due to the overload of on-screen elements. Thus, the team decided to focus on a smaller number of new emotions to keep the narrative clear and accessible to the audience.
ANA KAREN VELAZQUEZ
The Universal (Mexico) / GDA
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