![]() ![]() That being said, Inside Out is hardly the last word on emotions, personalities or human identity. Cheaper and more humane than airstrikes, but hey, what do I know?)īy all means, see and enjoy the movie. "Emotions color everything," the film says, "and we can become more skillful with them as we mature." (Hey, maybe we should drop a few thousand copies on ISIS and other militaristically inclined individuals while we’re at it. It will surely help many children and adults identify basic emotions, find words and understandings for their inner lives, and further the cause of emotional intelligence and empathy in the world. The film finds value in all emotions, even the difficult ones that we or others often try to suppress, while recognizing that mental health and growth require higher level integration and relationship. ![]() Inside Out draws on the most elemental stories of childhood: attachment, innocence, joy, relationships, and loss leading to vulnerability, sadness, empathy and maturity. You might like my post on the winter blues.) While I was initially taken aback by the overwhelming praise those reviews gave the film (see quotes below), I was won over almost instantly by its heart, art, thoughtfulness and imaginative fancy. (Sadness, voiced by Phyllis Smith from The Office is, of course, blue. I wore a blue shirt specifically to champion what I knew from several over-the-top reviews to be the unlikely heroine of the movie, sadness. I absolutely loved Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out! I saw it Sunday with four friends, our number matching the five basic emotions portrayed in the young heroine’s brain. ![]()
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