We love Pixar, don't we? Its like the best. Though the last several years have been hard on the company, we still know that we're going to get something good out of it... so long as it doesn't have cars in it. You know how this review is going to go already.
I originally did not have interest in seeing Inside Out. It didn't seem like that interesting of a movie that I needed to pay to see in theaters. With the endless good reviews for it, people posting spoilers on Reddit, and the fact that this has been a boring-ass summer, I went and saw it.
The first reaction once the movie was over was "aw that was cute." And not like how my reaction with Frozen which I thought was just "cuuuuteee (?)" just actually "cute." This is a very genuine film written by people that give a damn. However, the entire time watching this, I was thinking how I wouldn't want to see it again. I've seen the top Pixar films (Finding Nemo, Up and Wall-E) more times than necessary that I'm almost tired of seeing them, despite being very timeless. I want to be able to not get sick of Inside Out and enjoy it. I say that because the only downside of this movie is that there are some parts that drag. Similar to Princess and the Frog, the beginning and ending are great and exciting, but the middle can get tiring.
Regardless, there is a tremendous amount of creativity used in this film. Things I could never come up with even if I tried. Even if the plot is a little convoluted, the writing is very precise. The second thing has to be the acting. It is a bit surprising that most of the actors here have mostly done TV. They have done a few films here and there, but they're mostly known for their TV roles. The best has to be Louis Black, who was the major reason I wanted to see this film. This role was made for him and it is absolutely hysterical. The rest of the cast is equally as good. My favorite character has to be Bing Bong, but that may be because he is played by Richard Kind. There is something just so funny and genuine about his performance that I adore.
The basic theme of this film is something I admire as well. Aside from the fact that this film will be shown in every high school psychology class in the future, I like the idea of telling people is okay to embrace your feelings. Its okay to be sad, its okay to have bad days, you can't be happy all the time. The sick bastard in me was wondering what happens when someone has a mental illness or Alzheimers or something. What happens when Riley enters her sexual awakening stages or has PMS? That would be hella interesting. So hella.
Otherwise this is a good film, not Pixar's best, but still done very well. Very smart and well thought out, which is something I cannot say for the other family films out there these days. Its going to win best animated feature, unless Zootopia or The Good Dinosaur blows people out of the water. I'm giving this film a good score despite not wanting to see it again, but that is to preserve its goodness.
Grade: A
Also, the short film, Lava, was adorable. I loved every minute of that. Definitely in the top 5 of Pixar's best shorts.
Grade: A+++
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