So I've just seen this movie recently and I really like it, and I wanted to talk about it! Spoiler: Not Sure if Necessary But Just in Case Am I the only one who thinks the control board almost ceasing to function to the point where the emotions couldn't communicate to Riley was a really good way of describing depression?
Yes, I was a bit worried going in but I definitely loved how the film both handled Riley and the roles and functions of her emotions. Not to mention her growth too of course. But also the animation was so colorful and filled with bounce, I came out of it feeling really good.
My baby cousin started crying when the movie ended because Spoiler everyone forgot Bing Bong and he didn't understand and it made him sad. Hell, I cried a little.
Oh man I love this movie! I wanna see a million sequels about kids with other mental problems. This needs a giant fandom like Frozen. I had so many tears when she finally was able to be sad. And also when some of her islands fell away.
I still sometimes think about how Spoiler Joy made a literal suicide tower out of imaginary boyfriends like that was stone cold killer right there
Aah yes I loved Inside Out! I liked how Riley's dominant emotion was Joy, but her mum's was Sadness and her dad's was Anger. But as they got older, their emotions all seemed to work together, like Riley's emotions learnt to do. It makes me wonder what the emotions of an alexithymic person would do. Would they be futilely banging on the control panel as their person completely fails to recognise them or to recognise them properly? Do the wires in the control panel not connect properly? So many possibilities! What does everyone think their dominant emotion is? I feel like mine is probably Fear lmao.
Spoiler Inside Out gave me a lot of feels. I was really kind of anxious and dreading going into it since I knew it was going for the 'depression' angle and that's personal to me. Also the ending fucked me up a bit because I ran away from home as a teen and it was certainly an Experience that i get uncomfortable being reminded about.
