Inside Out 2 - Budget of $200 million - 1 hour and 36 minutes
Over the years, Riley became an excellent student, strong hockey player, animal lover, and caring friend. Her emotions - Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger - continue to share her core memories and store them in long-term storage. The vital memories form her beliefs. Each belief creates Riley's belief system and her sense of self, the newest section of her mind. Joy will do anything to protect the latest system. She tosses any ill feelings or memories away so they don't affect Riley's Sense of Self.
Riley celebrates with her best friends Grace and Bree as the coach of the Fire Hawks, Coach Roberts, approaches them after winning a game. She wants them to come to her hockey camp to train. Riley knows this is the first step to becoming a Fire Hawk. Her favorite player, Val, is on the team. Val started her first year and is a legend among high school players. Grace, Bree, and Riley accept the invitation.
Riley goes to bed the night before camp and dreams of meeting Val and practicing with her friends. As Riley turns in for the night, her emotions do the same. A beeping awakes Joy in the middle of the night. She and the other emotions walk over to the console and see the puberty light gently flashing. Then, it blares. Joy pulls it out and shoots it down the pipe with the other bad memories. The demo team rips out the console and updates it for the new guys, but Riley wakes up before they finish. Now, the console is overly sensitive to Riley's emotions.
Riley's mother, Mrs. Andersen, enters Riley's room and expresses her surprise that Riley isn't ready for camp. Her emotions touch the console, and Riley cries, yells, and collapses in bed. Mrs. Andersen attempts to ease her, but it doesn't work. Riley's emotions build a contraption to touch the console, but it turns orange. They find a new emotion touching it. Anxiety introduces Riley's emotions to Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment.
The Andersens give Riley and her friends a ride to camp. Riley talks about their future together when Disgust notices a look on Bree's face. Grace feels the tension and blurts out that she and Bree will attend a different high school. Riley maintains her composure until her parents drive away. Val notices Riley's sadness, talks to her, and invites Riley to sit with her team. Anxiety takes over and defuses the situation by predicting possible outcomes and changes Riley's personality to give Riley the best conclusion. Joy tries to help, but her attempts make Riley look silly. Anxiety takes control, and Riley spends time with Val and the team in the locker room but leaves Bree and Grace behind. Anxiety tells Embarrassment to grab Riley's old emotions after Joy makes another mistake. Embarrassment puts them in a glass jar with holes in the lid. Anxiety tells the mind police to take them to Riley's Dark Secrets Vault. Then, Anxiety disconnects Riley's Sense of Self and sends it to the back of Riley's mind. They will use her new memories with second-generation emotions to build a new Riley. Can Riley's first-generation emotions return to Riley's mind before Anxiety takes over?
Riley and her emotions did it again. They cause the audience to laugh, cringe, cry, and breathe a sigh of relief. The writers added new sections of Riley's mind while taking fans through familiar territory. Fans learn about Riley's vault, its secrets inside, her sarcasm, and Imagination Land. Be warned: this film mentions puberty but for 10 seconds. The rest focuses on Riley's height, smell, and feelings. It's not a lesson on the body changing but your emotional growth. Riley breaks the rules, disregards her friends, and forces herself to practice when her other emotions are at the helm. Riley loses her Sense of Self for popularity and to gain friends when she enters high school. Her peer pressure comes from within. The movie explains how Anxiety works, helps, and harms people in a lovingly gentle way. The conclusion profoundly affects adults and teaches kids the value of emotions. This sequel will create a core memory and give you a therapy session for the price of a movie ticket (FTC Affiliate Disclaimer). You should see this movie in theaters today.
I give it 5 out of 5 stars
She's got us - Embarrassment
I miss the jar - Fear
How do we build a new Riley - Envy
Joy's so old school - Ennui
A good plan has many parts, Joy - Anxiety
It's ok. I drop things all the time - Riley
Oh, the Fire Hawks. Finally, a team I can get behind - Anger
What was her name - Disgust
Riley's so hard on herself - Sadness
Where I go, you go - Joy
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