Inside Out
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jackWow. I loved the way the emotions were characterised and worked together in running Riley. I wasn't as engaged by the plot as some people were or as I was in some other Pixar films, I was really interested, but I expected things to happen basically as they did.
There were lots of funny moments. There were a few things that really annoyed me, but not as many as I feared from the trailer.
I thought the basic message about how different feelings contribute to the whole person was really well done, more detail and caveats below.
And wow, it had a lot about feelings and depression and sad moments, which left me really thoughtful, but I suspect will not matter to some people and maybe hit other people like a hammer blow.
I love the way the emotions work together! That even when they're bickering, they all assume each other are well meaning, and are a team. From the very first when they're introduced, they're described as having a useful role, that disgust is useful for avoiding poison and fashions you don't like, that anger is useful for caring about justice, etc, etc.
And that at the end, it's even more so, that all, including sadness, contribute to a healthy person, and that a healthy person isn't just "100% happy", but maybe driven by happy, with input from a balance of all the other emotions.
And the moment when the console shut down, that felt like an animated version of Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and Half depression cartoon, that depression may not be "sadness" but "no ability to most feelings at all".
Minor things
Poor poor bingo :(
I loved the way the emotions were characterised, they all seemed appropriate but also interesting and understandable.
There were lots of things I loved. All the jokes about how memory worked, mixing up the "facts" and "opinion" boxes, clearing old memories, but never clearing the old adveritising jingle, etc. And there were a lot of other funny moments! I loved basically all the insights into the characters in _other_ people's heads, the mother, father, other minor characters, and especially the dog and cat. I wish there'd been more of that.
Although jeez, I wish it could have been funny without "yes, the inside of people's heads match 100% every gender stereotype ever" :(
I may be too jaded, when goofball island went away, I was sad it might be gone for good, but when the others failed, I didn't really think that Riley would lose family and friends for good (even though some people do :( ) But it was probably a lot more scary for someone without those expectations.
I loved the way the mind was set up. The headquarters, the core memories, the long-term memory, the islands of personality. And was all clearly explained in the set-up.
A lot of things felt a bit glossed over, although it may just be me. Moving to the big city and parents getting distracted and getting distressed, yes. But it seemed to happen really fast -- Dad wasn't yet angry and snapping, just distracted, surely he's been distracted for a couple of weeks before? A lot of the time one of the emotions, especially Anger, did something impulsive, I could see how it fit into the plot, but only a couple did I feel like that how I wanted to react.
There were lots of funny moments. There were a few things that really annoyed me, but not as many as I feared from the trailer.
I thought the basic message about how different feelings contribute to the whole person was really well done, more detail and caveats below.
And wow, it had a lot about feelings and depression and sad moments, which left me really thoughtful, but I suspect will not matter to some people and maybe hit other people like a hammer blow.
I love the way the emotions work together! That even when they're bickering, they all assume each other are well meaning, and are a team. From the very first when they're introduced, they're described as having a useful role, that disgust is useful for avoiding poison and fashions you don't like, that anger is useful for caring about justice, etc, etc.
And that at the end, it's even more so, that all, including sadness, contribute to a healthy person, and that a healthy person isn't just "100% happy", but maybe driven by happy, with input from a balance of all the other emotions.
And the moment when the console shut down, that felt like an animated version of Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and Half depression cartoon, that depression may not be "sadness" but "no ability to most feelings at all".
Minor things
Poor poor bingo :(
I loved the way the emotions were characterised, they all seemed appropriate but also interesting and understandable.
There were lots of things I loved. All the jokes about how memory worked, mixing up the "facts" and "opinion" boxes, clearing old memories, but never clearing the old adveritising jingle, etc. And there were a lot of other funny moments! I loved basically all the insights into the characters in _other_ people's heads, the mother, father, other minor characters, and especially the dog and cat. I wish there'd been more of that.
Although jeez, I wish it could have been funny without "yes, the inside of people's heads match 100% every gender stereotype ever" :(
I may be too jaded, when goofball island went away, I was sad it might be gone for good, but when the others failed, I didn't really think that Riley would lose family and friends for good (even though some people do :( ) But it was probably a lot more scary for someone without those expectations.
I loved the way the mind was set up. The headquarters, the core memories, the long-term memory, the islands of personality. And was all clearly explained in the set-up.
A lot of things felt a bit glossed over, although it may just be me. Moving to the big city and parents getting distracted and getting distressed, yes. But it seemed to happen really fast -- Dad wasn't yet angry and snapping, just distracted, surely he's been distracted for a couple of weeks before? A lot of the time one of the emotions, especially Anger, did something impulsive, I could see how it fit into the plot, but only a couple did I feel like that how I wanted to react.
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Date: 2015-07-30 07:01 pm (UTC)