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Inside Out 2 (2024) is a powerful sequel to the acclaimed Pixar film, delving deeper into the emotional tragedies and joys of adolescence. This new chapter follows Riley Andersen (voiced by Kensington Tallman) as she transitions from middle school to high school, encountering the turbulence of puberty and stumbling through new social situations.

Riley, fresh from middle school graduation, is invited to join a summer hockey trial by her local coach who she is completely in adoration of and amazed that her and her friends got invited. She faces anxiety about high school separation from her close friends, who will be attending different schools. Her sense of self is just staring to solidify despite the bad news about her besties. She really hopes they can stay connected through their shared passion for hockey.

As Riley confronts these changes, new emotions like Anxiety, Envy, and Embarrassment emerge. These emotions create a challenging internal dynamic, especially when Riley meets Valentina "Val" Ortiz, the admired captain of the high school hockey team. Anxiety begins to dominate, banishing all older emotions we got to know in the first Inside Out out from the headquarters and literally into the Vault where recessed memories are kept. This causes Riley to lose confidence and strain her friendships as she attempts to fit in with her new high school peers.

Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust go on a mission to help Riley retain her sense of self. In addition, the visual elements were all quite amazing. It's like a mental model of what the brain actually looks like. With all the storage units, and the workers trying to put things in the right place, and then the deep-sated secret memories were inside the vault. All of these aspects made the movie seem even more realistic, and made it feel like I actually have that inside my own brain. Through their journey, they realize that every emotion, including the new ones, plays a crucial role in shaping Riley's identity and helping her navigate adolescence's complexities. The film emphasizes the importance of embracing all emotions to truly understand oneself.

Watching Inside Out 2 was an emotional rollercoaster for me. The film masterfully conveyed the emotions of growing up, making me feel sadness, fear, and excitement along with Riley. There were moments where I was on the edge of my seat, anxious about Riley's choices and hoping she would find her true self again. By the end of the movie, Riley gains more than just her original self; she understands what it truly means to be herself, embracing all parts of her emotional spectrum.

Inside Out 2 beautifully captures the essence of growing up, making us laugh, cry, and reflect on the importance of understanding and accepting all parts of ourselves.

A sequel with beautiful execution and sufficient maturity to make this film a sequel that is no less than the first film. Even though the conflict shown is not as complex as the first film, but it still made my tears almost slide through my eyes. Such as the scene of Bing Bong saying the dialogue "Take her to the moon for me" in the first film, I did not find any emotions that were successfully expressed by the dialogue or scenes. But okay, that's okay, I still like it. The point is that you will find a feeling of nostalgia, a strong emotional feeling (although not too much), this film will be liked by every millennial child and children who want to go back to watch the second film to reminisce, I mean children who have grown up. The overall rating for this film is 8/10, it is definitely worth watching.

In a time when animated features have often fallen short of expectations, "Inside Out 2" emerges as a beacon of hope, reminding us of Pixar's long-forgotten quality. This sequel not only matches the brilliance of the first film but even better in many ways. The emotional depth, innovative storytelling, and a Pixar production quality make it a must-watch.

Overall, "Inside Out 2" is a triumph in animation, proving that Pixar still holds the crown in creating compelling and memorable films. It's a cinematic experience that leaves a lasting impression, and one that you won't regret watching on the big screen.

Giving this a 8.5/10

Best Pixar film in a good while, just as good as the original. As the poster shows, new emotions and new adventures for Riley and the emotions inside her head. But really, everyone has these problems, no matter the age, so that makes it work, and the jokes are jolly good, some crazy humor runs through the film, despite the craziness of life nowadays.

The action really does not stop much in this one, as the screen gets filled up by the colours of inside and outside life, perils and wonders, more peril than anything as the mind, sanity of poor old Riley gets well twisted up, again. It flies by at a good pace and feels other refreshing, which is hard, for most films at all, let alone a sequel. IMAX of this will be good if you can do it, quite sure the lungs of the actors were well and truly used up on this. Another five years for the next one, which must a theme of love, for sure.

"Inside Out 2" is a decent charming continuation about emotions, feelings, identities, and a tale of a coming-of-age of Riley Andersen. Firstly, for this sequel, I appreciate Pixar exploring new concepts about teenage stages for youth, new approaches to the characters and providing some good genuine emotional developments within the narrative. The character of Riley Andersen entering her teenage stage and having it shown from the perspectives of her emotion characters does have some good depth alongside with good animation, colors, and voice performances from the cast members. Allowing some solid chemistry between the characters and dialogue.

Personally, what causes the movie to struggle is it's emotional connection and dynamics at times, loses the same spark from it's previous movie. Sure, its original characters, humor, and colorful animation remains powerful and holding to its heights, however, because of some of the new characters I didn't connect with and certain concepts feeling thin, the strong emotional connection and atmospheres feel lost as if it floats around the mind aimlessly.

Nevertheless, it does feel a relief where Disney actually puts some effort into making a solid movie after years of disappointments and disappointments.