Anyone who knows, likes and watches animations regularly has probably noticed that Pixar is the more mature brother of Disney. The company (which became part of Disney in 2006) focuses on educational stories from which both children and their parents gain a lot of knowledge and insight. In turn, Disney gives us a warm blanket and cocoa on even the rainiest day, and although it serves stories with important morals, they are much more removed from our world and are created mainly to delight the viewer and nurture the inner child within him.
“Inside Out 2” – review
Among the fairy tales produced in recent years, “Inside Out” by Pete Docter stands out. The animation won an Oscar and won the hearts of even those who avoid similar films. There were even voices that it was the best, and also the most necessary, animation in the history of Pixar. And I subscribe to these statements with all my limbs. Moreover, I believe that Kelsey Mann handled the “pressure of the second half” phenomenally. Together, the creators of the film achieved what the new “Planet of the Apes” and “Mad Max” failed to achieve. The perfect balance between new and well-known. Putting my ego and high ambitions aside paid off. “Inside Out 2” has everything for which the world loved the first part of the film, only it is even more colorful, louder, funnier and deeper.
Riley is no longer a child. The heroine, whose mind we saw in 2015, grows up and enters her teenage years. This, of course, involves a huge reshuffle in her life, head and heart. Family is no longer her priority, and the most important point of reference and source of happiness are relationships with friends. The teenager also begins to notice that being a good person does not always make life go her way. And this is the moment when new emotions enter the center of her mind.
And believe it or not – they are fantastic. I don’t know how it’s possible, but the new team of colorful creatures is an even more clever, accurate and creative metaphor for our uncontrollable feelings.. The characters reflect what they are with their motor skills, tones of voices, colors and even texture. The plot of the film gains momentum when teenage Riley begins to be controlled by Fear and her three inseparable friends – Jealousy, Boredom and Shame. The film does a phenomenal job of explaining the relationship between each of the feelings and emphasizing the often quite subtle differences between them.
The latest Pixar film is the smartest fairy tale I have ever seen
Riley’s new emotions are much more complex than those we already knew from the first part of the film. They don’t want to cooperate very much and are harder to tame. They appear at Riley’s worst moment, when she is trying to play the match of her life, join a new team and is arguing with her best friends. The mix of strong feelings that the teenager has not yet managed to sort out in her headquarters leads us to one of the most moving scenes in the film. “Inside Out 2” deals with the topic of panic attacks, and although in cinema aimed at the youngest we could already see a similar motif in “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”, here we are dealing with the dissection of the disorder into its prime factors. This allows viewers to understand it better and thus increase the chances of recognizing it in themselves.
“Inside Out 2” is a film that also teaches self-acceptance, understanding and forbearance. Just as the first part of Riley’s adventures showed that each of our emotions is important on the path to happiness, the second part of the story proves that to build our identity we also need those moments that we would prefer not to remember. And that is why “Inside Out 2” is the smartest fairy tale I have ever seen, and every parent should watch it with their child.
The main criticism of “Inside Out 2” may be its script, the skeleton of which is not much different from its predecessor. However, thanks to this, the creators could go crazy on other levels. Here we have a faster pace, better jokes, even more colorful mini-worlds filled with ubiquitous symbolism, and even different types of animation. And most importantly, the film focuses on what was the greatest strength of its predecessor – deepened, for example, by building identity, an attempt to help viewers sort out this whole mess called man.
“Inside Out 2” can be seen in Polish cinemas from June 12. In our language version, the characters were voiced by, among others: Ma³gorzata Socha, Olga Sarzyńska, Agata Kowal, Maja Ostaszewska, Cezary Pazura, Szymon Kuśmider, Kinga Preis and Zuzanna Bernat.
Source: Gazeta
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