Film Review: Inside Out 2 (U)
Starring: Maya Hawke, Amy Poehler and Tony Hale
Director: Kelsey Mann Run time: One hour, 36 minutes
As humans, we come with several complex emotions that can sometimes be hard to understand.
Anger, Sadness, Joy, Fear and Disgust are not just feelings. They are returning characters in the Disney sequel film Inside Out 2.
The team of animated characters, who drive the desk of Riley’s mind, were joined by four new emotions that completely shook the place up.
Anxiety, Embarrassment, Envy and Ennui (boredom) started causing chaos the day Riley started puberty - which interrupted the successful operation running by the original five emotions.
They now have to embark on a mission to find Riley’s sense of self while Anxiety takes the steering wheel of the teenager’s mind.
Despite this being a family film, director Kelsey Mann portrays how complex emotions feel and how these set in during your teenage years.
It cleverly shows how difficult feelings of anxiety can be to handle and can push all other emotions to the back of your mind.
The film had plenty of scenes sprinkled in to make you laugh throughout.
I find some film sequels disappointing, but I think this is one of the better films to come out of the Disney franchise in recent years.
The music from the film felt nostalgic from watching the first film when it was released in 2015 and made it feel quite emotional in places.
Overall, this film is definitely worth going to watch and it was made even more enjoyable to experience the vibrant colours on the big screen at The Light.
Rating: 8/10
Rating: 8/10
