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Inside Out Review


What I liked: It’s Pixar, the pixar moments are clever as always and leave you laughing whether you like the plot or not. Most of these are best because of the surprise so I won’t list any of them but will be happy to quote them with you frequently once you have seen the movie. Some of my favorite sequences are the times that we see into the mind command center of other people, like the parents at dinner or more notably many other characters during the credits. I laughed a lot.  In addition to the delightful Pixar moments and comical sequences from other minds, I did like the inventive way the mind was presented. Also, unlike many movies, I think that deeper analysis of this movie would not be completely ridiculous. For example the different captains in the individual’s minds and how the teamwork developed. Or the recoloring of memories based on current events. While the presentation in the movie is clearly not complete or particularly profound, it does present a good starting point for more profound thoughts.
What I didn’t: The plot itself is lame-o. It is a girl who is sad to be moving to a new place or more abstractly, it is an absurd journey that makes no sense with unbelieveable consequences artificially applying urgency. But the plot isn’t really why we watch Pixar films, right? But come on there are 85,000 better ways to design a brain. Even the civil engineers of Atlanta could do better. There are no circumstances under which having all the important buttons in one completely inaccessible place ever makes sense. Not to mention having it on a spindly tower makes it prone to all kinds of seismic disturbances.  Also sheer cliffs leading down into nothingness of smokey decay is 1) unsafe 2) probably not environmentally friendly, couldn’t they come up with some recycling scheme or something? 3) unsafe 4) bad planning 5) weird. Why is it even possible to accidently access “core memories”? Why are the pneumatic tubes the right size for the tiny people who live in our brains? Honestly, there need to be some serious safety overhauls of this set up.  
Who should watch this: People who love Pixar. Those pursuing the “animation can be profound too” movement.
Would I watch it again? yeah. and it’s pretty quotable
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