{"id":1106,"date":"2015-06-23T20:25:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T01:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/culturated.com\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2015-06-23T20:30:31","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T01:30:31","slug":"inside-out-movie-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/inside-out-movie-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Out Movie Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re a pop culture pundit or merely a diehard movie-lover, Pixar\u2019s 20-year hot streak that began with the release of <a title=\"Toy Story\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0030IIZ4M\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0030IIZ4M&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=greglotra0a-20&amp;linkId=HC5NNSQSIR7BNSRZ\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Toy Story<\/i><\/a> in 1995 is both remarkable and unrivaled. Every single one of its 15 feature films has received at least an A- rating from CinemaScore; they\u2019ve earned 15 Oscars; and their average worldwide gross is over $600 million.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When you consider the parallel success Pixar honcho John Lasseter has had since taking over as Chief Creative Officer for parent company Disney in 2006 (see: <i><a title=\"Tangled\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004G600A4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B004G600A4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=greglotra0a-20&amp;linkId=FHEGP4CPQ3FKL753\" target=\"_blank\">Tangled<\/a>, <a title=\"Wreck-It Ralph\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00A83075M\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00A83075M&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=greglotra0a-20&amp;linkId=ABHOB7UXP4QLRJVO\" target=\"_blank\">Wreck-It Ralph<\/a>, <a title=\"Frozen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G5G7EXY\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00G5G7EXY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=greglotra0a-20&amp;linkId=YHEUX4VAPZYY33W5\" target=\"_blank\">Frozen<\/a><\/i> and <a title=\"Big Hero 6\" href=\"http:\/\/culturated.com\/big-hero-6-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><i>Big Hero 6<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/a>), it\u2019s virtually impossible to imagine any other studio having a more influential or dominating impact on its industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pixar\/Disney\u2019s success is not just a matter of advancing CGI technology or even creating more sophisticated narratives for animated films. Like The Muppets and Looney Tunes before them, Pixar elevates the art form by creating stories that effectively operate at two levels\u2013 kids\u2019 movies that resonate even more deeply with grown-ups.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WIDYqBMFzfg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Inside Out<\/i>, the latest from <a title=\"Monsters, Inc.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AFEX83C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00AFEX83C&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=greglotra0a-20&amp;linkId=O7KIB2MA74UFMWA2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Monsters, Inc.<\/i> <\/a>and <a title=\"Up\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001KVZ6FW\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001KVZ6FW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=greglotra0a-20&amp;linkId=6BHBE42IMCD62KDH\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Up<\/i><\/a> director <a title=\"Pete Docter\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pete_Docter\" target=\"_blank\">Pete Docter<\/a>, is arguably their smartest, most soulful and sensitive film to date.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The story follows 11-year-old Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias), whose life is turned\u2026 well, inside out when career changes find her family uprooted from idyllic Minnesota to urban San Francisco. Leaving behind friends and familiarity, Riley\u2019s tumultuous transition is examined through the five colorful characters who embody our core emotions\u2013 Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Joy (Amy Poehler).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Poehler is perfectly voice-cast as the irrepressible leader, a perky blue-haired pixie who struggles to maintain control over Riley\u2019s emotional nerve center as Riley\u2019s circumstances send her into a psychological downward spiral. But each of the other character actors carries their share of both the dramatic and comedic weight, with Smith (<i>The Office<\/i>) proving a potent scene-stealer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1115\" style=\"width: 658px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Inside-out-movie-review-joy-sadness1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1115\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1115\" src=\"http:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Inside-out-movie-review-joy-sadness1.jpg\" alt=\"INSIDE OUT \u2013 Joy and Sadness navigate through Imagination Land\" width=\"648\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Inside-out-movie-review-joy-sadness1.jpg 648w, https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Inside-out-movie-review-joy-sadness1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Inside-out-movie-review-joy-sadness1-330x187.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">INSIDE OUT \u2013 Joy and Sadness navigate through Imagination Land.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is some deep, dark territory for a film ostensibly aimed at children. But the bittersweet mood is broken up with just enough sweetness and light (including some much-needed slapstick silliness from Richard Kind as Riley\u2019s imaginary childhood friend, a colorful elephant named Bing Bong) to keep kids from getting bored\u2026 or needing therapy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The film is both a melancholy musing on the transition from childhood to adolescence and a psychological study on the positive role negative emotions play in a healthy psychological balance. Yet, in timeless Pixar fashion, it\u2019s also a helluva lot of fun. \u00a0 <em><strong>\u2013Bret Love<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">RATING: PG (for mild thematic elements and some action)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">GENRE: Animation, Kids &amp; Family<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STARING: Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DIRECTORS: Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STUDIO: Disney\/Pixar<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re a pop culture pundit or merely a diehard movie-lover, Pixar\u2019s 20-year hot streak that began with the release of Toy Story in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3,11],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Inside-out-movie-review-imagination-islands.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5slei-hQ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}