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Movie: Inside Out (2015)
Eleven-year-old Riley moves to San Francisco, leaving behind her life in Minnesota. She and her five core emotions, Fear, Anger, Joy, Disgust and Sadness, struggle to cope with her new life.
Themes: Importance of family, change, memories, coming of age, relation of sadness to joy.
Released: 2015 | Rated: PG | Duration: 1h 42m | Director: Pete Docter

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PIXAR - Inside Out - Joy realizes why sadness id important to Riley's mental health.

In the Memory Dump, Joy reminisces about Riley's Core Memories and laments that all she wants is for Riley to be happy. Sobbing, Joy picks up a core memory involving Riley's teammates and parents dancing after a big hockey game. Joy had always thought this core memory was a happy one, but after rewinding the memory, Joy realizes that initially Riley was sad. Her sadness caused her parents to reach out to console her and with the help of Riley's teammates, they were able to make a sad scene a happy one.

SOURCE: Elsa Anna Arendelle (2020), posted on YouTube, [5:49 mins], URL: https://youtu.be/AcfmHoUiNnw

Inside Out (2015) 1080p Full Movie

SOURCE: Fazli Official (2020), posted on YouTube, [1:15:19 mins] URL: https://youtu.be/6UwFhSqAJTg

Telling a Story from the Inside Out

Creating a story is often as much of a journey for the writer as it is for the characters. In this video I look at the writing process for Inside Out to examine how the powerful emotions in the film were inspired by the real-life experiences of the writers.

SOURCE: Lessons from the Screenplay (2017), posted on YouTube, [12:50 mins] URL: https://youtu.be/ulm7bcB2xvY

 

Inside Out: Emotional Theory Comes Alive

SOURCE: Nerdwriter1 (2015), posted on Youtube, [9:22 mins] URL: https://youtu.be/xXYhua4IwoE

Inside Out: Is Joy the VILLAIN? – Wisecrack Edition

Welcome to this special Wisecrack Edition on the villain of Inside Out, where we dive into the deeper meaning of the beloved film that taught us all a little more about our emotions.

SOURCE: Wisecrack (2016), posted on YouTube, [8:14 mins], URL: https://youtu.be/SH0yN2DS1pI

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