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The movie Inside Out is about 11-year-old Riley who lives in Minnesota with her Mom and Dad. What makes this film so unique is that the story is ultimately about Riley’s emotions, Sadness, Anger, Anxiety, Disgust, and of course, Joy. The audience experiences Riley’s life through the lens of Joy, the protagonist. Joy’s primary goal was to keep Riley and most of her memories happy, but when the family moved from their home in Minnesota to California, Riley’s emotions started acting differently, specifically Sadness. For example, Sadness touched a memory, and subsequently became tainted with sadness, which greatly troubled Joy. In her attempts to fix the problem she became lost in the deepest parts of Riley’s mind, along with Sadness and the “Core …show more content…

As they viewed her experiences on the big screen (through her eyes), they took turns deciding who should be in control and what the best action should be in the situations. This depiction was extremely accurate, (but portrayed in an imaginative way) considering that emotions have been found to be intertwined with thoughts and motivate behaviors (Magai, 2001). Likewise, as Riley experienced events in her life, the memories (glowing, colorful balls) rolled into headquarters and were tinted according to the primary emotion experienced in that specific moment. This was astute since reminiscence may evoke emotions when individuals focus on these specific memories. For example, when someone remembers a happy memory, this may surface a similar happy feeling while reminiscing. The writers and creators of Inside Out were eloquent in their illustration of emotions throughout development, and the daily struggles individuals may experience in dealing with their feelings. Although there were a few possible inaccuracies depicted in the movie, a majority seemed to genuinely represent how humans use and process emotions. Even the minute details cleverly displayed annoyances and ironies experienced throughout life and remind the audience of the similarities that all individuals in encounter

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