Inside Out is an animated comedy about a girl named Riley (voice of Kaitlyn Dias), who is uprooted from her life in the US Midwest when her father gets a new job in San Francisco. Riley is largely guided by her emotions, each of which is shown as an actual character.

* The Emotions - and especially Joy - learn each of them has a legitimate place in Riley's life, not just dominated by Joy, but sharing Riley's psychological space. So one theme is this: Your feelings exist and deserve to be recognized. Indeed, if you don't acknowledge them, they can cause havoc in your life.

Pixar Animation Studios Pixar Animation Studios. Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness.

Inside Out (2015 film) Inside Out is a 2015 American animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Directed by Pete Docter and produced by Jonas Rivera, it was co-written by Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley.

There is a scene in Inside Out - Pixar's 2015 animated film set in the mind of Riley, a young girl unsettled by her parent's decision to move to San Francisco - that illustrates the true reality of depression.

3) Sadness is vital to our well-being That's why the two of us love that Sadness rather than Joy emerges as the hero of the movie. Why? Because Sadness connects deeply with people - a critical component of happiness - and helps Riley do the same.

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• Coming of Age.
• Memory and the Past.
• Sadness.
• Change.

SPOILER ALERT: In Inside Out, the primary conflict is between Joy and Sadness. It seems like Sadness is ruining everything. Joy didn't want to Riley to be unhappy. What she didn't realize, was how important it was for Riley to experience all emotions, particularly Sadness.

An eleven-year-old girl from California by way of Minnesota is the primary setting for Inside Out. We see what happens to Riley in the physical world, too, as she moves to San Francisco, starts a new school, and (briefly) runs away, but the bulk of Inside Out's action goes down in between Riley's ears.

Inside Out portrays the idea that while people may think they need to be happy all the time, that is not true. Instead, the film encourages the full spectrum of emotions, conveying that they all are an essential part of life and there is nothing wrong with feeling sad.

There are five of them: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust. Each emotion is depicted in the film as its own separate character: Joy is a glowing, sparkly fairy-like cheerleader oozing positivity and optimism.

Disney/Pixar's Academy Award-winning Inside Out takes you to a place that everyone knows, but no one has ever seen: the world inside the human mind. Little children ages two to five will love getting to know the movie's main characters - Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear - in this glittery board book.