Nine summers ago,Inside Outburst onto screens with bright hues and a wildly creative visualization of human interiority.
(Well, so long as you never saw the early ’90s sitcomHerman’s Head.)
Which is not to say thatInside Out 2is wholly without merit.
The emotions of ‘Inside Out 2’ : (L-R) Fear (voice of Tony Hale), Sadness (voice of Phyllis Smith), Anger (voice of Lewis Black), Joy (voice of Amy Poehler), and Disgust (voice of Liza Lapira).PIXAR
The mind of young Riley Andersen is still fertile ground for chuckles.
She’s a take-charge go-getter who spots problems coming a mile away and swiftly forms solutions.
Shes got to find a new crew and fit in with them, and fast.
(L-R) Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler) and Anxiety (voiced by Maya Hawke) in ‘Inside Out 2’.PIXAR
Other obstacles feel a little cheap, too, like dodging lightbulb-shaped ideas in a brainstorm.
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The best thing inInside Out 2, both in concept and execution, is Anxiety herself.
Anxietys projections actually do help Riley negotiate the unfamiliar social setting of hockey camp, at least at first.
That would be ludicrous.
Anxiety eventually spirals out of control into paralysis, but, importantly, her actions never stem from maliciousness.
She just wants Riley to be happy, which is whatallof the emotions want.
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