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Inside Out Review

10 Jul

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Inside Out simplifies without losing sight of the complexity in human feelings. It builds off of five major emotions and a fairly conventional human story to produce a gorgeous and layered inner world, and its impressive world-building and lack of unneeded exposition allow it to shine. Moments that seem like throwaways are used both to make you laugh and to flesh out the characters, and the creative team seems to have a firm grasp on what’s needed for infectious fun to work in tandem with serious topics. The movie takes Riley’s journey seriously, understanding that profound stories can be told about kids with real, human emotions, stories that aren’t boxed in by action or romance or binary statements that oversimplify a child’s struggles.

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