Inside Out 2

In 2015, Pixar released Inside Out and took us into the mind of Riley, a young girl who is dealing with her life being uprooted when her dad gets a new job, and she has to move from Minnesota to San Franscico. Together, we learned how each emotion is equally important in helping Riley deal with this sudden change. Nine years later, we rejoin Riley as she is entering her teenage years and is faced with a slew of brand-new emotions including anxiety, envy, embarrassment, and ennui. As they did in Inside Out, Pixar takes us into Riley's mind as we learn that all of our emotions, even the ones that we think are bad, are important. 

My expectations for this movie were very high and I am happy to say that they did not disappoint. My favorite part about this movie is the brilliant writing. Pixar has always been good at turning "what if" into reality, talking toys in Toy Story and talking cars in Cars. Inside Out and Inside Out 2 not only answer the question of "what if there were a team in our head working to make our lives better?", but they also teach us valuable lessons about our mind and our emotions. In a world where women are expected to always be smiling and men are not supposed to be in touch with their emotions, we learn that it is actually perfectly ok to feel sad sometimes (or a lot of the time) and see that feeling anxious about things is actually important. 

Inside Out 2 is now playing in theaters and I highly recommend going to see it. This is a great movie for all ages that will make you laugh and teach us all important lessons about being in touch with our emotions.