After a difficult move from Minnesota to San Francisco in the first film, Riley Andersen (voice of Kensington Thalman) is now completely happy. The 13-year-old plays hockey with her best friend, is top in her class and gets along well with her parents.
Then, one day, the puberty button starts flashing on the console that Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadence (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Tony Hale), and Loathing (Lisa Lapira) are working on. Then a construction team arrives to upgrade the device, accompanied by four new emotions: anxiety (Maya Hawke), envy (Ayo Edebiri), boredom (Adele Exarchopoulos), and embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser).
Inside out 2 (Upside down 2(French version) deals with the workings of the brain with the same intelligence as the first film released in 2015. Once again, complex and abstract concepts are brilliantly communicated with humor and creativity. The naivety of the former – think of the animated imaginary friend Ping Pong – gives way to more raw emotion.
While 11-year-old Riley gradually abandons childhood in response to external disturbances, 13-year-old Riley attempts to define her identity by constructing her own value system that shapes her identity. This takes the form of a small tree whose roots are nourished by important memories. Worry, with strong support from Envie and a very apathetic Ennui, believes that Riley's developing personality is not the right one for her to enter high school. They will try to modify it while the teen is participating in hockey camp, which could have an impact on the rest of his life (anxiety is exciting).
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Sadness and joy in Riley's value system
Through its long journey through different brain regions, Inside out She was able to make people feel the weight and usefulness of grief. The sequel does the same for anxiety. It is often unbearable, but necessary to face life. In a scene that will appeal to all insomniacs, she calls on the imagination to piece together a number of potential disaster scenarios. Dozens of little round people are making sketches at their drawing table. Joy and the others sabotage the operation by sending positive odds and Riley finally falls asleep.
This battle of emotions is at the heart of Kelsey Mann's feature debut, co-written by Dave Holstein and Meg Levov. Riley is troubled by these new conflicts in her head—Joey, too. His parents, less present this time, are reassuring witnesses, but completely helpless, as in real life.
We visit new places in the brain, such as the “back of the head” or the “vault,” where what we want to keep to ourselves is stored behind a closed door. This is where we meet a cartoon character similar to Dora and her Pouchy fanny pack, which Riley still secretly loves. They are hilarious! But, as in the original film, this journey into the depths of the mind has a few interludes.
Inside out 2 It has the same genius and the same small flaws as its predecessor. If the new aspect couldn't be replicated, the gorgeous animation would be even more impressive. Early fans, especially youngsters who are now nine years old, should be enthralled once again.
In theaters June 14
Animated comedy
Inside out 2 (VF: Upside down 2)
Kelsey Mann
Featuring the voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Maya Hawke
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