Everything GREAT About Inside Out 2!

[@CinemaWins]

HEY! Sorry about the (seemingly) extreme clip at 15:48! The girl getting hit is a robot and totally fine afterward! It's from the movie Tomorrowland. It's a funny scene in the movie because WE know she's a robot but the human girl (Britt Robertson) doesn't know yet, which is why she's so shocked.

[@gabrielcheng1216]

I thought it was hilarious

[@vinoveritas757]

The part about the panic attack that speaks to me the most is how Anxiety moves so fast, but also looks static. Like your brain is running through 1,000 thoughts, but you’re completely paralyzed. That was truth personified.

[@ottoboettger9627]

And you could still see the switches being flicked up and down at almost random like a computer trying to brute hack a password

[@savvivixen8490]

It hurts how well that was depicted...

[@kingofgames2992]

​@@savvivixen8490🤓

[@supernova582]

Personally a panic attack is more like a combination of fear and anxiety it's much as a stillness it's more of a how can and we need to get out of this as soon as possible it's more of a fight for survival when logically there is no reason for that it's infuriating emotions just complicate things. Just let logic take over and there would not be that mess trying to stay optimistic here. Lol

[@standardhuman8675]

yeah, that part got me too, but what hit me hardest was the fact that all of rileys "bad" memories came flooding in... yeah. yeah thats what happens

[@zacharyalabakoff4751]

Honestly one thing I love about this movie is that Riley isn't CAUGHT with the notebook. I think we all kind of assumed that someone would catch her when she went for it but the fact that she just got away with looking at it and just had to deal with it herself is a great plot point

[@thirdcoinedge]

It's definitely a more creative plot point to instead focus on the emotional impact of Anxiety continuing to spiral because of what was in the notebook, rather than having it be a more cliche external factor in the situation. If Riley were caught with the notebook, then it would be more complicated by replacing one potential cause for furthering Anxiety's drive to change Riley with another in essentially the same scene, so having it rely more on Anxiety's & Riley's own self-perception purely IN RESPONSE TO the notebook allows it to be simpler in the story and more effective at communicating how introspective anxiety disorders can be, rather than doing the classic "teen gets caught by teacher, has to make up for it" situation.

[@pax6833]

I never thought about it until now but I love that you brought that up. Too many directors would want to exploit that confrontation for drama. This movie felt perfect for looking at our inner demons, which torment us most when only we know we did wrong!

[@hondaaccord1399]

True, sometimes we're most anxious when nothing bad actually happens

[@floppydisksareop]

@@ajaymanchester8746 Use a video editor, like Lightworks.

[@gracexcon]

@@pax6833 I thought this too! I love that they didn't exploit the drama, and honestly the fact that she didn't get caught felt more realistic to me. We've all done weird little sneaky things as kids that we got away with, but carried with us with us as guilty secrets. I remember cheating on math tests sometimes as a kid, by writing the formulas on the inside of my TI calculator case. I never got caught, and never told anyone about it until I was an adult, and by then it was just a funny anecdote. To a kid those kinds of secrets are life and death, like Riley's 'deep dark secret' that she burned a hole in the rug. And it helps to make the point at the end: that while Riley is a good person overall, she's not perfect because no one is

[@dgrooms1959]

"Joy, Riley wants you" its not even the full scene and I still got teary and choked up

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

That’s the line where I lost it in the theater, and the part where she accepted all her flaws. 😭

[@sarcasticat6979]

I'm usually pretty good about not crying over movies and this one came close a bunch of times, but that was the line that got me.

[@lunawolf6288]

That gave me a warm hug

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

I LOVE that they didn't make Val an antagonist. Riley's in awe but Val's down to Earth, which is hat Riley needs in a mentor, albeit one who's only, like, three-ish years older than her at most...? But, as always, perfect execution of visual metaphor and intellectual development in this movie. Now I'm just hoping for a third instalment.

[@anantgupta2406]

Tbf, when you are in high school, 3 years is a big difference.

[@Mary_Studios]

Yeah they could have gone down the route where Val encourages all the negative traits in Reilly but they didn't. She's really supportive of her and what makes it a nice change.

[@floppydisksareop]

I really enjoy the fact that there is barely anyone that can be considered an antagonist. Anxiety, maybe, but even then what she is doing isn't any worse than what Joy's been doing both in the first one and in this one. Scrapping memories, trying to push the other emotions out of the way, etc. And even with Anxiety it comes from a genuine love and concern for Riley. It isn't malicious at any point. And in the actual world, there isn't one. Riley is her own biggest - and in a lot of ways only - enemy.

[@samtheflutegirl1373]

I hadn't thought about Val that way but yeah. She had three more years of construction done on her brain and it shows. She's still just a kid but she's more in touch with who she is and is able to reflect on her past experiences. Not just on how she was feeling in the moment but also on how they effected her in the long run. She can control her emotions enough to be genuinely kind to Riley even when an annoying uncool freshman.

[@jacksongreen9729]

Another detail you missed is that when Riley crashes into her friend Anxiety claims “I didn’t even see her!” Earlier she stated the difference between her and fear is that fear sees present dangers while anxiety sees future dangers, but Anxiety kicked fear out so he couldn’t protect her then. If there’s one thing the Inside Out movies have taught me is that you need to embrace ALL of your emotions, too much of any will be bad for your mental health. Regardless, I love Inside Out 2 and Maya Hawk killed it as Anxiety. Edit: 1000 likes in 3 days?!! Let’s go!

[@Krahe08]

Maya hawke was make for this role

[@TheInfintyithGoofball]

HER LAST NAME IS HAWK?! HOW THE FLIPPING WHAT?!

[@xenoemblem7]

@@TheInfintyithGoofball Ever heard of Anthony "Tony" Frank Hawk? lol

[@Wired4Life2]

@@xenoemblem7 Wrong “Hawk”, lol. It’s Maya “Hawke”, and her parents are actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman.

[@Wired4Life2]

@@Krahe08 Not just all emotions, but all memories, too. All those memories catapulted to the back of Riley’s mind were finally allowed to contribute to Riley’s beliefs, making her more complete up to that point.

[@avalon1007]

One of the things I noticed in this movie that I did not notice in the first one, was the fact that the emotions in Riley's parents are all sitting at the console in their minds but largely not touching it. I'm not 100% sure it was intended to be thought of this way, but the way I see it is that, as an adult, we are "driven" by our emotions a lot less. We use logic and facts to inform our decisions a lot more, and while our emotions still heavily influence our outlook on life, experience has taught us to not be completely overcome by our emotions unless we "need/want" them. In contrast, the emotions in Riley's mind (and the mind's of her friends) are all standing at the console, just buzzing for their chance to drive their human. I think of it as "big thoughts, big feelings" the way kids and teens do. As adults we have an easier time contextualizing what is going on around us, so our emotions don't always feel like they are in control.

[@Doublemonk0506]

At least adults pretend to

[@djduncan956]

111th like, and well said.

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Nice detail I didn’t even catch!

[@pansy_picnics]

YES!!! I havent looked into it intentionally but i feel like in the second one the emotions tend to refer to riley by name a lot more than the first movie- they use “we” a lot less, and we see riley make a lot more decisions without the emotions’ input + how the emotions react to them. they talk about her less like theyre controlling her and more like shes their collective daughter lol. it really highlights that riley is maturing and becoming her own person and i love that

[@shibainu2528]

17:11 - Is it just me, or is that purple / fear memory of the time Riley stole her mom's credit card to get a bus ticket in the first movie? If so... that's a good callback to something that would logically be a suppressed memory I feel like. It's not all just recent memories, some are from a few years ago.

[@marcusmining5505]

Yup! I bet it is

[@nugget1667]

It is.

[@jacobvanantwerp2001]

No wonder it's a huge mountain of bad memories.

[@AgentWuT]

The thought of growing up feeling less joy is so FRICKING relatable but also depressing

[@eatatjoes6751]

Yeah, outside of like, two things, my joy is *gone.*

[@vixxcelacea2778]

I watched film theory recently and it was about just how incredibly complex emotions are and also how they're more like "lesser" emotions reporting to overarching ones. I don't think you feel less joy specifically, I think joy changes into other more nuanced emotions. Bittersweet is one. Grief is actually another, because grief is "love unexpressed" you feel grief because the thing that gave you joy is something that isn't there anymore. This can also tie into nostalgia as well as anxiety and various other emotions all at once. Pure joy is a rudimentary thing when you first come into the world because everything is so new (also why things that are irrelevant matter so much when you're younger). I think acceptance or the feeling of being okay, even when something isn't okay, but you accept it existing is an underrated emotion concept and integral to getting through life. Just acknowledging that a reality is a reality, good or bad. I think people often deny in both ways (catastrophic anxiety plagued people think reality is worse than it is, and overly optimistic delusional people struggle to admit when it really isn't okay. Both sides will quash either healthy anger/sadness or joy to feed that false reality.) Basically, the longer you live, the more complex things get, including your emotions, memories and who you are. So yes, in that way, you'll feel less joy because there is only so much room to feel everything else. That said, there is a difference when something that brought you joy no longer does. It can be a sign of depression which should be looked at, but more complex emotions and nuances in joy, like content, okay, accepting etc are fine. Neutrality isn't a bad thing to bring to the table.

[@eileensnow6153]

I liked the little detail that Riley had to ask for her at the end. Joy used to automatically take control of the console, but this time she has to be prompted and doesn’t immediately show up. As adults we still have access to joy, but it isn’t automatic. We have to make time to do things that give us joy, and we have to do the things that allow us to feel it. You won’t feel joy just laying in bed all day, you have to take your dog for a walk, you have to exercise and eat right, you have to make sure you’re surrounding yourself with the right people and prioritizing the things that allow the space for joy.

[@gwenthekween]

This is learned behavior, and while I agree with cixxcelacea that we end up experiencing more nuanced versions of joy (bittersweet-ness, enjoyment of a good book or movie, pride from being recognized as good at something), there is also a learned behavior on not feeling joy. I recently got into parkour, and the reason I tell everyone to try is because it has me feeling the joy of a child in the park again. People do look at me funny when I'm like standing on the back of a bench or jumping over handrails, and that social pressure to conform I think causes us to avoid pure joy because adults are not used to other adults feeling joy. But also, maybe parkour doesn't do it for you, there are plenty of other hobbies that can give you something similar. The main point is that we're used to hearing things like "motivation get you started, habit/self-control keeps you going" or other grindset mentality stuff, and we forget the important of just having joy in our life, from reading to watching things to running around in the park

[@iampectar]

My sister and I were in tears at this part. Tore me up. Also SSRIs are great for helping with that!

[@Someloser3232]

The best part of this movie for me was my sister looking over every time anxiety was on screen and asking me “is this what you feel like?” And me, on the floor, in SHAMBLES, for the whole movie.

[@TheInfintyithGoofball]

how old is your sister? she's smart.

[@wickdwabbit]

SAME. In my case it was my mom, asking me the same thing. It was closest we came to understanding each other in my 45 years of being alive. Many tears were shed, many hugs were exchanged, and there is no more ice cream or wine now. Great movie, though.

[@happylittleloser]

My mom and I were cuddling on the couch (she's the best and we both have pretty severe anxiety) and we just kept separating to give each other knowing looks (especially when my dad or brothers, who do not have anxiety/have not expressed it as much yet said something that states they didn't connect as much)

[@jadynallen6587]

Saw it with my little brothers in theaters. The ten year old held my hand when I started to cry and said "it's ok sissy you need this"🫠💔❤️

[@celinelia8127]

'when you grow up you feel less joy' - and when you really grow up, you choose Joy. Like Riley does at the end of this movie. (i was terrified of growing up and feeling less joy as a teen. The Breakfast Club in 1985 said 'when you grow up your heart dies')

[@Trace2636]

I hesitate to use a phrase like "choosing joy/happiness" because of its connection to toxic positivity but fortunately I don't think that's exactly what goes on here anyway. Riley isn't "choosing" joy so much as "accepting" it: she feels immense relief after having come to terms with her recent actions and gaining a new perspective of herself, and the only thing she's choosing per se is not to resist it like she had been the rest of the movie (hence the "suppressed emotions" bit in the Vault).

[@celinelia8127]

@@Trace2636 by choosing Joy i did not mean denying Sadness like in the first movie. I mean you recognize, as a grown up, how many things are not actually worth spiraling downwards and how it is healthy to actively do something that brings you happiness daily,regardless of what the world might say. but of course, you do not ignore if there is an issue that needs to be tackIed. Having a good cry and grieving is also choosing Joy, as BingBong showed us, that good cry unbIocks the path for Joy.

[@lunawolf6288]

I wanna give joy a hug 🤗

[@mushter17]

"I'm not good enough" That for me was the biggest gut punch of the whole movie. Hearing that ring out across the theatre room was like a building coming down on me. I had my own personal periods of mental struggle (thankfully not as bad as so many have it but it still tested me), mainly at university, where I decided to go all in for my final year, almost like anxiety depicts with her plan. It wasn't until I broke down to my parents over the Easter break about how utterly hopeless everything felt ("I'm not good enough" state) that, thanks to my dad stepping in, I got the work/life balance right, and everything just clicked into line thereafter. It was that line in the movie where I truly realised what about the movie I could relate to. What's incredible is that I feel like everyone has an experience that relates to different moments in this movie, and how it builds on the first movie constructively and projects these compound feelings is so impressive. Goddamn, this movie is a masterpiece.

[@MoonWielder]

My step mom said that watching both IO and IO2 felt like going to therapy. As her son, yeah, I'm right there with her.

[@ShayminLover492]

15:55 While checking is normally legal in ice hockey, Riley hitting Grace would fall under the banner of charging, which, according to the NHL rulebook, she would be penalized for, and she does. Another tidbit to mention is that since Coach Roberts is sending her in there for 2 minutes, that means she got a minor penalty, which also means the opposing team gets a power play. The same thing happens at the start of the film when Riley accidentally trips another player trying to get the puck, and since tripping is against the rules according to NHL guidelines, she was penalized. One thing I noticed is that the game timer was at 1:45 when she got the penalty, and she got out with only 15 seconds on the clock and with the opposing team having scored a goal. This is because of a provision stating: if at any point during a minor penalty, the opposing team manages to score a goal during their power play, the offending player's penalty will end early, and they will be allowed to return to the ice. It's probably also worth mentioning the difference between panic attacks and anxiety attacks since many people tend to get them mixed up: Anxiety attacks often result from outlying stressors that build up over time, and the symptoms are long-lasting, but not too intense Panic attacks often have more intense symptoms and can happen with almost no warning. They're often linked with traumatic events, but they can sometimes be caused by psychological stress, which is what we see here; Riley hitting Grace and being penalized for her actions causes all that guilt, realization, and stress to come tumbling in all at once, and although she tries to control herself, that ultimately ends up being in vain.

[@alanaolmes4480]

I was wondering about that, I always though it was a legal check under a hard hit. Riley definitely didn't charge Grace on purpose, unfortunately, that's not what it looked like to everyone else. Anxiety confirms this shortly after: "It all happened so fast, I didn't even see her."

[@simonecoolpenguin]

Also, in kids' hockey, checking and fighting aren't allowed at all, largely because they're children. Youth hockey leagues abide by much different rules than the NHL, and fighting can get a person penalied or banned. Even if your punch misses, if it's in the direction of another person and clearly intetional, you can get ejected and the team gets a major penalty. In fact, the NHL is one of(if not the only) league that allows fighting.

[@split776]

Another win: the way the movie hints at what the new memories are doing to Riley's sense of self. All the new beliefs formed by Anxiety over the movie are *conditional* ("if I'm on the team I'll have friends" etc) And of course, this barrage of "if I

[@justc0dy]

On top of that, Riley’s original sense of self was also conditional in a way, in that Joy was cherry-picking the memories that made Riley feel good about herself and tossing out all the memories that made Riley feel inadequate. I loved that in the end, Riley was able to develop a new sense of self from all of her memories and that she came to accept herself exactly as she was, including her flaws.

[@NathanielKempson]

"im not good enough" That hits hard. i know its supposed to, but the look on Anxiety's face hits way harder. that NOT what they wanted, that wasnt the goal. that look on their face kills me everytime i see it.

[@Mora_rocks]

the voice acting on it is just so....even hearing it even out of context makes me crumple. Perfect. and terrible.

[@vadalia3860]

I had the same thought. Very relatable for those of us who struggle with anxiety and try to use it to protect ourselves but get some unexpected and undesirable result instead. "I tried so hard to avoid every social faux pas while trying to get people to like me that I came across as weird and off-putting to them instead. I didn't want to seem intrusive or nosy by asking people a bunch of questions but now I seem self-centered & uninterested in others. I wanted to be supportive but over-focused so much on saying the exact right thing that I came off insincere or like a suck-up, etc." That feeling of working so hard to achieve a good result but realizing somewhere along the way it all went wrong is so heartbreaking.

[@CameronMetrejean]

Something I remember really liking when I first saw this in theaters was that so many of Joy’s actions and decisions stem from what she's learned in the previous film. We see her letting the other emotions in on the console more and the ways we see her encourage and include Sadness are very adorable.

[@adhamwashere5320]

I also liked that when Anxiety came in Joy was open to see what she was about, which lead to anxiety helping Riley, at least until Anxiety threw out the original 5 emotions

[@wakandaforever616]

​@@adhamwashere5320 Anxiety was the reminder of what joy was in the first movie before she embraced all the emotions

[@floppydisksareop]

@@ajaymanchester8746 do you just not have google? like, I responded to you already in a different thread, but this is not the place for that, my guy

[@Some_Guy_6]

I LOVE it how Nostalgia has rose tinted glasses.

[@kendreafranklin7739]

The big group hug where all the emotions shield and love on Riley's ever changing sense of self makes me cry every time, especially after the panic attack. The relatability is top tier in my world...

[@emilythompson7406]

I really felt a kinship with Riley in the first movie as a military kid who moved around a lot. I dealt with a lot of depression after one in high school and Inside Out came out a few months later. Then this one came out and just solidified everything. I've dealt with anxiety and panic attacks for years and just felt so so represented by Riley. It's a great movie!

[@godlyhax4172]

I moved a few times. Idk if it's because of it, but I've been under half my life with deppresion or schizoid personality disorder. If I choose life and decide to have a family. I'm gonna do my best to never have to move. Especially for a little bit more money like my parents did (kind of more details to it)

[@josephharrison5639]

Same the army moved us the moment this movie came out, thanks army and Pixar for teaming up. This one came as a stressed college student

[@JaxonElzinga]

I just flipped a coin, 50/50 you either have genuine anxiety or don't have it. Heads says you don't have it, and it landed on heads. Faker.

[@felwalkr_94]

I had to move like 5 times before I attended high school, so my social life was f***ed.😆

[@TacoQueen33]

I love the detail in this film! One detail I love is when Embarrassment hides Sadness, which represents some teens or children feel EMBARRASSED to cry so they hide their SADNESS away from others (in this movie’s case, hiding Sadness from Anxiety, Envy, and Ennui)

[@skylerfisher4347]

Missed win on the counter! The disney logo was shooting specifically fireworks that had the exact colors of the emotions (red, blue, green, orange, pink etc.) which makes it an Inside Out 2 style Logo!

[@alanaolmes4480]

Didn't even recognize it until you pointed it out. Thanks for that!

[@ColchesterPT]

I have suffered from high anxiety for most of my life. And with this film I was able to explain how I feel most days! Epic work!

[@aaronm.885]

19:18 Riley playing hockey with Joy at the console is my favorite scene in the entire movie. The whole movie she used hockey as a means of status and fitting in; she nearly forgotten that she truly just loves to play hockey.

[@JustinMcDaniel]

"If you ask your friends tons of questions and they ask you none, it might be time to reevaluate those friendships." THIS was a lesson that took me way too long into my lifespan to learn.

[@taekwonditto]

I'll be honest: when the anxiety attack scene happened I felt what Riley was feeling in the movie theater. I had to take a deep breaths to calm myself down because I had that exact same experience before! That's how realistic they made that scene

[@moonlightillari]

I tried my best to hold out until the credits, but it was SO realistic that I had to go to the exit for a few minutes 😭

[@Atlessa]

yup

[@Joy6168]

Same here🙋🏼‍♀️

[@mysticeye4525]

Loved this movie. Riley's Anxiety attack was so well done it led me to having my own anxiety attack in the middle of the cinema and had to excuse myself to get a cold drink and calm myself. Came back in just as Joy was tackling Anxiety off the control panel. By the way, for those that are curious about the difference, Anxiety attacks have triggers and can have slow build ups, while Panic attacks tend to start suddenly and seemingly have no triggers.

[@vixxcelacea2778]

Panic is often shorter lived and stronger feeling, but it's not universal either. It can depend on various factors that can lead to it (even when causes are unidentifiable) a common cause is in fact bottling emotions, which can lead to break downs. Bad nutrition, especially lack of food and bad sleep quality can also cause this. If you have issues with anxiety, check your diet and sleep. I say as a person who has fixed their diet, but can't for the life of me fix my sleep. Easier said than done, but try anyway.

[@masterrogue9780]

"Ethnomusicologist" Had to look that up. Essentially the study of music in cultures, like how cultures effect music and vise versa. Thanks, movie, for teaching me a new word. Aaaaand a new profession.

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Sounds like something I’d like actually!

[@DoodleBrainStudios]

One other thing I really liked is how Joy takes the controls at the end. At the climax of the first movie, she had to share the console with Sadness. But here, we’ve had all the nuance and critical thinking we need for now, and it’s time to just let good old Joy take the wheel.

[@chaneafs]

I don't know how much of you reaction to "maybe growing up means you feel less joy" was genuine or exaggerated for the bit. But in either case I think it's a good opportunity to thank you for being a creator whose entire purpose is helping all of us find the things in movies that bring us joy! You have dedicated this channel to bringing more joy into the lives of us grown ups. And I for one can't thank you enough!

[@Falxifer95]

The moment that honestly broke me down and left me a crying mess was after Riley's sense of self started shifting and the Emotions hugged her. It hit too close to home, realizing that even when you try to be a good person and do the right thing, you will mess up, and are flawed, and the movie saying that it's a part of life and you can always improve spoke to me.

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Yep, that got me too. Especially since I’m a perfectionist who’s way too hard on myself sometimes.

[@kyson-gl3nk]

14:27 I am SO thankful for the medication callouts, I’ve been on the first and last ones for most of my life starting in middle school, you would have no idea how much it helps (as long as it’s for the right person)

[@alanaolmes4480]

You're probably not going to like this comment. You can choose to ignore it or outright go after me for this, but here goes: You do NOT need medication for anxiety. You CAN fight it on your own. Selling your soul to Big Pharma for your anxiety will never get you free from your struggles with anxiety.

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

That look of realization on Anxiety's face at 14:14 kills me every time!

[@erica9443]

Husband and I went to see this on opening weekend and then went back the next weekend to see it again. Cried both times! He deals with an anxiety disorder and he said that it felt like a therapy session, in a good way. And he's used the visual of Anxiety's breakdown to help explain how he feels. It's a truly wonderful, therapeutic tool, on top of being a great movie in general!

[@ride-playerbb2818]

One of the things I love about this film is that without the whole emotions stuff, it looks just like the typical high school/sports film, but even so it's got a few more nuances to it. Like, Riley wasn't becoming a jerk to her friends because her heads gotten big or anything, but because in her mind, she would lose them anyway and she became too focused on making sure that she won't be alone the next school year. Or Riley and friends goofing around wasn't treated as "coach is too uptight", but it's clear that in that moment at least, Riley was in the wrong.

[@curtisashby768]

The BEST part I loved about this movie is when the emotions called for Pouchy and he answered right away, JUST LIKE how Mickey Mouse and his friends called for Toodles in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!!! 😇🥰

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Omg Pouchy was hilarious 🤣 I used to watch Mickey Mouse clubhouse all the time as a toddler so that parody was much appreciated. 😄

[@haflaen]

“I’ve grown to hate competition because it doesn’t matter if I’m better than everyone else, all that matters is that I’m better than me, better than I was yesterday.” Thank you for elucidating what I’ve been trying to explain to people my whole life. I don’t dislike competition because I’ll feel bad if I lose, but because I’ll feel bad if I win - because I’ll have taken that win away from somebody else, possibly a good friend, and made them lose.

[@mirandaross4625]

Ok, but that music rant is very relatable. I legit don't know how Riley has a clear cut answer.

[@juliecampbell860]

A lot of times a teenager will be uber focused on one band/singer because it's one of the first times that they have encountered an emotion/feeling in a song while they are more likely to have more "running rampant" emotions. See "Turning Red" for another movie example. That feeling for that band/singer will never really go away, but as they continue living they'll encounter new songs that trigger more emotions/relatability. That's why in my opinion kids can quickly say they have a favorite while adults can have difficulty answering.

[@Wendygram]

The last thing the new core self's say before Joy hugs them is "I need help". Gets me gooooood

[@avahartwell3985]

One of my favorite bits in this movie was right before the hug, when Riley's sense of self said "I need help sometimes." That's such an important thing to be able to recognize and hold in your heart. And *that's* when Joy gives her sense of self the hug.

[@jbcatz5]

I really like that the message at the end is that none of the emotions are bad, they need to balance each other out. It’s building on the message from the first one that all emotions have a purpose, in that Anxiety taking over is affecting Riley’s present when trying to prepare her future, and her projections shouldn’t be the only thing Riley runs on. As for the new identity warts and all, we’re all a mess and trying to pretend otherwise results in our own Anxiety running us crazy.

[@tyrant-den884]

The team who animated Anxiety: just fantastic. I don't even just mean capturing the emotion; its so fluid and deliberate, lot of saluga for me there.

[@was1399]

This movie is so well made. Riley’s panic attack caused my own in the movie theater as so many thoughts about my future with my partner ran through my head, yet he was there to immediately comfort me.

[@PatientBean]

As a therapist I reference Inside Out 1 and 2 so much, especially now that the second one is out to highlight such things like Embarassment and Anxiety. How there are no "bad" emotions, but the results of said emotions could be bad, such as hurting yourself or someone else when mad or, as you stated, letting Anxiety hog the panel instead of releasing it. Anxiety is often labeled a bad thing, especially in my community because of the disorder, but I also agree it can be useful and a part of life, you just have to learn to manage it (which is not easy, but it is doable)

[@brumptychipmunksey361]

I love how this movie managed to make anxiety likable--the character is awesome! Also thank you for showing your music collection! Can't wait to add 'em to the list!

[@DrgnLdyLizzie2001]

Both my husband and I have anxiety. Trying to explain to our kids how it feels to have your thoughts spiral and all the catastrophising that can come along with it was hard until that part of the movie. Sometimes, it can be hard to think and feel past our anxiety, so sometimes, we'll ask for a hug or some quiet to settle down. We're trying to help them realize that it's ok to not be ok and to reach out if they need help.

[@TheInfintyithGoofball]

you both are amazing parents.

[@brihudock4414]

0:57 I just moved to college and my parents are still my whole world. I still loved them throughout my teen years.

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Same here 😄

[@ruttama]

The anxiety/panic attack hits hard because I'ver experienced them. It's portrayed accuratley and with respect. But what made me bawl my eyes out was the scene of Riley grounding herself because it shows kids what can help during an anxiety/panic attack. This movie is great

[@LIMJH]

I’ve just watched this film yesterday, such a good experience, as a teen it feels like this movie understands me, which means that the creators have done a really great job

[@legacyoflore1597]

I love the fact that during the panic attack, Anxiety seems to be entirely stuck. Her eyes fill with tears, she's lost control, but she can't let go. It is SO REAL. One thing I would have loved to see is Anxiety being unable to let go for longer. I felt like she let go too easily

[@jackwilkinson4911]

The part where Joy snaps about trying to be positive, I can relate to that. While I do consider myself to be an optimist, sometimes it's not always easy, especially when there's always some negative person out there telling you to wake up to reality

[@vixxcelacea2778]

I think Joy learning to balance that is a great example of learning to be a realist. Pessimists and Optimists both live in delusion (if they're on the extreme end of either) one denies the bad, the other denies the good. Neither are right. I lean more to pessimistic (abuse and mental health struggles will often do that), I know this and I try really hard to notice when it's happening. Both ironically are driven by anxiety. The pessimist is worried that things really are that bad and the pessimist is terrified that things are actually better than they seem, but are scared to lose it or have times where things are as bad as they assume. It's the lower your expectations and assume the worst. One is a shield, the other is a veil. Both can obstruct our view and be massively unhelpful to us. Both are often encouraged by environmental factors as a defence mechanism, two sides of the same coin.

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

Something I'm surprised you didn't touch on is IO2 continuing the first films excellent use of colour theory. Orange is related to Anxiety, and at the Hockey Camp, orange is omnipresent. Riley's uniform, the rink markings, the sofa, the seats in the stands, even the early dawn light, sodium streetlamps and the night guard's torch saturate Riley's world the colour of Anxiety. When Joy finally retakes control, the warm yellow light suffusing the whole scene finally counterbalances it

[@richiesmeckgeckscas46]

The biggest thing when I first saw this movie is how much Joy has grown as a leader since the first film, especially in the opening of this film with her hyping up Fear, Disgust, Anger, and Sadness.

[@Cryo-Momoshi]

Can we just appreciate this man? Honestly he delivers good deep emotional looks into this movie and legit makes it even more enjoyable to watch with his commentary unlike certain other youtubers

[@teleportingpotatoe]

even with his constant pedo comments yup yup yup

[@Angrynood]

I was recommended by my therapist to give this movie a shot as I had previously written it off as "sequel bait." I couldn't have been more wrong about it. Inside Out 2 was AMAZING and there was so much that was applicable to what we were discussing! 10/10 movie for me and I'm glad another sequel movie was done right.

[@bethpotterveld1172]

Ugh the anxiety trigger of “what’s your favorite X” questions is so real! You have asked this specific question, so obviously you wish for me to categorize and tier list every single X I have ever interacted with, come up with criteria (which will probably end up with their own tier list), and decide on a single X to be my all-time, for-the-rest-of-my-life favorite. All in the span of two seconds. It took me soooooo long to get used to answering people’s “what’s your favorite X?” questions with “Well the first thing that comes to my mind is…” I still much prefer to ask people “what are some Xs that you like?” to make other literalists like me feel safe.

[@jakewilkinson7290]

I love that panic attack scene because I have felt level of pure stress before on the pressure I put onto myself. The banging my head and leg shaking struck a chord in my heart- brilliant representation of what it feels like.

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

For me it’s when she tugs at her jersey, I do that all the time, I even have one shirt that’s losing its design cuz I ruined it doing that. Sometimes it’s anxiousness but also I don’t like certain fabrics touching my chest.

[@ThePen214]

The end scene with Anxiety in a chair just makes me think about my anxiety who has been taped to the wall and is very upset at the mistreatment

[@culhacol]

I love this movie so much because of how RELATABLE it is. I don’t play hockey, (or any sports for that matter,) but I myself am going through the worst years of being a teenager (15-16) and the whole “loss of control” and “overreacting” bits just make me feel like… did they consult actual teenagers when making this movie?

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Yes they did, in a form of a group of them called “The Riley Crew.” 😄 (Got that factoid from Cinema Therapy’s visit with Pixar.)

[@cazia9]

Maya Hawke was absolutely superb as Anxiety...seriously, put it in the Voice Performance Hall of Fame also - that hit at 15:44 could be called unnecessary roughness

[@McSomething15]

Not when she's winding up to take a shot.

[@calvinpeters653]

One thing I really like is that in the first movie the dad's emotions tune out and just watch football and they expanded on that gag in this by having the big lesson be that you're not your emotions of course the dad can tune out his emotions because they're separate entities.

[@BraxtonMiller-hu3jg]

Did anyone else realize that when sadness is looking at family island it uses binoculars from Toy Story.

[@DoodleBrainStudios]

Omg that’s great 😄 no I did not

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

That’s the first thing I noticed when I saw it the first time!

[@Brayden-Wyatt]

His name is Lenny.

[@bohunk9746]

15:57 hi, actual hockey referee here ! It would very likely be a penalty. More specifically charging, and could even be a four minute penalty due to the degree of violence on the impact

[@alanaolmes4480]

Someone else commented that, and I've changed my mind on that hit. It looked like a hard check, but due to her accelerated hit, it's a charge. I know for a fact though it was unintentional, and Anxiety even confirmed it very shortly after. "I didn't even see her...what did I do?!"

[@Dalpima]

When Joy hugs the ever-changing Mood Crystal and holds it to her....I cried. It means so many things. Joy evolving over everything to bring all that you feel into focus and make something great because you're ALIVE and being ALIVE is wonderful. Overpowering everything to come through and show HOPE beyond everything we are feeling. My wife and I both audibly SOBBED when she protected and held it. We've both lost a lot of family members over the last 6-7 years and it just came naturally. There was nothing we could do about it. Tears are a sadness thing, but they can also come with Joy. And this moment perfectly reflected that for the both of us and we each felt and reacted the same way during this scene. Just....one of my favorite scenes of all time. So simple, but what was shown on screen represented the feeling SO darn well..... I know other people will interpret it differently or may not even react at all.....but wait until you've lost people..... Joy entering your life to wrap you up in a warm embrace and show you everything is gonna be okay is just.....life-changingly beautiful.

[@skyenight-by8yh]

Literally watched this movie twice with my family in theaters during the summer, and as a fellow teen myself, I just found 90% of these moments to be just *too real!* 😅 The anxiety moments especially, with the panic attack scene and the Sense of Self scenes.

[@CamtheWolfGamer]

1:29 you know you've made Lee angry if he swears (and censors it of course)

[@CriticalCipher]

Was confused cause I don't know a single high school teacher that would have stopped the students from laughing.

[@CharzzTheAnimated]

Not even the Marvel villains made him this mad

[@creepybantha1665]

10:20 Ah, I have a brilliant solution to this conundrum. When asked for my favorite band, I simply respond with "John Williams". If they know who I'm talking about, they also know I'm right, and now I have knew besties. If they don't know who I'm talking about, their opinion of me doesn't matter and now I can make as big a fool of myself as I want.

[@frankghazal]

1:15 whoa there, looks like somebody was bullied in school regularly and the teachers did little to nothing about it. I see you. And your frustration is 100% valid.

[@lukejohnston3117]

Fun fact: I really enjoy this movie. So glad it did very well both critically and financially.

[@MrSirWivd]

a detail i noticed is when the bad memories were dumped in the core, we see riley taking her moms credit card from the first movie.

[@alvaroperez2349]

I like how Anxiety isn’t really an Antagonist but a force that could go overboard if not kept in Check.

[@crystalgaming1185]

After I watched inside out 2, and cired as we all did. I had a dentist appointment and ended up having my first panic attack, and my whole brain just remembered Rileys attack, and after my attack I started doing what Riley did, touch the chair I was seating, listening to the sounds, and was able to go back to a normal state. Thank you Pixar

[@michaelnelson1127]

That indecisive music bit got a HUGE laugh out of me.

[@christheleavittman7080]

Me too. Especially the second CD binder.

[@journey9641]

I used to be a top student when I was a kid, I based my identity of my academic achievements, and developed unhealthy habits from constantly pushing myself. And I would get rewarded for it, both from the scores I get and the praise adults gave me. It took me a long time to realize that what was happening wasn't healthy.

[@dfopoussi9348]

I was blown away by how this movie was able to match the the exceptional quality of the first. Probably one of the year's best! (Sidenote: I was listening to the soundtrack recently and it made me think: you should totally make Everything Great About Django Unchained, I love that movie!)

[@Marvelousgamer7697]

My absolute favorite part of the movie is when the emotions realize, specifically joy, that Riley needs all of it to form a truthful perception of the person she really is. The good, the bad, the best, the worst, all of it. We can't push the worst of us to the back of our heads and only focus on the best parts of us. To live a life where anxiety doesn't control every aspect of our life, we need to embrace every part of ourselves. Loving yourself is incredibly hard, and it's something that is completely impossible if you keep pushing the worst parts of yourself out of sight and out of mind. The dam will burst eventually. The first step to truly finding your true self is embracing your true self. It's just as emotional as the first movie, in my opinion, and it has a message that is definitely just as important to hear. I loved Inside Out 2! 10/10!

[@tyleroutland435]

I loved Inside out 2 it was a fantastic sequel and one of the best movies I have seen this year.

[@sunxiiro]

I’m a bit late but I thought it was interesting how embarrassment was the one who sought to help sadness and the others kind of bring things back to normal, or the first to recognise that anxiety was down the wrong path. Because when we look back on our past embarrassing moments, we can sometimes learn from them and be dissuaded to not repeat them again. Before he finds sadness in headquarters, he looks dismayed and almost regretful when looking at an anxiety memory. Perhaps Riley’s internal embarrassment was trying to urge herself to bring the previous emotions back upon seeing how anxiety was affecting her life and distancing her from her friends (but ultimately anxiety was much more overwhelming).

[@seevanhawkins4591]

Your CD case has a lot of my favorites from 2001-2005 when I was in college!

[@pivotguydc1149]

13:14. Smooth. Love it. Also seems like you've mastered traversing the sar-chasm.

[@jeast417]

Joys "mom energy" comes from her being not like the other moms, shes the cool mom

[@CadieArthur-zz3cf]

I have seen this movie more times then I care to admit but from the scene with the sense of self anxiety gave her to literally the end of the movie always gets me because I had this exact same phase in life. It lasted for several years but the way all of the emotions reacted to and fixed it felt really personal in a way I was not expecting. Finding the thing that makes you who you are in the "Riley wants you scene" is exactly how I felt and it literally saved my life.

[@fishpop]

14:36 That feels very true BUT it could be that as an adult you're aware of more negative things that muffle your joy. Having accrued several regrets in life doesn't help either, i would know.

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Agreed 👍

[@StephanieSparda]

It'll forever be the most amazing coincidence for me that both Inside Out films came out during two of the most emotionally turbulent periods of my life. The first shortly after graduating high school and around the time I'd be starting university, and the second after having moved several states away. I'm grateful though, since they have legit helped me with making sense of the emotions I felt during such major changes in my life.

[@TimerdonDWI]

9:09 Isn't that positive punishment? If I'm not mistaken, -ve reinforcement is taking something good away for motivation (eg revoking privileges), & +ve punishment is adding something negative for the same reason (like Riley's consequence for missing) Though I can confirm that -ve reinforcement doesn't work too well in most parts of life, as someone who uses that a little too much on myself 12:27 Personal win: I like that Anger smiled upon seeing Joy was capable of venting her frustration, & that he was the first one of the 3 to help her as he gets it

[@blturn]

16:34 I think the metahpor here is a panic-attack makes you think so fast that you feel to be completely paralysed, unable to make any choice other than panic.

[@elisabethiniguez4748]

Another detail I love about the movie is that the ending scrimmage she’s dressed in an orange jersey (anxiety’s color) and then when she calls Joy to the control panel the light in the room turns yellow

[@mlilejay8698]

ok but the part "Riley wants you" and Riley is actively choosing Joy? In a movie that hit us with the gut punch "maybe you don't experience joy as an adult"? and Riley is intentionally and purposefully choosing to embrace her love and happiness for this game and her friends... in a world where we are too often consumed by every negative thought and emotion and experience, here is a child experiencing the throws of growing up and choosing to find something to be happy about. that's so important.

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

That definitely got me 😭

[@charlesflohr1815]

Your review made me want to watch this movie. Holy crap, that panic attack is life for me. Mental health care is critical.

[@skyesfallenxx]

Honestly, my favorite part of this movie is when Joy snaps. I've been waiting forever to see her angry and honestly? It was so satisfying. Also, the fact *Anger* is the one who ended up comforting her and being proud of her? That was so perfect for me, because ANGER is the emotion that makes you stand up for yourself and voice your beliefs. The fact he was proud of her for doing that shows the emotion's depth, that they're not 2D and flat out "joy, anger, disgust, sadness, fear", but they have complexities too. Like, joy can turn into delusion, disgust can turn into hatred, fear can turn into paranoia, etc. Idk, maybe it's just me but I just love how this movie demonstrates how tough it is to have to deal with your feelings, because they're not flat but have irritating nuances too.

[@Ekami-chan]

I love little detail of camp shirts being orange because anxiety's colour and camp is causing Riley to be anxious... and I felt that cheek scratch Riley does during her anxiety attack as something I do, ooof.

[@BE-ws9xc]

That part about anxiety blocking out joy in order to accomplish goals. That one there is my real life 💯

[@teaguejohnston3816]

0:52, did anyone else see they were using the toy story binoculars

[@christheleavittman7080]

I did! Good ol' Lenny.

[@sleepyjoe1942]

After a few months of watching cinemasins I can confidently this is exactly what I needed to wash my eyes out

[@Antiwan]

Something that you did miss is the very beginning where the Disney logo has fireworks for each emotion

[@gregzotter6189]

Kudos to Pixar for having A: an emotional movie without dead parents (TWICE) and B: having films where there IS an antagonist but NOT an outright villain!

[@Clarissey]

1:20 Yep. I agree. As someone with PTSD from all the bullying and having none of the adults do anything is indeed traumatic. 😃

[@ShadowRosea]

I love how they represented an anxiety attack you feel every emotion and none of the emotions at the same time your fight or flight kicks in and you’re brain doesn’t know what to do so it does everything all at once Perfect representation of a panic attack

[@DoodleBrainStudios]

Thank you so much for that little sonic reference 😊

[@BFlynnstone]

Growing up made me realize how much I love the first movie for how Riley finally releases her pent up sadness in the end hits me as an adult, but the sequel made me tear up at the anxiety breakdown as someone who has been through it and it’s an amazing sequel that I feel doesn’t outshine the original, but is still a great sequel