This was deep!!! First time watching INSIDE OUT movie reaction

[@BaddMedicine]

This film went deep! Felt like it was more for Adults than kids. Where does this film rank on your animation films? What was your reaction? Did we miss anything? Early Drops & Full Reactions on YT Memberships & Patreon: www.patreon.com/baddmedicine Backup channel Subscribe here kzbin.info/door/1CLUwA27dz-94o3FR0o3xg

[@allisongrinnell5107]

When I first watched this movie there were 2 kids and 3 adults present. During THAT Bing Bong scene all 3 adults were bawling. Kids? Not so much.

[@fsociety7494]

Ok, We need an The Incredibles reaction. If you guys aint seen it.

[@jenngray8769]

It may feel like it’s more for adults but it was a very, very important watch for my Autistic kiddo. They have a really tough time identifying and labeling their own emotions. They also have a better time understanding animation than IRL actors because the exaggeration of the facial expressions and actions make it much easier to decipher why the characters are acting the way that they do.

[@ChuchiiChoo]

Theres so many details to this movie from the beginning joys hair is blue because you cant have joy without sadness but you can have sadness without joy which is why sadness came in clutch at the end because sadness is all encompassing just by herself. and if multiple emotions work together it can become a new emotion for example, fear and sadness = anxiety, disgust anger and fear = jealousy, sadness and joy = nostalgia, fear and joy = anticipation, joy and anger = betrayal, i could go on but i think you get the point. Also mums head is led by sadness in the main seat on the console with joy to her side and dads head is led by anger in the main seat with fear and sadness next to him, so her mum could be more emotional and empathetic, and dad could be more short tempered and anxious. From birth her first emotion was joy quickly followed by sadness because joy couldnt be there on her own for long, through the movie we see joy being toxic in her positivity keeping sadness contained and cast out from the console completely because she wasnt allowed to do her job so she couldn't control herself because the second they moved house riley needed sadness and by the end of the movie joy is still in the main seat for riley but sadness is right there next to her in a more prominent position of the console where she should be. I love this movie and i knew oak would have a field day with all the messages this movie has.

[@rajeshtrivedi4949]

KGF DIRECTOR with BAHUBALI ACTOR COLLABORATION IN 'SALAAR' MOVIE TEASER OUT NOW REACTION SIR.... 🔥

[@Lannisen]

My favourite fan theory for this film is that for mom, Sadness is dominant because it has matured into Empathy, and Anger is dominant for dad because it has matured into Determination.

[@bethcushway458]

That's cool. It always broke my heart that the mum's dominant emotion was sadness

[@Lannisen]

​@@bethcushway458same, used to see people theorise that mom might be prone to depression, but this sits a lot better with me.

[@IneffableChild]

@@Lannisen same!

[@BlueRoseWolfie]

Oooo nice theory. I have seen people express that since Mom's main emotion is sadness she deals with depression and Dad has anger management issues. But I like how the emotions can evolve.

[@Prototype-357]

That makes a lot of sense, I can see it being a thing on this universe that as we grow and mature our emotions grow and mature with us, cause every part of us can change.

[@MsSpunkisam]

I absolutely loved fear, anger, disgust said "she doesn't feel anything" as the control board turns gray. It was so good. Depression isn't just "sadness" but full of anger, disgust, and fear. I loved that representation so much.

[@muskankataria]

Rather than full of emotions it's the absence of them. Unable to feel anything but numb

[@Whocares158]

Pixar got it right. I suffer from Depression and it feels like that..

[@michelledelaloye8555]

It really is like that. I had depression and most days I wanted to at Ieast feel sadness, because the more prevalent state was apathy

[@awakeningcry]

@@michelledelaloye8555 ANTI-depressants made me WANT to feel sadness... fuck Bing Bong, for me, the saddest part of the film is when Joy and Sadness get sucked out of the brain

[@strawberryshortcake3043]

“take her to the moon for me” makes me SOB EVERYTIME 😭😭

[@BlueRoseWolfie]

same

[@AngelaSealana]

Same. That performance was beautiful.

[@LS13.]

Straight sob. Literally I don’t think I ever cried at any other animation twice. This one I do every single time. It hits hard because it represents so much

[@Lokear]

​@@LS13. Same here! I hardly ever cry at movies, however sad they make me, but Bing Bong's final lines never fail to bring the tears out. (Not that I'm mad about it, Pixar's just good like that)

[@susanowen1709]

When we watched it in the theater, there was a young boy - maybe 8-ish? - with his mom. He was visibly trying to hold back tears in that scene. He turned away from the screen towards us & saw the tears running down my husband's face. It was like seeing an adult male cry gave him permission to cry, too, because he stopped fighting it and let the tears fall.

[@catbowserfantasytherapist3132]

I'm a therapist and I love how they tackled depression. So many people think of depression as "super sad" when in most cases, it's not that at all. When the console goes grey at the end and Fear says "Guys, we can't make Riley feel anything." That, in my experience, is more accurate.

[@halobebe6151]

This is the lesson, I agree with the not feeling anything. I suffer from depression since my teens. I was a teen in the early 90s. Depression stays well at least for me. I have periods where i cannot move, I have periods where I have some feelings. Mostly I am flat. That is when I can function. Depression sucks. Family is important it helps us to learn how to sooth ourselves I am still learning how to do that at age 45. Watching Badd Medicine gives me some joy that's me getting through so thanks boys. Inside out probs the most important Pixar film ever.

[@amandadunseith7928]

As someone who deals with depression you are exactly right

[@ritacal557]

I am not a therapist but I related to this on such a visceral level. It was such a great movie.

[@donnabennett1256]

@@catbowserfantasytherapist3132 I agree. I went to my GP once (years ago) and told him I thought I was depressed. He asked me to describe how I felt and I said I just don’t care, just don’t care-just don’t care. He knew me well even before he was my doc. Prozac did the trick. I didn’t need it long term…just got me over the hump.

[@Favouredz]

💯 that was my favourite part, the console going grey and the kinda feeling empty and being void of emotion is so accurate

[@rachelfondeur]

I'm a therapist and I was in school for psychology when this came out and ugh it warmed my heart! Such a great way to explain depression, emotional intelligence, and personality to young kids but also for parents to see it too.

[@BaddMedicine]

🤜🤛

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

That's what I remember hearing that pediatric psychologists really appreciated this film for the visualization of what's going on in the head.

[@SquirrelGirl13]

As someone who was struggling with some personal tragedies and depression when this came out, 100% amazing movie that just makes those feelings feel really really seen

[@cmlemmus494]

Not a therapist myself, but I had a class on Motivation and Goal Setting a few years back in which the prof. assigned this film as part of the section on discussing emotions and emotional regulation. He even put a few questions about it on the exam. Shows not only how good the film is, but how fast academia is changing. I can't imagine a prof in the 80s assigning a Disney film.

[@Duckduckobtusegoose]

This was my cousins favourite movie when she was 7, I was living with our grandparents at the time(17). Our grandparents would pick her up every weekend to do extra curricular and have fun because neither of her parents were in her life and as our grandparents they felt the responsibility to us. My nana died a month before Christmas and we had bought her some books from inside out about journaling through your emotions, I got them out early and we worked through them. It was a tough time being 17 losing the most influential woman in my life suddenly and having to figure out how to help my 7yr old niece work through what she was going through. But we did, and it helped her, it was a horrible time but I’m grateful for that movie for healing her cope and giving me the tools I needed as a teenager to help her as best as I could.y grandfather and I continued picking her up every weekend until I went to college, this was 8yrs ago and I’m glad to say she’s thriving today. This event was a core memory for her unfortunately, but it also taught her that grief can be felt and worked through, we may always kiss them but it doesn’t have to take over our lives

[@crittertracker]

I love watching reactors go from ‘oh no sadness is messing it up’ to seeing her true importance. This movie is so good at taking us on a journey to learn its message, instead of spoon feeding it to us. Oak pointed out something that I think parents can really take away from this movie. Riley’s parents are very loving and caring, and yet they contributed to Riley’s mental state by unintentionally making her feel that she had to be happy for them no matter what. Kids need to be able to talk about what’s upsetting them, especially to their family.

[@danielruiz8259]

6:52 Which is exemplify here. This movie is the perfect depiction, not only for depression but toxic positivity

[@marybrown6128]

100% agree!! Kids need to be allowed to feel what they feel and parents need to help them learn to process those feelings in a healthy way.

[@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF]

exactly, suppressing sadness is unhealthy for everyone, young or old. it's better to just let yourself feel and express it... bottling it up is only temporary and counter-productive, because it's going to come out one way or another. better to let it happen in a safe, controlled environment where the result will be personal/emotional growth, rather than it coming out at a bad time and having an embarrassing situation, or worse, it develops into depression or other mental/emotional disorders.

[@Whocares158]

*Hiss!*

[@besupaaa]

I love this movie so much. The part where she apologized to her parents because she couldn't be their "happy girl" breaks my heart. Being happy all the time is a huge pressure. Sometimes you're gonna feel sad, that's okay. Riley was sad, confused, numb... Sometimes that's what feeling depressed looks like. You're empty and don't know what you're feeling. Knowing that you're sad might help you know you need to reach for help.

[@cuchelo1]

There's also a moment when the parents envelop her into a hug, and she breathes out into a little shudder. The physicality of that *always* makes me sob. It's such a specific thing that the animators caught. It reminds me of "Tangled" right before the King and Queen go out to light the lanterns and the Queen puts her hand on the King's face to comfort him, and he leans into it and starts to cry. Little moments like that are what make these absolutely timeless.

[@sherrijean03]

Aww this comment made me tear up ❤️ well said!

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

@@cuchelo1 I always cry during that scene in Tangled too :(

[@Naramiss2396]

Oh it is I love this movie so deeply because I can relate to that my Abuela (grandmother) has always said when I’m upset oh your beautiful you shouldn’t be sad be a beautiful happy girl, but I’ve learned over time being 21 now that I need to feel those emotions when they come to surface

[@stackels97]

​@@cuchelo1that moment made this film!!! It says sooooo much. Made me absolutely ball.

[@ribbitgrl]

One thing that stood out to me was how Joy introduced each emotion at the beginning as having an important function (Fear kept her safe, Disgust kept her from being poisoned, Anger was concerned with fairness), but Sadness didn't. She saw herself as the default, the next three as having important functions, but Sadness was just there with no purpose. It wasn't until she saw how Sadness sat with Bing Bong that she understood importance of Sadness in the every day.

[@Whocares158]

Joy understood Sadness when she also experienced Sadness.

[@Whocares158]

Stop acting like you are the mental doctor around here damn Pronatalist!

[@ritacal557]

Man sadness plays such a vital role.

[@lunacouer]

40:31 My nephew was 9 when this movie came out, and something cool his school did was build a small curriculum around it. The kids all watched the movie together and then each homeroom teacher had lesson plans to go a little deeper and talk about different aspects of the movie, to help them understand it a little bit more. One time after that, he had a hard day with one of his teachers. When I said "How you doing bud?", he said "Anger is driving right now". 🥺 He got it, but the really amazing part was that instead of acting out that anger (which was the usual), he was able to talk it out first. Then afterwards, he was able to let Joy drive by going to play with the neighborhood kids. I think kids naturally understand a bit more than we give them credit for, but this movie is such a great tool to give them the words to describe what's going on inside. Today, if you google "Inside Out Lesson Plans", it's just page after page of them. Teachers really took this movie and ran with it, and I bet there's just as many parent guides too.

[@EmmarainePink]

That sounds so amazing, those teachers are the real ones. I'm so glad.

[@HopeTheThing]

I have to agree. I also think kids understand more than they're given credit for. I think the issue most of the time is that they don't have all the vocabulary to accurately discuss how they feel.

[@lunacouer]

@@HopeTheThing I think that's exactly it. Heck, a lot of adults don't have the vocabulary to describe how they feel*. That's what I love about this movie - it gives kids the ability to label and verbalize the basics by showing them what they are, even if the adults around them can't. *Have you ever seen a Feelings Wheel? My goodness - I had no idea we had so many words to describe the nuances of our emotions, and that's only the ones I've seen in English. Can you imagine if we had a feelings wheel that included all the lovely, nuanced words from all the world's languages?

[@spaghettibolognese5838]

that’s just too precious 🥺🥺🥺

[@ericamonroe9351]

I remember the first time i saw this. When Bing Bong disappeared, I actually cried. It's sad how most of us lose that childlike way of being where we look for the magic in life. The representation of depression and feelings in general in this movie is incredible.

[@donnabennett1256]

I love how you guys were so invested into what was happening with Riley. This is one of my favorite animated movies. I cried when we lost Bing Bong. 😢

[@tdeo2141]

Thank you -- I thought that was the saddest part too!

[@no_one161]

i always cry too on that one

[@awakeningcry]

@@no_one161 there should be a poll on the ages of people who thought "losing Bing Bong" was the saddest part vs "Joy and Sadness getting sucked out" and "Riley breaking down in the arms of her parents".

[@OpposingPony]

Ooo tough call between bing-bong and the parents' hug. They both make me cry.

[@awakeningcry]

@@OpposingPony the only reason I mention Joy and Sadness being sucked out of the brain, is because I've been on 3 different antidepressants over the years, and they all made me feel like Riley did. Hits a little too close to home for me.

[@michelle6337]

I saw this in theaters and sat next to this big muscly guy and his daughter. He was an absolute wreck during the Bing Bong scene and his daughter kept holding his hand to comfort him. It was such a sweet exchange.

[@Carpathianpixie]

Awww that's...gonna make me cry🥺🥲

[@IceMetalPunk]

I love that this highlights the difference between depression and sadness: Riley was depressed when neither Joy *nor* Sadness were present. Just numbness that slowly took away her personality until she was a shell. As someone who has suffered from an anxiety and depressive disorder since middle school at least (and I'm old enough now that that was a *long* time ago, but it hasn't "gone away"), that's exactly what it feels like when I have a bad depression day. And often, in those times, it's the sudden burst of sadness and tears that signals breaking through the depression and getting to the other side of the episode, because that's when I'm finally *feeling* things again. Watching Riley disappear, then suddenly realizing she's making a mistake and breaking down crying... that hit hard. A lot of people think depressed = "very sad", but it's something totally different.

[@ranga1cat]

What’s interesting is that depression in teens tends to manifest as irritability and anger not really sadness. Thus the reason why disgust, anger, and fear are in control while joy and sadness are running around.

[@Wiley.Ma_]

I don’t know if it’s already been recommended to you guys, but another amazing film is Zootopia or Zootropolis in other countries. It was a huge success, won an Oscar and made over 1 billion dollars and a lot of people seem to have never heard of it. It also a lot of familiar actors

[@supernovaskies5044]

Why is it retitled in different countries

[@leahdavis9434]

​@@supernovaskies5044just like Moana was, sometimes titles don't translate well in different places if you leave them the same or translate it literally

[@supernovaskies5044]

@@leahdavis9434 That’s fair I have heard of examples where movies were translated literally and it did not go well in whatever country it was translated for lol

[@supernovaskies5044]

@@ThwipThwipBoom I was wondering if it was something to do with rights and properties and all of those legal things that I have zero understanding of

[@maryamalphonse8245]

​@@leahdavis9434In France its Vayana. The Frozen is La reine des neiges witch means The snow queen 😅

[@candidwings5609]

I think this movie is a fantastic resource for giving parents and kids a shared vocabulary for emotions/feelings and an awareness that growth and change can be painful. As parents, I think it's common to minimize the hard things children deal with instead of respecting their experience and teaching them healthy coping skills.

[@shanajeangedeon9060]

This!!👏🏾

[@funsalmon]

Apparently a lot of therapists use this with children to help them express what they are feeling.

[@cpcoultertweedles7216]

This movie has such an important message about toxic positivity. Yes, it's good to be positive and happy, but not at the cost of denying any other feeling. Sometimes you have to be sad. Sometimes you have to be angry. Sometimes you have to be scared, or lonely, or disgusted, or embarrassed. Other feelings are not bad, just because they aren't happy. Those other feelings are there to help you grow, just as much as joy is. It's also so important not to put pressure on children to be happy, to cheer up, to keep smiling. Because they will try and do that, at the expense of denying how they really feel, just to make you happy. Ask your kid how they are feeling and why they feel that way, solve what you can, and let them know that even if they aren't happy right now, that it's okay to feel other things.

[@peachberry9774]

I love the way sadness slowly seems to lose control. Wandering, making everything she touches sad permanently, not even knowing why she keeps wanting to take control. Being irrationally sad or upset about change can be so confusing, specially you never let yourself just be sad about things. Its an often missed detail, I think, that perfectly shows Riley's slow spiral into loneliness and depression that only turns around once sadness is back in the control center and allowed to act and express sadness. In general, the other emotions trying to regulate without joy and sadness is so on brand for the way depression can feel. Anxiety and fear over trying to get things to work and the explosive bursts of anger when they inevitably don't, judgy disgust at your own actions and circumstances and reaction like an inner monologue that constantly pulls you further into negativity. Its futile and frustrating to the point where feeling numb is the easiest way to regulate it all right up until you're able to get that outlet, communicate your feelings and pain with a support system

[@cuchelo1]

29:27 is a reference to one of the most famous ending lines in cinema: "Forget it Jake. It's Chinatown." From the 1974 film "Chinatown" which you guys should *definitely* check out at some point. As for this, I was really amazed at how they were able to show (in very simplified ways, of course) how our brains process information and what goes into core memories vs short-term, etc. And Bing Bong's end will never fail to bring me to tears. It's just as heartbreaking seeing it here for the 593rd time as it was the first.

[@MikeMozzaro]

Basic Instict and Se7en are also iconic Neo-Noir films that they should watch if they haven't already~

[@ronweber1402]

Yup. Bing Bong fading away gets me every time. Apparently I had an imaginary friend named George. I don't remember him but my aunt told me about him when I was 10 or so and I didn't remember him then but I sure hope he went out in a blaze of glory like Bing Bong.

[@annaquam]

I was looking to see if someone had explained it was a reference to Chinatown. What a great film.

[@PillowHairBlog]

This film has actually helped me in therapy, as I started imagining what MY inside emotional characters would be like and what they are in charge of. So much of my behavior was explained by realising that Disgust is in charge, Fear/Defense is her second in command, Joy had been allocated to rest and recreation (if I had the time, gotta please the world and change it first) and Sadness was maintenance, while Anger was locked away. No wonder I got in so much trouble every time she escaped prison! Since this realisation, Anger has been let out on probation and rather than cause trouble, she caused a balance; Joy and Sadness gets to do more and Disgust and Fear are better at taking a breather. Disgust will always be in charge (because humanity is disappointing at the best of times), but I'm also a child educator and fairytale author, so she's not a control freak anymore. She finally realized the team spirit.

[@Fat_Paws]

One of the most moving scenes for me was when Joy cries in the pit. The personification of happiness is hugging herself because, in that moment, she is disconnected and devoid of her very essence.

[@buzzlightyearlight1247]

Pit trap

[@mylvem7270]

I think Joy tried to control Sadness more than the rest of the emotions because Anger, Fear and Disgust are fleeting, those emotions don’t last long. But Sadness is stronger, it can make any memory change and it can last forever. Sadness has a much stronger impact on our memories. You can forget what you were angry about, but you don’t forget what caused sadness.

[@readingwdestiny]

Fun Fact: They’re making an Inside Out 2. Can’t wait to see what they do with it!

[@joshuam.6027]

probably more teen/mature stuff

[@kandy1515]

Same i think shes guna be a teen

[@ciaranconlon84]

The teenage boy is so accurate! There's a follow-up short called Riley's First Date that's pretty good too.

[@Ale-dd3ek]

Disney Will fuck It up I'm afraid

[@ericanicolee909]

But sad fact: Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling will not be reprising their roles :/

[@GamervsGlamour]

Joy is supposed to represent toxic positivity. This is highlighted when the mom comes in and asks her to stay happy and Joy constantly trying to silence Sadness. Its showing what can happen when your dont acknowledge your feelings and allow yourself to feel and heal. When the Feelings lost the ability to use the dashboard, this was Riley experiencing depression and a full shut down of her ability to feel anything, she became numb. This was a beautiful representation of what depression looks like and gives children the tools to help explain what they are feeling. Classrooms and therapists have been using this movie to teach children about emotional control and how to express what they dont understand.

[@rachelnieves7389]

Thank you guys for reacting to this and all the fun movies you do. Your joy and enthusiasm makes hard days just a little easier.

[@BaddMedicine]

Hope all is ok🤙 glad we can bring a little joy to your day.

[@Nonalhomophobie]

I love that when Sadness and Joy are out of the picture, Disgust, Fear and Anger's attempts at making Riley happy end up in pathetic failures : - Disgust only makes her sound sarcastic - Fear only makes her sound insecure and anxious - and Anger only makes her respond in irritated denial. It's a great way to show that all of them are masters at the emotion they embody, but they suck at making her feel anything else.

[@adriannadavis8734]

Im telling you. When i watched this i was SOBBING. The way they handle the transition from childhood to teenage years, introducing themes like depression, and seeing its effects via losing parts of you, how memories are forgotten or how we can misremember or change memories. The themes were hard hitting. Such a wonderful movie that means the world to me.

[@n_mare463]

Mom's lead emotion was Sadness but it matured into Empathy and Compassion. And dad's lead emotion was Anger but it matured into Authorithy and Determination. And as Riley grows out of childhood, her memories started to have multiple emotions mixed together rather than just one.

[@Destyn2b]

As a therapist this is a great movie to recommend to young and old alike. It's a great way to help people to recognize the range 9f emotions we have as humans and that it's not always one or the other. Just like Joy and Sadness created a mixed emotion. Don't remember who said it, but I would love to see a movie of just the parents. If you notice, different emotions are at the head of their panel. Anger was in control of Dad's emotional panel. We just have to learn how to balance it all out as much as possible.

[@BaddMedicine]

🤜🤛

[@Babygorl1209]

As someone who has struggled with depression/anxiety for most of my life, this movie made me cry ugly tears. It holds a really special place in my heart. Glad to rewatch it with you guys!

[@denisegardner1417]

Been in social services for 20 years and this movie is so great to help kids with spectrum or special needs so they can explain how they feel that day. Such a great movie on many levels.

[@Randerson2409]

As someone who has lived with chronic clinical depression for a significant portion of my life, this film is shockingly good at portraying it in a more nuanced way. It's not just being sad. It's a loss of joy, even in things you used to enjoy, and not even really feeling sad about the negative things, because you become so disconnected from the world around you. Really appreciate the nuance this film gives to even something like this, acute temporary depression

[@JeM130177]

If nothing else this film provides such a good tool for parents and kids to talk about different emotions! I mean I'm 30 and I've referenced it in therapy multiple times just to try and ger my metaphors and thoughts and feelings across 😂 because it's easier to be like "okay imagine the fear guy from Inside Out? Yeah okay imagine he is like..Bruce Banner....and..we hit the hulk limit and...that's a panic attack😂"

[@Trysht]

One of my favorite things about this movie is how accurate it is to how brains actually function. It's seriously impressive when you really dig into it. Love this reaction!

[@UserName-vb4lg]

I was an adult when this came out but I wish it had been a resource when I was a kid. Such an important message. Sadness is part of life and accepting those big feelings is part of it too.

[@emilyroberts6582]

This movie makes me sob my heart out. I had depression for years and it represents the feeling so well. It’s the line “guys, we can’t make Riley feel anything!” That gets me the most. So well done!

[@Randomner2562]

Watching this with my neurodivergent nephew was the most incredible thing. He doesn’t process his emotions the same way and gets lost sometimes in how he’s feeling. This movie gave him a more concrete understanding because the emotions were personified so well. Years later he’ll still say he’s having a purple day when he’s feeling anxious or a “red time” when he’s feeling angry. It opened up so much for him.

[@mycroft16]

Wow, talk about fresh off the grill! LOVE this film. It's deep, a great message, and actually kind of painful in a few parts. And now that I'm a parent, it hits entirely differently. Pixar really hit this one out of the park. It starts out all fun, but there's this progression that every single one of us has felt. And this movie starts hitting very personally. We've all looked back at past memories and wished for those times. We've all forgotten things. We've all felt our core falling apart, that sense of loss of self as life moves forward and we have to change and grow. And it's painful to watch Riley go through it because it hurt when we did it... when we do. Losing Bing Bong hits pretty hard. It's a farewell to childhood. And I'm sorry, but the scene when she comes home just hurts. It's a raw ache and I ugly cry every single time. Both from Riley's perspective AND from a parent's now. The simplicity of this story masks a HUGE amount of depth... well doesn't mask it, but makes getting into thinking about emotions and all much easier. One of, if not, Pixar's absolute best.

[@Stillcurrentlyawkward]

Something I also noticed waaay later was that Joy has blue hair. It might be the reason why she was able to cry and see the beauty and joy of the memories when she was looking back and further shows that you can't really have happiness without sadness being a part of it

[@DivusMagus]

The film does such a good job of making us dislike Sadness so much, which is appropriate no one likes to be sad, most people don't like to cry or to feel vulnerable but at the end of it, you need to do that. Sometimes you need to let those feelings out you need to let them way on you and not keep pushing them aside. It's important to mature when growing up and its important to remain mentally healthy. So to do that in such a relatable and enjoyable way that this movie did, so great.

[@andidreyes5323]

Shout out for "HERMAN'S HEAD"!?! Love that other folks remembered the reference!

[@Steffelchen1980]

I watched it with my 9 year old niece in the theatre. I was sobbing watching it because I was seeing those changes starting to happen in her. This movie is so important. We need to be able to feel all emotions and let our kids do the same. My niece didn’t understand the message tbh but that’s why Disney isn’t for kids only.

[@laurenworlton7941]

The first time I watched this was at a therapeutic boarding school when I was 16. I grew up in a very unhealthy and toxic environment and it caused me to turn off my emotions…I wouldn’t allow myself to even feel happy but especially sadness. I think this movie did a great job explaining how easy it can become to turn off your emotions, especially when you’re a teenager ❤

[@leoniekpp8436]

Watching the film, I noticed Joy was the only two-coloured character. Her hair is blue. This already implicates that joy and sadness goes hand-in-hand.

[@darksunshine9313]

🤯

[@divedeeep]

Wow I never thought of it that way.. it’s true.. that way sadness should have had some yellow in her bcs when you confront sadness and feel it then you can go back to feeling happiness

[@emilyrln]

Disgust has a purple scarf, but it's a small detail. Maybe because she's linked to fear, being another protective emotion?

[@ValentinaStenseth]

I've had a truly and completely terrible week. I've been angry, sad, crying and screaming into my pillows, but this right here, Oak telling me that it's okay to feel like that? It just truly helped a LOT. Love you guys, especially you, Oak ❤️

[@BaddMedicine]

Sorry to hear this. We hope all is ok.

[@drummamma5250]

My son is a behavioral health worker in an inner city Philadelphia elementary school. This film is a great tool to help children learn to understand and be able to talk about their emotions. So glad you guys enjoyed it!

[@zunnpy]

The first movie I've ever watched in theaters was Inside Out and I hated (I had major beef with sadness 😂). But after rewatching it many times and being a 17 year old now I get it. I love the message and everything about this movie. This movie gets me crying everytime and even when it's not supposed to... it really hits home now. I'm glad that you guys finally watched this beautiful film 💗 and this movie is definitely not just for kids.

[@Alis_Who]

I also didn’t like it when I first saw it in theaters but like it a lot more now that I’m older!

[@azeef4926]

Yeah same I really didnt like it mostly bcos of sadness. But unlike you I haven’t taken the leap to properly rewatch it yet (besides watching this reaction)

[@JorgensZelda]

@@azeef4926 Yeah, at first Sadness kinda sucks, but then you realize that sadness is our way of connecting with other people's pain and empathizing with them. It's also a signal for others that we need help. Emotional pain can be as debilitating or even more so than physical pain. And if we don't process that pain and heal it or seek help when we can't heal from it, it festers and gets worse.

[@jakeDgirl]

That's interesting, because i when i first watched this movie, it was Joy that I hated immediately hahahaha How wonderful that our experiences with our emotions make us have different perspectives, which is also reflected in the movie

[@JorgensZelda]

@@jakeDgirl OMG, I hate toxic positivity and those people who always have to be on 24/7. I dunno what's going on in your life, but if you wake me up at five in the morning, singing a happy song and opening up my curtains like I should be up to face the day three hours early, I will throw a shoe at you. I'm not functional before 10 am. Do not start my day off with a pep rally before I can see straight.

[@marleinasmom]

It makes sense that Sadness would need to touch all of the memories... even her happiest memories will be touched by the sadness of "leaving it behind" from the move. They'll go from happy to bittersweet, which is joy+ sadness.

[@jdb101585]

The Bing Bong part always makes me tear up too, Oak!

[@unknowndane4754]

I feel like the theme of the movie translates well for all audiences as everyone experiences having to leave something behind to adopt something new or to find the balance in yourself.

[@toddjackson3136]

I'm so glad you guys talked about how hard it is for the tuff guy, the steadfast one, to admit when he's barely holding it together himself. I'm a husband, and father of 4 girls. For a long, long time I was the rock in the storm for all 5 of them. Then about a year and a half ago we went through some very serious things that affected me personally. When i crumbled my family had absolutely no idea how to handle it. It estranged a couple of my daughters from me and my wife couldn't pick up the pieces and support anyone. Not because she was being mean but because she just didnt know how! Eventually I climbed back up, but its been a long road of recovery and rebuilding. So in the spirit of your statement... strong male figures... Oak...Quinn...Dave...Answer... how you guys doing?

[@jessy8138]

Well, society doesn't learn man to show emotions and how to deal with them, it is not healthy that when once you start feeling, you crumble, guys need to learn to sit and express their emotions in a mature way, your daughters could have learned a lot from a father that is able to say on time when things are hard and he needs help from is family. Now they don't know how to handle this either, but you could have learned it to them. When you start feeling everything al at one it can be hard for the environment to deal with that. Just like the guys in this video, man aren't as emotional intelligent as they could be, we need to do better rasing our sons (and daughters too)!

[@ritacal557]

I love how Joy eventually realized that the emotions all had their place and we’re all needed.

[@yukitenchi1513]

As usual with films like this pixar went above and beyond talking to people in almost all psychological fields, talking to kids about growing up or their own teams kids, researching therapy practices and terminology. So much love to put in a film so that kids and their parents/guardian figures can try to talk and explain things. Its amazing and i love what this film has done especially when watching reactors (especially those that work with kids or people in therapy) point to this as a fantastic example of reality mixing with imagination to explain and educate.

[@GummiAnd]

The writing for this movie is just amazing. As someone who used to bottle up everything (still do at times if I'm being honest) it just hit me so hard watching this movie. And yes it even made me cry. But one of my favorite things about the movie is actually a visual gem that many people seem to miss even though it's staring you right in the face for the whole movie. Notice how Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust are all designed with a single color? However Joy is not only defined by her color yellow, but also blue which is the color of Sadness. It tells us that Joy does not exist without Sadness.

[@Jessica_Jones]

Wow that is so beautiful thank you for pointing that out!

[@TriceeXO]

Such a great movie! Bingbong’s “take her to the moon for me” still makes me teary. I love this.

[@jopiter8]

I like that not only Joy only came after sadness, but a core memory was only made because of sadness and I believe that that’s how a lot of our core and personality is built.. is through making through a sad moment, and taking a good lesson out of it and understand we can not only survive, but thrive.

[@alexandraanderson3988]

She still shouldn't have left ⬅️ sadness in the first place so I blame her 😞😂😅😊 she was toxic asf Joy

[@samuelvincent557]

Oh my God! Someone else who remembers Herman's Head! That was what I said when I first saw this. I used to love that show. There are so many analogies for how your mind processes certain things in this movie. It was SO well done. For example, when Bing Bong stayed behind to let Joy escape, I look at that as Bing Bong realizing that his insisting on Riley remembering him was, literally, holding her back. Similar to multiple personalities, imaginary friends are created by us to help and protect us. An imaginary friend is someone who is always there for us, supports us, likes what we like, and will never hurt us. So, staying behind was Bing Bong's last job to protect Riley, and let her go on without him. It's the start of the loss of innocence. At the end, when Disgust tricks anger into blowing his stack so she can burn the hole in the window, I saw that as Riley being disgusted at how useless and impotent her anger was, so she channeled it to create a, literal, breakthrough to allow her to feel Joy and Sadness again. And that island that came in when Joy and sadness created a combo memory, I always thought that island was Home. Showing Riley that home was not just a place, but where your family and loved ones are.

[@RockyDaTherapist]

As a mental health professional this is one of my favorites to reference when working with kids. Personally on my first watch I totally felt see when sadness was laying on her face 😅.

[@235lilian]

This movie came out the same year my cousin (and her family) moved from Minnesota to Indiana bc of my uncle's job and she was about the same age Riley was in the movie. When she came to visit, our aunt (not her mom) took her to watch the movie thinking it was a cute Pixar movie and my cousin was sobbing throughout the whole movie because she felt exactly how Riley felt. Especially being the oldest daughter and keeping a strong front for her younger siblings

[@marissaiglesias3308]

I’m so excited that you guys took the time for this one! A deep meaningful message and just damn good animation! Thanks for the content guys! Love y’all! ❤

[@thebookgeek87]

Everyone, please check on your strong, happy friends. I guarantee you they're going through something internally. The conversation you guys had at the end reminded me of a quote from Midnight Mass. Erin said, "...he seemed fine, but that's what people say about people who kill themselves... they seemed fine..." I've known ppl who have committed suicide and the ppl around them were none the wiser. No one knew they had this sadness inside of them because they were always smiling and laughing and they seemed fine. A lot of times ppl hide their pain behind jokes and laughter so just check on your friends/family. All your emotions are valid and I think if you ignore your sadness all the time it can consume you, anger too. Acknowledge ALL your feelings.

[@rebeccaboelling7647]

This one hit hard for me. I moved a lot when I was a kid and that loss of control is very real, and portrayed very accurately. I almost ran away also, I was a little older(13), but was in my dad's car, almost to the highway when I had my realization moment. Was able to make it home and hug my parents. I balled, just like it was portrayed here. Love this movie.

[@Shax22132]

One of the best movies that a lot of people don't want to watch again, because it emotionally devastated them the first time. Thanks for the reaction.

[@6666Imperator]

its such a great reflection of how we grow up and how things get more complex. First it was okay that the emotions just did whatever they wanted on their own basically but then as we get older it gets more complicated and mixed. I love how the emotions grew together with Riley, too.

[@unicorn7770]

The scene with bingbong hit me so hard when the movie first came out that i couldnt watch it again for the longest time. I get way too emotional with movies😭🤣

[@KatBee00]

I'm so glad you recognize the deeper themes in this! It's my favorite Pixar film ❤

[@EhrineAshbark]

I remember when this came out hearing from so many parents about how this film enabled their kids to talk to them more because they were given a framework to help them explain a bit how they felt. It also helped show that it's OK to be sad at times, which is, of course, the main lesson that Joy needed to learn. Edit: The irony of posting this while still watching the discussion at the end and then the same point being made :D

[@torontomame]

"Oh no! We're non-figurative!" had me giggling helplessly for WAY too long when I saw this at the movies. 😂

[@Myaccount923]

Same😅

[@lifelikelisa]

This movie is brilliant. It’s a great way to teach children about their emotions but it’s also a nice reminder for adults because we forget what it was like to go through that and we forget how to empathize.

[@marybrown6128]

This going to be fun!! This one is a favorite!!❤ Growing up military we moved a lot, I was always painfully shy so it was traumatic for me every time. I’ve watched so many reactors watch this movie and they hate on sadness and blame her for everything through most of the movie until close to the end. I’m always impressed when someone starts to get the point a little earlier on that recognizing sadness is actually the solution. Also, being a psych major this one has a special place in my heart.

[@ecramos95]

I remember watching this at the cinema and man, I just cried my guts out 😅 they showed the short "lava" before the movie and that already had me dying and then the movie just finished me. I can distinctly remember not liking joy from the beginning, it made me so angry how she treated sadness, now I can understand better from where se was coming but man, se really annoyed me. Great reaction as always.

[@skyr1923]

I love this movie so much even as an adult now rewatching I get so much more from it, also love your reaction as always! I feel like at certain times Joys character represented the idea of toxic positivity, that it’s just not sustainable long term and that it’s ok to be sad sometimes. And bing bongs death always makes me tear up. Just growing up and letting go of some childhood imagination but I love that it’s replaced at the end with a new kind of imagination with the teen vampire stuff.

[@marslara]

Something I love about different media and especially this movie is how creators manipulate the audience to get their messages or themes across. The idea that sadness while painful is a useful and important emotion was maybe a more obvious plot point but I like the way the movie also gets the audience to dislike sadness in the beginning because she's "annoying" and putting Riley in awkward situations. So then when the movie does get to the message it's a more visceral reaction because the audience is meant to feel that disonance between dislking sadness and seeing that she's necessary and how she actually helped Riley.

[@El_Ezra_Meitar5]

My favorite moment in this movie is how Joy doesn't introduce herself until Sandness does. You cannot have joy without knowing what being sad is. At first you think Joy is some kind of a conscious but then when sadness comes and they are one in front of the other, you realize what she represents. They cannot exist without one another, you cannot develop as a person without both. I really enjoy how this movie plays with your perspective. It seems at first like Riley loses her personality islands, then Joy and Sadness are gone, which results in her being closer to numbness. Only Anger, Fear and Disgust control the head courters and she is left with nothing else to do but to give in to those emotions for whatever reaction she tries to produce. Even when her head tries to say nice things, they come out wrong because Joy and Sadness aren't there to convey the actual feelings. When in truth, what happens is we see the lovely animated story invented for what actually happened to her mentally as a result of the huge sudden changes in her life. She FEELS scared, grossed out, mad at the world around her so she LOSES SIGHT of the happiness and sadness in her life. She is in the search for joy because she feels it's what's expected of her and she needs to feel sadness to process it all - but cannot find the courage and way to do so... Which makes her more moody, more angry, more scared... When she cries in class and when she breaks down to her parents after the running away plot crumbles down and all of her open nerve ends are exposed, you can feel it and you can see how the perspective change. How you lost yourself in this made up story that animated some made up characters and voices in the child's head when in fact it's just her trying to make sense of the world that's changing before her eyes. GENIUS.

[@brigittegill808]

So, when they say "Forget it Jake. Its Cloud Town." its actually a reference to the 1974 movie, Chinatown. The very last line of the movie "Forget it, Jake. Its Chinatown." is said by Joe Mantell's character, Lawrence Walsh.

[@WraithWTF]

Congrats guys, you've made it 2/3 of the way through the Pixar "sucker-punch you right in the feels" trilogy! Now you just need to watch Soul and you'll have the trilogy completed. Pixar really has mastered the art of making movies with great messages that are simple and engaging enough for kids, but also have considerably deeper meanings for the parents to pick up on (and are still enjoyable enough that the adults don't mind watching). It's an impressive balancing act that they've really nailed with their newer movies.

[@Marthyboy88]

This film hit me out of left field when I first saw it. It resonated with me a lot because it made me think back to the exact moments that my childhood 'died.' It was actually pretty hard to watch, and made me really think more compassionately about my own kids.

[@barbaramesquig]

I have passed by the same situation as this girl when I was 13 and it is exactly how I felt at that age. They did it perfectly. Avoiding sadness is really dangerous. I wish I had watched this at the time, maybe I would deal better with my emotions. And also this movie prorates well the fact that we all have emotions and a universe inside us.

[@1pknail]

"Forget it, Jake. It's Cloud Town" is a reference to Chinatown (1974), where the last (and probably most famous) line is "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."

[@collin333]

Such a beautiful, transcendent movie. I loved it so much when it first came out, and it has so much to teach people about acceptance, the grieving process and experiencing the full spectrum of human emotions unapologetically.

[@hollyastle2174]

Thank you for watching this. To me, this movie is so important to everyone. It shows that its okay to be sad and in todays society that message is so needed. I hope you will react to Coco soon, another great watch

[@SignsOnTheWalls]

I was in my master's program for counseling the year this movie came out and ALL the professors basically told us going to this movie was required viewing. xD I still use it in therapy today for people who have trouble understanding their emotions.

[@calebtoles3819]

As a grown ass man I am not ashamed to admit that this movie made me cry more than once. It’s such a touching and wonderful story with incredibly well developed characters and well thought out story beats about growing up

[@jessicablueheart9772]

I love how this movie shows the effects of moving and how we deal with the emotional empact it has on the family. Its a great way to show that.

[@barnyardchick4equestrian19]

“Does it all gotta be so interactive?” That has got to be my favorite line from this film 🤣

[@Bringmethehorizondude]

Can’t wait to hear what Oak has to say about this. The concept alone is kinda mind blowing and the fact that it’s a kids movie is nuts

[@roxysdg334]

My husband and I love this movie and we discussed it more and more every time we watch it. I think this movie can help parents understand the child goi g from simple one faceted emotion to the two color complex emotions. Progressing from a pre teen to a teenager is always weird for a kid but the parents r child change I to a different person is confusing as well. Trying to help your child navigate through emotions and new situations is one of the hardest things for both the child and the parent. Learning when it is ok to experience what emotion and when it is ok to show emotion is important and this movie shows the growth of not only Riley but of both mom and dad. I always wanted a sequel showing Riley in puberty and teenage years. Then you could see more of mom and dads brain and how they try to deal with it. Great reaction guys I am so glad you got to watch this movie.

[@Gearzilla117]

Riley's big sigh as shes hugging her parents at the end is so emotional. tears me up everytime

[@BlueRoseWolfie]

Ahhhh yes!! Another big fave from Disney! I definitely feel this isn't for the very young kids, but early teens I think would connect well and start to wonder more on mental health and expressing their feelings. I heard rumor this movie was so well made they use it to help teach in schools the beginnings of how the mind works and study on different things like compartmentalizing things, forcing ones emotions to handle stress, depression, anger issues, and such. I heard an Inside Out 2 is finally being made so cant wait to see more!

[@whitehhe]

One thing I appreciated from this movie is the depiction that clinical depression isn’t just about being sad. It can be triggered by a combination of lots of emotions-grief, fear, stress, feeling overwhelmed. But then it turns into more of a numbness, like you feel empty. You can’t feel ANYTHING. And things that used to be important to you no longer are. You can’t seem to process situations or feelings the same way. Beautifully done movie.

[@lischiAK]

I cried so much watching this movie! As an adult it just hits so hard in the best way possible. So glad you guys watched it

[@the_nikster1]

I think this movie is meant for families in general. in particular, it's a great movie for parents to watch with their kids and then discuss feelings and emotions with them. my favorite thing about this reaction is that Oak seemed to be the first to pick up on Sadness' importance and that totally tracks with what we know about him being the lessons guy on the squad haha love you guys! thanks for another fantastic reaction ❤

[@nehankhan1584]

Sadness was supposed to take control. It’s healthy to feel sad about moving away. If she didn’t feel sad and always forced her self to be happy, that becomes toxic positivity. And ultimately that would’ve resulted in her being numb and not being able to decipher her feelings. Memories become sad doesn’t mean they’re bad. You look back at them with fondness and maybe a bit of sadness because they’re just memories now Her happy memories became nostalgic and bitter sweet because she wouldn’t be able to live through that again. She’s in a new place and scared. And as an 11 year old having her life uprooted, she can’t have everything together. Also did you notice how sadness was the head of the console in Mom? It could present either depression or Compassion and loving And in Dad’s, it was anger. It could either be anger management issues or discipline. I love how this movie deciphers feelings. It’s not just happy, sad, anger or fear. They’re all interlinked and it’s never black and white. Gray areas exist as well. Thank you for reacting to this movie ✨

[@ritacal557]

Something recently happened in my life and threw me for a loop and my primary care phys told me if I wasn’t sad or confused about it she’d be concerned. In that moment she let me know it was ok to feel the way I was feeling and I instantly felt better.

[@withxoutxlife]

One of my favorites from Pixar, because of how applicable it winds up being for so many people.

[@snarkysquirrel]

this movie is being used a lot in mental health settings now to talk about emotions. im so glad you watched it. i think its a really important movie. the sequel is supposed to be coming out next year, handling her as a teenager. i remember seeing this in the theater with my kid and when bing bong died they cried the rest of the movie sitting in my lap just totally freaking out. they didnt realize that you forget things over time and apparently that was a traumatizing realization.

[@senoemo]

i balled my eyes out when Bing Bong fades away 😭

[@awakeningcry]

wuss ;)

[@evilpenguinmas]

Bawled. Balling is totally different.

[@buzzlightyearlight1247]

@@awakeningcryoctopus

[@yisus4681]

When I first watched this movie I thought sadness was ruining things, but now I think sadness was trying to help. Riley was feeling nostalgic and sad, and happiness was the one that was toxic, trying to take over when not needed.

[@j.woodbury412]

Another possible Chevy Chase reference was when Sadness was trying to think of something happy, and she said "Remember the funny movie where the dog died?" That was probably a reference to the movie "National Lampoon's Vacation". Clark Griswald (Chevy Chase) tied a dog to the rear bumper of the car while they were packing and then forgot to untie him and the dog ended up being dragged to death.

[@caipagkatipunan6297]

i think the one thing parents can take away from this is to always check on how your kids are feeling especially when big changes happen like moving to a new state/town