Inside Out 2 Teaser Gets Emotional
Today, Disney/Pixar released the first trailer for Inside Out 2. The 2015 smash hit followed a young girl named Riley as a move thrust her life and emotions into chaos. Check out the new trailer here:
I don’t want this. Who wants this? Inside Out is delightful. It’s gorgeously animated, insightful, and funny. But I don’t really see the point in making sequels to introduce more and more emotions. We all know we’re capable of feeling more than five things, but Inside Out had a lot to say about growing up and facing new, scary emotions. What does this film have to offer that can compare or add to that? Joy and Riley had complete character arcs, so I don’t trust this film to both honor that and come up with something new. Aside from Toy Story 2 and Cars 3, Pixar sequels aren’t good at that. I’m also frustrated that they recast Disgust from Mindy Kaling to Liza Lapira and Fear from Bill Hader to Tony Hale. Did they think nobody would notice? This is just another reason this film probably shouldn’t have been made.
But what do you think? Am I being too harsh? Do you need to see Riley get her period, go to college, and get married? I feel like they’re pulling a Toy Story here and taking the story past its natural ending.
Inside Out was overrated. I fully understand what they were going for and I appreciate the message, but it did nothing for me emotionally. The best parts were when they started going into other people’s heads – especially the cat! Now I’d watch a spinoff about that all day long.