Inside Out 2 - Is It Good or Nah? (Pixar Review)

Pixar sequels are a pretty contentious topic cuz I think the general public has kind of turned against them over the years I've said it before but the seismic cultural shift from oh please Pixar oh please make Finding Nemo 2 in The Incredibles 2 to oh please Pixar please let those stupid ass toys die we do not need Toy Story 5 is kind of insane honestly Inside Out 2 is in a bit of a weird position though because I don't think anyone really saw it as a Nostalgia cash grab sequel I mean the original only came out 9 years ago which yeah sounds like a lot but compared to the Double Digit weights we had for other Pixar sequels 9 years is nothing plus inside out as an idea feels like you could expand it with new installments pretty naturally did any of us really have faith that this would be a natural continuation of the first hell no have you seen Pixar sequels I've enjoyed some of the Pixar sequels here and there but not really enough to say that any of the non-toy story ones feel like a worthy and natural continuation of the story so the pressure's on for inside out 2 to really justify itself is this a worthy sequel that stands toe to- Toe with the first film uh yeah I guess so I really liked it I had a very good time going in I was worried that it was just going to be the first film again like oh no we got taken out of headquarters again we got to get back there again except this time fear anger and disgust are here and yeah the story is similar with a couple familiar locations but they absolutely throw in enough new and Creative Concepts to make this one stand out out and feel Justified honestly Inside Out 2 is less of a standalone Sequel and more so what if the original film just kept going which in this instance is a good thing that's exactly what this story needed to be new emotions make their way into headquarters and they're pretty fun additions for the most part uh except for Envy I'm going to be honest I don't really see her purpose she didn't really exhibit the trait of her emotion all that much and it kind of just felt like anxiety needed someone to play off of who would actually respond so that's why she's here oh well as long as ioa Dey gets a paycheck I'm happy embarrassment and an Wei were pretty fun but anxiety is definitely the star of the show here a really good and surprisingly likable antagonist who means well despite ultimately harming Riley in the long run you can see where she's coming from with everything she does and you want her to realize the error of her ways like Joy did in the first film I also really like how this movie doesn't regress joy as a character she feels like she respects and values sadness now thanks to the end of the first film it's not like other Pixar sequels where oh Marlin is too overprotective again Bob is dismissive of his family again Joy grew in the first film and stays grown which is a nice surprise I like seeing once again how everything happening in Riley's head translated to her real life actions and vice versa like when there's a stream of Consciousness and whatever she thinks of shows up in the Stream that's fun in general I found myself much more invested in the Riley side of things in this movie which was nice like I don't go to the first inside out for Riley I go for joy and sadness I don't go to Toy Story for Andy I go for Woody and Buzz and Chunky Kong and all my other friends the kids don't matter in Pixar movies to me that much but here I was actually like no Riley don't abandon your friends don't break an enter and I wanted to see her be okay in social situations and in hockey and this helped the main conflict of anxiety taking over feel more true to life I also appreciate that we gave the other OG emotions from the first film more time to shine in this like fear and disgust had a lot more memorable bits here even if I'm still salty that they didn't want to pay bill hater enough to come back as fear like Tony hail did a great job and everything but come on he already played forky he doesn't get to be two Pixar characters that's against the law and has never happened before oh well no bill hater meant at least we also didn't get what's her name back you know the the Velma lady I know her name I just don't feel like saying it cuz that's how bad Velma is shout out to Liza leira for doing a much better job with disgust as a character there's also a gaggle of fun new characters meet in Riley's memory Vault and as enjoyable as they are I kept waiting for two of them to come back and yet they never did I didn't need them on the journey the entire time but I kept assuming they would return to help during the climax and yet only one of the four characters did I don't know man that's just weird it feels like they forgot another one of those four characters only appeared in the post credit scene which I stayed for because I'm a gentleman but that scene felt especially tacked on and wasn't really all that funny given its buildup oh well not a huge deal I guess in terms of larger issues it does drag a little bit towards the Middle where they're going through the same memory maze they went through in the original generally the film wasn't quite as funny as the first one the hot Dad wasn't in it as much and while the new characters were mostly pretty delightful none of them hold the candle to Bing Bong let's be real the emotional moments also didn't quite pack the same punch for me as they did in the first but I was surprised at how much A lot of them did work for me and just like the first one they can convey the meaning of the emotional scenes without words just one little shot of a character Frozen at the control console was incredibly effective and got me a little Misty eyed obviously it still give the first film The Edge overall but a lot of that comes from its freshness factor and how new and magical this concept felt at the time Inside Out 2 does a couple things better like utilizing fear disgust and even Ry herself better while falling barely short of the original in some aspects resulting in an overall experience that feels more or less the same but and this is the key Point here the reason the film works so well as a continuation is that it overall doesn't feel like a rehash at its core it's saying new things about the struggles and emotions you experience as you start becoming a teenager the conflict does feel a little more complex the world inside Riley's head does feel like it's expanding in a natural way aside from the fact that we never see these sequel emotions in any other character's head in the original which you know who cares I can live with that everything about this feels like it was was always meant to be the next part of the story as a result this has got to be the most natural feeling and best Pixar sequel since damn Toy Story 3 I think not that it's that good but we just haven't had a good one in a really long while yeah if they can make more of these kind of sequels then I'd be all for it as I expressed in my last video Pixar might be in some Dire Straits moving forward with upand cominging directors now being encouraged to tell less personal stories in order to make more relatable films hopefully they don't take the wrong lesson from what looks to be this film's box office success I think it's going to resonate with a lot of people because it feels so personal with their struggles with anxiety I mean yeah it is going to make a lot of money because squel but I really appreciate that it's such a thoughtful and emotionally driven followup to the original it feels like a strong second act to the overall story and I'm going to say something that I never would have even dreamed about saying 2 days ago I wouldn't mind if they made an Inside Out 3 it's nice to get proof that every once in a while Pixar still got it just please take back what you said in that interview Pete doctor and the future might be golden 8 out of 10 I don't have a sponsor for this video so instead I'm just going to tell you how much I hate cicas I'm visiting my girlfriend right now and her town is just swarming with them they fly everywhere and make this everpresent buzzing noise that sounds like a million sprinklers going off at once that's why I'd like to thank this video sponsor my shoe when it's it steps on those damn cicas get them out of here I hate them okay see you guys for Moana 2 which I'm hoping will at least be better than a swarm of a million cicas not a very high bar to clear I think they have at least a 70% shot of doing it bye [Music] oh

Channel: Schaffrillas Productions

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Keywords: Schaffrillas Productions, Inside Out, Inside Out 2, Pixar, Disney

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Length: 8min 6sec (486 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 15 2024