Get Emotional With 'Inside Out'

In a time of sequels, remakes and reboots it's very refreshing to have a movie based on an ingenious and original idea. It is also worth noting that that this story is one we could all relate in, no matter the age and gender and that is another criteria which makes Inside Out a movie every one should see! 

Set inside the mind of an 11 year old girl, Inside Out features a team of emotions, Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness who govern Riley's mind. From their headquarters the emotions also manage Riley's memories, now I won't get too technical in the details in how HQ works but it's really all in a day's work for the team of emotions who try to get Riley through every day. They face a real challenge when Riley's family moves to a new city and as an 11 year old girl that could be really tough and as if that wasn't hard enough, Joy who mostly manages the team becomes lost in Riley's mind along with Sadness. Now they must make their way back before Riley makes a decision which could be the beginning of the end. 

Everything about the movie was new, unexplored and undiscovered and yet it was all very relatable. Of course we have all felt the five emotions on our own so it's fun to imagine a team of them operating in our head. Aside from the emotions, the story also tackles other details of how the mind works, such as memories, dreams, personality, and even explains LSS. It's all very smart, adults will find it amusing, even psychiatrists and psychologists will have a hoot, of course the kids will enjoy it too :) 

Watching the film was like therapy, it's a fun way to understand how our emotions and mind works, how our feelings help us in life, that it's okay to be angry, to be afraid, to be disgusted and to be sad. It's not all about being happy all the time, all the emotions are important and I love that the film showcases the importance of the emotions working as a team, it sort of reminded me of how me and my team in the office work :) 

Of course a good Disney-Pixar movie is one that will make you cry and boy-did Inside Out bring in the waterworks, good thing I had a hankerchief when I watched it! It's the kind of crying in your movie seat that can only be caused by a good Disney-Pixar film. 

There is a moment in the film where they captured that sigh of relief, happiness that we let out after a good cry. It was less than a second but for me it was capturing something that I have felt, that I have done and that was another ingredient that made Inside Out so magical. 

It really is one of those movies that people will be talking about for years to come, it's innovative yet relatable and of course still hilarious and heart warming. The human mind is a complex thing and the fact that they were able to visualize it and make it come alive in such a fun and colorful way, that's easy to understand just makes you want to keep on seeing the movie over and over again. 

10/10 it's a movie you must see with family and friends! 

Inside Out is in cinemas now from Walt Disney Studios. 

Filipino 'Inside Out' Co-Director Flies Home for Gala Premiere

Ronnie del Carmen - Inside Out Co-Director. 

Talk about those "proud to be a Filipino" moments; Cavite born and raised Ronnie del Carmen makes a homecoming as the Co-Director in one of the best reviewed and most anticipated Disney-Pixar movies to date, "Inside Out". 

Del Carmen migrated to the US several years after graduating from the University of Santo Tomas. Aside from co-directing “Inside Out,” Ronnie del Carmen has also been a member of the story team on a number of the Pixar’s films, including the Academy Award-winning features “Finding Nemo,” (hence the Nipa Hut in the Fish Tank) “Ratatouille” and “Up” (for which he served as story supervisor).

The Fish Tank in 'Finding Nemo' features a Nipa Hut as a nod to Ronnie del Carmen's Filipino roots. Mount Mayon is also the inspiration for Mount Wannnahawkaloogie. P. Sherman is how you would read 'Fisherman' in a heavy Filipino accent. 

Del Carmen flies home to Manila as part of a South East Asia tour from August 2-10. He is joined by Inside Out director Pete Docner. The Disney-Pixar creative geniuses will be going on a 3 day city tour whic will start in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and proceed to Jakarta Indonesia and end in Manila Philippines. Both filmmakers are scheduled to meet with numerous Disney-Pixar fans and the local creative communities at various on-ground events.

Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen. 

In the Philippines, Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen will attend the by-invite-only red carpet premiere on  Friday night, August 7 at the IMAX SM Aura in Taguig. And on Monday, August 10 Ronnie del Carmen will give an inspirational lecture before local animators and animation students in an event organized by the Animation Council of the Philippines. Venue is also the IMAX SM Aura. This is exciting news for local animators and fans of Disney-Pixar as this is a rare event which will surely provide not only inspiration but insight as well as what it takes to be part of an internationally acclaimed and innovative team like Disney-Pixar. 

“It is with utmost joy and pride that we welcome Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen to Southeast Asia in this historic tour. We want to bring Disney-Pixar fans closer to our movies with such events and allow them to experience such one-in-a-lifetime chance to meet with notable creative minds in the animation and entertainment industry,” said Amit Malhotra, General Manager, Studio Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, Southeast Asia.

'Inside Out' Director Pete Docter. 

One of the best reviewed movies to date, “Inside Out” is a comedy adventure featuring a team of Emotions who help guide an 11-year-old girl named Riley through an unsettling change in her life.

“Inside Out” opened in the U.S. June 19 with a monumental USD $92-million haul, the biggest debut ever for an original film. On its third week of release, “Inside Out” catapulted to the number one spot of the US domestic box-office. Its cumulative gross now stands at USD $325-million and still counting.

Pete Docter has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including best animated feature winner “Up” and nominee “Monsters, Inc.,” and best original screenplay for “Up” and “WALL•E.”

The team of Emotions in 'Inside Out' 

About “Inside Out”

From an adventurous balloon ride above the clouds to a monster-filled metropolis, Academy Award®-winning director Pete Docter (“Monsters, Inc.,” “Up”) has taken audiences to unique and imaginative places. In Disney•Pixar’s original movie “ Inside Out,” he will take us to the most extraordinary location of all—inside the mind.

Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

Opening across the Philippines on August 19, “Inside Out” is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International through Columbia Pictures.

Meet the Five Emotions in "Inside Out"

When I saw the trailer of Disney-Pixar's new comedy "Inside Out" I wasn't so sure about what to think about the movie, it was an unusual premise for sure. Paul on the other hand was immediately intrigued and interested, but then I started to think about what it was like growing up as a teenager, an angsty one at that, I cut my own hair, listened to punk rock and honestly had a lot of anger in me, I even wrote a lot of really angry poetry but all that is in the past now, as my sister put it I seem to have had a better disposition in life after meeting Paul :p 

Growing up, being a teenager, it really was a roller coaster ride of emotions and looking at that experience through the eyes of a "team" of emotions in your head was really interesting and so I was hooked. 

In "Inside Out" there is a team of 5 emotions who help guide 11-year old Riley through an unsettling change in her life. I remember being 11- it was no walk in the park. 

"Some psychologists claim that there are 27 emotions" says director Pete Docter. 

We toyed with adding Pride. Or Schadenfreude, who delighted in the pain of others. But it started getting crowded in there. We ultimately settled on five.”

Filmmakers then went about defining each Emotion, assigning them a purpose in Riley’s mind, and tackling the difficult process of finding the right look for each. “The look and design of the Emotions had to remind people that they are personifications of feelings,” says Docter. “They’re not little people. They’re Emotions. They’re made of energy—they’re made up of thousands of particles, which kind of looks like energy. We wanted to capture what emotions feel like—the shapes, the colors—as well as their personalities.”

JOY (voice of Amy Poehler). Joy’s goal has always been to make sure Riley stays happy. She is lighthearted, optimistic and determined to find the fun in every situation. Joy sees challenges in Riley’s life as opportunities, and the less happy moments as hiccups on the way back to something great. As long as Riley is happy, so is Joy.

FEAR (voice of Bill Hader). Fear’s main job is to protect Riley and keep her safe. He is constantly on the lookout for potential disasters, and spends time evaluating the possible dangers, pitfalls and risk involved in Riley’s everyday activities. There are very few activities and events that Fear does not find to be dangerous and possibly fatal.

ANGER (voice of Lewis Black). Anger feels very passionately about making sure things are fair for Riley. He has a fiery spirit and tends to explode (literally) when things don’t go as planned. He is quick to overreact and has little patience for life’s imperfections.

DISGUST (voice of Mindy Kaling). Disgust is highly opinionated, extremely honest and prevents Riley from getting poisoned – both physically and socially. She keeps a careful eye on the people, places and things that Riley comes into contact with – whether that’s broccoli or last year’s fashion trend. Disgust always has the best of intentions and refuses to lower her standards.

SADNESS (voice of Phyllis Smith). None of the other Emotions really understand what Sadness’s role is. Sadness would love to be more optimistic and helpful in keeping Riley happy, but she finds it so hard to be positive. Sometimes it seems like the best thing to do is just lie on the floor and have a good cry.

“All of the Emotions are the most cartoony, most stylized characters that we’ve ever attempted in a feature film here at Pixar,” says supervising animator Victor Navone. “They are the kind of characters that might actually be easier to draw on paper—but they’re really hard to do in three dimensions. These characters are so special, so unique—we just wanted to hit a home run.”

Opening across the Philippines on August 19, “Inside Out” is distributed by The Walt Disney Company – Studio Entertainment through Columbia Pictures.