Pixar has always been a class apart. Ever since Toy Story, they have always stood for thinking that bit extra, putting in that extra effort and using novel concepts and ideas in the movies they bring to life. While Monster Inc. was amongst the finest, its sequel didn’t delight as much and you could’ve ‘feared’ and been ‘disgusted’ that Pixar too has begun to lower its standards. With Inside Out though, there is no more room for such ‘sadness’. You can literally jump for ‘joy’ – cause they have quite simply, done it again. And how.
The concept of Inside Out isn’t hard to wrap your head around (quite literally so). However, the simplicity with which it is presented, is quite astounding. I don’t want to spoil anything for you so I am afraid I can tell you even lesser than usual. Suffice it to say that the concept and plot development will have you plenty engaged and the going only gets better as the story progresses
While it is an animation movie, this one is even lesser for the kids. There are no goofy scenes and slapstick drama. This one plays hard on the emotions – all of them. Simple lessons are shared through meaningful dialogue and a delightful story emerges. There is more of a psychological focus in the narrative and certain dialogues and scenes have a deeper root. The animation is top notch as per the Pixar standard but don’t be surprised if you don’t notice much of it. You are bound to be more keen on how such a unique concept is taken forward and everything else takes a back seat.
The voice acting is perfected to a fault. There are no big names, yet they perform their role adequately. Emotions are portrayed brilliantly by each of the character models – animation can’t really be faulted when you talk about Pixar anyways. There isn’t a single song and while the runtime is only 1 hour 45 minutes, you’ll feel you’ve spent longer in the theater having had such a wholesome experience. Barring one silly sequence towards the climax, there isn’t one thing out of place. The movie truly has a ‘personality’ of its own and ‘feels’ like a Pixar creation
I don’t watch horror movies so don’t expect a review of Insidious 3 to come up. For me, I’ve seen the movie of the week and I am pretty convinced I won’t watch a better animation movie for the remainder of this year at least. I truly hope this convinces you to go and watch it. Oh, and the quotes in this review are no accident – but to understand that you need to go out and watch the film.
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