INSIDE OUT

CHARACTERS:

● Riley Elphaba Andersen

“I know you don't want me to, but... I miss

home. I miss Minnesota. You need me to be
happy, but... I want my old friends and my
hockey team. I want to go home. Please don't
be mad.”

She is an 11-year-old girl who enjoys

playing hockey. She was content with her
simple life until her parents chose to go from
Minneapolis, Minnesota to San Francisco,
where she went through various changes as a child. Her mind is also one of the settings
in the film where we can meet her five (5) emotions, which are Sadness, Fear, Joy,
Disgust, and Anger.
 ● Jillian Marie O'Riley – Andersen

“Thank you. In spite of everything, you've

stayed, well, you've stayed our happy girl!”

The mother of Riley in the movie. She is very

understanding and a lovable mother and wife to
her family. She has the same emotions with her
daughter.

● William Andersen

The father of Riley and husband of Jill. He

is a very loving and understanding husband
and father to his family. His emotions is
mostly controlled by Anger.

● Sadness

“Crying helps me slow down and

obsess over the weight of life's
problems.”

Along with Anger, Joy, Disgust,

and Fear, this is one of Riley's five
emotions. She appears to be
depressed and is constantly depressing
Riley's mood throughout the film.
 ● Fear

“We did not die today! I call that an unqualified

success!”

Along with Sadness, Anger, Joy, and

Disgust, this is one of Riley's five emotions.
Riley is protected by him, and he is the one who
keeps her safe from approaching dangers.

● Joy

“C'mon! Think positive!”

Along with Anger, Sadness, Disgust,

and Fear, this is one of Riley's five
emotions. She is the story's main
protagonist, and she radiates happiness
and enthusiasm at all times. She acts as
Riley's engine, keeping everyone from
moving and being joyful.

● Disgust

“Fashion Island! Everyone shut up.”

Along with Anger, Sadness, Joy, and Fear,

this is one of Riley's five emotions. She is
extremely protective of Riley and has high
expectations of those who surround her. Her
primary concern is the appearance of
everything.

● Anger
 “Congratulations San Francisco! You've
ruined pizza!”

Along with Disgust, Sadness, Joy, and

Fear, this is one of Riley's five emotions.
He is so dedicated to keeping everything
fair for Riley that he explodes into flames
when something doesn't go according to
plan.

● Jangles the Clown

“Who's the birthday girl?”

In the film Inside

one of Riley's worst fears. Riley's
subconscious mind has Jansen
imprisoned.

● Bing Bong

“Take her to the moon for me, okay?”

Riley's imaginary friend Bing

Bong was created when she was three
years old. They used to play a variety
of games when Riley was younger, but
as she grew older, Bing Bong remained
on Imagination Island, where he
collects wonderful memories.
 ● Forgetters Bobby and Paula

“U.S. presidents?” – Forgetter Paula

“Keep Washington, Lincoln, and the fat one.” –

Forgetter Bobby

They are mind laborers who sort through a

large number of memories in the Long Term
Memory, keeping the ones they need and
discarding the others in the Memory Dump.

SYPNOSIS:

Riley Andersen is a young girl from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who is eleven years
old. Riley enjoys playing hockey and hanging out with her friends, and she and her
parents get along well. She was content with her life (Joy has a lot of control over her
emotions) until her parents chose to move to San Francisco, California. This is where
things get a little complicated; she's having a hard time adjusting to the new
surroundings because she misses her Minnesota friends. Riley's mood is controlled by
five different emotions: Anger, which makes things fair for her, Disgust, which is highly
protective, Fear, which keeps Riley safe from danger, Joy, which often governs Riley's
attitude and makes her happy, and Sadness, which sends negative thoughts into Riley's
mind.

Joy tries to keep Riley's emotions from being overwhelmed by Sadness on

her first day of school. Sadness, on the other hand, produces a new core memory and
causes Riley to cry in front of the entire class. As Joy attempted to delete this from the
core memory, it scattered all over the place, and before she could restore it all, the core
memories were sucked up by the tube, along with sadness, and transmitted into Riley's
head.

Riley's imagined friend Bing Bong encountered Joy and Sadness when they
traveled inside Riley's "Long Term Memory." Bing Bong is eager to reunite with Riley,
and he breaks down in tears when he finds that his imaginary wagon has fallen into the
"Memory Dump" – a place where memories are wiped. Meanwhile, the three other
emotions in the station, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, are attempting to fulfill Joy's
emptiness. Rather than making Riley happy, they sparked a fight with her parents,
which resulted in the Golf Ball Island falling off the Memory Dump.
 Joy, Sadness, and Bing Bong tried to return to the headquarters through the
"Train of Thought," but they were unaware that Riley's life was beginning to fall apart
after she had a fight with her parents and best friend. Joy and her friends made it
through the "Dream Productions" later that night, when they saw Jangles perform.
Riley's greatest fear is Jangles, and with this, Riley woke from her sleep.

Anger executes his plan of escaping as Joy, Sadness, and Bing Bong board the
"Train of Thoughts." Riley then steals her mother's credit card and leaves their home,
causing the Honesty Island to fall and the "Train of Thought" they are riding to be
destroyed. As Riley boards a bus to return to Minnesota, they discover that the Family
Island is beginning to shatter into pieces. Joy and Bing Bong all fall into a dump after a
failed attempt to hitch a ride back to the headquarters, leaving Sadness alone.

Joy is on the verge of crying and giving up since Riley's mind is overflowing with
events. But then she gathers herself and assists Bing Bong in finding his rocket wagon
on the Memory Dump so that they can use it to make their way out, only to discover that
it only almost reaches the dump's cliff. Bing Bong cares so much about Riley that he
jumps off the wagon before it even reaches the cliff, which is how Joy made it out of the
cliff, leaving Bing Bong inside the Memory Dump.

Joy emerges from the Memory Dump, where she meets Sadness, who has
decided to make Riley's life a misery. Joy, on the other hand, jumped from the
trampoline and into their headquarters using the pile of Imaginary Boyfriend from
Imagination Land. Riley broke into tears and was comforted by her parents, but Joy
realized something and allowed Sadness take control of Riley's mood. Sadness and Joy
created a new core memory together as Riley burst into tears and was comforted by her
parents.

REACTION:

The film Inside Out was released in 2015 by Pixar, a well-known animation
studio. Peter Docter directed the film, and Ronnie Del Carmen co-directed it. Riley
Andersen, an 11-year-old girl, is the protagonist of the film. Riley leads a simple
existence in Minnesota, where she enjoys hanging out with her friends and playing
hockey. Her life was perfect, but when her father acquired a new job, her parents
decided to relocate to San Francisco instead. Everything gets messed up as a result of
this decision. Riley's mood is controlled by five different emotions: Joy, which makes
Riley happy; Anger, which makes everything fair for Riley; Sadness, which sends
negative thoughts; Fear, which keeps Riley safe from dangers; and Disgust, which is
overprotective of Riley and is really keen to appearances of things.
 Personally, I appreciate watching the movie since it never fails to depict the
different emotions that a person can experience. They make it clear that life isn't about
being happy all of the time, which I appreciate. Life is similar to the Chinese
Philosophers' Yin and Yang principle, which says that for every good, there is a bad,
and for every bad, there is a good. Just as in the movie, when in the end of the film, Joy
and Sadness go hand in hand. With that scene, I learned one thing: in order to be
happy, we must also accept and embrace sadness in our lives. We must use this
sadness as a life lesson. Joy was the one who, at the start of the film, had complete
control over Riley's thoughts. Riley doesn't get the chance to be sad anymore since she
controls it too much, especially when something negative happens to her. I learned from
this film that too much happiness is bad for one's mental health. "Tears contain leucine
encephalin, a natural pain reliever, which may be a part in why you feel better after a
good cry." This is why crying does not make you less of a human; it is a natural
response of human beings like ourselves, and we should not be scared to express our
actual feelings to others.

Overall, this film made me think that, in this modern generation, where depressed
people are frequently ignored and mocked in our society while those who are delighted
with their lives are commended, now is the time to raise awareness about how
depression has a significant impact on the lives of those who are affected by it. I enjoy
how this film serves as a wake-up call to everyone, especially young people who have
already seen it, that life does not always revolve around happiness, and that in order to
be truly happy, we need someone who can understand us when we are sad. It's
completely acceptable to cry and express your feelings, but it's never acceptable to
force and fake a smile in front of everyone when you're already shattered inside.