Inside Out Character Analysis

       Disney is known for their cartoon films, and the magical worlds they live in. They have personified most everything possible, from cars to tea cups, they've done it all. This past spring, they took it one step farther, and instead of cars having feelings, or a tea set, Disney posed the question, "what if feelings had feelings?" This question was developed into their most recent film, Inside Out.

 

       In this movie you have Riley, the main characters "home", for most of the story takes place inside of her head. From left to right you have Fear, Anger, Joy, Sadness, and Disgust. Throughout this story, you follow these feelings, and how they work together to keep Riley happy. I think this movie is one of the more important films Disney has ever created, it teaches you things that you already knew, but never really realized were important. Each character gives you something to walk away with, a new perspective.

       Starting with Fear, in the beginning he is exactly what you would expect, fearful of most everything. He is a skeptic of sorts, and when Joy and Sadness are lost, he is in a panic. Fear represents the reasoning part of your brain or thoughts, and without all of the feelings, he doesn't really know how to operate. But without fear, you would never make a thoughtful decision, because every decision has its pros and cons, without it your decisions would be irrational, or not complete.  

       Anger is obviously angry, but he also is the comical, quick witted, and the rash decision making portion of the story. He is hot headed (literally), and sometimes the tough guy. He is brutally honest, but every once in a while, you need someone to just tell you how it is. Although he may not deliver it in the best way, he always has good intentions, he takes his job very seriously, and without him, you may find yourself not being honest to the one person who matters most; you.

       Joy is happy go lucky, never wants anything to go wrong. She is always looking on the bright side, trying to put a positive spin on the worst of situations. Now when she gets lost, the other feelings seem to be a little lost too because she is the glue that holds all of them together. Joy is the boss in a sense, she keeps you in line, because even when you're lost in imagination land, and cant find your way home, she will always be there to help, and even learn a few things on the way.

       Sadness is sad, and yes sometimes are sad, and all you want to do is cry, but there is a time and place to do so. She grows the most throughout the film, because she learns how to control herself, bet she also teaches other how its okay to be sad sometimes, because occasionally sadness is the one who gets you through the bad times, and is able to get you back to your normal state.

       Disgust, who I think has not the biggest role throughout the movie, plays off of Anger and Fear trying to be a leader. She tries to take the lead and immolate something she is not.

        Our feelings, personified or not, tell us a lot about each other, they control who we are, they are the molds of our being, and Disney yet again showed us the greater meaning to ourselves.

 

 

"...it all started because of a mouse."-Walt Disney