Inside Out

She opens her eyes – and the first smile flits across the face of the newborn Riley. Happiness prevails and the first memory marble rolls through the control centre in her head. Within a short time, Joy is joined by Fear, Disgust and Anger, all of whom henceforth control the baby’s behaviour. Many happy impressions gather in her head and roll into her long-term memory as keepsakes every night. In rural Minnesota Riley enjoys horsing around with family and friends. But with the move to San Francisco, everything suddenly begins to unravel: on the first day of school the eleven-year-old loses her cool, because she is overwhelmed by homesickness. Her motivation slips with her much-loved ice-hockey games and her parents hardly recognise their otherwise cheerful Riley anymore. What is happening in the Headquarters? The look behind the scenes of human behaviour takes children and adults alike on a wondrous journey to the world of innermost emotions. The Pixar Studio created a little gem – great entertainment with profound insight in 3-D animation. Produced with the latest high dynamic range technique, “Inside Out” makes use of the entire colour spectrum. With great skill, directors Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen staged the complex processes in the brain as amusing stories, while offering witty and plausible explanations for adolescent confusion. The drab monotony of everyday life suddenly looks much more colourful with Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger around. (ml)
Voices: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Phyllis Smith