Thanks for this thoughtful write-up, Alex. I thought this was a great sequel, and I was also interested in the feelings it evoked. My youngest used to claim to hate the first Inside Out movie just as much as I said I loved it, and I think for the same reason - it brought out big emotions she wasn't wanting to feel! It was interesting to me that she liked this one more, even though it might be even closer to her current age and experience. (And as for the emotions running the mom's brain, my husband noticed that too and thought it strange that sadness was in charge, but it tracked for me. I'd like to think she's not in charge all the time, but she's definitely always very close to the decisions and reactions in ways she hasn't always been . . . ) All in all, I'm so thankful for these movies as a teacher, parent, and human.
I'm super grateful these movies exist too. Both of my kids said they liked the second one better, which was a surprise to me at first, but on thinking about it, the new emotions are things kids feel a lot but are told not to feel all the time (Don't worry! No need to be embarrassed! Just be happy with what you have! You're bored? go find something to do!--I could have written another thousand words on that) so it was probably fun to see them portrayed in a light that wasn't entirely negative. My oldest and I have lived ALL the awkward convos about deodorant so we kind of bonded over how extremely relatable that was haha
Thanks for this thoughtful write-up, Alex. I thought this was a great sequel, and I was also interested in the feelings it evoked. My youngest used to claim to hate the first Inside Out movie just as much as I said I loved it, and I think for the same reason - it brought out big emotions she wasn't wanting to feel! It was interesting to me that she liked this one more, even though it might be even closer to her current age and experience. (And as for the emotions running the mom's brain, my husband noticed that too and thought it strange that sadness was in charge, but it tracked for me. I'd like to think she's not in charge all the time, but she's definitely always very close to the decisions and reactions in ways she hasn't always been . . . ) All in all, I'm so thankful for these movies as a teacher, parent, and human.
I'm super grateful these movies exist too. Both of my kids said they liked the second one better, which was a surprise to me at first, but on thinking about it, the new emotions are things kids feel a lot but are told not to feel all the time (Don't worry! No need to be embarrassed! Just be happy with what you have! You're bored? go find something to do!--I could have written another thousand words on that) so it was probably fun to see them portrayed in a light that wasn't entirely negative. My oldest and I have lived ALL the awkward convos about deodorant so we kind of bonded over how extremely relatable that was haha