Watch, Riley's world as a teenager in "Inside Out 2"
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Nine years since the release of the first "Inside Out", this time in the sequel, Disney and Pixar invite the audience to dive into the mind of Riley who is starting to become a teenager.
If in the first movie Riley tried to go through childhood by managing her emotions about her family's move from Minnesota life to San Francisco, now Riley has found a new home, namely her new friends named Bree and Grace.
The emotions portrayed as colorful, adorable figures work side by side at Headquarters. They are Joy the happy emotion who has made peace with the emotion of sadness, Sadness. Joy has even smoothly embraced Sadness in some of her decisions because she understands that sadness is an important part of who Riley is.
The other emotions of Fear, Disgust, and Anger are also still there to help Riley through her days. In the movie, Riley's childhood seems to go smoothly. Everything is in the right portion so that Riley grows up to be a smart, cheerful, kind, loyal, humorous child, and most importantly he is a champion in the Hockey team.
Then one night a sudden hormonal turmoil appears in Riley's body who starts to turn 13 years old when summer arrives.
Headquarters was in disarray as there was a sudden reshuffle to make room for Riley's new emotions of: Anxiety, Embarrassment, Ennui, Envy, and a few appearances of nostalgia. The puberty button flips, all hell breaks loose.
From there, Riley begins the journey of navigating the intricate emotions of adolescence. Puberty, the transition from childhood to young adulthood is an important phase in every individual due to the emergence of new emotions that are like riding a sled where childhood emotions gradually begin to be replaced by adult emotions.
Happiness is often replaced by panic due to the need to strategize the future, fear is often covered by boredom which eventually escapes into sarcasm to cover embarrassment.
Individuals will begin to feel the need to get closer to people their age to the ability to recognize their sexuality. These things often lead to an overwhelming sense of uncertainty if not navigated well.
Unfortunately, parents often don't understand the turmoil and avoid talking about it.
As a result, it is possible that children who reach puberty are not prepared for the feelings that come with it. Often, they either pretend to be strong or they become overwhelmed and shut down emotionally.
The director of "Inside Out 2", Kelsey Mann, nicely depicts the physical changes in children experiencing puberty, from acne to the "growth spurt" that makes Riley taller overnight. While emotionally, Riley experiences severe mood swings that make her annoying to those around her, ranging from her best friends, parents, hockey coaches and even prospective seniors.
Riley's crater is described by Mann as a weekend hockey skills camp where she is desperate to be selected for the team, it's like puberty comes knocking; introducing a new set of more complex emotions led by Anxiety (Maya Hawke), with Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Embarrasement (Paul Walter Hauser), and Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos) conspiring.