Going inside a Pixar movie, you know to expect the unexpected, and to expect it to be amazing. It was both unexpected and amazing, showing that 20 years after the first ever CGI animated movie, Pixar can still make unexpected, amazing movies. Osmosis Jones explored the biological functions of the human body (with a detour to the brain here and there), but Inside Out boldly goes where Osmosis Jones didnβt stick around in: the mind (and letβs be honest, with todayβs computer imagery, biological functions would lookβ¦ (turns away, gags) Anyway, we start at the beginning. Not just the movieβs beginning, but Rileyβs (Kaitlyn Dias) first sight. There, weβre introduced to Joy (Amy Poeheler), and after 33 seconds, Sadness (Phyllis Smith), and as Riley grows into an elementary-school aged girl, weβre introduced to Disgust (Mindy Kaling), Anger (Lewis Black) and Fear (Bill Hader). Now I know people have said that there should have been more emotions, but maybe they just werenβt shown during this one. Anyway, everythingβs great. Until Rileyβs uprooted from Minnesota and tossed into San Francisco, where things go so hawire, Joy and Sadness get sucked into long-term memory with Rileyβs core memories, resulting in a buddy comedy between the two beyond opposite emotions, who must now restore her before the other three emotions (that we see) send her into what is clearly a form of depression. Weβve seen it from the outside, now what happens inside, at least a visually brilliant, hilarious and sad, well paced buddy comedy with the polar opposite emotions journeying through what is beyond reasonable doubt an 11-year-old girlβs mind, as made clear by even the smallest details, assisted by (wipes away tear) Rileyβs imaginary friend Bing-Bong (Richard Kind) who is the unexpected that we could never have expected to be such a lovable character going in. All set to another amazing score from Michael Giacchino (man, this guyβs conductor's baton is everywhere). Itβs so beautifully done, you wonder where it can go wrong. Here it is: emotions do not make relatable characters. The humans were, but the focus was the emotions, but since they were the important ones, each one is literally their respective emotion. That aside, Inside Out is brilliant in its depiction of the human mind, and their ability to continue pulling surprises out of their bottomless bag of surprises is just soβ¦ beautiful. If you donβt love this movie, then maybe certain emotions have been sucked into your long-term memory.