Riley repeating "I'm not good enough" was an amazingly accurate depiction of an anxiety attack. It was treated with the seriousness it deserved, and didn't treat its audience like idiots. Take notes, Velma.

The deep dark secret was revealed in a post-credit scene.

I appreciated that they didn't make Anxiety a full out villain. She's a regular emotion, like the others, but she goes too far in her pursuits. Maya Hawke was fantastic, and it reminded me of Joy from the original, in that they both tried to protect Riley.

I'm honestly glad it wasn't a rehash, but more of an evolved continuation. It builds upon the previous film, which is what a sequel should do. Joy is more mature and lets the other emotions do their jobs, and the concept of the "sense of self" is very interesting and thought provoking. As someone who's had panic attacks as a kid, I thought it was very spot on in that depiction. It may not be as "impactful" as the first film, but it's still just as good.

The way they depict a panic attack starting is really impressive. Turning the cartoonish quick-line effect into something scary is really impressive.

This one was special. I think Embarrassment was just adorable. Also, I agree about the Romantic emotion. It could start as a small statured character and then begin to grow as the years go by, y’know? EDIT: also, is someone who actually does suffer from severe anxiety and has had anxiety attacks before, this one was close but not as close as the Puss in boots panic attack. Your anxiety attack may vary depending on who you are.

The first Inside Out is one of my favorite movies of all time, so I was very anxious about how this would turn out. No, it wasn't the first one in a lot of ways, but I still absolutely loved it. Here's hoping this is a sign that Pixar is at the top of their game again. And like everyone else is saying, the panic attack scene was unbelievable. Movies aimed at adults don't go that hard.

deep dark secret was in the after credits scene

I wouldn’t say Anxiety is a villain, more of an antagonist, because I get the feeling that anxiety doesn’t necessarily want to do what she does, but feels that she has to, and those goals not only are a contrast to what Joy wanted, but is mostly a misguided way to ensure Riley’s success at camp while maintaining a positive relationship with her coach and her friends without realizing that the actions caused by anxiety while with good intentions made things worse

This is my favorite movie of 2024.

Main compliment. The “villain” is not evil. It is presented as a well intentioned coping mechanism, and the message is that a whole person’s normal expressions can range on a spectrum, not a static internal message of “I’m a good person”, as Joy wanted at the start. It is amazingly positive as it does not punish the viewer by rooting for emotions that are purely good then reminding them they personally can’t live up to that standard themselves. We make decisions we regret. We make choices that aren’t always in our best interest. That doesn’t make us bad people… just people. We live, we learn, we grow. Still loving the reviews, Smeghead. Keep making us laugh!

I wont spoil it, but the deep dark secret ended up being an underwhelming payoff after the end credits

I actually like the change to the "sense of self". Young children don't tend to think that deeply. As kids get older they increase their abilities at self reflection and really do start to determine who they are as a person. It's showing how she's continuing to advance.

It was still enjoyable for me, but there were a few things I disliked (and it might only be me, so, whatever). 1) Anger, Fear, and Disgust were pushed in the background. More than in the first movie. There they tried to manage things in the Head Quarters; here they just tag along with Joy. That's it. 2) Riley was quite a tomboy in the first movie. Here she moved to a feminine side. It's totally fine on its own; after all, children are supposed to change quickly. My problem is that it happened off-screen. I'd rather prefer we see that transformation. 3) The whole thing revolves around a sport, which knocks my interest down quite a bit. 4) Anxiety's journey was pretty close to Joy's one in the first movie. She assumed she knew what Riley needs, and everybody else was there just to follow her lead; and some other emotions she considers harmful and tries to isolate. She learns at the end that all emotions are valuable. 5) Val was one foot in the Uncanny Valley for me. I can't pinpoint it, but something bothered me about her figure. Update: 6) I really hate it when characters are made to surrender their phones, and they just comply. But here it wasn't even relevant to the plot!

First viewer, apparently! Loud and proud. 🙂 Love the channel.

Gotta admit, I have my doubts, but after seeing it, my brother and I are eagerly looking forward for an eventual 3rd installment. 3:03 - it’s revealed in the post credits scene 3:43 - Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling did not return because of a pay dispute - and hey, at least John Ratzenberger got to say one line of dialogue again (after a 5 (technically 4) film absence): he’ll probably only return as characters he previously voiced moving forward (like the Yeti in Monsters at Work, Fritz in this film and hopefully Hamm for Toy Story 5)

Pixar, please dont go down this path of making only sequels and stuff related to existing properties instad of making cool personal original movies. That being said if you make an Inside Out 3, i will gladly see it in theaters cause this movie was so good and i felt so seen and every time i thought they were gonna do something to really bad and obvious that would undercut the mental health stuff, they didn't. Making anxiety not evil but just genuinely trying to help Riley and the anxiety attack scene was perfect. You have my blessing to keep making more stories in this world (especially if Riley comes out 😂)

You just don't get a lot of 'Sentient Fanny-Pack', these days-- o_0

Anyone ever notice that Sean doesn’t engage in the comments section anymore? He just sits and watches us go. He’s like the Watcher now. He doesn’t intervene with any of our bs.

Rocking the Opeth t-shirt! Awesome.

Will see this AFTER I have seen the movie ❤

While the deep-dark secret is “revealed” in the post credit sequence, two secrets are revealed, one of which Deep Dark confesses, the other is speculated on by Joy, which send Deep Dark into a fit of humiliated anger. Not sure if it meant he was angry about exposing this or frustrated his answer wasn’t believed. Going with the former, but the latter is also a possibility.

When they first brought up the sense of self, I wondered what mine would be. I decided it was I’m not good enough. Then the movie started copying me

I think this movie is better than the first, mostly because the first’s pacing issues (which many people didn’t point out, but believe me, _I_ noticed them) are still there, but they’re not as bad.

There's a post-credit scene with the terrible secret.

As a PIXAR film, does this ob e have a mandatory SAD moment?

Great video.

Puberty starts way before high school. If you’re a freshman when it kicks in, you need to see a doctor. Immediately.

It was a post credits scene!!!! The deep dark secret is revealed at the end!

I would love this movie even more if it were called “2 Inside 2 Out”

3:22 the deep dark secret is revealed as an end credit scene.

I liked it too. Not as good as the first but still good

Of course you knew it would be called a sar-chasm. That's what they called it in the trailer.

…. Nope. You’re gonna spoil it. I just know it. Waiting for streaming.

dude opeth!!!

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I don’t think Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling are big stars. Besides, Disney and Pixar are generally very good at casting actors that fit the character rather than just for name recognition.

The original Inside Out was a very obvious ripoff of Herman's Head, and the sequel seems to expand on the ripoff. And I liked Herman's Head a lot. I never saw the first film, and, truthfully, I have no real desire to see the second.