This also explains why fear can't go through the tube while joy and sadness can at the beginning of the movie. Thank you for solving the mystery that I have been thinking for ages about. P.S I didn't think it was obvious!

Aren't the obstacles also...kinda also clinical symptoms of depression? Think about it: inability to recall happy memories, loss of concentration, instability of relationships, lack of interest in things/activities/people once enjoyed?

For me, the lowest point in my depression was when I lost the ability to cry, so I agree that sadness is incredibly important

have you ever wondered if the emotions have little emotions too. and those emotions have emotions and it just goes on forever.

Are we not going to mention how Joy's hair is blue tho? Sadness = blue This meant in order to have joy, you must have sadness. (Edit) Same with Disgust, Disgust has a small purple ascot, purple = fear Disgust is disgusted through a small form of fear, she is scared of what it causes or what it will cause.

If you notice, her mom's Brain the lead is sadness. However, in the dad's brain the lead is anger.

So basically Joy is the villain and Riley's brain is getting revenge for it

Kinda makes sense that, after so long of sadness being repressed, the brain COULD be trying to show Joy Sadness's importance

World war 3 is starting: I sleep No one tells me the theorizer uploads: You say what?

I always thought that sadness turning the memories blue, represented how you can look back at a memory or event from your past sadly, even if it was happy at the time.

Something a friend told me, "you can't always be happy." It made me think of the ying and yang symbol, which basically states that you have to have a little bad in the good and vice versa in order to have life. In order to live, you HAVE to feel sad, those things NEED to happen no matter how much one may hate being sad or crying, it has to happen eventually.

I always thought that sadness/joy's lesson was that in order for Riley to grow she had to grieve. I never really thought about the brain itself being a key factor because it doesn't really seem to have a "mind" of it own

I always thought that the memories turned sad because of that feeling of, 'Man, this was awesome, but I won't get to do it again. I miss this time.'

i think the destruction joy sees mirrors rileys loss of sanity just something i observed.

It turns Riley into and EMO! Thanks dude. Are you saying I have no emotion? 😂

So... Joy is the villain? I like it

Speaking of crying, this movie is good at making people do that.

Did u see the Carlin Brothers Toy Story video?

Another freaking amazing theory and video. Keep it up please it is just phenomenal

I have JOY because this video came out! I am a cringy pun factory

the movie told us that the brain is a machine controlled by tiny organisms "made up of" emotions (too far fetched, i know) but according to your theory the brain is itself an organism which is like the zordon in power rangers (but unlike power rangers, its supposed to make sense) and that would defeat the purpose of all the emotions if the brain is basically controlling them.

i didnt know abt this until know but get it... HEADquarters

i get it. we want to be happy when we need to be sad and when we're close to feeling happy there's obstacles, either mental or physical, that stop us till we realize we need to feel sad in order to feel joy again. like acceptance. just like in the movie all of rileys core memories started off sad but became happy. damn where do i apply for your job theorizer

THE BRAIN IS GOD AL HAIL THE BRAIN!

Joy was such an annoying brat, she always treat all the emotions like they were expendables and she was the only onw that matters

"Memory board literally turns Riley into an emo" Well at least she can listen to Twenty One Pilots without being judged.

Joy has blue hair, she needs to use the part of her that is sadness. And that's how you can make everything make sense is this theory.

This is less of a theory and more so a fact.

wait wouldn't the core emotions (Riley's emotions) have emotions inside there head since they have feel things physically and emotionally witch are all caused by the brain and since joy cries it means she has sadness and other emotions.

Why dose joy have blue hair while all the others have the hair color they represent

I personally moved across states at the age of elevan and I can tell you that the reason her memories are turning sad isn't to compensate it's because thinking of those memories literally makes you want to cry. It feels like you'll never have friends again. I have moved many times in my life but moving as a preteen was by far the worst. You become numb inside which is what the movie was trying to portray. You block everything out and it isn't until you truly feel that you can accept what has happened and move on. Remember that at that time you don't understand your own emotions either. I don't think there is a theory behind sadness she is simple what she is... Sadness.

"the keyboard literally turned Riley into an emo" yo i laughed so hard 😂😂😂facts tho

Love ya theorizer!!! ❤️❤️

Imma going to watch Inside Out now

This makes so much sense! When I was in high school I suffered from depression due to excessive bullying... my teachers all told me that the more depressed I act the worse I'll likely get bullied more... so I pushed down my depression... my sadness.... and pretended to be happy... I was so miserable and felt I had no one to really talk to so I shut it all off and became extremely withdrawn... the bullying did stop because I just stopped feeling everything and what fun is it to bully someone that doesn't feel... my mom took me to talk to a professional therapist and everything came pouring out over the last year.... it's been over 10 years now and I encourage my children to show every emotion because I know first hand how it feels to bury your feelings.... thank you for this video! Spot on!

6:55-6:58 is the best

Very logical theory my friend

And this was thought by the guy who called the elder guardian from minecraft "a neptonian fart"

My theory is that Rileys subconscious tried to kill Joy because she was actively damaging Rileys psyche but was excepted back because she became functional.

I always disliked Joy in the movie and never really knew why,because she was supposed to be the good one, and I absolutely HATED her in the scene where she forced Sadness to stay in the little circle and just constantly degraded her. This video really explained a lot,and I'm glad that I was right about the fact that Joy is not really good, in fact you could say she's the villain- since this is one of the only kids movie without a clear villain, I'm pretty sure Joy was meant to be. It's amazing how everything is so symbolic in this movie. However, one thing I really wish they did was give more importance to the other three emotions- the whole movie was just about Joy and Sadness. Especially I think Fear should have been more important, since that's what she would have felt in a lot of scenes.

The Explorers’ music in the back makes me happy (:

In my opinion: Riley gets depression from being forced to be happy all the time, something I can relate to. Her parents rely on her for her happiness (I just realized that her parents named her Riley and they RELY on her. Seems too coincidental). She feels complelled to always be happy because she does not want to make the people she loves more upset than they already are. That is why Joy has suc a tight grip on her emotions. Her other emotions are suppressed in the background and only joy is being expressed. This is why she gets depression and "goes emo" towards the end of the movie. She feels trapped within herself, unable to express who she truly is, and goes numb. Wandering around on the instinct that maybe if she goes back to where she last felt free that she would be able to feel better again. Notice how she seemingly snaps out of it once she is able to express her emotions again. She has come back from her numbness. Also, sending Joy and Sadness into the abstract thought chamber is not a coincidence. Abstract thought is thinking about non-physical topics, such as emotions or religion, basically anything philosophical. She is literaly breaking down what sadness and joy are and why she is having such a hard time balancing them. She is going through a depressive period of self exploration as she contemplates why she acts the way she does and if it is ok for her to come out, be honest, and tel her family how she has been feeling Which she does in the scene when she returns home and cries to her parents. They realize that she is not ok and that they eed to stop depending on her so much, and she realizes that she does't have to be a perfect poster child for her parents anymore.

Woah, this is really mind blowing !! I love how you use psychological evidence to back up your theories!!!

This is so good! It is true, sadness and crying is actually relieving and it releases those negative emotions instead of bottling them up and being insensitive, like how Riley was unable to cry. It's so cool how they incorporated a deeper meaning toward a kids movie instead of it having no purpose.

Cool Idea btw that makes a lot of sense!

5:47 sent chills down my spine, because I think and feel those exact words all the time. Sometimes I think I've lost the ability to shed tears over the most painful memories I have. And I've gone through quite a bit; with an emotionally abusive father and a brother-in-law who isn't any better. Also, "creating a structure of WTF" I died

Thats really cool. I aggree with your theory about sadness. I also think that this purpose of this film is to make joy understand that every emotion is important not just her. What i dont think is the one that doing it all the time is the brain itself. Really cool! Keep making videos!

these theories are amazing, i hope you keep making them! keep up the good work!

I'm Right on time! :D

A theory I have is that when the memories first arrive to headquarters they are yellow which happens to be Joys color. So by default Riley feels joy in her life. But as soon as another emotion touches the memory it turns the memories to their color thus making Riley feel differently about her treasured memories.

Awesome video! I've always enjoyed your content.

Awesome videos! I’ve been seeing your channels and I’m always speechless at the end. Keep it up!

I tend to struggle with not crying. I suffer from depression and I actually don't feel anything anymore. I just feel nothing. I want to cry but there's nothing coming out of my eyes. So idk I just wanted to say that sorry. Also I'm about to turn 17 and this started when I was 10 and a half.

I was hoping you'd do a video on inside out. Also im early, I want a cookie.

You are incredible man, keep up the good work my dude

When the memories turned blue when sadness touched them,I just thought that it was supposed to be like Riley rethinking that memory and realising that it wasn't as happy as she thought it was.

This movie is a masterpiece!

Do something on wall-e.

i really appreciate the quality of these videos

This theory makes a whole lot more sense into the movie! I always thought that Joy was always too ruthless to sadness. I mean, all the memories that were shown at the beginning were in fact happy. And it’s almost suspicious why joy would forbid sadness to do anything. Great video by the way!

Last time I was this early I wasn't

first one to eat a chicken hole

I love your content it's so amazing and I've been here since you were at 10,000 subscribers keep the great videos up

I missed you and your videos so much!!!

Hey Therorizer have you ever tried making a theory about the confusing thing called Vocaloid? Just asking.

PLEASE READ THIS. (I'M SORRY IT'S A LONG COMMENT:( ) Also do you know why the brain makes Bing Bong fall in the pit too? It is because Bing Bong is Riley's imaginary friend and "imaginary friend" is actually a part of psychology too. An "imaginary friend" mostly happens to children that are on age 3~11. And as you see in this movie Riley is 11 years old. So her imaginary friend Bing Bong must be gone so Riley can mentally grow. At the scene when Joy and Bing Bong is trying to get out of the pit by Bing Bong's "rocket" they fail everytime. This is planned by the brain, too. Not a coincidence. Because Bing Bong is riding in the "rocket". Bing Bong noticed that and sacrified himself for Riley..... The moment he said to Joy "Take her to the moon for me." means "Help Riley to achieve her dream." So Bing Bong is the most touching character in this movie. Let's not forget him....😢

Sadness is *EXTRA THICC*

LOVE The New Intro!!

Do emotions have emotions and those emotions have emotions or do the emotions those emotions incarnate?

.... So Reilly was a slight psychopath before shit went down? Makes sense.

Wow... you have seriously amped up you Video Editing game since the last time I watch one of your videos... good theory!

I have never commented on any video but this one is AWESOME. I totally loved the explanation.

How did you miss the fact that Joy had a blue aura suggesting sadness is integral to her ?

The theorizer can you please make a theory on Matilda(you know that old movie) if you do make it, Here are some theory suggestions example:Who killed Magnus or who is Mr's honey's mother if you do I will greatly appreciated it (like if you agree)

This is exactly what I needed to hear, amazingly explained! 👏 I thought I was going crazy when I thought this connects to how we actually think. This movie is a great analogy of how the brain works.

I realize this video is 6 years old now but I'm new to your channel and love every second of it! I was wondering if you could make more Inside Out theories? It's my favorite Pixar movie to date.

hey therizor im requesting a theary that is a little bit...unordinary its one for the plants vs zombies(i know its wierd) but im therizing that crazy dave is evil/ a sycopath. here are my points in the first game crazy dave tells you how to fight the zombies and he numeroulsly gives you a break down on the zombies your about to fight so he clearly knows how to fight the undead...but we never really see him do any him self like he is reling on you to fight for him . my 2nd point is more clearly spoken in pvz 2 its about time when dave has a delicous taco but when he eats it he gets his time travalling rv with you to go and eat the taco again. in this time he forces you to go from time zone to time zone macking you fight for him . when you get farther into the game you see how daves actions begin to become more apparent .., when you reach modern day time has collapsed with zombies of all ages apering then zomboss of all peaple trys to stop dave in a last dich attemp to make things normal again calling dave a manic a beggin him to stop but dave KEEPS pushing even when his rv named penny even told him to so thats my evidence hopefully you do see this and make a new theary

Notice me Senpai

Thank u for your in sight to that movie. I always kept wondering why.

Awesome vid and theory

Great vid!

The way you explained it made my mind blown! Inside out was something I didn't pay much attention to, and enjoyed it....but this video.....woah,......im speechless

The sound you make at he end of the video is just great

Man you just got a new sub.... these theories got me messed up😂💀

Holy mother of hell! I _love_ Inside Out! It's my favourite Pixar film ever!

Mystery dungeon music again! Great music, Awesome theory.

My new favorite Theory chanel

I've watched you before, but never subscribed. So ... now I am subscribed.

I love that you used the theme of the hidden highland at the background

Whit that Pokémon mystery dungeon Ost in the background is even better!

I love how into it he gets it makes these even better

This is definitely my favorite theory of yours

Love the new intro its alot better than the last.

The Theorizer: For me the movie helped me to understand why sadness was so important and how too much happiness could destroy you emotionally and mentally. Also I have been thinking about violet incredible from 'the incredibles' and was wandering if it was possible that violet and syndrome may be related. I have no real theory on this so it's just a thought. I understand that violet is younger and the age difference is great but I thought it was an interesting idea. If possible you could please do a video on the idea of syndrome and violet being related or not related? By the Way I liked your Coraline theory videos. They made watching Coraline even better. Keep up the good work.

Yo, this really makes a lot of sense because when you are sad, but can't cry it really does drive you insane

I've been thinking about inside out a lot lately it really is my favourite Pixar movie...so relatable. So relieving.

I don't think that it is a representation of loss of sanity but the fact that joy and sadness leave headquarters together is a representation of depression. People with depression often describe a numb feeling, neither feeling happy nor sad but still having the capacity to feel anger disgust and fear. Joy being put in the memory dump is symbolic that without sadness taking the wheel sometimes she could lose her capacity for joy all together.. sadness would eventually return to headquarters if Joy never got out of the dump or she may wander the memories tainting a lot of them blue, thus sort of a progression of the depression. Rileys age is perfect for the onset of depression and of course the circumstances give that push as well.

Is it me or dose the music he plays at the begining just really put you in the mood for this kinda stuff

This is the best theory ever!

Really enjoyed that one