Inside Out 2 (Kelsey Mann, June 14, 2024) Movie • Page 5

Oh and I also just remembered something else I loved about that scene. Right after the panic attack begins to settle and Riley’s belief system starts to shift into a myriad of positive reinforcement, self doubt, anger, frustration, fear, love, etc., the film cuts to Riley’s hands touching the bench, her ears listening to the sound of the puck on the ice, her breathing slowing into a measured rhythm, and I was floored because they’d just shown kids grounding techniques to help them shift out of that physical and mental space, techniques that I had to learn all on my own so many years ago. Just a lovely touch that really moved me and I was fighting back tears.

 

Where was this

 

The anxiety Josh

 

I didn’t see it

 

Welp, cried like a 2 year old today watching this. What a massively accurate picture of a panic attack. I watched this today with my wife, my 8 year old and my 5 year old, and man. Heavy emotions, but such a beautiful story about loving your WHOLE self, and not focusing on only one moment over and over. Never seen a movie nail a panic attack and how your brain gives up until it can fight back for you. I wish I were more eloquent but I’m just thankful this movie exists.

Edit: I’m so damn happy my kids have this as a teaching tool in a movie cause I sure didn’t when I was young. A decade of therapy and counting and I still have panic attacks. But my self talk is so much better now! It’ll always be a battle.

 

I was walking out of bad boys yesterday and a family with 2 little girls were walking out of this and the girls were asking questions about anxiety and how they feel that way sometimes so that was very cool to overhear their parents discussing that with them and what not.

 

Pouchy the GOAT

 

While I don’t think IO is the best Pixar movie, I always contend that it’s the most important just for this reason. It gives kids a great frame of reference in starting their journey to better understand their mental and emotional health. I know I’ll be waiting in the wings for a more in depth convo when my kids inevitably see it.

 

Took the 5 year old to his first movie theater experience earlier to see this. He was a little antsy but man I loved this. Some things felt a little rushed with the emotions and envy didn’t really make much sense, I guess envy works as a sidekick to anxiety? But yeah this was good. I got kind of emotional when they talked about not being able to beat anxiety/losing your joy, and again watching the anxiety/panic attack happen, since my anxiety has been sky high since my heart issues popped back up. I even loved how it seemingly stopped for virtually no reason…like no real explanation to Joy being able to unhook anxiety from the board or their solution was for just all of them to hug Riley’s sense of self. Because it really does seem like that a lot of times…for whatever reason it just ends. I know at that moment Riley starts focusing on the stick and grounding herself with the bench and etc, but I love how it was just like yeah we don’t know what happens or why it works, it just happens.

I also loved all the jokes that I can barely remember now. Nostalgia was great, fear having a crush on anxiety was great, etc

 

Anger saying “please kill me” got the biggest laugh out of me. Surprised they allowed that.

 

Saw this yesterday. Not as good as first, but as someone with anxiety (and depression) that element really got to me at times. And then the anxiety/panic attack part really fucked me up, especially when they got to the grounding. Wow.

 

Fucked me all the way up.

 

It’s still wild to me how well they nailed that. I started one particular therapy session while I was already in the throes of starting up a panic attack and so she very patiently had me close my eyes and go inside like I’ve grown accustomed to in meditation sessions. When she asked me what this particular part of me looked like I remember that I started to cry and told her it looks exactly like how it’s always felt; a big, swirling tornado that I cannot approach. I even told her that, to me, it looked red because that made it feel more dangerous and frightening and it felt like all the blood was rushing to my head anyway. I have learned since then to “give space” to those parts of myself that feel this disruption and to “hold them” in whatever way they may need from me. So to also see Joy and all of the other emotions hugging Riley’s sense of self, oof good grief that was beautifully effective. It was also a nice parallel between the end of the first film and this one, where in the first film Joy is able to let go and give Sadness the space she needs to allow Riley to be held outwardly by her parents, and in this one Joy is able to convince Anxiety to let go and give Riley the space to love her own self as the emotions hold on to her inwardly. Just really beautiful stuff.

 

when I started therapy earlier this year I was trying that same meditation style and it unfortunately did not work for me at all

 

That panic attack and all the feelings shooting up to Riley’s brain at once is one of the best visualizations of that.

The only thing that would make it even more real is if there were thoughts of “I’m going to die and leave everyone behind” and “I haven’t lived a full life” and “Please, not a panic attack now.” But that’s too real for a PG kid’s film.

 

Took the kiddo to go see this today, we loved it. All the stuff about anxiety really hit home for and honestly, the panic attack storm part made me cry. The last six months has had ups and downs and being a single parent, I constantly stress out about my daughter and trying to do the best I can. That part visually articulated how I’ve felt in a way I’ve had a hard time trying to explain to people. It feels like a constant storm and it’s so easy to get lost in it out of panic and fear of doing the wrong thing and it made me tear up realizing that.

Goddamn Pixar movies can really hit you in the soul.

 

He fucking rocks

 

A very good sequel. Better than Incredibles 2.

 

this had a pretty outstanding 2nd week. disney with another dominant summer on the basis of this and deadpool

 

It’s interesting how so many movies basically bombed this summer and yet this one is going strong.