Inside Out

[shimmerz]

I just came across this article for the movie Inside Out. There are several articles about its psychological significance but this one, in Psychology Today really struck me. Especially this paragraph.

The movie is about an 11-year-old girl, Riley, originally from Minnesota, who moves to San Francisco with her Link Removed. The leading characters of the movie, however, aren’t Riley and her family, but Riley’s primary emotions – Link Removed (Joy), Sadness, Link Removed,Link Removed, and Disgust. These emotions demonstrate what it might be like in the mind of an 11-year-old girl who struggles with having to move to a different city, away from her friends, away from her hockey league, and has a hard time pretending to be happy for her parents.

Link Removed

Not being a huge 'movie follower', I didn't know about it. I was wondering if anyone has seen the movie and whether they noticed the content as it relates to those who need psychological support or training? I notice it is available to order for 5.95 on my cable box. I may just do that, but will wait to see what you have to say.....

 

[Rosewater]

It's a good film and worth watching just because of that. It's mostly about the challenges of growing up and dealing with major life changes, although it does have a reasonable amount of content about memory formation and emotional struggle.

Either way I don't think you'd regret watching it or spending 5.95 on it.

 

[DogwoodTree]

Very good movie. My daughter and I saw it first in the theater. Then we bought it on Amazon recently, and the kids have been watching it over and over and over ever since. Even my DH sat and watched it...twice. He missed the first few minutes the first time he saw it, so went back to watch that part again, and just sat through the whole thing again (with the 4-year-old on his lap, so he had an excuse, lol).

My T said he saw it in the theater 6 TIMES--just couldn't get enough of it. He kept taking different people with him to see it--his kids, his wife, a buddy...the last time, he went by himself so he could take notes.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I am so intrigued so I ordered it on Amazon.

 

[Hope4Now]

I found out not long before the film's release that my Mr. Famous Psychiatrist and his mentor did lots of talking with Pixar about it regarding the connection to Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS). http://foundationifs.org/news-articles/75-public-enthusiasm-for-ifs-characterization-in-inside-out

There are lots of things in it that don't quite jive with IFS or my understanding of it, but I'm being nit-picky.

It is a terrific movie overall...a great introduction to parts work and how parts can get tired or hurt or overwhelmed. And how parts can help each other and heal as long as we can acknowledge them and tolerate listening to them and seek the support we need. It's also a great acknowledgment of how we all have parts, and how our unique parts interact with others' parts. Those of us here on the forum just have inner parts that are more extreme and polarized than some people, and our parts get more easily activated by other people's parts.

I was a little frustrated by the film because I felt it was a pretty simplified version of personality systems, but then I always want to make things more complex...it is one of my biggest problems.

I definitely recommend it. It's worth the $5.95.

 

[Recovery4Me]

I have it on my to have fun list.

Rotten Tomatoes (movie review group) http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/inside_out_2015/ gave it 98% by the critics & 90% by the audience.

Dead Link Removed rates the movie as an 8.7 out of 10. They tend to be pretty informative and rarely offer that high.

 

[DogwoodTree]

a pretty simplified version of personality systems

Simplified, yes, but ultimately it's a kids' movie. I wondered what it would look like to make the next movie...when Riley becomes a teenager and critical thinking becomes a bigger portion of her inner world...or the next one when Riley becomes an adult and all of the parts transition into a somewhat more mature relationship with each other...or an alternative where someone is growing up identifying primarily with a different emotion...or another alternative where someone is dealing with some kind of neuro-atypicality, or a different culture (like Japanese culture), or whatever.

I loved the part at the end during the credits (don't worry...I won't give it away...but keep watching after the end of the movie!!)

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I got the movie yesterday and loved it. I will be watching this movie over and over again. I think that I will pick up on things in the movie that I missed before.

It taught me to respect my different feelings and they all serve a purpose.