However over the last few years, the Californian studio has made films that were pretty solid. But we all know Pixar can and should do better.
Cars 2 was probably Pixar's first dropped ball. Overall, it was solid enough. But with it being Pixar, it was a disappointment.
Brave was good, but did not have as much of an impact as its previous material. The last Pixar feature film was Monsters University, their first prequel. The more times I watched it, I have definitely enjoyed it more. However, there is nothing exceptional about it. This shows how much people expect of Pixar.
With Inside Out, we see a brand new story that is all about memories and emotions. Pixar have set it in the mind of an 11-year old girl, which is the age that usually sees a lot of change in a persons emotions.
With Pixar creating emotions into five characters, Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust, we have our story set and ready to go.
This idea alone got every Pixar fan talking, and every time I saw the trailer before a film at the cinema, it always got high amounts of laughter.
Now that I've seen the film, I can safely say that Pixar are back with another instant classic that can compete with its all-time greats.
With its unlimited imagination, wonderfully developed characters and number of highly emotional scenes, this is surely going to be the family film of the year.
One thing that Pixar is well known for is its wide range of comedy. They manage to make jokes that appeals to every age category. Sometimes, it's done in the same joke. That is impressive, especially when the younger generation re-watching it over the years will get the other jokes as they get older.
From the very first scene, we see how creative this film is with the premise. The mind is always a discussion topic that bring out all sorts of theories. Inside Out manages to pretty much present every one. They even did some that I would never have even thought of.
I don't really need to say how gorgeous the animation is. The design of the main setting in the film was so grand in its scale, and it really made me want to explore it.
The voice acting is top-notch. Until after reading the credits, I had no idea Amy Poehler voiced the Joy emotion. She lead from the front and gave us such a memorable character that we all can support. Lewis Black as Anger was very entertaining and had a lot scene stealing moments that the trailer was hinting at. Phyllis Smith as Sadness was a nice surprise. Her performance actually made me hate her character so much in terms of the actions Sadness made in the film. But as a performance, I give her huge props. Bill Hader as Fear had enough moments on screen to feel well developed. The only emotion that I felt was under-used was Disgust (voiced by Mindy Kaling). I did not really think Disgust would be a main emotion in anyone's mind. This is probably why that character was not used in many situations.
The girl that the emotions are controlling was a great character that you would easily associate with Pixar. There is one minor character that definitely steals the show. The idea of this character was cleverly introduced and developed. I even got a bit blubbery in certain scenes that involve this minor character.
The only negatives are minor ones. There were a few small flaws mainly towards the end. But thankfully, they did not detract me from the enjoyment of this film.
I almost got the same reaction after watching some of their iconic features such as the Toy Story trilogy, Wall-E, Monsters Inc. and Finding Nemo. This is how good Inside Out is.
Everything right about it is what you expect from Pixar. The incredible writing makes the characters loved and cared for, the jokes are smart and the animation is carefully made.
And as always with Pixar, there is great maturity in the themes and story telling of this film.
I think this film will appeal more to adults than kids which Pixar always managed to do in a lot of their best features.
What else can I say other than, Pixar is back.
Also, like all Disney and Pixar films, there is a really nice short film before the feature. And finally, don't leave your seat straight away as their is a segment during the early part of the credits that is very funny.
Rating: 8/10
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