Inside Out 2 – Monday 9th June 2025

I saw Inside Out years ago, and for the life of me, couldn’t remember the story, but I remember that I wasn’t overly impressed. Still, I’m a fan of animation, and so I thought I may as well check out the sequel.

While I was watching it, I was thinking ‘this ain’t great’. The art was the usual, boring Pixar plasticky style; literally zero innovation or experimentation, which is sad for a company that was founded on those principles. Pixar is now a byword for playing it safe.

But then, during the second half of act two, the story took a different turn, and by the end, I felt I had been delivered a profound experience about growing-up and losing what makes childhood so precious.
It’s true what they say: an audience will forgive anything for a great ending.

Watch it, it’s not only touching, but for all you parents out there, it will give you more empathy towards the challenges facing your adolescent children, and remind you of what it was like when you were that age.

Being a kid is probably the most joyous experience you will ever have, and we have to keep it that way.