Inside Out Themes

Don't let Boy Band Island fool you: Riley's done quite a bit of growing by the time Inside Out is done. She's developed more complex emotions; her memory orbs are multi-colored by the end of the st...

Inside Out explores how memories are made, how they can be changed, how they can be stowed away in long-term memory, and how, like most of Riley's piano lessons, they can be forgotten entirely. Aft...

Sadness, the character, spends most of the movie believing she's the worst, that she ruins every memory she touches, and that Riley's life would be infinitely improved if she were to just disappear...

Riley's parents expect a lot from her. When Dad gets a new job, Riley's forced to leave behind everything and everyone she knows, from her house and school to her friends and teammates. Riley's for...