Here I was in the movie hall, overcome with emotion, thinking of how universal a correlation between retaining all your memories - good and bad - and coping skills i.e. not being overwhelmed with anxiety - is. Anxiety is a keeper - its protective instinct is just as strong as joy and/ or anger. But coupled with the other new cast of characters post-puberty - ennui, jealousy, disgust, embarrassment - anxiety is just about the one thing that becomes too much to cope with - whether you are a parent or a child. And sometimes in the face of a lot of new real-world emotions on the way to adulthood, we need to find more of our childhood selves including coming to terms with our failures and the possibilities therein - to learn to cope and to believe that we are not only "good persons" but that we come in many shades and that it is ok. Inside Out 2 is a brilliant watch and Disney hits it out of the park by extending the "sadness" attribute to "anxiety" - and a lot more nuanced and with no loss of universality
17.5/20
