Even though we are inside the head of Riley for the majority of the film, and the events that drive the movie are essentially her reactions to her new world moving from Minnesota to San Francisco, the story is Joy's. would become old quickly, however the fun never diminishes, thanks to a witty script, expressive animation, and very strong voice performances from the entire cast.However, to top all this off, the real gem comes from the character of Joy, surely a strong contender in the list of Pixar's greatest characters. One might think that the superficial nature of the characters Anger is angry, Fear is always scared etc. Riley is brilliantly sympathetic throughout, even with her difficult mood swings, and the supporting characters are perfectly entertaining. The film executes such clever ideas with simplicity and ease, leaving us to feel for the characters rather than worry about the 'science' of it all, or even being worried about 'not getting it'.The animation is constantly eye-drawing and detailed the characters' glistening skin is particularly wondrous. As touched on before, the balance between humour and sadness is strong and impressive the amount of emotions that the film displays and takes us through is varied and immersive, yet not overwhelming. The film hits all the high notes, with perfect intonation, and with discipline and passion. Speaking with a bunch of friends with whom I saw it the first time, a risky phrase was unanimously agreed upon, which was that we 'trust the Pixar team to do the right thing.' Needless totally needless to say that expectations were high, and frankly, they were surpassed.Even though the film is what we come to expect from Pixar the universal moral themes, the perfect balance between comedy and sadness, and visually stunning animation and action sequences, I didn't feel that I had seen it all before, and neither was it repetitive nor 'ordinary'. That's not to say that the film isn't interesting, detailed or multi-layered, but the reason that was repeating in my head to see it again was 'it's really, really good.' But is it? Yes, yes of course it is.
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