Inside Out is an animated comedy about a girl named Riley (voice of Kaitlyn Dias), who is uprooted from her life in the US Midwest when her father gets a new job in San Francisco. Riley is largely guided by her emotions, each of which is shown as an actual character.

It follows the inner workings of the mind of a young girl named Riley, who adapts to her family's relocation, as five personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions.

Inside Out is a film about an 11 year old girl named Riley who moves across the country from Minnesota to San Francisco with her parents. Riley experiences a transformation in her mind and in who she is as a person as she tries to adjust to her new life in San Francisco and to the difficult process of growing up.

Be True To Your Feelings It's best for us to be honest about what we're feeling; “faking it” can be disastrous. While Joy and Sadness are away from Headquarters, the rest of the team remains at Riley's controls. Disgust, Anger, and Fear try to do things the way Joy would, in essence pretending to be Joy.

There is a scene in Inside Out - Pixar's 2015 animated film set in the mind of Riley, a young girl unsettled by her parent's decision to move to San Francisco - that illustrates the true reality of depression.

The new Pixar/Disney film “Inside Out” elevates the importance of the emotional lives of children and provides a critical message to parents - not just of tweens but of babies and toddlers, too - about the importance of helping children learn to understand and manage their complex emotions - starting from day one.

The title Inside Out refers to the fact that we're given an exclusive peek at what's going on inside Riley's noggin. We're privy to her emotional ups and downs and witness how decisions are made.

While the storyline presents an entertaining plot, Disney Pixar's use of emotions simplifies but also conceptualizes mental health. As humans we experience many emotions and, much to Joy's initial dismay, we cannot be happy all of the time.

Inside Out reminds us to embrace the wholeness of ourselves, give ourselves permission to not be “okay,” and that we have to give those around us a chance to work through their emotional realizations. It's not about trying to avoid uncomfortable feelings but rather go towards them to get honest with ourselves and grow.

Inside Out & Back Again is the story of Ha, a ten-year old girl who leaves war-torn Vietnam and immigrates to the United States. We chose this novel for its thoughtful exploration of some important social and emotional themes: culture, war, bravery, friendship, bullying, loss, and resilience.

Inside Out portrays the idea that while people may think they need to be happy all the time, that is not true. Instead, the film encourages the full spectrum of emotions, conveying that they all are an essential part of life and there is nothing wrong with feeling sad.

But the movie is not so much about Riley, the character, as it is about her individual emotions. There are five of them: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust. Each emotion is depicted in the film as its own separate character: Joy is a glowing, sparkly fairy-like cheerleader oozing positivity and optimism.

Though adjustment disorder is not often mentioned or represented in popular culture, Rivera and Docter (2015) accurately portrayed the disorder in Riley throughout the film as her symptoms match the clinical criteria, and various cinematographic methods visually capture her struggles.