Inside Out 2 (4 Stars)

When writing about "Inside Out" yesterday I failed to mention that I was watching the Blu-ray in preparation for watching the sequel in the cinema today. There was a nine year gap between the two films. Normally that would be enough for me to have doubts about the quality. Delayed Sequels are a curse. In this case I was more hopeful, because I read that the sequel was planned earlier but delayed by the Corona pandemic.

"Inside Out 2" begins two years after the events of the first film. Riley is now 13. In her head quarters (sic) there's an alarm about something called Puberty. The five emotions at the console (Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust) have no idea what it is. After all, they were born at the same time as Riley herself. If they'd been paying more attention to the outside world they might have found out about it.

As a result, the console has to be resigned by workers. An additional result – which doesn't really make sense in my opinion – is that four new emotions move into the head quarters: Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui. These new emotions evict the old emotions and take over the control of Riley's life.

One criticism is that the subject of Puberty isn't expounded on later in the film.

Judging by initial box office reports, this film will probably be even more successful than the first. My initial impression is that it isn't as good as the first, but it's still very good. Oliver enjoyed it. The cinema was more than half full. Mostly it was parents with children, but it was noticeable that there were a lot of adults without children. This is a film for young and old.