Emotion Leaders/Managers in Inside Out?

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In the movie Inside Out, I noticed that in Riley's mom the Sadness emotion was quite the one leading or managing the other emotions while in Riley's dad, the Angry emotion was the one leading the group and Lastly, in Riley's own brain, it was Joy that was leading the group. Would that mean whichever emotion is leading that's the person's personality? Is there any explanation for this?



Best Answer

As noted in that other question:

First, the parents' emotions are due to both emotional development and story and acting flow:

I [Director Docter] remember, we talked to John and he said, ‘Well, I thought you did it because, as adults, we become more kind of set in our ways. As a kid, you can... anywhere is possible.’

Notice that all of the emotions for other characters are pretty homogenous. They are similar, and in the case of the Bus Driver, it's 5 shades of Anger. We don't see much of the Dad or Mom, but we can tell that the Mom isn't chronic Depressed, nor is the Dad a Rage-aholic. The Dad specifically seems pretty Joyful for the most part. What we do see is the the emotions are working together. One emotion may take the figurative lead, as Inside Out represents a figurative view of the mind, but the emotions are a team.

Riley, as the Protagonist has the added bonus of variations for her emotions, for the audience's benefit, but at the same time, we see how her emotions evolve over time. As a baby, she first had Joy, then Joy and Sadness. The emotion console was a single button. As she got older, she gained more emotions, the five main emotions the film presents, and the console got bigger, a bit more complex, yet it's still manned by a single emotion at a time. Anyone that has dealt with children growing up knows how one-track minded children's emotions are. They tend to only express a single one at a time (yes, this is a simplified view of child psychology).

The film's plot and climax results in Riley working out an emotional conflict of leaving her old home while at a tender age, where emotions start to branch out and human expression becomes more complex. At the end, we see that new memories start to become multi-faceted. Instead of a single color memory, only joyful, or disgust, or anger, it's a mix of them. The film lampshades this with the upgraded emotion console, complete with full curse board and a puberty button. As we saw with Mom and Dad, Riley's upgraded emotion console now has to be controlled by all of the emotions at the same time instead of one by one.

In the end, the upgraded console (adult or adult lite) reflects a truer adult personality then the single faceted child personality. There is no single emotional personality, it's a mix of them all. Of course, the visual cues were simplified for the same reason as the emotions were for anyone not Riley, it made the story easier to flow.




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How does the movie Inside Out show leadership?

Dark emotion is stronger than bright. It's more challenging to deal with sadness, anger, or bitterness than joy. The way leaders deal with dark emotion determines the direction of their leadership.

What are the 5 emotions portrayed in Inside Out?

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.

How does Joy show leadership in Inside Out?

Joy believes she has the answers until she realizes someone else is better suited at getting Riley home and reunited with her parents. She lets Sadness take control and we see Sadness can get the job done. You may be unwilling to let someone else step up and take on more responsibilities.

What feelings are dominant in the character Inside Out?

The dominant emotion in Riley's life is Joy; she's the \u201cIT\u201d girl, always front and center and determined to ensure that she has a big presence in Riley's day-to-day activities and any memories that are formed.



PIXAR - INSIDE OUT HD - JOY REALIZES WHY SADNESS IS AN IMPORTANT EMOTION TO RILEY'S MENTAL HEALTH




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