‘Inside Out 2’ Defies Expectations, Nearly Living Up to the Almost Universally Beloved Original

The first film, released in 2015, was an instant Pixar classic, grossing close to a billion dollars. One emotion that’s not evident during ‘2’ is Disappointment.

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Joy and Anxiety in 'Inside Out 2.' Pixar

One great strength of Pixar movies is the concept; the creative team almost never fails to come up with a great idea and the characters to go with it. The plot — something to drive the concept and the characters forward — then usually derives out of that. 

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