Pixar Movie: Social Psychological View Of The Movie 'Inside Out'

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Inside out: Social Psychological views While the Pixar film “Inside Out” is an adorably animated children’s movie, it also speaks to the adult generation and is a brilliant way to introduce psychological ideals and mental illnesses to both children and adults in a fun, innovative way. When the movie is viewed for the first time, it seems like a fun cartoon that explains emotions to kids, but after several viewings, you become more connected with the characters and really begin to understand the human body and emotions on a whole new level. We learn that we cannot just live with one emotion, and happiness is not always the most achievable. Told from a 3rd person point of view, we live the life of Riley through the eyes of Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and disgust. When joy is out of the equation, we are introduced to a world of psychological goodies that can be discussed in depth. The first concept from the book that I immediately thought of after watching this movie was chapter 4, Behavior and Attitudes. The movie, as a whole, is all about behavior and attitude. Our main character, Rylie, is seen as a “happy girl” by her parents. But when Joy is shut out …show more content…

The group, two or more people who, for longer than a few moments, interact with and influence one another and perceive one another as “us,” which are Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgusted, act as Co-workers to run Rylie’s day to day activities. Every move she makes is a group influence that she is completely unaware of. Perhaps group think even comes into play when Joy, seemingly the main character and boss of headquarters, tries to make every memory happy, and then talks the others into standing with her decision. The way Rylie’s body and mind functions is all based off of a group effort, from headquarters, to the train of thought, to dream production. Without group influence, Rylie would not be able to

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