“Intensely 2” will hit theaters in our country this June 13. Fans have shown great expectation and enthusiasm, especially after the recent release of the official trailer for the film, which will feature a stellar cast that includes Amy Poehler and Phyllis Smith, along with new additions such as Tony Hale and Maya Hawke.
A highlight of this sequel is how it shows Riley’s mind transformed from the first film. The first trailer, released on November 9, 2023, racked up more than 157 million views in 24 hours, becoming one of Disney’s most successful releases.
New areas and characters will represent the most important aspects of your teenage life, hoping to be more creative and imaginative, suggesting a renewed and more complex inner world.
Everything you need to know about “Inside Out 2”
Here we tell you everything you need to know about this long-awaited sequel, including exclusive details shared by director Kelsey Mann and producer Mark Nielsen.
New emotions: The long-awaited sequel arrives nine years after the first film released in 2015, introducing us to a 13-year-old Riley. This new chapter in the protagonist’s life includes the introduction of new emotions: Anxiety, Envy, Nostalgia, Shame and Boredom. These emotions, although new to us, have been present in the girl’s mind, but repressed until now.
In this new stage, you will experience physical, social and emotional changes, which will turn your mind into a battlefield where old and new emotions will fight for control of the balance.
The design of the characters
One of the most interesting aspects of “Inside Out 2” is the redesign of emotions, especially in terms of textures and shapes. Kelsey Mann, the director, and Mark Nielsen, the producer, shared with EL UNIVERSAL some exclusive insights into how this creative process was carried out.
Kelsey Mann reveals that the emotions in the first film were designed from basic shapes thanks to the talents of Albert Lozano, character art director.
For example, Joy has a star-like shape, symbolizing a great explosion of happiness, while Sadness has the shape of a tear.
For the sequel, production designer Jason Deamer took these shapes and expanded on them, adding more details to enrich the visual vocabulary of emotions. A notable example is the new emotion Anxiety, which appears as an orange lightning bolt. This choice of shape and color seeks to effectively convey the feeling of anxiety.
The complexity of the design goes beyond the basic shapes. Anxiety has prominent hair on the top of his head, and when this emotion intensifies, the lightning bolt design manifests in his hair, creating a dynamic and effective visual representation.
The eyes of Anxiety
One of the most interesting aspects is the design of the new emotion Anxiety. Unlike other emotions that have pupils of the same color they represent, such as the red of Fury or the blue of Sadness, the pupils of Anxiety are green. But it is not just any green, but a green that is more similar to the feeling of Shame than Disgust.
This detail is not trivial. Pixar has been meticulous in how it represents emotions, and the choice of the color green has deep meaning. Experiences of shame are often intertwined with the development of social anxiety, which makes sense of this design quirk.
Anxiety is an emotion that does not distinguish ages
Not only Riley, the protagonist, will have new emotions in this sequel, but also her parents. It is confirmed that she will also show the emotion of Anxiety.
This fact has been widely commented on, since in the first film Riley’s parents did not seem to represent this emotion. The explanation comes from the age and emotional maturity of the adult characters.
In the latest trailer it is revealed that although Anxiety is present in Riley’s father, he does not control the “operating table” due to his life experience and ability to handle it. This suggests that anxiety does not disappear with age, but rather changes form and is better managed with maturity.
A movie for all ages
The team has worked hard to make “Inside Out 2” a film that everyone can enjoy, regardless of their age. “We are making a movie that everyone can go see, regardless of their age, whether you are a child, a parent or a grandparent. I want everyone to be able to go to the movies and see something together,” Mann highlighted for El Universal. This film promises to be a universal experience, full of humor, adventure and touching moments.
intense emotions
As you might expect, the sequel is full of emotions, both on screen and behind it. “It’s full of humor, full of adventure, it has its moments of danger, it has everything you look for in a movie and it has a lot of heart,” said Mark Nielsen. Additionally, the producer warns that viewers may want to bring a box of tissues. “There’s a lot of emotion because you can’t make a movie about emotions and not also have a lot of emotion.”
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2024-06-14 12:29:07