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Inside Out - did anyone see the previews yesterday?

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Clayhead · 13/07/2015 08:08

I saw it and LOVED it - vintage Pixar IMHO. It was funny and bright and sparky but also sad, bittersweet, poignant. It prompted a lengthy discussion afterwards about feelings and how we manage them and how this changes as we grow.

It had those hidden depths all the best Pixar films have.

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Cecyhall · 13/07/2015 08:15

What age do you think it's suitable for? I see it's a U certificate but we've read a book of it this weekend and I'm not sure if it would be a bit grown up for my 4 year old, who wants to see it based on the trailers.

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Clayhead · 13/07/2015 15:55

Umm, not sure. My dc are 12 and 13. There were plenty of little ones there though - think it's like lots of the best Pixar, the little ones see a bright, colourful, fun film and there's hidden depths and meaning for adults!

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DrEdwardNigma · 13/07/2015 23:46

I really want to see it!

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Mimigolightly · 15/07/2015 15:13

I think it's a fantastic film that could be used as a tool to help children understand their own emotions and those of other children/people - maybe even ones with SN.

I have always suffered from terrible depression and imagine that - using the film's characters as an example - in my head there is a really large "Sad" character, a much smaller "Joy" character, etc. Admittedly, they only use 5 key emotion characters but it could be expanded when dealing with children and real emotions.

MTWTFSS · 15/07/2015 17:32

Loved it!!!

Cecyhall · 24/07/2015 17:33

We went to see it today and all enjoyed it and it was fine for my 4 year old!

And I loved the short at the beginning, whereas I usually find them quite dull, I keep welling up thinking of it!

PersonalClown · 24/07/2015 17:35

I'm hoping it's as good as they say it for those on the Autistic Spectrum/Have issues with emotions.

Toad is desperate to see it and he hasn't been this obsessed by a film since Cars. Going on Sunday morning!!

Reignbeau · 25/07/2015 21:04

We saw it today, it was good. I found it hard to warm to the Joy character though, she was such a controlling bitch to poor Sadness. Maybe it's partly because I saw the actress on the last leg and thought she was a complete twat though.

willthiseverbloodystop · 26/07/2015 18:15

I saw it with 7 year old dd and we hated it (not as much as volcano film before though). At one pointed I looked around and every single child was sobbing uncontrollably . I thought it was trying way too hard to be clever and it wasn't remotely enjoyable. Why does a 7 year old need to know that one day she ll forget her toddler imaginary friend. Just let them grow up naturally, they don't need to constantly talk about feelings. It's the only film we ve hated since we started going, and we go a lot. I loved Up, but not this one.

TheRachel · 28/07/2015 08:56

I absolutely loved this film and have been thinking about it / discussing it with Dh and older dc since! We saw it with 4, 8 and 11 yr old dcs and we all enjoyed it, although I don't think 4yo understood much of it!

AmandaTanen · 28/07/2015 20:00

I saw it today, it was watchable, my 6 year old sobbed through it, 10 year old thought it was okay but wouldn't buy the DVD and the 8 year old loved it.

I didn't take to Joy either.

Tensmumym · 29/07/2015 10:54

I've just posted on Chat asking if this would be suitable for my dds who are 5 and 8 years old. Can I ask what was upsetting about the film? My dds saw Bridge to Terabithia as I didn't know about the sad part towards the end. My 8 year old was in floods of tears for about half an hour afterwards while the 5 year old wasn't upset at all.

MoonriseKingdom · 30/07/2015 04:46

I saw this film today and really loved it. I had a few quiet tears near the end. I think it was related to being a mum of a 10 month old and not wanting to imagine her grown up and feeling so sad/ lonely etc. I also have had depression in the past and it seemed to articulate some of the numbness and isolation I felt.

I am interested in the reactions of the younger children. I would assume a lot of the plot line would be lost on them? I would worry a young child would be scared in places and bored in others by it. I think 9+ (depending on maturity) to get the most out of this film.

oddfodd · 30/07/2015 06:14

It has some really crappy gender stereotyping in it which I loathed. I wish I'd seen the trailer because we wouldn't have gone if I had.

TheRachel · 30/07/2015 08:53

Tensmum - we watched this with our 4, 8 and 11 year olds. We all enjoyed and it led to lots of discussions on feelings and what was happening between the different emotions. One of the emotions spends a lot of time walking through the child's brain and I think that's hard for young children to understand! I don't think my 4 yr old understood all of what was happening, but she did enjoy it and she loved the characters. The emotional part for me was when something from childhood is lost...

DoingTheSwanThing · 30/07/2015 09:09

Saw it with my (just) 7 yo DS who has issues with anxiety - he enjoyed it and it led to some fairly productive conversations initiated by him. He gets quite stressed by feeling sad and can get into a rather negative cycle of sadness/anger/picking fights and repeat - the idea of balance seemed helpful and he liked the part towards the end with different feelings in a lot of different characters, sort of normalised his feelings I think.
He's pretty sensitive but wasn't upset by it (an my sniffles were all silent!).

Tensmumym · 30/07/2015 17:06

Thanks everyone for your feedback.

JugglingFromHereToThere · 07/08/2015 12:52

Sounds interesting and like it could be helpful for talking about emotions which I think is very important for children and young people
We've loved many Pixar films over the years
My DC are 13 and 16 and I'm thinking of a few of their friends who might like this/benefit from it too
Most likely I'll wait till it's out on DVD and we'll watch it one night at home

Nightboattocairo · 07/08/2015 12:56

Nine year old DS loved it. I struggled to stay awake, not impressed.

SouthWestmom · 07/08/2015 13:24

The trailer looks really gender stereotypical which has massively put me off. Is it that bad?

playftseforme · 07/08/2015 13:25

Took my 5 and 8 yos to see this movie and they loved it

TheseSoles · 07/08/2015 13:39

I'll probably watch it on DVD before I show it to my 6yo. She has a lot of trouble expressing her emotions but I am not convinced she will understand it.

The stereotyping doesn't fill my with joy either.

Bettyboophead · 07/08/2015 13:46

My boys (8 and 5 1/2) didn't particularly enjoy it. In my opinion it was, at best melancholy, at worse, hugely depressing and anxiety-provoking.
If your children are sensitive and aware of their impact on others (maybe 7 years plus), it is not a winner.
Definitely do not recommend as a light hearted entertaining watch. It's not one!

mrshuggybear · 07/08/2015 13:47

My 3.5 and 5 year old loved it and seem to have remembered so much from the film. The 3 year old didn't understand it as well and got a bit bored in bits, they both didn't like the clown.
The 3 year old still eems to be able to understand a lot of the concepts-they have both talked about anger being in their head, joy in their head etc when feeling emotions since watching the film so it is a useful tool for them. They both love the characters. They are both emotionally intelligent little girls who talk well about feelings anyway but my 5 year old in particular clicked with this film.
I really enjoyed it and thought it was really sweet and great at giving parents lots to talk about with their children too. It did make me teary with growing up and losing things from memory. I actually thought it dealt with the concepts of emotion, memories, thought and how the mid works in a really clever, simple way for everyone to understand.
It was a hit here!

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