What is the point of growing up if it brings nothing but an explosive cocktail of hormonal despair? As your resident melancholy writer, Jack Superblack, contemplating the sweet release of non-existence, I stumbled into the theater to watch ‘Inside Out 2’. Oh, sweet entropy!
Here, the pit of existential dread isn't just a concept but a vividly animated spectacle. Our beloved manic pixie, Joy (still voiced by Amy Poehler), faces her biggest challenge yet — not just steering Riley through puberty but also saving the world from a hormonal apocalypse. Imagine, if you will, a bright red button labeled "PUBERTY" that, when pressed, probably explodes like my desire to vanish into oblivion.
Let's meet Nostalgia. No, not your quaint old aunt with a penchant for the 'good old days', but a character literally embodying nostalgia, complete with white hair and rose-tinted glasses. How quaintly depressive she makes me, with her ironic existence in a film about moving forward.
The plot thickens (much like my plot to escape this mortal coil) as Riley’s emotions tackle the enormous oval screen, a cosmic window to adolescent angst. Joy tries her hardest (bless her), Sadness whimpers, and Anger… well, he's just thrilled with the whole puberty mayhem, his fiery head a beacon of my inner turmoil.
As the puberty button causes chaos, reminiscent of my every waking thought, the headquarters turn into a carnival of emotional wreckage. Is there a metaphor more fitting for puberty than a control console spiraling into madness? The more complex it grows, the more I ponder the simplicity of existential void.
And as the curtains draw, leaving us with Riley's chaotic yet hopeful journey through puberty, I end this review with a morbid thought: at least she doesn't have to go through it alone. Unlike some of us who might just end up pushing a big red button in a dark, empty room.
Based on the original article "‘Inside Out 2’ Review: PUBERTY! OMG! LOL! IYKYK!".
