Inside Out- My take on the movie

Ever wonder what goes on inside your head? Or why we feel the things we do? 
Disney's recent animated feature provides an insight into the mind of an eleven year old girl where we are introduced to the five prominent emotions (also characters) of this riveting story. They are: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust. All of these emotions make an appearance as Riley (the human they live in) grows up and faces different situations.
Provided these emotions work together and create a stable working environment, our preteen protagonist Riley, enjoys her life to the fullest- like any idealistic girl of her age.
But there is no story without conflict and the emotions' perfect working system is jeopardized when Riley moves into a new city and school. Now that she is out of her comfort zone, the emotions inside her head strive to maintain stability and keep 'Sadness' from blanketing her emotion all over the cherished memories that have been vaulted. 
However, a haphazard event causes Joy and Sadness to be expelled from the headquarters that is Riley's mind, leaving the other three emotions in a lurch. 
Riley now feels neither happy nor sad and the only emotion that weighs on her heavily is Anger which starts to destroy the main aspects of her personality. 
How Joy and Sadness get back and restore Riley's personality forms the crux of the story at which point Joy learns that keeping Sadness out of the way was not always a good idea.
I've always believed that we should always allow ourselves to feel what we feel. Whether we feel happy or sad or even angry- giving in to our emotions is sometimes healthy for us, just like this movie shows us. What this movie teaches us is that we must never be afraid to express ourselves. 
Because even a 'sad' moment is sometimes what brings happiness into our lives. Confused? Watch the movie and you'll understand.

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