Riley In The Movie 'Inside Out'

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In the movie, Inside Out, the main character, Riley, who is an eleven year girl experiences emotions through the five emotions of fear, disgust, anger, sadness, and joy. The movie starts off as Riley as a baby. Riley experiences both happy and sad memories. Each core memory influences her personality. Riley goes through life with the help of Joy, but when she moves from Minnesota to San Francisco, everything changes.

Core memories are objects of major importance in the movie. They represent past events in Riley’s life. However, they have a much greater importance than usual memories. These core memories appear brighter than any other memory and power each Island personality. Core memories are usually stored in the center of Headquarters

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