Riley's Emotions In The Movie Inside Out

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Have you ever felt life was too difficult and you had no insight on your emotional state at that time of situation? When you’re a child you really don’t have an understanding of your emotions and why you have certain reactions to things. Well the movie “Inside Out” gives children an insight on their personal feelings such as, happy, sad, angry and etc. Riley, is a happy 11-year-old hockey-loving Midwestern child but her life gets turned upset down due to a move to San Francisco. Throughout the movie Riley’s emotions try and guide her through this difficult life change. Sadness is brought to the forefront due to the stress of the move. She goes through development which is “Physical and psychological changes in the individual over a lifetime”. (Page 4) After this Riley’s Joy and Sadness began to get swept into the depths of her mind and the only emotions left at the headquarters are Disgust, Fear and Anger.
Each emotion throughout the movie is a character related
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This movie relates to all children’s big life changes whether it’s a move, divorce, or etc. Riley was exposed to a sensitive period “brief period during which specific kinds of experiences have significant positive or negative consequences for development and behavior; also called critical period”(Page 34). She had to face some serious life decisions whether to expect the reality of her current situation or shut her outside world out of her life. Her emotions took advantage of her personal thoughts and chose to act on those thoughts. As well, the main central theme of this movie is to teach children the value of sacrifice. Riley father had to up root the family to San Francisco for a better job opportunity to provide better income for the household with that Riley learned to be selfless and to trust her parents that they are there to only provide the best life experience for

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