The audience had been waiting for nine years for the sequel to Inside Out, a Disney Pixar animated movie that introduced the major emotions of 11-year-old Riley as she navigates being a teenager.
So, on 14 July, Inside Out 2 won millions of hearts with its wisdom about emotions. This time, the movie comes with five emotions at Headquarters: Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, Embarrassment, and Nostalgia. To know everything about the appearance of all five new emotions in Inside Out 2, keep on reading.
Inside Out 2
Pixar’s incredible movie Inside Out 2 explains the fearful puberty alarms inside Riley’s head begin to go off, and the crew of the construction cells comes to tear everything in headquarters to pieces.
When the dust adjusts, Joy and the rest of the team are challenged by the latest emotions, who promise that some others are on the way. The new emotions take charge and force Joy and others to move to the darkest vaults of Riley’s mind. So when the central gang tries to return to the headquarters, brand new nuanced emotions run through Inside Out 2.
All 5 New Emotions in Inside Out 2
1. Anxiety Voiced By Maya Hawke
In Inside Out 2, Riley’s new storyline starts after headquarters has been completely eradicated. Then, an orange wild-hair and wild-eye emotion is introduced to the crew as Anxiety: “Hey! I’m anxious (holding up six suitcases means an abundance of emotional baggage); where can I put my stuff?”
Anxiety’s main role is to think about what could go wrong and how to avoid it. In the trailer, she explains to Joy that we have numerous things to do and plans for the future. One plan is to help Riley make new friends in high school.
The character emerges at puberty when adolescents are entirely unaware and stressed about the outcomes of this critical adult growth stage. Anxiety shares their wishes to create the best first impression. This character also gives some hints to the stressors in Riley’s life.
Anxiety emerges as a negative emotion against Joy and some other emotions in this movie. Her frazzled and adorable appearance forces Joy, Fear, Sadness, Anger, and Disgust into a jar and dubbed them “suppressed emotions.”
2. Envy Voiced By Ayo Edebiri
Envy, the tiny cute character, is a little different from what is actually pictured when considering this emotion. Rather than flaming mad and burning Envy, the new emotion wishes for little and insecure things.
With her emotive eyes of constant longing, Envy assists Riley in recognizing what she wants and how she gets it, which basically includes making friends. When another girl in school greets Riley and invites her to sit with her friends, Envy screams, “These girls are so cool!”
This character is best suited for Riley’s and even everyone’s puberty, as everyone wants to be a cool teenager.
Envy is the primary cause of this behavior in the Pixar sequel, encouraging Anxiety to do all she can to ensure Riley’s prosperous future.
3. Ennui Voiced By Adèle Exarchopoulos
The next character, Ennui, certainly pitches the Inside Out emotions for a twist, but gratefully, the character is there to egoistically depict what it means.
Ennui is responsible for the teenage apathy feeling that is new to Riley’s life in Inside Out 2. This character offers the blend of sarcasm and general behavior that she takes on to impress her friends in hockey camp.
4. Embarrassment Voiced By Paul Walter Hauser
The most lovable addition to Riley’s head is Embarrassment in Inside Out 2.
Once again, Embarrassment is an excellent addition to Riley’s puberty. She develops shame and guilt while interacting with her cooler friends and hockey mates. Every time she fumbles, she gets embarrassed. This character quickly recognizes that these changes are not good for her life.
5. Nostalgia Voiced By June Squibb
Nostalgia is an occasional visitor to Riley’s mind. Her first appearance is shown after other emotions introduce them. Then, she warmly retrospects about the time everyone came to the headquarters.
Anxiety pulls the Nostalgia back into the other space, remarking that Nostalgia was shown early and should come back in 10 years. Generally, it suggests that Riley is growing, and new emotions will come to the headquarters as required.
Bottom Line
In short, Inside Out 2 sums up well by discovering how all the new emotions and confusing feelings affect the mind during puberty. The lesson of the movie is that all emotions, even the negative ones, are necessary because they all belong to the person you are inside.
The incredible and vibrant emotions enable audiences of all ages to inspect their own feelings from a different perspective, motivating self-compassion and considering them in a fresh way. But now, Inside Out 2, with the new five emotions, creates the confusing and crowded mind of 13-year-old Riley.
