I'm not a fan of it personally but hey, try it. If you don't like it, you ain't gotta finish it right? Never know until you give things a try, within reason of course. lol. 😂
I thought the movie was fs gonna end with her new self being "I'm a good person but I can be better" buy I love what they actually did so much more. And the way they all hug it is just so wholesome and perfect
As a person who deals with anxiety and self doubt. I cried too bro. There's a reason these movies are so popular. Everyone can either personally relate or knows someone who does.
Me too, I can relate what you guys is saying, is sooo difficult to not doubt ourselves for everything and worry what other people think about us. One thing that was really strange, is that I don't cried much watching it in the cinema, just had teary eyes in the anxiety attack cene, I don't got it why I don't cried more, 'cause that was so accurate what I feel and get through.
One small detail I'm happy to see is that Riley doesn't fail when she's playing hockey under the rule of Anxiety. She's excelling and scoring points...but she's still thinking she's not good enough. Thats the point of anxiety...when it's in control, you will never be good enough. Having Riley succeeding, but still crumbling under the pressure is genius.
The part that really fucked me up was at the end was when the console put out those golden sparkles and Sadness said "Joy..Riley wants you.." It really highlighted how important it is to be ready to feel joy again after coming out of a mental health episode. Being ready to experience Joy after going through a hard time takes so much courage..because it requires that you risk being disappointed or hurt at the end of it. You can have medication, therapy, and a good support system. But if you aren't able to open yourself up to Joy, you are liable to be in mental health episodes for longer periods of time. As a diagnosed MDD and anxiety girlie, this movie was masterful. I cried like a baby. Hella cathartic.
As someone with anxiety, I can attest to the scene where Riley is having a panic attack. Not only do you freeze, but emotionally, you are trying to latch onto a sense of self to calm down but as the movie showed, for every good thought you have, a bad one follows and this process continues until the panic attack stops
When Anxiety spiraled, I had a panic attack. I suffer from them almost daily, and not because my life sucks, that's just how I am. :). My husband was sitting next to me when it happened and gave me the comfort I needed. I couldn't even watch the scene in full. It was only after Riley gained her new sense of self did I calm down. This movie it beautifully written and Anxiety is manifested perfectly.
Have you ever tried talking to a therapist about this before? I know you said that's just something you deal with but maybe talking to someone about this could be very useful and they could have some tips for you on dealing with it and possibly finding ways to make them not like last a long time.
@Gaz_The_Palico have you tried any medication? It can be scary going on med but I have heard really good things about Buspar or Gabapentin. It may be worth looking into.
A cousin of mine was preaching in Church, and use Inside Out 2 as an example of being anxious or worried about the future. This movie is definitely amazing and comical.
I love this. I have anxiety issues sometimes and I an a Christian. It helps so much to be able to read what the Bible says about anxiety and pray. Has gotten me through a lot of dark times.
they NAILED Anxiety! part of you thinks it's helping, and sometimes it does, and then it gets so out of control it completely freezes you... some people more overtly than others, but it keeps us from taking action/making decisions... man! 💯🥰
Anxiety inside her orange twister moving around the console so fast that she's frozen in place was such a BRILLIANT detail to add to the anxiety attack, you're trying to get a grip on so many things that you can't even focus on what's right in front of you. I also like the whole idea of a sense of self becoming more complex and ever-changing as you grow up, since it's an amalgamation of all the memories forming your belief system. You don't often lose or change beliefs, but you're constantly gaining new ones. Very good stuff!
First off, I love the Fear cosplay. You look great.👍 Second, I love how much Joy appreciates Sadness now. I'm glad what she learned in the first movie really stuck with her.
I have a panic disorder so the scene showing her having a panic attack felt too real but it also was validating. Because it’s hard to describe exactly how it feels but this movie portrayed it the best way I’ve ever seen. And you probably also noticed she was using grounding techniques after which is something I have to practice when I do have them. Touching things, deep breathing, picking a color in the room and seeing how many things of that color I see. I cried my eyes out during that scene and was smiling by the end of the movie. I also want to say that I appreciate that you are not afraid to show your vulnerability and emotions when reacting to movies like this. You’re a real one and we love you!
Cried my eyes out watching this movie. Cried with Mell as well. This is why Mell is one of my all-time favorite reaction channels ever! This is the best reaction to this movie. Ugh, I love how he's always so understanding and willing to show us his real reactions. Also this movie captured how anxiety works in such a unique and beautiful way. When Riley had her anxiety attack I had to pause the movie and take a small break because my own anxiety was spiking. I had one of the worst anxiety attacks the other day where I felt like I needed to go to the ER. I sat outside for hours with my friends (the change of scenery helped, I felt like I couldn't be alone inside my house.) and they spoke with me until I felt better. It gets better the more you understand it and the more support you have. Mell, we love you so much. ❤️ Edit because I forgot to mention how much I loved the outfit!
Can confirm that is EXACTLY what anxiety feels like btw. You're rushing at a hundred miles a minute AND you're frozen solid at the same time. You're going through every possible scenario, to try and get ahead of the problems, but you're also convinced that anything you do will only make it worse. You try to tell yourself you're a good person... But it just rings hollow.
Anxiety’s voice actor is Maya Hawke she also plays Robin from stranger things🙌🏽‼️so that’s probably where you recognize her from lol ,kudos to her tho she really did the damn thing 😭
The part where joy wondered if that’s what happens when you become an adult - you feel less joy - destroyed me. I’m firmly in my middle age years and after watching the first one, I wondered when it was that I last felt joy. So that part definitely hits for those of us who are closer to nostalgia being welcome in the room. 🤣
as someone with anxiety, i feel like they interpreted an anxiety attack amazingly, especially since she’s a teen and it was just sprung on her. at 13, you’re worried about so many things, friends, school, your future, all of it. so when the overlapping voices of her sense of self were speaking in a frenzy, it made sense because you’re thinking about so many things while having an attack and wishing it’ll stop or trying to figure out what happened in order for you to have the attack. i felt so seen for my struggles, this is a great movie, more people should watch it to see how anxiety affects adolescents in different ways
I still think I’m not good enough right now. But hey it’s not a bad thing. Because you can always try to be better. The important thing is that you don’t “need” to be better, you just “want” to be better. It helps you achieve more
Watching the build up of the anxiety attack and watching Anxiety be paralyzed I was just silently crying and sobbing in the theater. As someone who was diagnosed young with anxiety, this became so personal so quickly and i was going through this whole thing with Riley. It is rare a sequel can be better than the original. Both are great in their own ways, but i loved getting to see how the emotions evolved and i am excited for what is to come for Riley in the future.
I’m 25 and have lived with anxiety since I was at least 11 and seeing this made me feel like I was seen like, I know there’s more people out there with heavy anxiety but it helps seeing it personalised. Seeing people react to this who don’t have anxiety baffles me as they seem so shocked about Riley’s choices but as someone who’s had anxiety it makes sense to me. Will forever live Pixar as they make everyone feel seen. This is a great film and definitely something that people need to talk about more. The anxiety attack and the anxiety character in general is genuinely what it feels like you feel like you’re doing you’re best but people will criticise and then you feel you can do better which leads to those anxiety attacks. The visualisation of it was brilliant also, all that anxiety wanted to do was help not realising it was making things worse
I saw this with a friend. It did spark some great conversations. I cry everytime I even see someone react to the anxiety attack scene. So epic in its realness. I also love when she's coming out of the attack and starts to ground herself. You can see her focus on what she can hear and feel and see. So beautiful
Genius things about the movie; 1. Making the emotions shout hey poachy instead to avoid awkardness 2. After the tube breaking and joy looking through memeories in desperation to find a bad memory that was previously a happy one like the first movie but she fails 3. The bad memories on the mountain rushing with an explosion to reflect suppressed bad memories exploding back
Oh man, thank you for 2! I knew there was something I didn't get about that moment - you could tell Joy was having some kind of realisation, but I couldn't figure out what it was and it bugged the heck out of me.
The memories on the shelves are normal while the ones below are memories of things she’s done, lessons she has to learn etc. The lessons she learned is different, before Joy believed the best thing for Riley was for her to be happy mad ignore her other emotions as much as possible, now she learned that her emotions don’t really choose who she is and they learned they don’t control her, she controls them.
A sense of self isn't a permanent thing. It isn't a rock. Your sense of self changes throughout your life. As an adolescent, they call it a "phase". But phases happen to adults too. Change isn't bad or good. It is just something that happens.
For me it was when she wanted happiness back and when she got it back while she was skating on the ice. That broke me for some reason - I think it’s because I’m still waiting for that to happen to me 😵💫😢
37:17 Oh yes. I'm diagnosed with anxiety disorder and this movie made me feel so seen. The moment when Riley's anxiety attack started escalating, I started sobbing like crazy. The depiction is so accurate, the way the bad memories came rushing in at the same time she was having attack, the way she was feeling the things around her so that she can feel grounded, when her core belief presented as a lot of negative and positive things echoing in her head, and when the emotions hugged him. It's just so good. I love this movie so much.
I saw this the same day it came out in theaters, this movie is amazing! Pixar was spot-on with Anxiety and Embarrasment, I cried when it came to the Anxiety attack cause I have ADHD and Social Anxiety Disorder. That's EXACTLY how it feels from a visual perspective. Great reaction Mel, love your reactions cause they're so real and geniune.
I cried so much. I have severe anxiety and this movie hit me in the heart hard. Anxiety taking over, bottling the emotions, having an anxiety attack and hugging her sense of self together, but it broke me most hearing sadness say "Joy, Riley Wants you", I realized Riley was now able to pull from her emotions and control them more. Im so happy I watched this movie
***** Warning - Somewhat of a long read, and a trauma dump…having to do with my anxiety. ***** I suffer from chronic anxiety, a panic disorder and agoraphobia. The way they represent anxiety is perfect. Sometimes it’s so bad for me that I’ll even have a panic attack when I’m just chilling, laying on the couch. It’s been so bad at times that I’d have to try to hold off a panic attack just from having to walk to the bathroom. There’s specific reasons why, which I’m not going to go into, but trust me it makes sense why anxiety hits me hard then. If I have to go out, like to a doctors appointment, the anxiety I feel is so overwhelming it’s suffocating. Mind starts racing, heart races, I hyperventilate and if I can’t get it under control, I’ll throw up. I’ve even had times where it got so bad, I’d throw up and then pass out. My brain literally short circuited because anxiety was causing so much stress on my body that the mind protects everything by essentially rebooting. Anxiety is a hell all its own and I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. The worst part is I know most of what causes the panic attacks is illogical, there’s no logic to it whatsoever. That doesn’t matter though, because major anxiety like I have doesn’t follow logic, at all. Anxiety has made my life a living hell, combine that with severe chronic pain from a disability and believe me, I sometimes wonder why I even wake up. I’d never harm myself, I have a wife and adult child, I can’t do that to them. If it were just me, that would be a different story. I never used to be like this, it started after my accident and gradually got worse to the point where I am now. I can’t work and am on disability, but I have no quality of life. I can’t go out, I have no social life and I moved to a new area 9 years ago, so no friends here. Only place to make friends is at bars and I don’t drink, partially due to the meds I’m on but also because my abusive father was an alcoholic. I’m sorry….i know I just dumped this here. If I don’t write this shit out sometimes, things can get really bad. I’ll add a warning at the beginning that there’s a bit of a trauma dump.
The panic attack scene with Anxiety going crazy fast actually made me so uncomfortable with how real it felt personally. This is such a good movie especially since the you note audience from the first movie has grown up and can understand, while us older ones can look back and remember similar situations.
I have a panic disorder so the anxiety attack scene made me cry unexpectedly. And my poor son was like mommy what’s wrong? But it was a nice representation.
Anxiety really does feel absolutely terrible every time I have an anxiety attack I be causing myself more fear not knowing if it’s anxiety or a heart attack.
I should mention this movie was amazing beautiful even but I didn’t like how anxious I felt watching it. Idk why but the movie entirely stressed me out
As someone who has been dealing with anxiety and depression for over 20 years… they did it all in a perfect way. The way to deal with anxiety is done just as it is. I saw Riley getting closer and closer to an attack in such a way… I was in the verge of having one myself at the movie theatre. Thankfully my husband can detect it soon enough and immediately helped me deal with it. This move is one of the best Pixar films ever made. Hey, please react to the iron giant.
As someone who has a diagnosed severe anxiety disorder that anxiety scene was very accurate to what a panic attack feels like, the memories flooding in when joy and the other emotions came, not being able to breathe, your head spinning with thoughts and these negative emotions and thoughts. It feels like your mind is moving like the flash in a bad way but your body is stationary. But the part that got me was the part when sadness turns to joy and says “Riley wants you” that shit had me BAWLING. Also fun fact that scene where Riley calms down after the panic attack is an actual grounding strategy 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell and a thing you can taste.
22 years in the Navy, and now 25 and counting shepherding these kiddos through their classes, their crisis, their successes and now these movies hit me in my soul. I love them, and cry over them, but not when they can see me.
I just want to say thank you again for allowing yourself to be so vulnerable with us. It feels so amazing seeing genuine people who go through the emotional roller-coaster of a movie. Thank you, Mello 🖤 I also feel like the anxiety attack was portrayed well. Anxiety was definitely a villain and I think people shouldn't just be stopped at managing it, but rather should be encouraged to heal from it;but that doesn't happen overnight
I deal with very bad anxiety. Your videos help me. They cheer me up on some days where I just cannot stop thinking about everything going on in life. Thank you for doing what you do💜
As someone who has struggled with anxiety I was bawling my eyes out when Riley had the panic attack, the movie portrays anxiety in such a good way. Also watching the movie a few weeks after leaving Highschool and having to say goodbye to a lot of friends hit different
I usually don’t like reaction or commentator channels but mellos energy is unbeatable to the point this channel is like my comfort channel keep being you man you’re legit one of my favorite channels dude 🤘
There is a difference between a panick attack and having an anxiety disorder (when even the small things in life make you anxious). It was not shown explicitly, but it's not only emotions that create anxiety. Beliefs (thoughts) create emotions, which creates more thoughts and that's where an emotion like anxiety can kick in. The nervous system is most important in all of this. That could be interesting for the next movie.
Hi! Someone who used to have anxiety/panic attacks here! The animation used on Anxiety is an excellent representation on what a panic attack FEELS like. It's a storm that sits on your chest. You feel like you're going but you're not. You're just standing/sitting there.
I have horrible anxiety attacks and my son who is 11 is starting to get them now. For this movie to come out, and me being able to show him this is what's happening. I honestly cried my eyes out. I think this movie represented it so perfectly, and made it so much easier to explain to my son what anxiety is. I loved this movie.❤
I have never felt more seen than watching this movie. I was shaking in the theater. They even included her trying a grounding technique during her anxiety attack. I was so happy I had someone watching this movie with me because it was so visceral.
I personally think this should be a whole mew genre of movies. Like different characters, different stories ectr ectr. As someone with anxiety diagnosed this movie helped me understand it better, because I never really understood how I have anxiety and all. Idk how to explain it because my English isn’t perfect lol but adressing more issues, specifically mental health, like that could be so beneficial.
I was diagnosed with GAD (generalised anxiety disorder) in my early 20s. I waited for this movie to come to Disney+ because I knew it would break me. The scene with the panic/anxiety attack was brilliant. For me, it captured exactly what I feel like. It’s like my brain and heart are racing and I feel like I’m moving a hundred miles an hour despite standing still. The only thing I can do is ride it out because once it starts it’s like it can’t stop. There’s things you learn to help with them, but at the height of it it’s like a whirlwind.
I love your Fear cosplay! And yeah--I think it's a great representation of my anxiety. I've talked about it a lot in therapy. First time I saw this in theaters I was hysterical half the film. It's so hard to have anixety! I wish just understanding it made this better, but it does at least help me start. I really liked the way they came to understand that Anxiety CAN help you (remembering that you should prepare for a test) but that giving it too much power can destroy you. It was a great movie, glad you liked it!
from childhood to high school, Mel, we were polar opposites! I was so reserved and quiet, people never knew I was even around. by the time I got to high school, I was in the Drama club, acting on stage, becoming popular. but... if Pixar were to make another movie like this based on MY emotions when I was Riley's age, it would be Pixar's first official horror movie! Cine Therapy made a video of this; a director in the film industry (who needs therapy!), and a licensed therapist, and they were both crying over parts in this movie and saying, "Damn you, Pixar!"
This movie is a prime example of my own anxiety. It’s just a whole bunch of overwhelming thoughts that make me overthink everything. It feels as though someone is pinning me against a wall pushing against my diaphragm. There are things that can help with anxiety attacks such as breathing and focusing on tactile sensations and sounds, which are really well represented here by Pixar. What I find works best for me in the worst case is having someone hug me, so I can focus on their breathing or heartbeat and match it. Like you said, Pixar is the best storytelling studio, this movie had me tearing up almost the entire way through it was so relatable
This made me feel seen, specially the part where anxiety had the "staff" make scenarios. I cried like a baby. I love this movie. I like this one more, but they are both amazing! I specially love the difference, in the first movie Riley NEEDED sadness (to feel) and in this movie she WANTED joy. As we grow up it's harder to keep a positive mindset, but one can focus on the good and find happiness in the simple things.
I like how the fathers response was, asked and answered, all good. And behind him you see a yellow joy orb go up cause hes watching the game and his daughter is fine and camp was good, so everythings fine.
Honestly, inside out can probably go for a few more movies. They can tackle high school, college or not going to college, working, adult problems, getting older, ,mid life crisis etc..
This movie helped me during a dark time in my life right now….it helped me see things differently. Anxiety has a way of taking control and it’s hard to see a way out of it. I was scared of my own mind and now I understand it better.
I've had panic attacks before and when I did, it felt just like that. My hands got numb to the point to where I had no control in moving them. I was crying non stop and heavy breathing, it kind of feels like you're about to die, they did an amazing job trying to embody a panic attack, I cried sm watching this
I have anxiety and when she has her panic attack and when she comes back from it, I always cry. Pixar did a beautiful job with this movie, I may like this one even more than the first. Great reaction!!
When riley started talking to her friends about how she’s feeling after her anxiety attack, i like the way you pointed out that the emotions aren’t in control anymore and i also think that’s more of her sense of self taking over. + details that i realize is that while she’s having an anxiety attack Riley’s vision from the emotion’s pov or the tv screen inside the head quarter’s are blurred, after she’s calmed down we can see that her vision came back clearly… that is the best detail i can confirm dealing with anxiety attack, other people that i know of says their vision turns dark
20:58 You're right on the money! When designing the characters for Inside Out when it came out in 2015, Pete Doctor and his character designers inspired Disgust's body shape after broccoli. (Would've been more obvious and more creative if she had an afro though imo.) (P.S. Disgust actually had the problem of whether her design was to be "disgusting" or if she was "disgusted." So they went through multiple different design choices before settling on the one they went with.)
Movie one was the lesson of joy isn’t the only emotion a person should feel, people need other emotions, this movie we learn that we can’t force ourselves to be the perfect future we see.
I have an anxiety disorder, and it took a lot of work with my therapist for me to be able to get a handle on my anxiety attacks that quickly. But coming out of it does feel a lot like that.
My seven year old son deals with athletic related anxiety and is so hard on himself. So the ending with Riley’s panic attack had him in tears when we saw it in theaters and it really helped him finding coping mechanisms 😢 Also, that Fear cosplay looks goooooood on you, good sir! You could make sweater vests trendy again! 🎉
I struggle with severe anxiety and I balled when I saw this movie. When it got to the anxiety attack I was literally in shock because of how accurate it felt. Frozen, you know what’s going on and that it’s not good or helping but you can’t do anything to stop it. When you said “curse” it hit so deep because that’s what it feels like a lot of the time. This did an absolutely amazing job of portraying how intense and relentless anxiety can be, it gets so overwhelming.
I Never Tried Banana Bread, It Just Sounds Nasty... Should I Try It? I See So Many People Loving Banana Bread In The Comments.
I'm not a fan of it personally but hey, try it. If you don't like it, you ain't gotta finish it right? Never know until you give things a try, within reason of course. lol. 😂
Yeah it’s nasty 🤢 (oh and disgust character is my favorite…lol)
I'm here under a day!
I’ve never tried it but I’m personally not a big fan of banana myself, also my favorite emotion is embarrassment 🩷
banana breads so good, it uses overripe bananas so its a sweeter flavor w brown sugar. its yummy
The scene where Riley gained her new sense of self also made me cry. She learned that it takes a lot to accept yourself, flaws and all.
I thought the movie was fs gonna end with her new self being "I'm a good person but I can be better" buy I love what they actually did so much more. And the way they all hug it is just so wholesome and perfect
As a person who deals with anxiety and self doubt. I cried too bro. There's a reason these movies are so popular. Everyone can either personally relate or knows someone who does.
Same man. I've been through a lot, and I'm still trying to work on myself, it's really hard.
@VenomGuy117 it is but one day at a time
@@g.r.rent.345yeah you're right
Me too, I can relate what you guys is saying, is sooo difficult to not doubt ourselves for everything and worry what other people think about us.
One thing that was really strange, is that I don't cried much watching it in the cinema, just had teary eyes in the anxiety attack cene, I don't got it why I don't cried more, 'cause that was so accurate what I feel and get through.
@VenomGuy117 same I feel the same anxiety too but I controlled all my emotions to make right decisions for the right or wrong reasons!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊
One small detail I'm happy to see is that Riley doesn't fail when she's playing hockey under the rule of Anxiety. She's excelling and scoring points...but she's still thinking she's not good enough. Thats the point of anxiety...when it's in control, you will never be good enough. Having Riley succeeding, but still crumbling under the pressure is genius.
Totally agree, it adds a nice touch of nuance that might’ve gotten lost in a lesser film.
She's excelling as an individual, but failing as a teammate.
Points for the costume. Minus points for not liking banana bread.
Whaaat? I thought everybody liked banana bread lol its like a muffin in a loaf & banana-flavored 😂
The part that really fucked me up was at the end was when the console put out those golden sparkles and Sadness said "Joy..Riley wants you.." It really highlighted how important it is to be ready to feel joy again after coming out of a mental health episode. Being ready to experience Joy after going through a hard time takes so much courage..because it requires that you risk being disappointed or hurt at the end of it. You can have medication, therapy, and a good support system. But if you aren't able to open yourself up to Joy, you are liable to be in mental health episodes for longer periods of time. As a diagnosed MDD and anxiety girlie, this movie was masterful. I cried like a baby. Hella cathartic.
Such a good point! I never thought about how I feel Joy after going through a bad mental health episode.
That was PERFECTLY written
As someone with anxiety, I can attest to the scene where Riley is having a panic attack. Not only do you freeze, but emotionally, you are trying to latch onto a sense of self to calm down but as the movie showed, for every good thought you have, a bad one follows and this process continues until the panic attack stops
When Anxiety spiraled, I had a panic attack. I suffer from them almost daily, and not because my life sucks, that's just how I am. :). My husband was sitting next to me when it happened and gave me the comfort I needed. I couldn't even watch the scene in full. It was only after Riley gained her new sense of self did I calm down. This movie it beautifully written and Anxiety is manifested perfectly.
My same thoughts. I had to look away because it hit home with me.
I froze when I saw it, jaw on the floor. I’ve never seen something portray anxiety attacks so well, especially when it takes over like that.
Have you ever tried talking to a therapist about this before? I know you said that's just something you deal with but maybe talking to someone about this could be very useful and they could have some tips for you on dealing with it and possibly finding ways to make them not like last a long time.
@lay1735 I do not. I have thought about it, but I back out at the last minute. I dunno. My anxiety doesn't have a specific trigger. It just goes.
@Gaz_The_Palico have you tried any medication? It can be scary going on med but I have heard really good things about Buspar or Gabapentin. It may be worth looking into.
A cousin of mine was preaching in Church, and use Inside Out 2 as an example of being anxious or worried about the future. This movie is definitely amazing and comical.
That’s really cool!
I love this. I have anxiety issues sometimes and I an a Christian. It helps so much to be able to read what the Bible says about anxiety and pray. Has gotten me through a lot of dark times.
@daynadouglas8727 Preach it!!! We got to try and apply God in everything we do so we know how to handle things HIS way and not our way.🙏
Pixar movies are like therapy sessions and that there are movies for everyone to relate to makes it even better.
they NAILED Anxiety! part of you thinks it's helping, and sometimes it does, and then it gets so out of control it completely freezes you... some people more overtly than others, but it keeps us from taking action/making decisions... man! 💯🥰
Anxiety inside her orange twister moving around the console so fast that she's frozen in place was such a BRILLIANT detail to add to the anxiety attack, you're trying to get a grip on so many things that you can't even focus on what's right in front of you. I also like the whole idea of a sense of self becoming more complex and ever-changing as you grow up, since it's an amalgamation of all the memories forming your belief system. You don't often lose or change beliefs, but you're constantly gaining new ones. Very good stuff!
First off, I love the Fear cosplay. You look great.👍 Second, I love how much Joy appreciates Sadness now. I'm glad what she learned in the first movie really stuck with her.
She made a improvement
Off the first note, when I went to see this in theaters, I cosplayed as Embarrassment because I was that hyperfixated on him and the movie itself.
I have a panic disorder so the scene showing her having a panic attack felt too real but it also was validating. Because it’s hard to describe exactly how it feels but this movie portrayed it the best way I’ve ever seen. And you probably also noticed she was using grounding techniques after which is something I have to practice when I do have them. Touching things, deep breathing, picking a color in the room and seeing how many things of that color I see. I cried my eyes out during that scene and was smiling by the end of the movie.
I also want to say that I appreciate that you are not afraid to show your vulnerability and emotions when reacting to movies like this. You’re a real one and we love you!
Emberrassment is my favorite character! HE IS ADORABLE! 😍💖
Same lol I love him :D
Same, He's so adorable and cute
Cried my eyes out watching this movie. Cried with Mell as well. This is why Mell is one of my all-time favorite reaction channels ever! This is the best reaction to this movie. Ugh, I love how he's always so understanding and willing to show us his real reactions. Also this movie captured how anxiety works in such a unique and beautiful way. When Riley had her anxiety attack I had to pause the movie and take a small break because my own anxiety was spiking. I had one of the worst anxiety attacks the other day where I felt like I needed to go to the ER. I sat outside for hours with my friends (the change of scenery helped, I felt like I couldn't be alone inside my house.) and they spoke with me until I felt better. It gets better the more you understand it and the more support you have. Mell, we love you so much. ❤️
Edit because I forgot to mention how much I loved the outfit!
Can confirm that is EXACTLY what anxiety feels like btw. You're rushing at a hundred miles a minute AND you're frozen solid at the same time. You're going through every possible scenario, to try and get ahead of the problems, but you're also convinced that anything you do will only make it worse. You try to tell yourself you're a good person... But it just rings hollow.
Anxiety’s voice actor is Maya Hawke she also plays Robin from stranger things🙌🏽‼️so that’s probably where you recognize her from lol ,kudos to her tho she really did the damn thing 😭
The part where joy wondered if that’s what happens when you become an adult - you feel less joy - destroyed me. I’m firmly in my middle age years and after watching the first one, I wondered when it was that I last felt joy. So that part definitely hits for those of us who are closer to nostalgia being welcome in the room. 🤣
as someone with anxiety, i feel like they interpreted an anxiety attack amazingly, especially since she’s a teen and it was just sprung on her. at 13, you’re worried about so many things, friends, school, your future, all of it. so when the overlapping voices of her sense of self were speaking in a frenzy, it made sense because you’re thinking about so many things while having an attack and wishing it’ll stop or trying to figure out what happened in order for you to have the attack. i felt so seen for my struggles, this is a great movie, more people should watch it to see how anxiety affects adolescents in different ways
The part that hit me the hardest was when she kept saying "Im not good enough" There are days when I feel like that.
I still think I’m not good enough right now. But hey it’s not a bad thing. Because you can always try to be better. The important thing is that you don’t “need” to be better, you just “want” to be better. It helps you achieve more
Watching the build up of the anxiety attack and watching Anxiety be paralyzed I was just silently crying and sobbing in the theater. As someone who was diagnosed young with anxiety, this became so personal so quickly and i was going through this whole thing with Riley. It is rare a sequel can be better than the original. Both are great in their own ways, but i loved getting to see how the emotions evolved and i am excited for what is to come for Riley in the future.
I’m 25 and have lived with anxiety since I was at least 11 and seeing this made me feel like I was seen like, I know there’s more people out there with heavy anxiety but it helps seeing it personalised. Seeing people react to this who don’t have anxiety baffles me as they seem so shocked about Riley’s choices but as someone who’s had anxiety it makes sense to me.
Will forever live Pixar as they make everyone feel seen. This is a great film and definitely something that people need to talk about more.
The anxiety attack and the anxiety character in general is genuinely what it feels like you feel like you’re doing you’re best but people will criticise and then you feel you can do better which leads to those anxiety attacks. The visualisation of it was brilliant also, all that anxiety wanted to do was help not realising it was making things worse
I saw this with a friend. It did spark some great conversations. I cry everytime I even see someone react to the anxiety attack scene. So epic in its realness. I also love when she's coming out of the attack and starts to ground herself. You can see her focus on what she can hear and feel and see. So beautiful
I was expecting anything but that hat when I clicked in the video😂
Genius things about the movie;
1. Making the emotions shout hey poachy instead to avoid awkardness
2. After the tube breaking and joy looking through memeories in desperation to find a bad memory that was previously a happy one like the first movie but she fails
3. The bad memories on the mountain rushing with an explosion to reflect suppressed bad memories exploding back
Oh man, thank you for 2! I knew there was something I didn't get about that moment - you could tell Joy was having some kind of realisation, but I couldn't figure out what it was and it bugged the heck out of me.
Banana bread is amazing! No slander will be tolerated 😤😤
The memories on the shelves are normal while the ones below are memories of things she’s done, lessons she has to learn etc.
The lessons she learned is different, before Joy believed the best thing for Riley was for her to be happy mad ignore her other emotions as much as possible, now she learned that her emotions don’t really choose who she is and they learned they don’t control her, she controls them.
walle is a must see i dont cry much from movies but its one of those that managed to get me teary eyed
As someone with anxiety this movie hit HARD. I was balling. Ugly crying and everything.
Anxiety is voiced by Maya Hawke (Known as Robin from Stranger Things & other projects)
A sense of self isn't a permanent thing. It isn't a rock. Your sense of self changes throughout your life. As an adolescent, they call it a "phase". But phases happen to adults too. Change isn't bad or good. It is just something that happens.
For me it was when she wanted happiness back and when she got it back while she was skating on the ice. That broke me for some reason - I think it’s because I’m still waiting for that to happen to me 😵💫😢
37:17 Oh yes. I'm diagnosed with anxiety disorder and this movie made me feel so seen. The moment when Riley's anxiety attack started escalating, I started sobbing like crazy. The depiction is so accurate, the way the bad memories came rushing in at the same time she was having attack, the way she was feeling the things around her so that she can feel grounded, when her core belief presented as a lot of negative and positive things echoing in her head, and when the emotions hugged him. It's just so good. I love this movie so much.
I saw this the same day it came out in theaters, this movie is amazing! Pixar was spot-on with Anxiety and Embarrasment, I cried when it came to the Anxiety attack cause I have ADHD and Social Anxiety Disorder. That's EXACTLY how it feels from a visual perspective. Great reaction Mel, love your reactions cause they're so real and geniune.
I cried so much. I have severe anxiety and this movie hit me in the heart hard. Anxiety taking over, bottling the emotions, having an anxiety attack and hugging her sense of self together, but it broke me most hearing sadness say "Joy, Riley Wants you", I realized Riley was now able to pull from her emotions and control them more. Im so happy I watched this movie
3:52 I saw this movie in theaters twice in 3d and that part when the puck flew right at the screen made me jump both times 😂.
They absolutely nailed this movie!! Even though I didn’t cry I was sure close to doing so and I’m not even that emotional! This is a gem for sure.
I full ugly cried in the theater for this one. Surrounded by a bunch of children.
***** Warning - Somewhat of a long read, and a trauma dump…having to do with my anxiety. *****
I suffer from chronic anxiety, a panic disorder and agoraphobia. The way they represent anxiety is perfect. Sometimes it’s so bad for me that I’ll even have a panic attack when I’m just chilling, laying on the couch. It’s been so bad at times that I’d have to try to hold off a panic attack just from having to walk to the bathroom. There’s specific reasons why, which I’m not going to go into, but trust me it makes sense why anxiety hits me hard then. If I have to go out, like to a doctors appointment, the anxiety I feel is so overwhelming it’s suffocating. Mind starts racing, heart races, I hyperventilate and if I can’t get it under control, I’ll throw up.
I’ve even had times where it got so bad, I’d throw up and then pass out. My brain literally short circuited because anxiety was causing so much stress on my body that the mind protects everything by essentially rebooting. Anxiety is a hell all its own and I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. The worst part is I know most of what causes the panic attacks is illogical, there’s no logic to it whatsoever. That doesn’t matter though, because major anxiety like I have doesn’t follow logic, at all.
Anxiety has made my life a living hell, combine that with severe chronic pain from a disability and believe me, I sometimes wonder why I even wake up. I’d never harm myself, I have a wife and adult child, I can’t do that to them. If it were just me, that would be a different story. I never used to be like this, it started after my accident and gradually got worse to the point where I am now. I can’t work and am on disability, but I have no quality of life. I can’t go out, I have no social life and I moved to a new area 9 years ago, so no friends here. Only place to make friends is at bars and I don’t drink, partially due to the meds I’m on but also because my abusive father was an alcoholic.
I’m sorry….i know I just dumped this here. If I don’t write this shit out sometimes, things can get really bad. I’ll add a warning at the beginning that there’s a bit of a trauma dump.
The panic attack scene with Anxiety going crazy fast actually made me so uncomfortable with how real it felt personally. This is such a good movie especially since the you note audience from the first movie has grown up and can understand, while us older ones can look back and remember similar situations.
I still cry. I cried just watching this reaction.
I have a panic disorder so the anxiety attack scene made me cry unexpectedly. And my poor son was like mommy what’s wrong? But it was a nice representation.
I love Disgust in this movie. She had more lines compared to the last one and she's more expressive now. Also, her facial expressions are on point
The scene when Riley has an anxiety attack and when she apologizes to her friends really made me cry, Pixar really hits you in the feels
Anxiety really does feel absolutely terrible every time I have an anxiety attack I be causing myself more fear not knowing if it’s anxiety or a heart attack.
I should mention this movie was amazing beautiful even but I didn’t like how anxious I felt watching it. Idk why but the movie entirely stressed me out
That anxiety attack had me cryinggg . I felt that scene so much
5:10 yes I have done that before in 7th grade. One of the most embarrassing memories ever
I'm crying with you, and as someone with anxiety this was a perfect representation of it, for me at least, this movie was beautifully made
As someone who has been dealing with anxiety and depression for over 20 years… they did it all in a perfect way.
The way to deal with anxiety is done just as it is.
I saw Riley getting closer and closer to an attack in such a way… I was in the verge of having one myself at the movie theatre. Thankfully my husband can detect it soon enough and immediately helped me deal with it.
This move is one of the best Pixar films ever made.
Hey, please react to the iron giant.
The fact that this movie has Mellow in tears, that's how know this movie is powerful and touches a lot people
As someone who has a diagnosed severe anxiety disorder that anxiety scene was very accurate to what a panic attack feels like, the memories flooding in when joy and the other emotions came, not being able to breathe, your head spinning with thoughts and these negative emotions and thoughts. It feels like your mind is moving like the flash in a bad way but your body is stationary. But the part that got me was the part when sadness turns to joy and says “Riley wants you” that shit had me BAWLING. Also fun fact that scene where Riley calms down after the panic attack is an actual grounding strategy 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell and a thing you can taste.
22 years in the Navy, and now 25 and counting shepherding these kiddos through their classes, their crisis, their successes and now these movies hit me in my soul. I love them, and cry over them, but not when they can see me.
They did . I suffer from depression and anxiety it is so hard overthinking and your body feels all kind of emotions damn crying there ❤
I just want to say thank you again for allowing yourself to be so vulnerable with us. It feels so amazing seeing genuine people who go through the emotional roller-coaster of a movie. Thank you, Mello 🖤
I also feel like the anxiety attack was portrayed well. Anxiety was definitely a villain and I think people shouldn't just be stopped at managing it, but rather should be encouraged to heal from it;but that doesn't happen overnight
I deal with very bad anxiety. Your videos help me. They cheer me up on some days where I just cannot stop thinking about everything going on in life. Thank you for doing what you do💜
As someone who has struggled with anxiety I was bawling my eyes out when Riley had the panic attack, the movie portrays anxiety in such a good way. Also watching the movie a few weeks after leaving Highschool and having to say goodbye to a lot of friends hit different
Can I just add that I love this editing style really nice work to the editor
I usually don’t like reaction or commentator channels but mellos energy is unbeatable to the point this channel is like my comfort channel keep being you man you’re legit one of my favorite channels dude 🤘
when the dark secret says "we burn hole in rug" hes saying that riley was smoking.
I'm pretty sure that's not it lol
Melo!! You have me balling my eyes out at work!! 😢😅
There is a difference between a panick attack and having an anxiety disorder (when even the small things in life make you anxious).
It was not shown explicitly, but it's not only emotions that create anxiety. Beliefs (thoughts) create emotions, which creates more thoughts and that's where an emotion like anxiety can kick in.
The nervous system is most important in all of this. That could be interesting for the next movie.
Hi! Someone who used to have anxiety/panic attacks here! The animation used on Anxiety is an excellent representation on what a panic attack FEELS like. It's a storm that sits on your chest. You feel like you're going but you're not. You're just standing/sitting there.
I have horrible anxiety attacks and my son who is 11 is starting to get them now. For this movie to come out, and me being able to show him this is what's happening. I honestly cried my eyes out. I think this movie represented it so perfectly, and made it so much easier to explain to my son what anxiety is. I loved this movie.❤
I have never felt more seen than watching this movie. I was shaking in the theater.
They even included her trying a grounding technique during her anxiety attack. I was so happy I had someone watching this movie with me because it was so visceral.
I personally think this should be a whole mew genre of movies. Like different characters, different stories ectr ectr. As someone with anxiety diagnosed this movie helped me understand it better, because I never really understood how I have anxiety and all. Idk how to explain it because my English isn’t perfect lol but adressing more issues, specifically mental health, like that could be so beneficial.
I was diagnosed with GAD (generalised anxiety disorder) in my early 20s. I waited for this movie to come to Disney+ because I knew it would break me. The scene with the panic/anxiety attack was brilliant. For me, it captured exactly what I feel like. It’s like my brain and heart are racing and I feel like I’m moving a hundred miles an hour despite standing still. The only thing I can do is ride it out because once it starts it’s like it can’t stop. There’s things you learn to help with them, but at the height of it it’s like a whirlwind.
As a person who deals with gut wrenching anxiety. This movie describes it perfectly 😢
I love your Fear cosplay! And yeah--I think it's a great representation of my anxiety. I've talked about it a lot in therapy. First time I saw this in theaters I was hysterical half the film. It's so hard to have anixety! I wish just understanding it made this better, but it does at least help me start. I really liked the way they came to understand that Anxiety CAN help you (remembering that you should prepare for a test) but that giving it too much power can destroy you. It was a great movie, glad you liked it!
I never cried to this movie. But when Mell cried I cried
The way they just huddle around her new sense of self as it emerges makes me so happy. The way they all just sit and listen to her is so sweet
Melo why you made me cry rewatching this along with you bro this movie was amazing❤
Also, for me, it feels like a steam train that’s on fire racing on 4+ tracks at once. It’s horrifying. 🧡
Damn it Mell I cried with you! I was sobbing in theatres when I saw this movie :( it's so good.
i love the concept and the story moral in the movie. It made me so emotional.
from childhood to high school, Mel, we were polar opposites! I was so reserved and quiet, people never knew I was even around. by the time I got to high school, I was in the Drama club, acting on stage, becoming popular. but...
if Pixar were to make another movie like this based on MY emotions when I was Riley's age, it would be Pixar's first official horror movie!
Cine Therapy made a video of this; a director in the film industry (who needs therapy!), and a licensed therapist, and they were both crying over parts in this movie and saying, "Damn you, Pixar!"
This movie is a prime example of my own anxiety. It’s just a whole bunch of overwhelming thoughts that make me overthink everything. It feels as though someone is pinning me against a wall pushing against my diaphragm. There are things that can help with anxiety attacks such as breathing and focusing on tactile sensations and sounds, which are really well represented here by Pixar. What I find works best for me in the worst case is having someone hug me, so I can focus on their breathing or heartbeat and match it. Like you said, Pixar is the best storytelling studio, this movie had me tearing up almost the entire way through it was so relatable
STOP CRYING MELL YOU MAKE ME CRY TOO
This made me feel seen, specially the part where anxiety had the "staff" make scenarios. I cried like a baby. I love this movie.
I like this one more, but they are both amazing! I specially love the difference, in the first movie Riley NEEDED sadness (to feel) and in this movie she WANTED joy. As we grow up it's harder to keep a positive mindset, but one can focus on the good and find happiness in the simple things.
I like how the fathers response was, asked and answered, all good. And behind him you see a yellow joy orb go up cause hes watching the game and his daughter is fine and camp was good, so everythings fine.
Both movies hit hard for me cause I deal both with depression and have anxiety attacks.
Honestly, inside out can probably go for a few more movies. They can tackle high school, college or not going to college, working, adult problems, getting older, ,mid life crisis etc..
How do you know that he really has a caring and kind heart:
This movie helped me during a dark time in my life right now….it helped me see things differently. Anxiety has a way of taking control and it’s hard to see a way out of it. I was scared of my own mind and now I understand it better.
DUDE your reaction is so real
MellVerse unironically getting into the kids show character is the most wholesome thing ever lol.
I've had panic attacks before and when I did, it felt just like that. My hands got numb to the point to where I had no control in moving them. I was crying non stop and heavy breathing, it kind of feels like you're about to die, they did an amazing job trying to embody a panic attack, I cried sm watching this
I have anxiety and when she has her panic attack and when she comes back from it, I always cry. Pixar did a beautiful job with this movie, I may like this one even more than the first. Great reaction!!
Maya Hawke voices anxiety. If you've watched Stranger Things, it's Robin.
0:36 the " WHAAAT" Absolutely killed me😂😂😂😂
The voice actress for Ennui is Adele Exarchopoulos who is a French actress as well. Maya Hawke is the voice actress for Anxiety
When riley started talking to her friends about how she’s feeling after her anxiety attack, i like the way you pointed out that the emotions aren’t in control anymore and i also think that’s more of her sense of self taking over.
+ details that i realize is that while she’s having an anxiety attack Riley’s vision from the emotion’s pov or the tv screen inside the head quarter’s are blurred, after she’s calmed down we can see that her vision came back clearly… that is the best detail i can confirm dealing with anxiety attack, other people that i know of says their vision turns dark
20:58 You're right on the money! When designing the characters for Inside Out when it came out in 2015, Pete Doctor and his character designers inspired Disgust's body shape after broccoli. (Would've been more obvious and more creative if she had an afro though imo.)
(P.S. Disgust actually had the problem of whether her design was to be "disgusting" or if she was "disgusted." So they went through multiple different design choices before settling on the one they went with.)
Movie one was the lesson of joy isn’t the only emotion a person should feel, people need other emotions, this movie we learn that we can’t force ourselves to be the perfect future we see.
I have an anxiety disorder, and it took a lot of work with my therapist for me to be able to get a handle on my anxiety attacks that quickly.
But coming out of it does feel a lot like that.
My seven year old son deals with athletic related anxiety and is so hard on himself. So the ending with Riley’s panic attack had him in tears when we saw it in theaters and it really helped him finding coping mechanisms 😢
Also, that Fear cosplay looks goooooood on you, good sir! You could make sweater vests trendy again! 🎉
Ive watched this movie so many times, it makes me cry everytime, damn it Pixar lol
I love how emotional you got. It made me feel mad at myself, cause the first time I watched it was in theaters with a friend, so I didn’t wanna cry.
yes, they did an incredible job of representing anxiety in this. Actually shed tears when watching the anxiety attack scene
I struggle with severe anxiety and I balled when I saw this movie. When it got to the anxiety attack I was literally in shock because of how accurate it felt. Frozen, you know what’s going on and that it’s not good or helping but you can’t do anything to stop it. When you said “curse” it hit so deep because that’s what it feels like a lot of the time. This did an absolutely amazing job of portraying how intense and relentless anxiety can be, it gets so overwhelming.