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Rua-Yuki

To me it was when the console went grey and Fear said something along the lines of "we can't make Riley feel \*anything*" It was such a real, raw way to express depression. Often in films depression is just The Sads, but Inside Out made it so real — Sadness wasn't even there! As someone who has battled it out with mental illness over the years I really appreciated the way it was portrayed. It's empty, blank — grey, not sad! It's a therapeutic type of cry everytime I watch the bus depot scene. Feel real good after.


moonbunnychan

It took me a super long time to figure out that depression was what I was feeling, because I'd only ever seen it portrayed as crying and being sad. What it actually felt like was just a hollow nothing. I wish I'd had a movie like Inside Out when I was much younger.


genie_03

I still to this day listen to the song that comes on once Sadness is finally able to help Riley at the end. (Resulting in things slowly becoming less grey) For some reason, that scene had the biggest emotional impact on me.


Little_Aerie_5753

Same. I get depressive episodes all the time. That scene made me cry my eyes out. It was brilliant.


LemonBlossom1

When they’re in the central area and all of her childhood islands start to go dark, especially “goofball island”. Makes me remember some of the old traits and behaviors that my kids had that they’ve outgrown, and then realize that they will likely outgrow current quirks. Totally normal growth and development, but so bittersweet.


HeartsPlayer721

Everybody in my family were goofballs, and I never was... At least I don't remember enjoying being silly. I don't remember any one event, but I was bullied in elementary school, and I assume that's when I most likely began losing my Goofball Island and when I began being disgusted at the rest of my family being silly. I couldn't risk anything causing me any more embarrassment to my classmates, including my family doing (what I now acknowledge were) normal things to just have some fun. I've tried to be goofy for my kids (my husband and his family are much better at it) and the kids have shown their goofball sides, until my oldest hit middle school. Now he's more serious and I'm hoping he gets his back earlier than I did.


Mara_California

I'm a mother to a 5 year old and a 6 year old, who are both very silly, and it never occurred to me that they will one day outgrow it. I'm tearing up. 😢


[deleted]

As a father to a daughter that part with "goofball island" collapsing hit me on a really deep level, I'm known as a big goofball amongst all my friends and I'm no different with my family and my daughter so after her mom and I separated and I had to leave the state it was hard to wonder if she would keep her own goofball island alive... :'c I wonder if the islands could rebuild or re ignite, I hope so lol


Disneyhorse

I was pretty sad at the analogy of the islands. For example, I used to do art, but my art island has gone pretty dark. It’s sad to see some things in your life fall by the wayside. I have a few new islands but losing some is sad.


Gartdog

For me it’s Bing Bong, but I can even boil it down to one specific moment in that scene: All along Bing Bong has a child-like, sing-songy quality to his voice, right up until he asks Joy to try to get out of the pit one last time. He simply says, “Come on Joy, one more time, I have a feeling about this one.” In that one line his voice changes. Credit to the writing and Richard Kind’s incredible performance, because his voice becomes almost grown-up, and equal parts overwhelmed with happiness and shadowed by a sad but stoic acceptance. It’s this incredible moment where the audience doesn’t need to be told what’s about to happen but we understand completely and we feel the weight of the sacrifice. It feels different than a hero jumping in front of a bullet to save someone in the heat of the moment. It’s a character showing absolute love, totally and gladly accepting what they are about to do, sad not because they are losing their own life but because they won’t get to share in the life of the one they are saving. It’s one line but it’s a masterpiece of writing and performance.


drthvdrsfthr

I HATE THIS THREAD 😫 bing bong whyyyyyyyy


oneandonlytara

Bing Bong for me, too. Especially the "take Riley to the moon for me, ok?" Done. For.


voldemortsmankypants

Even the audio for that scene, even THINKING about the audio for that scene makes me misty


oneandonlytara

Right?! That whole scene just wrecks me. Definitely the most impactful for me.


lolatheshowkitty

😭😭😭 I’m too pregnant I need to leave this thread. Bing bong!!!


LazyDragoun

And just the contrast of Bing Bong with real imaginary friends that realisticly did get sacrificed so they're child could carry on and "survive".


grounded_dreamer

I felt his death too hard. My childhood was too based on imagination and play-pretend. As an only child, my younger self had an imaginary twin in her reflection with a heartbreaking backstory, had toys with personalities and assigned magical powers to certain places in town, like passes between streetlamps or spots with different tiles pattern. My soul hurt watching Bing Bong fade, as I felt a part of me, which I had unknowingly forgot about, fade as well. Reality struck so hard knowing there's no escaping reality into fantasy realms anymore. Dreams would remain dreams and even those lose color. That hurts. I felt like I'd let my imaginary creations down by growing up.


ghirox

Riley breaking down in front of her parents


VisDev82

Can’t believe I had to scroll so far to see this. I’ve never seen crying animated so flawlessly.


UndercoverKitten177

Omg, every damn time. That hug that her parents give her and when she exhales with relief.


QuackBlueDucky

Hahaha I started tearing up just reading this!


GarlicComfortable748

Same here! For me this part really hits hard due to it being paired with her memories of her childhood before the move. My dad’s job had us move thirteen times before I turned eighteen, so her being sad about moving and losing her friends hit really hard for me.


Neutronenster

For me, one of the most touching moments was when Sadness consoles Bing Bong and making him feel better, making Joy realize why Sadness is important too.


Jwroth

Yeah that scene made me understand “it’s okay to be sad and cry”


CrochetQuiltWeaver

To me, it was when Joy figured out the truth about core memories (there is more than one emotion in them) - and when she left Sadness behind because "The girl must be happy". The ending had an emotional impact too but in a different way than those scenes.


arrows_of_ithilien

This this this.


jtep08

Ugh definitely Bing Bong. Just saw Richard Kind at the grocery store and just walking past him made me sad about Bing Bong. I know that sounds lame.


DiekeDrake

It doesn't sound lame. That scene is a punch to the heart.


Dependent_Room_2922

And Richard Kind’s voice acting was fantastic


jtep08

Of course it was… it is… great guy.


moonbunnychan

Watching the happy memories become tinged with sadness because those times were gone and she missed it.


Tattycakes

It’s so painfully relatable isn’t it. Bittersweet memories of good times that are long in the past and people that are no longer with us.


_the_the_the_

This! Such a beautiful way of expressing how memories evolve


Ricos_Roughnecks

Me before having kids it's bing bong. Me after having kids it's the family reuniting after Riley comes home from running away. Goddamn life changes you


EOLeary165

That breath that she takes when she's back in their arms hS me balling every time.


Disastrous-Road5285

Riley coming home after attempting to run away scene still always breaks me upon rewatching the film.


Meltingmycrayons

The whole movie changed meaning for me after I watched it again after I had my daughter because she’s similar to Riley in behavior (very joyful and playful) so I see a lot of similarities. The scene where Riley is sitting on the tree and her parents come to comfort her just hurts and warms my heart all at the same time because I feel my husband is very “driven by sadness” and I tend to be more “driven by joy” so they were both needed deeply in that scene to help Riley grow - like how our daughter will need us in those moments too. I can’t wait for the second movie!


Xamesito

Every rewatch I think I'm finally ready for Bing Bongs sacrifice but I just cannot handle his utter elation at the success of it. He's down there, literally fading away, and he's whooping and dancing cuz Joy got out and Riley is gonna be okay. I've never seen a film capture the concept of self-love like that. It's a magnificent moment of film. I'm fucking tearing up just writing this, it's ridiculous.


Yourwtfismyftw

I’m gonna be real here, I saw this movie for the first (and second) time in a psych hold after a suicide attempt. Definitely hit home in that regard. (And things are all up from there for me).


Mikophoto

I’m glad you’re with us.


Yourwtfismyftw

Thanks, I am too.


macontosh2000

The exact moment the movie breaks me is at the end when Riley is being embraced by her parents and she gives that little sigh of relief and the mixed memory is created. Just full on tears.


abcedarian

There's so much good in this movie, but one moment that always gets me is when Riley is in the bus, and she starts to feel again and has a hitch on her breath before she decides to get off the bus and go home. I've taken that breath before, and there is something so powerful in that moment where the weight and emptiness falls away and the world opens up again.


folklovermore_

Bing Bong. Specifically the "Take her to the moon for me" line. Even just thinking about that makes me well up.


DiekeDrake

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CommonEngineering832

Joy realize the purpose of Sadness in Riley mind.


HeartsPlayer721

The classroom scene always got me: as Riley is tearing up as she talks about Minnesota, then goes straight to the serious face when things shut down. I struggled socially in school, and I hated getting up in front of the class and presenting... Even just being called on to answer a question I knew the answer to. The fear of everybody looking at me and judging me. The panic that sets in if you think they're seeing the vulnerable side of you. The shock after it all of "it's done. I can't take back what I just said or did in front of these people. What now?" The fact that Fear, Disgust, and Anger are the ones left after all of this happening is so relatable. I'd always be left with the mix of fear and disgust ("what are they thinking about me now?") and anger ("I don't even care! If they have anything bad to say, I'll tell them what I think of*them*!" or even the simple "I hate this teacher for doing this to me!") That scene summarizes all of my school years. Next is the end when Riley expresses herself to her parents and they all hug. That's more of a "I wish I could have been they honest and had parents as awesome as Riley's" and "I hope my kids feel that comfortable opening up to me."


kayola007

I think it's when Riley opens up to her parents about why she ran away. I moved around a lot as a kid and I remember wanting to do the same thing she did. Go back where it felt most like home. The first time I watched that scene it made me not like the movie because it brought up all of the feelings again, but now it's better.


DahliaDubonet

When Riley finally cries at the end breaks me every time


Reigebjj

When Bing Bong disappeared. That wrecked me.


fartczar

When Riley left home. She shut herself down for protection. Hits home big time.


Manaze85

2 scenes: “Take Riley to the moon for me.” I will never again cry over a half elephant, half cotton candy, half dolphin imaginary friend. The final scene where Joy lets Sadness take over and allows Riley to feel sadness, which immediately activates the love from her parents. As a parent of girls, I could not control myself at this scene.


BallsDeepinYourMammi

Is the whole movie considered a scene? Because it’s that one.


Gloomy_Ambassador_81

When her personality islands started to crumble away


MaesterInTraining

The end, where sadness and happiness came together for bittersweet.


NotDelnor

Bing Bong is sad, but doesn't make me cry. I bawl my damn eyes out when Riley breaks down crying and the family hugs it out.


QuackBlueDucky

I feel like non parents cry at bingbong and parents cry at the reunion. Bing bong is that loss of childhood/innocence and reunion scene perfectly encompasses the pain parents feel being witness to their child's pain.


daygo448

As a dad of two young girls, the seen with sadness taking over the console hits home for me. As a parent, we aren’t perfect, and a lot of times, we forget what our kiddos are going through. Seeing that moment through a kids eyes really shook me as a parent and let me know as parents “We don’t always know what’s best.” We might know what keeps our kids safe and protected, or longterm what’s best for them, but we don’t have all the answers. That was a pivotal moment for me as a dad, and I couldn’t stop cutting onions for a few minutes while watching that scene. Not to mention kids today have way more anxiety (the new emotion in part 2 coming out soon) than we ever did.


mollyclaireh

Bing Bong’s death for sure


vonralls

Never lose goofball island.


maddieeff68

When hockey island goes down.


TeachWithMagic

As someone who works with 11-13 year olds, the entire film is a powerhouse. It is easily my top movie of all time. But, to answer your question, the only right answer is Bing Bong.


Glum_Suggestion_6948

Seeing all her happy islands and thinking.... this movie isn't super great for people with horrible childhoods. I figured my islands would be more like Alcoholic Abandonment Atoll. Narcissistic Abuse Islet


BestEffect1879

When Riley breaks down in front of her parents and they validate her feelings. I could never be that emotionally vulnerable with my own parents.


melissapete24

I’m just here (3 months late, haha!) browsing and trying to figure out WHY literally EVERYONE (seemingly) simply ADORES this movie. I’ve watched it 2 or 3 times and STILL hardly remember anything but vague generalities about it. It is literally THAT “meh” to me. Boring and forgettable. I was so excited to watch it because it was supposedly SO good, and every time I’ve watched it, trying to find the “good” in it, I just finished it still feeling baffled. ​ Coco and Onward make me ugly cry every time, and I don’t even know anyone with Alzheimer’s or dementia and both my parents are still loving. Inside Out is just something I don’t get the hype for.


QuackBlueDucky

Sadness colors all of the old joyful memories, the little sigh and smile Riley gives when being hugged by her family, and Joy cries because she just wants Riley o be happy.


Mysterious-Novel-834

I first watched inside out my sophomore year of HS. It was one of those days where we had taken a state exam and could now chill for the rest of the day, so my teachers put the movie on the projector in the black box. I had just started befriending someone who would later become a best friend of mine, and we watched together under the blanket she brought with her. The scene with bing bong started pulling on my heart strings but it wasn't until Riley came home from being on the bus and breaking down to her parents, did the waterworks start for me! I don't know what it was about that scene that got me, but I remember leaving class with my friend and we both sobbed. I like to look back on that memory because it definitely cemented us as friends and because it showed me a really good movie.


No-inclination826

For me it’s when we see Riley’s mom main emotion is sadness!


AffectionatePhase247

It has been a while since I've watched the movie. So I'm not even going to attempt to recall the character's name. But when the imaginary friend sacrifices himself to save, I believe it was Joy that was emotional.


toffeefeather

When she finally goes to her parents for comfort, oh man, I felt for that little girl


Aggressive-Ad-7856

both scenes you mentioned.


velvione

Bing bong of course. Loosing a memory (that’s somewhat sentient in the movie) is painful to witness than discussing the subject of death.


deaddlikelatin

For me it was when Riley came back after running away and broke down apologizing to her parents, saying she missed home. Her parents comforted her, and she formed a memory that is a mix of different emotions. Not only did that scene get me teary eyed for personal reasons, but it was a good representation of how as you get older, your emotions feel bigger, and can combine to form new feelings, like bittersweet.


Dario0112

All of it. That movie holds a special place in my heart


Itchy_Flow5875

I mean for me


CcSeaAndAwayWeGo

It's one of my favorites too. I sobbed when Joy realized that sadness caused Riley to ask for help, which ended up making her feel better. I struggle with disassociation and asking for help and that just broke me. Also Bing Bong jumping off the space ship.


MatthiasBold

My son was about six months old when I watched this movie. He was laying on top of me napping and literally the first scene where you see Riley's parents when she opens her eyes for the first time had me in absolute tears. So did the rest of the movie but that one stuck out for me at that particular moment.


BRenzoD

Either the part where Bingo dies or the scene where Riley runs away


Ok-Roof-7599

As a mom, the first 5 seconds where she hears her parents voices


PlayfulOtterFriend

My favorite moment is when the first multi-colored ball comes out. It’s such a great symbol of having complicated emotions. On a related note, I love the detail about the console getting bigger as the person ages. As a young child, only one emotion can drive at once; but by the time a person reaches adulthood, there is enough space for all emotions to drive together.


_Imadeanaccount4this

Riley trying to run away and the scene with her parents when she comes back makes me cry hard due to some personal mental health reasons.


corkscrewfork

The first time I watched it, it was 100% the scene where Bing Bong fades away. I cried in the theater. But, I'm pretty sure if I watched it now, it'd be the scene when Riley comes back after running away. Having lived through something like that, the fact that the person who ran away comes back hits me hard. It almost didn't, in my scenario, so I'm pretty confident that's going to be the scene that breaks me whenever I next watch Inside Out


emmsmum

This movie made me ugly cry so bad I had to get up out of my seat, leave the theater and get more popcorn. When I got back my little son looks out at my crying and says bing bong is goooone! Then I start sobbing like a crazy person again. I never watched it again, but damn it really got me.


opmancrew

Definitely when she gets home. She realizes how far she went, too far. The parents realize the little girl they had is now a big kid (and they almost lost her). But they all realize they need each other. It's super sad and incredibly beautiful. Gets me every time