I'm not touting Pixar films, nor do I work for them...earn money from them...etc. I am simply a mom who took her children to the movies today, on opening day, to see "Inside Out." And, I also happen to be a mother who has lost a child.
First, I have to say that it is well done. It really hits home on so many levels, much like some of their other films that they've done in the last several years.
Without giving too much of the movie away, we often only want the joyful days/times in our lives. They are built up and built up over time. Those memories are tucked away...stored as joyful times, sad times, fearful times, angry times...and for a time, they don't seem to get muddied. They are one type of emotion.
At some point or another, life happens...things happen...and well...I lost my child. All of my happy memories of her have been tinted by sadness...because she's gone! That joyful memory has forever been changed.
I think that the further out I am from the day of Cora's passing, the easier it will be for the memories to be both a joyful one and a sad one, but often times now, it pains me.
Yes, I sat in the movie theater and cried a couple of times. Just for noticing that small truth in memories. And yes, I would recommend the movie. It was beautifully done.
It will surely be a memory that you will tuck away yourself.
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