Assignment 17 - Justin Zhu

Two movies directed by Josh Cooley are the masterpieces Inside Out (2015) and Up (2009). Both movies have a special place in my heart. Up describes the mystical adventure of a young boy scout and an adventurous old man in a floating house, while Inside Out depicts the coming of age of a young girl whose family just moved. Both succeed in gripping the audience's attention to create a lasting memory in their hearts. Up contains multiple plot twists containing betrayal along with the growth in each character and their relationships to form a narrative that is extremely heartwarming and portrays the message of friendship, despite generations. Inside Out on the other hand, creates a story much more realistic that's much darker. By portraying the brain as a series of different emotions controlling the brain with its own world, the visual of that world crumbling during the main character's darkest time proves to become visually appealing. Inside Out is also relatable to adolescent and adults, describing the difficulty of coming of age and leaving the place you call home.