The movie goes out today. Inside Out 2 It premiered in the Netherlands. Just like the first film, the Pixar film takes place largely in Riley’s head, with different characters portraying her feelings. Experts say this could help us understand the teenage brain.

In the first part there were joy, fear, anger, disgust, and sadness. In the second part, in which Riley turns 13, new emotions such as envy, boredom, and shame are added. Much of the focus in the second part is on “anxiety,” or a combination of fear, anxiety, and worry.

Watch the Inside Out 2 trailer here:

Makers inside outMovies spoke a lot to Dacher Keltner, an American psychology professor who has done a lot of research on emotions.

“They asked a lot of questions about how emotions work and why we have them,” says media psychologist Rebecca De Leeuw of Radboud University. NOS 1 Radio News“You can see that fully in both films. You see what happens to Riley when she goes through puberty. They’ve portrayed it so beautifully and shown how that works in her head. It’s very relatable to parents and to teenagers themselves.”

All of these so-called “self-conscious feelings” are discussed, says Di Leo. “It’s natural that these things play a bigger role during puberty. Because you can think more abstractly, you’re also more able to think about what people think of you or about you.”

That means “anxiety” plays a big role in the film, says Di Leo. “What I like about the film is that it shows that these are good feelings that help you and keep you awake. They can get you a lot if you own them, but they’re not meant to take over everything. It’s too much.”

After the first film, De Leeuw also conducted research into how stories can be meaningful to children. “We saw very clearly that it can increase social intelligence. So kids become aware of their own emotions.”

However, watching movies can help with this, says De Leo. “You’re always interested in what’s going on and what people are thinking. You use social intelligence for that, and it can grow when you encounter things you don’t understand. Sometimes kids are often looking to understand something, and those are the growth moments.”

This kind of moment will also be in the second part, Di Leo suspects. “Also in the area of ​​recognition, which we all have to deal with sometimes. anxiety. It also reminds me of director Kelsey Mann. When he was a teenager, he was also very insecure. He says now that he wishes there had been a movie like this back then, so he wouldn’t feel so alone.

Inside Out 2 It was previously shown in the United States and did particularly well there. In the Netherlands, in addition to the original version, a dubbed version can also be seen under the name Inside Out 2.