Inside Out Ending Explained: Sadness, Anger & Well-Balanced Emotions

Pixar’s Inside Out explored the way that people’s emotions work in a unique way, and the film’s ending revealed a lot about the balance of these emotions. Feelings like sadness are often considered negative, and Riley’s journey was all about how embracing uncomfortable emotions is necessary and important. Still, the fact that Riley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, were led by their own versions of Anger and Sadness, respectively, has raised some eyebrows. However, the ending montage of Inside Out, which showed the inner workings of several minor characters, proved that the lineup of Riley’s parents’ emotions wasn’t a bad thing.