Summary
- Inside Out 2 introduces the sar-chasm - a physical gulf that makes anything shouted across it sound sarcastic.
- Inside Out 2's "sar-chasm" represents the miscommunication gap between teens and parents during difficult years.
- Riley's story in Inside Out 2 could focus more on resolving conflicts with her parents.
Inside Out 2's "sar-chasm" is a clever pun in the classic Pixar mold, but also carries a much deeper meaning for Riley's story and the sequel's overarching theme of teenage emotions. Pixar's Inside Out 2 trailer not only introduces the gang of new emotions invading Riley's mind as she enters puberty - Anxiety, Embarrassment, Ennui, and Envy - it also showcases the well-honed balance of humor and heart Pixar's best movies are renowned for. One of the trailer's particularly clever gags is the sar-chasm.
As Amy Poehler's Joy and the other original Inside Out emotions venture through Riley's brain during the upcoming sequel, they encounter a huge rocky chasm known to locals as the sar-chasm. As the name suggests, anything characters shout from one side of the chasm to the other sounds sarcastic by the time it echoes across. When an excited Joy earnestly yells over to two Mind Workers, "Boy, are we so lucky we ran into you guys," therefore, her words transform into a more cynical and rude, "Boy, are we soooo lucky we ran into you guys." As funny as the scene may be, the hidden meaning behind it is far more important.
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The Real Meaning Behind Inside Out 2's Sar-chasm Explained
Inside Out 2's sar-chasm symbolizes the communication gap that appears during those difficult teenage years, when words come out in a completely different way to how the child really feels. Riley is turning 13 in Inside Out 2 - an age when a divide between parent and child naturally appears. During this tumultuous period, teenagers will often make innocuous and harmless statements that, due to an increase in hormones and a sudden rush of real-life worries, unintentionally come across as sarcastic and offensive. The parent will usually want to understand and connect with the teen, but may instead respond to their child's perceived insult with abrasiveness of their own.
What emerges in the aftermath is a massive gulf between parent and child, where both sides truly love each other, but the words coming out do not match the emotions inside. This is exactly what Inside Out 2's sar-chasm represents. Joy and the crew really want the Mind Workers to help them, but their innermost feelings are distorted by the sar-chasm, so the workers dismiss Joy and her friends as "jerks." Anger then dismisses the workers themselves as jerks for not lending a hand, and the cycle of miscommunication rumbles on.
What Inside Out 2's Sar-chasm Means For Riley's Story
The sar-chasm indicates Riley and her parents will butt heads in the sequel, despite caring for each other deeply. The Inside Out 2 trailer contains examples of Riley and her parents engaged in classic teenage-years conflict, and the sequel even zooms into the mind of Riley's mother as her own grown-up emotions react to their daughter's changing behavior. Evidently, the less harmonious relationship between Riley and her parents will play a significant role in Inside Out 2, and the key to resolving that will be clearer communication - finding a way over the chasm.
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Inside Out 2's sar-chasm also demonstrates how wildly different the sequel's environments will be compared to Pixar's original 2015 movie. As demonstrated by its trailer, Inside Out 2 will once again involve Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear, and Disgust venturing through the mind of their young host and encountering all the mental wonders within. The sar-chasm proves that Riley's inner world will be a completely different experience this time around - not only a visually different space, but a less welcoming world that's even harder for Joy to navigate.
Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2 is the sequel to the 2015 original film, which starred a young girl named Riley with a head full of emotions. - literally. With Amy Pohler as Joy, Bill Hader as fear, Mindy Kaling as Disgust, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, and Lewis Black as Anger, the all-star cast brought to life the emotions that adolescents face as they grow, change, and adapt to new situations. This sequel, currently in development, will bring Amy Pohler back as Joy, with Riley, now a teenager.
- Director
- Kelsey Mann
- Release Date
- June 14, 2024
- Studio(s)
- Disney
- Cast
- Amy Poehler , Tony Hale , Maya Hawke , Liza Lapira , Lewis Black , Phyllis Smith , Diane Lane
