Most films about porn are in the ballpark of Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, about a guy who becomes a porn star for having the world’s smallest penis. Yeah, um… turns out those movies are hard to come by. I watched countless hours of dramas and comedies, searching for the cinematic masterpieces (or at least watchable-pieces) that took a long, unflinching look at the seedy underbelly of porn and what the industry reflected back of our own desires and sexual hangups. How can something so important to our lives-and lie all you want, but Americans watch a lot of porn, so for better or worse it’s important-be so under-represented?Īs it turns out, there have been many, many movies about the peculiar human instinct to record ourselves acting like animals in heat. But I can recall only a handful of watchable movies about porn, and I watch porn… well, a lot. So why have there been so few mainstream movies about porn? Off the top of my head, I could name dozens of movies about war, and I’ve never been in the military. My point is, porn has been such a consistently weird part of our cultural history, and a window into our complicated relationship with sex.
It used to be profitable, but now everything is free online, and yet somehow there’s more porn content being created than ever in the history of people recording each other fucking, with more video of well-lit carnality than anybody could ever possibly want or need, and nobody’s paying for any of it, and yet porn actors are still calling themselves “stars,” even though there hasn't been a legitimate “porn star” since the 70s, and even then you could only describe them as “stars” if you were using “air quotes.” It’s a business where people get paid to have sex with each other while being filmed so that that the footage can be watched later by people trying to masturbate. Although Joy, Riley’s main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.Everything about the adult film industry is fascinating. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. She may be the most positive, but in many ways, she is the least flexible.
She represents the parts of Riley that are starting to change and become more complicated, and she is reluctant to let that change happen. He always seems afraid that he will lose his job, but he is his job, so that won’t happen. He’s kind of a put-upon, middle management guy. But when pushed too far, the top of his head bursts into flames.
So he has to stay on top of everything, and the only way he knows how to get their attention, keep it and make sure they get things done right, is by getting angry. He knows the group is well-meaning and they try hard, but they don’t get how things should work as well as he does. Disgust is also very put-together because appearances matter to her. She has high expectations for everyone around her and isn’t very patient. Well, my emotion Sadness is fun in a sad way. She is smart and always thinking ahead. Since many of her scenes are with Joy, I usually say Sadness is a ball and chain around Joy’s ankle, and a challenge to Joy.ĭisgust is very protective of Riley. Below, each of the characters is described by the actor voicing them, and is accompanied by a character poster and video. It is just a small window into who each of these characters are, so there are no spoilers. Mashable scored brief interviews with the voice cast of the film and shared what they had to say about the emotions they are playing. Get to know all five emotions after the break! Although the film’s plot surrounds Riley, the emotions will be the true main characters, led by Joy, described by director Pete Docter as the emotion most significant to Riley. The story takes place inside the mind of a young girl named Riley, where we will meet the five characters that represent her emotions: Joy, Anger, Sadness, Disgust, and Fear. The premise of Pixar’s next feature film, Inside Out, is easily one of the most creative we have seen from the studio.