Take her to the moon for me. Okay?
The Pixar Theory, or “Grand Unifying Theory of Pixar movies” if you want to be more intense, is a fan theory I wrote in 2013 about how every single feature film made by Pixar Animation Studios is intentionally set in the same universe. Or unintentionally, if you believe in miracles.
I was inspired by an episode of the Web Series, “After Hours,” on Cracked.com. In the episode written by Dan O’Brien, the After Hours crew discusses, at length, how a few of the Pixar movies may secretly be about the apocalypse. They address Toy Story, WALL-E, and Cars before giving up because they can’t find a way to connect the films any further.
So I took that as a challenge.
Over the following year, I developed my own theory on how all the movies connect, and the results have been surprisingly epic. People from all over the world have read the theory, and many of you have been having ongoing discussions in the comments that go way beyond anything I first imagined (trust me, I read all of them).
Now, two years later, it’s time to see where we’re at as we welcome a new Pixar movie to the world: Inside Out.
First, it’s important to point out that the theory itself has changed dramatically over the years. A lot of people have called out flaws and underdeveloped points of the theory that make it fall apart for them. I’ve read the feedback and spent the last two years writing a book that fully fleshes out my original theory. It addresses pretty much every major complaint and issue that “debunkers” have thrown at it. And it does this in about ten chapters.
Every chapter follows a specific movie (some are lumped in together, like the Cars franchise). I talk about the context of the movie as it relates to this theory, where it fits in the grand timeline, and how each movie contributes to the idea that these movies exist in the same narrative. And yes, I go way beyond the easter eggs.
My book is available now on paperback and all e-book stores. Hope you guys like it!
But let’s get back to the main task at hand. Let’s talk about how Inside Out masterfully fits within the idea that all of these Pixar films are connected. What you’re about to read is set up like how I wrote the chapters for my book, so if you like what you read, then that may be a sign that the book is for you. Consider this your sample chapter, if you will.
Obviously, many spoilers are ahead, so read at your own risk. I highly recommend that you watch the movie at least once before reading this, especially since it’s pretty fantastic. You’ve been warned.
THE SET UP.
Inside Out is the story of a young girl struggling to grow up, seen through the eyes of her emotions as literal beings. Yes, Pixar made a movie where feelings have feelings.
The movie opens with the birth of Riley Andersen. The first thing you may notice is that she shares the same last name as Bonnie Anderson from Toy Story 3 and the subsequent shorts based on that movie. That may tempt you into believing that Riley and Bonnie are connected somehow, but that’s definitely not the case since their names aren’t spelled the same way.
For context, Pixar named Bonnie after two people: Bonnie Hunt (a frequent voice actor for the Pixar films) and Darla K. Anderson, the producer of Toy Story 3. Darla actually has easter eggs for her name dating all the way back to A Bug’s Life, where you can catch her first name on a box in “Bug City.”
Anyway, we learn early on that Riley grew up in Minnesota, but her family moves to San Francisco when she’s 11 years old. Now it’s true that Bonnie lives in Tri County, around the corner from Andy, and Tri-County does take place in the Bay Area of California. But that’s really just a coincidence. Riley’s family never mentions that they have relatives around, and they only moved to San Francisco for her dad’s job. For that reason, all signs point to this being a coincidence.
WHEN DOES THE MOVIE TAKE PLACE?
Moving on, we get to know Riley through a montage of her early life. When we get to the point where she’s 11, it appears to be modern day. Much of the technology we see throughout the movie — like a Skype surrogate that closely resembles the one used by Trixie in Toy Story 3 and the presence of smartphones — point to this being a film set in 2015.
That means Riley was born in either 2003 or 2004, depending on her exact birthday. Interestingly, that would mean the movie opens during the same year as Finding Nemo.
We also know that this has to be some time after 2007, which is when Ratatouille takes place. In fact, Inside Out actually confirms that Ratatouille takes place in 2007 instead of 2004, which is a conundrum I ran into while writing the book. It’s all based on the blurry date seen on Gusteau’s will and…eh, don’t worry, it’s not important.
Anyway, the reason we know that this is some time after Ratatouille is because you can see Colette Tatou on the cover of a magazine in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it easter egg. Judging by the prestige of this magazine, Colette has done well for herself during her years learning from Remy and working at La Ratatouille, the bistro she started with him and Linguini.
After all, why would she be on the cover a magazine before her adventures in Ratatouille? Before she met Linguini, she was just a hardworking chef trying to build a career at a failing restaurant. I find it much more plausible that she’s created a name for herself under the tutelage of the best chef in France.
(DONALD GLOVER VOICE) MY EMOTIONS!
So as we get to know Riley in the film’s early montage, we meet her emotions. The film immediately takes us inside her head, where we watch Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear, and Anger team up to influence Riley’s actions. They work in “Headquarters” (get it?) and use a mysterious console to control Riley’s decisions.
When an emotion manages to elicit a meaningful experience in real life, a memory is generated and sent to Riley’s long term memory. If it’s a specifically powerful experience, then it will create a core memory that will stay in Headquarters.
It’s somewhat confusing, but Pixar does a great job of explaining this better than I can. They use subtle techniques and cleverness to make the inside of Riley’s head immediately unique, while also incredibly believable.
For example, the memories are shaped like “marbles” because without them, Riley would lose her marbles.
This is a fun movie.
The plot of Inside Out focuses on Riley being uprooted to a new home in San Fransisco and how this negatively affects her emotions. She misses her friends, never sees her dad anymore because of his new job, and feels pressured to just “be happy” all the time. This causes her to repress her sadness, which eventually causes even more problems.
CONNECTIONS AND MISFIRES…
There’s another fun cameo during this part of the movie. We see a rat that looks a lot like Remy, which is just a fun reminder that Pixar animation transcends the multiple stories they tell. And we also see memories that feature other Pixar characters. You can see Carl and Ellie’s wedding from Up for example.
A good reason for that could be that Riley saw a tape of this wedding at some point, though that would have to be a very old home movie. It could be a picture, since we see a camera in the first frame of that scene in Up. In that case, Riley could have seen that picture and imagined the wedding herself. This has led a lot of people to think that Riley could somehow be related to Carl and Ellie, which would be quite a stretch.
That’s because Carl and Ellie sadly never had kids, so Riley would have to be a distant relative. If she knows about the wedding, then she’s probably met some of this family, but we know in those early scenes of Inside Out that Riley is visiting California for the first time. She thought the Golden Gate bridge was actually golden, after all.
You could argue that people from this family went to Minnesota to visit her, but I’m not really convinced. Personally, I don’t think we’re able to know just yet, though one theory I have is that she had a teacher or friend’s parent who is somehow connected to Carl and Ellie. A future Pixar movie may shed light on this.
Some people even want to believe that Riley is Boo from Monsters Inc.,or Andy’s mom. Seriously. Look, Riley is Riley. She’s not anyone else, and trying to force these connections is missing the point. For example, the primary reason people think Riley is Boo is because when she’s shown as a toddler, she’s wearing the same hair tie/scrunchy thing that Boo wears in Monsters Inc.
They both even have pig tails. If you’re fixated on them being one in the same, then you miss the cooler reveal, which is that Riley was growing up around the same time as Boo (Monsters Inc., takes place in the early 2000s), so of course that style and those hair ties were popular.
As for Riley being Andy’s mom…I mean that’s way too much of a stretch, even for a limo.
HUMANS ARE BATTERIES…
A main theme of the Pixar Theory is the idea that humans emit this strange energy that we see all throughout the films. In Monsters Inc., we learn that the laughter of a child can be harvested as energy for a society of creatures that mysteriously know how to use it. In The Incredibles, this energy is seen tangibly through the exploits of super-powered humans who can do amazing things.
Part of my Pixar Theory (the updated version) is that humans power the toys in Toy Story because they’re built to collect energy by the machines from The Incredibles. The book goes more into detail, but the basic idea is that the machines know how to use human energy as a battery, which carries on as a strategy all the way to the future, when monsters have to go back in time through doors to access this energy because no humans are left thanks to WALL-E.
But all this time, I’ve wondered why Pixar seems so infatuated with this idea of imagination being a raw power. And Inside Out addresses this pretty head on. The whole premise of the movie is that our emotions (as seen in Monsters Inc.,) are what truly power our actions. And the most powerful emotion for a child is Joy, as seen by Joy being the de facto leader of Riley’s emotions. Most of Riley’s memories are positive, and this is because Joy is inherently a strong emotion for many children.
The monsters of Monsters Inc, use fear, which can be another strong emotion for some kids, to power their society, but they eventually learn that laughter from joy is far more effective. And why is that? Well, Inside Out explains that joy is one of the first emotions we experience. Joy, the character, is a literal light source. She’s fast, tough, and clever. And she’ll do anything to make Riley happy. The other emotions in comparison are much more passive.
A lingering question in Monsters Inc., is why adults are so difficult to scare. Inside Out sort of answers that by showing how the inside of adults’ minds work. They’re more emotionally balanced, for example, so you don’t see one emotion overpowering the others. When we see inside the heads of Riley’s parents, the emotions don’t bicker like they do in Riley’s head. Instead, they all work together to accomplish the same goal.
But that’s not all. No, no, no. There’s something even better hiding in the dark of this movie that serves as the biggest “Aha!” moment I’ve had since I carefully re-watched Brave and Monsters Inc., back to back.
And it has to do with this guy, Bing Bong.
BING BONG! BING BONG!
Bing Bong is Riley’s imaginary friend. Joy and Sadness meet him halfway through the movie, and he helps them navigate Riley’s mind as they try to return to Headquarters. When Riley was three, Bing Bong was her best friend. He’s part cat, part elephant, and part dolphin. He’s made of cotton candy and, naturally, cries candy. He even has a wagon that can fly when powered by songs…
(humans=batteries).
So what’s the big deal? Why is he important?
Simple. Bing Bong is an imaginary friend, yes. But he’s based on a monster. Riley’s monster from when she was three.
At the end of Monsters Inc., Sulley and Mike decide to make kids laugh instead of scream because it generates more energy and is less messed up. We even see Mike go through a door and perform standup comedy for a child.
But wouldn’t this leave a kid feeling traumatized? Imagine a monster coming through your door, making you laugh, and then disappearing forever. This would make no sense unless…children perceive these new monsters as their imaginary friends.
Bing Bong was a monster who went through Riley’s door and made her laugh when she was three. We know that monsters have animal characteristics, explaining his part-cat/part-elephant appearance. And of course Riley thinks he’s made of cotton candy. Why else would he be pink? I’d even argue that he makes dolphin noises to make Riley laugh, causing her to think he’s part dolphin, too.
This all makes perfect sense if we’re to believe that well-adjusted kids in Pixar movies grew up meeting monsters in their rooms late at night. And it’s further helped by the fact that in Riley’s subconscious, she’s afraid of clowns, not monsters.
And think of it this way. Isn’t it pretty easy to picture Bing Bong living in Monstropolis?
I have plenty more to say about all of this, but those are the major points. If you want to keep digging, you can read another exploration I did of this movie that goes somewhat more into detail. The gist of it is that Bing Bong is life.
There are more easter eggs for the movie listed at the bottom, but that’s the basic rundown of how Inside Out fits into the Pixar Theory. If you think of something interesting to add or have a compelling question to ask, fire away! Just please…don’t ask if Big Hero 6, a Disney movie, should be in the Pixar Theory…
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The conspiring doesn’t end here. Check out my other Pixar Theory posts from infinity to beyond:
- The Pixar Theory – the full book available on paperback and ebook via Kindle, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, or just a PDF. This will cover the entire theory and every movie in the Pixar universe, updated from what you just read.
EASTER EGG ISLAND!
- There’s a globe in Riley’s classroom that has been shown in every single Toy Story film.
- Some of the cars in San Francisco have bumper stickers from the Pixar movie, Cars.
- Bing Bong disturbs a cloud person in Imaginationland, and he looks a lot like the cloud from the Pixar short, “Partly Cloudy.”
- Also in Imaginationland, you can see a board game with a picture of Nemo that says “Find Me.”
- One of Riley’s classmates wears a camo shirt with Toy Story characters on it. Well, their silhouettes, at least. It even looks like Arlo from The Good Dinosaur is on there as well. There’s even a popular girl at the school with a skull t-shirt in the same fashion as Sid’s from Toy Story, just in a different color. The 90s are making a comeback!
- A banner in Riley’s hockey rink showcases a team from Tri-County, which is the setting for Toy Story. I explain this easter egg further in a different article.
- Blink and you’ll miss a “For the Birds” cameo during Riley’s road trip to San Francisco in the beginning of the movie. It’s just like their appearance in Cars.
- As always, the animators included ample A113 references. I’ve heard there’s more than one, but the only one I saw personally was A113 as the number of Riley’s classroom.
- If you look closely at Riley’s Chinese takeout box, you’ll notice it has the same design as the one from A Bug’s Life (pictured below). Those familiar with the theory know that this could be because the same restaurant exists in both movies, so naturally there’d still be remnants of these takeout boxes hundreds of years later during Flik and the gang’s adventures.
In my comment I said that the reason that people and animals have such an impressive mind structure and personified emotions is because of an event that changed the way living creatures worked in the Pixar Universe that starts with the Good Dinosaur.
I believe that the asteroid that hurtled past the Earth was inadvertently caused by the same alien species from the Pixar short, “Lifted”. The asteroid actually stored massive amounts of Zero Point Energy( or “magic”) that was released on the Earth as it flew by (trees are very absorbent for this energy) . The energy caused a change to the physiology of prehistoric humans and animals; enhanced intelligence, super developed mind structure, personified emotions, and the ability to give off energy (for dinosaurs, through superpowerful fossil fuels i.e. Dinocco and “humans are batteries”), humans also have the exclusive ability to control the residue Zero Point Energy/Magic on Earth ( the Witch from “Brave”)
The energy also brought life to forces of nature and granted them a few of the same mutations as living creatures like emotions, intelligence, and minds, but they also have complete control over their distinctive forces and can somewhat influence living creatures when around these forces of nature such as Uku and Lele, the volcanoes from “Lava” influencing the animals with their craving for companionship, the Clouds from “Partly Cloudy” working with the storks to deliver the spirits of infants [also made the storks invisible to other living creatures], and the setting for the Good Dinosaur which may actually have been brought to life by the asteroid and began to draw all of the intelligent dinosaurs to itself and magically sealed off from the rest of the developing world and intelligent humans and made it so that the dinosaurs could never be found (the maze from Up in South America) and can never leave ( except for Kevin who was able to find a way out)
Kevin was also affected by the Land Lost in Time through her eggs and how they have age reversing properties which may relate to the magic of the Land Lost in Time in how it preserved the prehistoric creatures up to the movie “Up”. The dinosaurs don’t live forever though. Intelligent dinosaurs come to pass with each new generation.
I don’t think that the government created Supers in a lab like it says in the books. You can see in the Pixar short the “Legend of Mordu” that the Witch says that she has the ability to grant supernatural powers to normal people. I think that the people who accepted her offer passed down their abilities over the generations until Supers were officially established as a group of sub-humans by the Super Hero Era ( the Incredibles) and began to naturally occur and bear powers like Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack.
The government still had a big role in the history of Supers like developing a branch organization to deal with Superssuch as by keeping track of Supers affairs, training them to act in accordance with the law and on the side of good, providing funding for things such as technology, superhero paraphernalia, property damage and more. They also provide attorneys in legal cases and relocate them when their identity is in danger.
People with supernatural abilities could have existed long before the Supers in the Incredibles such as the Witch from “Brave” (obviously) and Bambino and his family in the Pixar short “La Luna”. They all posed the ability to manipulate the phases of the moon and could physically handle shooting stars. Their family gift could have also resulted from the Witch.
This is how I believe the Pixar shorts fit into the timeline.
The Good Dinosaur (
Lava ( The turtles from the beach may be the parents of Crush from Finding Nemo)
Brave
La Luna ( Supernatural abilities are passed down generations)
One Man Band ( Somewhere in old Europe)
The Incredibles ( When crime fighting became outlawed for Supers people began looking towards more “human” role models such as magicians [Presto], clowns [Red’s Dream], adventurers [Charles Muntz from Up])
Presto ( “Normal” role models have become widely popular when Supers are outlawed. Supers were forced to blend in with normals instead of crime fighting and likely disguised their powers with “normal” affairs)
Luxo Jr. ( I didn’t know where else to put it)
Red’s Dream ( When Supers were put back to work, “normals” we’re forgotten and had to give up on their careers and had to sell their paphernalia to stay successful)
Sanjay’s Super Team ( I don’t know if this takes place in modern day or not, but Supers are still around in this time and could connect heavily with this short)
The Adventures of Andre & Wally B. ( Toys start to awaken for the first time)
Tin Toy ( Toys interact with people)
Toy Story
Geri’s Game ( Same park from Andre and Wally B., only more developed. Geri develops a realistic alternate personality that probably stemmed from the Islands of Personality)
Toy Story 2
Knick Knack ( The knick knacks became popular around this time, the summer knick knacks appeared in Finding Nemo and Up)
Boundin’ ( The Dentist from Finding Nemo is the one who shears the sheep)
Finding Nemo
Lifted ( Could happen in any part of the timeline when Tin Toys were popular)
Ratatouille ( I think that it’s weird that Bomb Voyage hasn’t aged at all since he escaped in the Incredibles)
For the Birds ( Appears in Inside Out and Cars)
Partly Cloudy ( It felt right)
Toy Story 3
The Blue Umbrella ( Basically every inanimate object or thing achieved sentience)
Inside Out ( I’m not positive if it really goes here, I placed it here based on what Jon said on this page)
Day & Night ( the lumberjack is the construction worker from Up before he went to work for BnL)
Up
Cars
Cars 2
Wall-E
A Bugs Life
Monsters University
Party Central
Monsters Inc.
I didn’t include the Untitled Dias Delos Muerthos film or the upcoming sequels because I don’t know enough about them to determine when they take place.
Interesting of how you put the shorts into this timeline. I think Luxo Jr. falls during Cars because those lamps may be considered machines that could be acting like a family and adjusting to what the humans leave behind.
hello im from the future. 29 June 2015, 10:03AM
woah what the heck todays date isnt june 28
Spoiler Alert
A113 was spray painted on one of the buildings that Riley passes as she’s running away, right about the time her mother calls her. I was so excited I almost forgot to be sad.
The company that Riley’s dad works for, the start up tech company “Brang”, probably forced Riley’s family to move to San Fancisco because BnL was eliminating all oppositions within the area and forced the startup co. To move their place of business to somewhere they may have a better chance at surviving in.
This part gets a bit SPOILER -ish.
One of the conflicts in Inside Out is Riley’s dad balancing between work and family. He is being pulled further and further away from his family due to the complications with moving the business. The recurring calls from the company about investor problems could have something to do with either the sudden move or BnL spreading its influence into the new area.
At the end Riley’s dad seems to be able to put his work aside for his daughter, but they don’t address the company’s problem. Maybe BnL changed its course before it got to them or maybe they’ve already been absorbed.
If it turns out none of these are happening then it could be just the company settling into the new environment.
Yeah, I think you could be right on that one, but the timeline split could also make this possible.
I am thinking of a split timeline that happened after the end of Monsters Inc. where humans started accepting the monsters and rejected BnL, who (probably) relied on scream energy. This split could be more noticeable during Inside Out, and what you posted Jada54 could be BnL’s many attempts to gain ground in the post split timeline, but didn’t due to reasons.
In the post split Pixarverse, BnL’s previous holdings could be gone and they could be trying to begin their influence elsewhere, but people realized what BnL could do, and they were shut down, which means that BnL could lose everything and we could have a completely different Pixarverse by the time the animal war showed up.
SPOILERS
Don’t read unless you’ve seen the movie
Bing Bong and Joy both fall into the Memory Pit at the same time but you see that Bing Bong begins to dissipate at a much quicker rate than Joy does. If I was going by the “Split Timeline Theory” I would reason that Bing Bong is forgotten much quicker due to a rising paradox resulting from series of events.
Meaning that monsters are causing the “split” in the timeline by using laughter instead of scream. The use of scream is what caused the original series of events that created the first timeline. Now that monsters use laughter, it caused a different series of events that causes changes to their present.
Certain monsters will not have existed and they will have never gone back in time and never become the stuff of children’s nightmares or their imaginary friends. That’s why Bing Bong was forgotten so easily.
Monsters make kids laugh. Alternate timeline happens. Certain Monsters won’t exist. Certain monsters will never become their imaginary friends.
Or…. Maybe Bing Bong dissipated quicker than Joy because not only was he almost forgotten about already, but Joy is a major emotion and is more important that a partially faded imaginary friend and will naturally be more resilient and harder to forget.
Woah! Jada54, you found something that I didn’t realize! The reason why the Timeline got split in the first place is because Sulley decided to use Laugh Energy instead of Scream Energy, creating paradoxes and probably erase some characters and/or events as well as change the fates of billions of people.
This split is made possible by Mike and Sulley (As well as Oozma Kappa for “winning” that Scare Games, because if Roar Omega Roar had won, then the split would’ve never happened)
How will the Good Dinosaur tie in with this theory? It seems like it’s purely a ‘what if’ film
I’m from Colombia and my english is bad. I think the emotions come from the monsters of Monsters Inc.
No, the emotions do not come from the monsters.
How come the emotions in the parents heads are one sex but in Riley’s they’re mixed?
Do one’s emotions submit to singularity as the years progress? Or does it simply have to do with one’s personality?
She is a pre-teen about to go through puberty. Her hormones are out of whack. She also has less control over her emotions because she hasn’t learned to get them under control like her parents have.
The simplest explanation is that it was just an easier way for the audience to know which head we’re in as we watch the movie. However, it could just be a difference in how each person’s personalities behave. I don’t know for sure because I haven’t seen the movie yet.
They are not one sex in the parent’s heads. If you look closely, they are the same gender as Riley’s emotions, they just dress and more like each other than their respective genders. (For example, Riley’s dad’s Joy is a girl – you can see her figure when she jumps up – but she dresses like a boy.)
In Imagination Land when Joy, Sadness,and Bing Bong knock down the house of cards (which the cards are custom made with pictures of Riley’s mom, dad, and herself) in the background there is a game titled “Find Me” with a picture of a clownfish an obvious reference to Finding Dory
Something really interesting to note, although it’s kind of irrelevant to the theory, is that Mary Gibbs (the voice actress of Boo, as well as her namesake since Boo’s real name is Mary Gibbs), voiced baby Riley through recycled vocals. Coupled with the same ponytails and hair clips, I would go so far as to say that since Riley isn’t boo, maybe her mother (who has Boo’s hair color) or one of Riley’s relatives is Boo.
In another article, Negroni points out that Pixar may be creating two separate timeline. In The Good Dinosaur teaser it says, ‘But what if…’ and then the asteroid misses the Earth. Is it possible that in one Pixar timeline the asteroid hit the earth and The Good Dinosaur represents the beginning of the other timeline where humans are not or possibly even are under the control of the Buy and Large corporation? To me this makes perfect sense, according to what Mr. Negroni said in his article about separate Pixar timelines. And to Mr. Negroni himself I’d like to see you respond to my post and add what you think about my ideas, or if you already were thinking the same thing that I just wrote out.
This is irrelevant to what I previously stated but I think it would be cool to see a Pixar Short about the Emotions from Inside Out inside previous Pixar character’s heads.
I think that is wrong. I think that the main Pixarverse has the asteroid missing Earth regardless of the separate timelines due to the bonding of animals and humans in the Good Dinosaur, which could also be one of Brave’s legends.
I think the main Pixar Timeline could be separated by what the Monsters use for energy. If the monsters use Scream Energy, then it would inspire the humans to condemn the monsters (and even the animals), as well as being more accepting to BnL’s ideas. If Laugh Energy was used instead, then the relationship between animals and humans would be more positive and at their strongest since around the time of Brave. BnL would’ve been rejected at this separate timeline for being “harsh with animals” because they don’t understand the bonding between humans and animals thanks to Mike and Sulley (and Boo).
There is no way that Inside Out would fit in the Scream Energy Timeline because of Riley’s fear of clowns, not monsters (and she has an imaginary friend who is a monster, technically). Inside Out MUST be in the Laughter Energy TImeline due to this.
I just realized something. Riley is 11 years old in the movie, meaning that is this movie is to take place in 2015, then Riley must be born between 2003-2004. Boo must living in the year 2001 when she first met Sulley, proving that Riley is NOT Boo.
We know that this movie takes place in the present day, but never mentions which year, so here are the possible years Riley could be born if the movie took place in a specific year.
2016 2004-2005
2015 2003-2004
2014 2002-2003
2013 2001-2002
2012 2000-2001
2011 1999-2000
2010 1998-1999
I could keep going, but then it would be too unrealistic.
Sin duda alguna, como se menciona y se cree, posiblemente los ambientes de las peliculas están interconectadas. Pero hay controversias o algunos detalles que me llevan a pensar en que es posible la existencia de dos universos paralelos. La idea de dos universos paralelos tal vez no seria muy satisfactorio en lo personal, y supongo que también seria poco convencional para los seguidores de esta teoría.
Quiero opinar desde mi punto de vista:
– El mundo de Riley esta interrelacionada con las otras películas.
– La época data entre 2009 -2015 aproximadamente.
– Algo que me llamo la atención y que enriquece la idea de que BnL esta tomando fuerza, es que el padre de Riley, como bien se mencionaba en uno de los comentarios. La industria BnL tiene algo que ver con el cambio de vida social y laboral de la familia de Riley.
– El amigo imaginario de Riley, sin duda alguna, es un monstruo. Riley al igual que otros muchos niños que superaron su miedo, miran los monstruos como personajes amigables.
– Creo que “Intensamente” (inside out), tomaría un lugar importante y destacado si el carro de “pizza planeta” (pizza planet), hiciera una aparición en este mundo. (eh visto muchos huevos de pascua (easter eggs), pero no donde aparezca el carro de pizza planeta. Esto me deja perplejo).
CREO QUE TODOS LOS COMENTARIOS TIENEN GRANDES PISTAS PARA POSTULAR ESTA INTERESANTE TEORÍA. PERO ESPEREN A QUE LOS OTROS MUNDOS O PELÍCULAS COMPLEMENTEN ESTE BRILLANTE UNIVERSO.
How are we supposed to understand you if you keep talking in spanish?
Just wondering.
I don’t think saying Riley is Andy’s mom is a stretch, here’s why; Riley moves to California (where Toy Story is set) because of her dads business, right? If you pay attention to his phone conversations, he talks about needing investors and things like that. The stress he’s under clearly makes him seem like he’s the boss. My theory is that Riley’s dad is the owner/ inventor of the Pizza Planet franchise! Also the only pizza in the area is broccoli pizza but at the very end of the film there’s a man seen eating a pepperoni pizza! And if Riley grew up with Pizza Planet, wouldn’t she love taking her kids there? I know this theory moves Inside Out to a different part in the timeline but I think it fits.
No, it does not fit. If it does, then it would ignore some of the bigger aspects of the movie, like Bing Bong’s status and RIley’s fear of clowns (The two fit in a somewhat special way). Another reason why it doesn’t work for me is because then the movie would take place during the 1970s if Riley really is Andy’s mother, and the hairstyles and technology used does not fit at all, even with more advanced technology. Finally, Andy’s mother’s name (According to the Pixarverse Theories) is Emily. Unless Riley decided to change her name at any time (Which she doesn’t plan or want to do), then Riley being Andy’s mom isn’t right right for me.
Plz make a video about Lava, For the Birds, Tin Toy, Night and Day, etc. etc.
I have some idea in my mind about how they fit in or if they are important at all, but I would really love to hear what you have to say.
I saw the ball from…the ball…you know, the ball. In Imagination Land, I believe.
Please Read: You know, it’s possible this movie takes place in 2009. I say this for the following reasons:
Riley is based off of Pete Docter’s daughter, who was 11 in 2009. He saw changes in his daughter’s personality when she was turned 11.
The author began working on this film in 2009.
3.We had advanced smartphones and skype in 2009, in which was created in 2003. This is why I believe that she is older than the film makes it out to be.
I have come up with an incredible theory I would like to share with you all. I am almost positive Boo from Toy Story is Riley’s mom.
Evidence:
-The time line may not line up, but it has been established through the Pixar Theory that Boo is capable of Time Travel. What is to stop us from believing Boo traveled back in time, met Riley’s dad, fell in love, and chose to live out her life in a different time periods? It is established in the movie Riley’s mom truly loves Riley’s dad, giving up that hunky Brazilian pilot for him. Or maybe Inside Out takes place sometime around 20 years after Toy Story 3 because…
-In Riley’s memories she is playing in a playground. That playground also makes an appearance in Toy Story 3, and you know who else makes a PIXAR CONFIRMED appearance in TS3? You guessed it, Boo! Even though Boo could have traveled back in time, she could have remained in the same place, and shared childhood memories with her daughter like taking her to a beloved playground and…
-Bing Bong = Sulley. Out of hundreds of possibilities, the imaginary friendly monster Riley creates is part cat. Like Sulley, who Boo nicknamed Kitty. This can go about in 2 different way.
1.Sulley came looking for Boo, who was still living in the same house she grew up in, only now Riley lived in Boo’s room.
2.(and this is my personal belief) boo told riley about Sulley, and since Riley didn’t know what Sulley should look like she imagined him as Bing Bong
-My strongest evidence: every single scene of Riley as a toddler features a familiar hairstyles and even more familiar hair ties. In fact, Riley is wearing THE EXACT SAME hair ties Boo wore in Monsters inc.
It’s not perfect but it works. Plus Boo is the Pixar Theory mascot. So there you have it!
ANP
sigh. No, it does NOT fit, and it never will.
And I can prove it.
1. Boo’s hair is black. Riley’s mom’s hair is brown. I don’t think that Boo’s hair could lighten up that much, even in a period of time.
2. Do you really think that Boo would give up her obsession with Sully, even temporarily, to start a family? I mean, eventually she’s going to have to start traveling through the doors again, meaning leaving her family behind.
3. No. Just…no.
I wish people wouldn’t try to connect Pixar characters to each other. They just don’t connect.
The cloud guy could be a poke at Carl from Up, what with the glasses and wrecking of the house
A couple things I’d like to point out.
If Bing-Bong’s based on a monster that made Riley laugh, why and how does he have his own theme song?
And when did Jon Negroni get so brilliant?
Riley could have made up a theme song for him. Or maybe her parents did. Or Riley ‘s monster, when she was three, sang a song like that and she remembered it as Bing-Bong’s theme song.
Or it’s just a thing to be ignored. Works either way.