This movie is not light-hearted. It punches you in the gut just when you think you've seen all the bad there is to see. The only thing that makes it worthwhile is its stubborn ideal that good will overcome evil.
They were caricatures rather than actual humans. They represented the ideal family values. And the one parent who didn't subscribe to these traditional family values was outcasted and depicted as a threat to the family unit (cheater and deadbeat dad).
It is difficult to find a balance between showing realistic depictions of peoples' reactions to a crisis (which may often be selfish) and also depicting a character who puts themselves aside for the greater good. While Anna, in this scene, definitely prioritises the greater good and doing the right thing over herself, she is still hindered by the guilt she feels at learning of Elsa's "death".
The only thing I had a gripe with is the fact that they didn’t get Cristina Vee to sing, at least for the English version. It would’ve been fine for Lou to only sing the French version but having her sing the English version made it jarring every time. Cristina Vee has a phenomenal voice. Let her sing! Because with how it is right now, I'm getting jolted out of the character every time she sings. It's very clear that two different people are voicing the character here.
This is one of the few movies where I am fully siding with the parents. Jaime is, at times, cruel. Honestly, I don't think the boundaries her mother has in place are unreasonable. Jaime is a teenager living in a town filled with weirdos. Case in point: the very fact that someone murdered her mother over such a stupid reason (a reason I won't disclose as I think you deserve to find out on your own).
I HATED Giselle's purple dress (in Enchanted) because of how it tried to shoehorn her character into a modern woman when that was never the point of her arc. Whereas, Disenchanted's Giselle is a perfect mix of fairytale and real world. She still acts like a fairytale character but she has adapted to the real world. Her clothing perfectly reflects that at the beginning. And her transformation into a villain, is again, perfectly reflected through her clothing. And she looks absolutely gorgeous in red. She truly is the prettiest character in the movie.
The first Inside Out movie came out when I was 13. I am now 22 years old and the movie still has a chokehold on me. So of course, I had to drag my friend to the nearest cinema so she could experience whatever masterpiece Pixar had just released (with me). And the only part of it I regret is the part when I had to covertly wipe my tears. Yes, I know it's a universal experience to cry during a Pixar movie but the older I get, the less I want people to see me cry.