Show and Tell: Why Fear is the New Villain

Pixar Animation Studios is breathing a sigh of relief. After the failure of Light year and the cautious success of Elemental, the latest release, Inside Out 2, has proven to be the biggest box office hit of 2024 so far, grossing $1.26 billion so far.

Inside Out 2 is a sequel to the 2015 coming-of-age drama about the personified emotions inside the mind of a young girl named Riley. In the new film, Riley is in puberty and is confronted with a new set of emotions. The leader of these antagonistic emotions is Fear.

Depicted as a frail, shriveled, orange girl, Fear