Who is your favorite character in the movie, and why?, What is the role of emotions in the movie?, In what ways does the movie address the idea of mental health?, What did you think about the way that the different emotions were portrayed in the movie?, Do you think that the movie does a good job of explaining how emotions work?, One of the big themes of the movie seems to be avoiding any emotion that we would label as negative. What is the cost of avoiding emotions like sadness? What can be gained by allowing ourselves to feel and experience all emotions?, Where in your own life do you see the importance of the connection between sadness and joy?, Riley's transition from Minnesota to San Francisco is pretty traumatic for her. Do you have an experience you've gone through that feels similar?, Expressing emotions like sadness and fear can be difficult. What gets in the way of vulnerability and really expressing what we're feeling inside?, Riley feels pressure to be happy or “joyful” and hides her true feelings from her parents. Have you ever felt pressured to act happy when you weren’t?, When Riley gets angry at the dinner table, did that help her situation? How could she have expressed her emotions to her parents in a helpful way?, What are the islands of your personality? What are some core memories that you think shaped who you are?, Do you have a memory that used to be happy, but now you feel sad about? Why? How do our feelings about events change over time?, Is there a reason for the gendering of certain emotions? (Why are Joy, Sadness, and Disgust female and Anger and Fear male?) Are there stereotypes present in the film’s depiction of emotion, Is there a time in which you expressed emotions and were embarrassed by them? Why were you embarrassed? Is it okay to be vulnerable?.

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