Inside Out has been a great success after the release of its sequel, and its protagonist, Riley, has also become a trending topic for memes in recent days. In recent interviews, the director of the Disney film, Pete Docter, revealed that the beloved character from the movie is inspired by a real person.
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According to Fox, the filmmaker shared that to make the film, he closely observed how his daughter, Elie, experienced various emotions as she grew up, and how these changes affected her behavior and personality. This is how he got the idea to carry out the first movie of Inside Out.
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Who is Elie, the girl who inspired Riley from Inside Out?
After observing his daughter, Docter was able to bring to life the story of Riley, a girl who faces moving to a new city and the complex emotions that come with this transition.
This observation led him to reflect on how emotions shape the human experience and how they are managed during periods of change and growth. In the sequel, emotions such as joy, sadness, fear, disgust, anxiety, and anger are personified, interacting to help Riley navigate through this new stage of her life, which proves to be quite complex for most people.
In addition to serving as a source of inspiration for her father in his work, Elie Docter has also actively participated in some of Pixar's projects, as she is not only the real-life person behind the character of Riley in Inside Out, but she also lent her voice to the character of Ellie in the movie "Up."
So everything points to Elie Docter following in her father’s footsteps in the entertainment industry, by participating as a voice actress.