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'Moana' was knockout entertainment and one of Disney's best in years. While not one of Disney's best short films or works, 'Inner Workings' is still very good and goes very well with 'Moana' if not quite as good.

The animation is superb, being immaculately detailed, beautifully and intricately drawn with rich colour and some very inventive visuals. The music is hypnotic and understated, a good fit and meshes well with what's going on in the animation, not necessarily enhancing it but never intrusive or distracting.

'Inner Workings' will have, and has been, compared to one of Pixar's masterpieces 'Inside Out' in concept. It's not as imaginative, but explores its ideas in a way that's fascinating and thought-provoking. Throughout, 'Inner Workings' is very charming, cute and thoughtful.

Characterisation does nothing to hinder the material and how it's executed, while the voice acting is very strong.

All of this more than makes up for a lack of emotional depth (when compared to something like the heart-wrenching 'The Little Matchgirl') and an ending that comes over a bit awkwardly.

Otherwise, it's a very good short film, if falling short of greatness or mastery, and a more than worthy companion for 'Moana'. 8/10 Bethany Cox

"Inner Workings" is a short film from Disney and which is being shown before Disney's latest full-length CGI film, "Moana". In many ways it's a lot like "Inside Out" but instead of focusing on feelings, the short focuses on the brain and its control over the heart, lungs and bladder. The story is about a boring man with a very boring job and whose brain constantly is scaring him out of doing anything exciting and risky in life. However, after the tedium of his job finally overwhelms this very responsible brain, it's about to rebel!

The animation is exactly what you'd expect from Disney--about the best you can find. The story is also cute and enjoyable...even if it does seem a tad too much like "Inside Out" (by Disney partner, Pixar). Worth seeing and likely to be nominated for yet another Oscar for Best Animated Short.

A nice idea, well done. 6 min enjoyed. My brain did not detect any funeral warning!

I was wondering why this was so good and enjoyable and then I saw that it was made before 2020. Before everything started to suck, especially with Disney. This was smart, cute and very funny. Seeing our inner workings in a cartoon form was very creative.

Shorts from Disney always bring me joy and this one makes no exception. From most of them you remain with something, I mean, you learn something new, in this case that our brain can not govern the heart and viceversa. They both have to coexist and make the body behave in a natural way. Every part plays their role and what the young corporatist thinks with his brain and feels with his heart have actual consequences in the real world.