16 Times Pixar And Disney Changed Small Details In Their Films For Different Country Screenings

Small changes like these really help bring a film’s message across far better. And it really makes you think about how we take a lot of things for granted, even though people from different cultures and countries might have a totally different take on life.

Of course, each and every change can eat up dozens (and sometimes even hundreds) of extra work hours. But I think that most of us can agree that being flexible in how certain scenes are handled makes the international audience more invested. Hats off to the animators, producers, and editors who do all the hard work.

Disney and Pixar director Pete Docter told Tech Insider that in the particular case of ‘Inside Out’ the team wanted to make the ideas and emotions work for an international audience, not just a domestic one.

“We learned that some of our content wouldn’t make sense in other countries. For example, in Japan, broccoli is not considered gross. Kids love it. So we asked them, ‘What’s gross to you?’ They said green bell peppers, so we remodeled and reanimated three separate scenes replacing our broccoli with green peppers,” Docter said.

Of course, the broccoli change wasn’t the only one. One scene, where Riley’s dad’s mind was busy thinking about hockey during dinner, was changed to feature soccer because it’s an incredibly popular sport worldwide. Overall, Docter revealed that they localized 28 graphics across 45 different shots. And that’s just in one movie!