2009 Directed by Pete Docter
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.
Ed Asner Christopher Plummer Jordan Nagai Bob Peterson Delroy Lindo Jerome Ranft John Ratzenberger David Kaye Elie Docter Jeremy Leary Mickie McGowan Danny Mann Donald Fullilove Josh Cooley Pete Docter Mark Andrews Brenda Chapman Emma Coats John Cygan Paul Eiding Tony Fucile Teresa Ganzel Sherry Lynn Teddy Newton Jeff Pidgeon Valerie LaPointe Jan Rabson Bob Scott
Bob Whitehill Shawn Krause Dave Mullins Michael Venturini Jaclyn Simon Russell J. Stough Kyle Ranson-Walsh Yoshi DeHerrera
Dad what's wrong?
Grown up stuff, sweetheart.
Like what?
Daddy's just a bit afraid for the world.
Is it because of the Orange Hamster Man?
Yep.
Are you sad?
A bit.
Wanna watch a movie?
Yeah.
Which one?
You pick.
My kids know me so well.
One hundred years from now, film scholars will study the 15 wordless minutes near the beginning of this movie as one of the finest examples of storytelling across any medium or genre. I say this without threat of hyperbole.
Watched in preparation for Pete Docter's newest film, Inside Out.
Although I like Up quite a bit, I still don't find it to be the masterpiece other people say it is. Yes, it goes without saying that the first ten minutes are absolutely brilliant, flawless even. From the opening bit of exposition to the utterly astonishing montage showing the relationship between Carl and Ellie over the course of several decades, the filmmakers managed to create possibly the greatest thing to come out of the studio. Hell, it might even be one of the greatest movie moments of the 21st century! Every single time I watch it, I'm completely taken by the craftsmanship put into the visual composition, musical accompaniment, and…
After college, most of my friends moved away. I found myself somewhat adrift and unsure of how to connect with others. Around that time, I had a chat online with an old friend that re-opened my struggle with my gender (I had managed to repress things pretty significantly for a few years there), and I felt completely isolated. Even after I started finding new friends and new experiences, I still found myself pulling back, closing off, unable to push myself beyond certain routines. Despite managing to find my own small adventures, even in company, gender dysphoria kept the real me locked away. And in my mind, especially lately, the good parts of those years have been hard to remember. All…
The first ever animated feature film to inaugurate the Cannes Film Festival & one of the only three works of animation to have been nominated for Best Picture Oscar so far, Pixar’s Up is a profoundly intimate human drama, a rollicking adventure, a heartwarming romance, a joyous coming-of-age tale & a rib-tickling comedy, all extraordinarily blended into one gorgeously rendered masterpiece that not only succeeds as one of the best works of Pixar Animation Studios but deserves to be ranked amongst the greatest films ever made.
Commencing its story with what’s unquestionably the finest opening scene in any Pixar film to date, Up tells the story of an old grumpy widower who, in order to avoid going to a retirement home, ties…
no matter how many times I watch it, where I watch it, how I watch it; the first 15 minutes always leaves me in tears.
This was an emotional roller coaster for me. I was laughing throughout the whole movie but I was also crying like crazy as I thought of my own wife while watching Carl deal with the loss of his.
I loved the characters so much and the adventure was excellent!
This is probably the best animated film i've ever seen. Soundtrack = fucking killer. Emotions = out of whack. Voice acting = stellar. I could go on forever. The Carl and Ellie montage in the beginning mixed with the song and pictures is so soul-crushingly beautiful. Up is good for kids and adults. Watch this.
I’m a sucker for animated films. I can’t help it- I love almost every animated film due to the depth of character development and morals. But there is another thing that keeps me coming back and seeing every Disney film upon release: the story. To put it in the simplest of terms, Disney/Pixar’s Up tells the story of an old man named Carl, who, with the help of a young boy that oddly resembles his past self, seeks to live out his childhood fantasies of traveling in a flying house to an exotic destination. It’s a heartfelt (and at times tear-jerking) film that teaches kids about the importance of following your dreams and not looking back.
One of the saddest and most amazingly written intros ever for an animated movie and the bleakest intro in a Pixar movie starts a relatively ok movie. The introduction is what most people remember about this movie, and is worthy of most of the praise this movie deserves, but overall the movie is just good, not great, just good.
THIS MOVIE LITERALLY MADE ME CRY SO MUCH OMFG ITS SUCH A CUTEEE MOVIE I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT
This has everything what i expect from an animation movie. Beautiful scenes and beautiful music with a touch of sadness. I love this movie so much.
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