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.
Edward 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 Jess Harnell Josh Cooley Pete Docter Mark Andrews Bob Bergen Brenda Chapman Emma Coats John Cygan Paul Eiding Tony Fucile Teresa Ganzel Sherry Lynn Laraine Newman Teddy Newton Jeff Pidgeon Valerie LaPointe Show All…
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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.
My family went to see Up on my grandpa’s 70th birthday back in 2009. When the movie was over, I remember everyone being ecstatic - and undeniably moved. At age 9, I think it was probably the first time I’d seen my parents shed tears in a movie. My dad immediately dubbed the first 15 minutes of the film “The Robot Test” - because “if you don’t cry in the first 15 minutes, you’re a robot.”
My grandpa, Jim, loved Up more than anyone else. As soon as he’d seen it once, he wanted to see it again. Happy to do so, we all went back to the theater for the second time that day. A few weeks later, my…
Cute kiddie fluff with an excellent opening and score. Take those out and ehhhhh. Don't get me wrong, Dug is really funny and it's a nice little adventure but it's not really thematically cohesive like Wall-E or Shrek 2. If people could stop calling this the greatest Pixar movie based off of the opening alone that'd be great.
My dad made it sound so easy. He's really good at camping, and how to make fire from rocks and stuff. He used to come to all my Sweatlodge meetings...
And afterwards we'd go get ice cream at Fentons. I always get chocolate and he gets butter- brickle. Then we'd sit on this one curb, right outside, and I'll count all the blue cars and he counts all the red ones, and whoever gets the most, wins...
I like that curb...
That might sound boring, but I think the boring stuff is the stuff I remember the most.
(Naturally, everyone remembers the wife dying, but for me, Russel's speech is just as gut-wrenching.)
This movie is so perfect it feels like a work of alchemy. The only way I can conceive of someone creating something this moving and funny and exciting is if they first went down to the crossroads and made a deal with Satan. I waffle on Pixar's greatest masterpiece (FINDING NEMO and MONSTERS INC. are usually my other contenders) but for now, I'm going with UP.
Up is another one of Pixar's absolute gems from the countless films they've made over the years. This one though, is rather sentimental from the start. This is an extremely complex thing to achieve for most filmmakers, but Pixar always hires the best so they effortlessly pulled it off because of the exceptional way they did it throughout the first couple of minutes.
The rest of the film too, also handles this constant emotion, but includes humor that fits the tone well, touching moments that stick with you even after the film ends, and an adventure for a literal lifetime between the admirable characters to create a perfect animated feature that will forever be seen as a classic for the ages.
I hadn't watched this in longer than I realized - it's been close to a decade I think - and I see a lot more of what it's doing now than I ever did as a kid.
I see Russell as the youthful spirit he so desperately misses that he's now forced to confront as more than just a wistful memory.
I see Charles Muntz as a representation of the same adventures Carl and Ellie dream of, but without the heart and love.
I see the unbelievable use of color demonstrating sadness amidst happiness and hope shining through despair.
I see the emotional impact of that beautiful, wordless summation of Carl's life - an exemplary demonstration of Pixar's affinity for…
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…
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If someone doesn't play Married Life at my funeral, then I'm not dying.
MUSIC
It’s funny how a song with no lyrics can tell an inspiring and emotional story. People SLEEP on film scores all the time and take them for granted. Well, in Up, it is made apparent that music speaks more than words. Just think about it, without Michael Giacchino's wonderful music - Up would be very awkward and have barely any feeling. I'm going to mention the main song here obviously, Married Life. I'll try to stop myself from writing too much about this theme. The song itself should get all the praise in the world. Even listening to it on its own, it…
yeah yeah i know that the whole thing isnt defined by the first 15 minutes but its still really really good
i think it’s safe to say the first 15 minutes of storytelling with the life that Carl and Ellie lived together was so touching. it makes me cry every time i watch it or even hear the music.
did my yearly rewatch of Up today, and man that beginning still brings tears to my eyes EVERY SINGLE time i watch it. Up has quickly turned into my favorite Pixar film.
Personally I think people give it too much credit due to the first 15 minutes of this film. I agree these first 15 minutes were truly heartfelt and emotional; however, the rest of the movie was mediocre at best. With its subpar villain and basic plot, i would say Up is highly overrated and really it’s just an below average Pixar movie as they’ve shown they can do much much better.
Funnier than I remember and just as heartwarming. When he’s going through the scrapbook and catches up with the filled pages...that is perfect.
this movie was so so so sad in the beginning god i have never watched it with dry eyes. such a heartwarming movie though i love it
overrated af. like 60% of the movie is just boring. out of all the pixar movies, this is near the bottom in terms of rewatchability
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