UP: A Review
by Laura Arrington
The movie Up from Disney/Pixar is an amazingly inspirational and fun family movie. The movie, even in its comedy and simplicity, explores the ideas of adventure, pride, and love.
Up is about 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen who has lost his wife and is about to lose his home. In an attempt to have one last adventure, he fills his old house with balloons and takes off into the sky on the adventure he’d been planning since childhood. But things take an unexpected twist when he gets a hitchhiker; Wilderness Explorer Russell. Together, they find the mysterious land of Paradise Falls and go on a wild adventure with a giant chocolate loving bird and talking dogs owned by an obsessed man that use to be Carl and his wife’s idol as children.
Adventure plays a big part in the movie. Carl and his wife Ellie, when they first meet as children, are brought together by their love of adventure and their admiration of the explorer, Charles Muntz. Their life is planned around seeking for Paradise Falls, their great adventure that Carl goes on after her death. The Wilderness Explorers that Russell is a part of are all about adventure seeking, though Russell has never left the city before getting stuck on Carl’s flying house. It’s the adventure he planned for, but not what he expected, and he achieves his goals with this grand adventure.
Charles Muntz is the epitome of pride. He was scorned by the scientific community and has spent the whole rest of his life trying to regain his titled and restore his honor, no matter what or who it costs.
The overwhelming idea of Up is true love. Carl and Ellie fell in love as children and went through trials in their lives with the same love and devotion they had as children. Now that Ellie is gone, Carl continues to do things in her name and the grand adventure he embarks on is for her. Russell and Dug the dog show true childlike love and devotion. Russell, after he meets the bird Kevin, travels into the dark, scary jungle, going against Carl to help the bird get home because of his instant love and devotion. Dug the dog, even though he belongs to Charles and is in charge of bringing Kevin to him, instantly loves the grumpy but kind Carl and Russell, and because of this he goes against his pack and is given the cone of shame for it. Dug is the epitome of instant childlike love, because even after this punishment, he still helps Carl, Russell, and Kevin.
Up was touching and funny, with a lot of inspirational messages. I’d recommend it for everyone; a family movie for all to enjoy.
The movie Up from Disney/Pixar is an amazingly inspirational and fun family movie. The movie, even in its comedy and simplicity, explores the ideas of adventure, pride, and love.
Up is about 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen who has lost his wife and is about to lose his home. In an attempt to have one last adventure, he fills his old house with balloons and takes off into the sky on the adventure he’d been planning since childhood. But things take an unexpected twist when he gets a hitchhiker; Wilderness Explorer Russell. Together, they find the mysterious land of Paradise Falls and go on a wild adventure with a giant chocolate loving bird and talking dogs owned by an obsessed man that use to be Carl and his wife’s idol as children.
Adventure plays a big part in the movie. Carl and his wife Ellie, when they first meet as children, are brought together by their love of adventure and their admiration of the explorer, Charles Muntz. Their life is planned around seeking for Paradise Falls, their great adventure that Carl goes on after her death. The Wilderness Explorers that Russell is a part of are all about adventure seeking, though Russell has never left the city before getting stuck on Carl’s flying house. It’s the adventure he planned for, but not what he expected, and he achieves his goals with this grand adventure.
Charles Muntz is the epitome of pride. He was scorned by the scientific community and has spent the whole rest of his life trying to regain his titled and restore his honor, no matter what or who it costs.
The overwhelming idea of Up is true love. Carl and Ellie fell in love as children and went through trials in their lives with the same love and devotion they had as children. Now that Ellie is gone, Carl continues to do things in her name and the grand adventure he embarks on is for her. Russell and Dug the dog show true childlike love and devotion. Russell, after he meets the bird Kevin, travels into the dark, scary jungle, going against Carl to help the bird get home because of his instant love and devotion. Dug the dog, even though he belongs to Charles and is in charge of bringing Kevin to him, instantly loves the grumpy but kind Carl and Russell, and because of this he goes against his pack and is given the cone of shame for it. Dug is the epitome of instant childlike love, because even after this punishment, he still helps Carl, Russell, and Kevin.
Up was touching and funny, with a lot of inspirational messages. I’d recommend it for everyone; a family movie for all to enjoy.
